Royal academy
Dreams of space and light
Curtain walls, dreaming spires, crockets, finials, cantilevers, bush-hammered concrete, vermiculated rustication, heroic steel and delicate Cosmati work are all diverse…
A look ahead
Andrew Lambirth reveals the treats on show in 2014
Street cred
There hasn’t been a decent Daumier exhibition in this country for more than half a century, so art lovers have…
Wizards of Oz
Astonishingly, the last major survey show of Australian art in this country was mounted more than half-a-century ago. Then it…
Under the radar
A major exhibition of Australian art is about to open at the Royal Academy. Barry Humphries believes visitors will be surprised
Political power
Revolution shook Mexico between 1910 and 1920, but radical political change was not mirrored in the art of the period.…
Wilful expression
‘Lounge suit’ is normally a reliable signifier of supine gentility. But there it was on the invitation to Richard Rogers’s…
