Grumpy Art Historian
Curmudgeonly criticism, mostly about art.
Sunday, 30 December 2012
Conventional Thinking
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Photo: Art Newspaper Fred Wilson is a conceptual artist who appeals to me, even as a hardened fogey who hates most contemporary art. S...
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
The Shaping of Art History
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Photo: Amazon I enjoyed Patricia Emison's book on the discipline of art history. Her critical discussion of feminist art history ...
Friday, 21 December 2012
Raphael Drawings at the British Museum
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Photo: BM I've been inspired by the Raphael drawing exhibitions in Haarlem and Frankfurt (and seeing the outstanding drawing sol...
Kudos to the National Gallery
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Photo: Yale UP My natural disposition is grumpy rather than grateful, but can I just say hurrah for London's National Gallery, whic...
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
'National Treasures'
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Photo: BBC The catchily-titled 58th annual report of the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Inter...
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Piero della Francesca at the Frick
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Photo: Frick The Frick is hosting an exhibtion of Piero della Francesca next year. I've seen all of the panels from the Sant'...
Spending money on the wrong things
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Photo: York Art Gallery I went to York Art Gallery recently and was underwhelmed. There are some good things, but the display is d...
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