Category: UK
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The creative director of his own myth
Theatre Picasso at Tate Modern reframes Pablo Picasso not as an isolated genius, but as the architect of his own artistic myth. Marking the centenary of The Three Dancers (1925), the exhibition reveals how he performed his Spanish identity, absorbed the energy of circus and ballet, and transformed painting into a cross-disciplinary stage that shaped…
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A Photographer with a fearless spirit
A visit to Tate Britain’s Lee Miller exhibition reveals an artist defined by poetic vision and fearless independence. Tracing her journey from fashion model to surrealist collaborator and war correspondent, the show finally gives full weight to one of the twentieth century’s most uncompromising photographic voices.
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Aboriginal art rooted in landscape
Discover the extraordinary work of Aboriginal artist Emily Kam Kngwarray at Tate Modern, London. From vibrant batiks to monumental canvases, her art maps the land, traditions, and Dreamings of her ancestral territory in a truly immersive exhibition running until 11 January 2026.
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A journey through Kiki Smith’s artistic universe
Visiting Kiki Smith’s exhibition at Timothy Taylor Gallery felt like stepping into a magical, self-contained universe shaped by nature, mythology, and spirituality. Through sculpture, drawing, and print, Smith explores the relationship between the human body and the natural world, transforming the gallery into an enchanted space that invites reflection on vulnerability, interconnection, and ancient narratives…
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Seeing Van Gogh Through Kiefer’s Eyes
A fascinating exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London explores the works of Van Gogh and Kiefer side by side. Despite their different styles, the show reveals surprising parallels in thought, process, and subject matter, offering a fresh perspective on both artists’ approaches to art, literature, and poetry.
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Exploring the head as a landscape of the soul in painting
Marwan: A Soul in Exile at Christie’s London explores the head as a psychological and spiritual landscape. Through layered portraiture shaped by exile, memory, and place, Marwan transforms faces into inner terrains that reflect identity, loss, and the human condition.
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Exploring home through fabric architecture at Tate Modern
Do Ho Suh: Walk the House at Tate Modern explores ideas of home, memory, and belonging through large-scale fabric architecture, drawings, and immersive installations. Shaped by the artist’s experiences in Seoul, New York, and London, the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on what it truly means to carry home with us.
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Arte Povera at the Serpentine Gallery
Giuseppe Penone’s Thoughts in the Roots at the Serpentine Gallery transforms the exhibition space into an extension of Kensington Gardens. Through sculpture, scent, sound, and material, Penone invites us to slow down and rediscover our connection with trees, nature, and time itself.
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The power of art to uplift others
A reflection on the Barbican exhibition dedicated to Noah Davis, whose work portrays Black life with beauty, majesty, joy, and humour in the face of systemic racism. Through dreamlike figurative paintings and a radical commitment to access and inclusion, Davis created a body of work that transcends time, place, and representation.
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Feminist visions in Balinese art
A reflection on Into Eternal Land, the first UK exhibition by Balinese artist Citra Sasmita at The Curve, Barbican Centre. Drawing on mythology, ancestral techniques, and a feminist perspective, the exhibition reinterprets Balinese tradition to place women at the center of a post-patriarchal world.