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John Bellany: Love in the Abyss Paintings, 1968-2010
Share 14 April to May 15 Beaux Arts, 22 Cork Street, London W1S 3NA Beaux Arts presents ‘Love in the Abyss’, a retrospective of five decades of paintings by John Bellany (b 1942), Scotland’s most influential painter since the Second World War. Described by a recent critic as ‘so uncool he’s cool’, Bellany has dedicated his life... »
Artist installs replica bunker
ShareA Polish artist has installed a replica of a giant bunker in the middle of London’s Barbican arts centre. The traumatic history of the Second World War and the Cold War is reflected in the work of Robert Kusmirowski, who is one of Europe’s leading installation artists. David Hannah went along to meet the artist in... »
Painting in Metropolitan Museum’s Collection Reattributed to Spanish Master Velázquez
Share Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today that a technical examination and cleaning of one of its paintings, formerly ascribed to the workshop of Velázquez, has revealed an autograph work by the great 17th-century Spanish master himself. Velázquez is among the most admired Old Master painters, and his... »
makedo&mend: An Exhibition 10 October – 1 December 2009 UK
Share . Delicate silk under wear made from a parachute; a dressing gown made from a second world war RAF blanket and a jacket found a few months ago in a charity shop customised and worn inside out by a club-going teenager. These are just a few of the unique garments featured in makedo&mend: an exhibition. . . From... »
Dame Myra Hess Day at the National Gallery
Share A special day of events honouring Dame Myra Hess – who initiated, directed and performed in a series of legendary concerts at the National Gallery during the Second World War – will take place on 6 October. . The concerts provided a cultural oasis for the thousands who remained in London during the war years. This... »
‘The Kiss’ leaves Tate Liverpool and there’s a new sculpture in town
Share Auguste Rodin’s seminal work The Kiss (1901-14) has graced the foyer of Tate Liverpool since September 2007, as part of DLA Piper Series: The Twentieth Century – How it looked & how it felt. As the display draws to a close, Rodin’s famous sculpture will leave the foyer as it arrived – through the... »
Mike Brown Book on Forties Fashion Celebrates Wartime Chic
Share The 1940s are back in the fashion spotlight, with hourglass silhouettes, smooth waves and scarlet lipstick gracing catwalks and red carpets. However, it’s not just 40s screen-siren fashion that’s having a style renaissance: the clothes rationing and ‘make do and mend’ mantra of this decade resonate with the current economic climate and the rise... »





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