By Sara Bright A portrait has never been a mirror. It is a negotiation – a silent contract between the one who looks and the…
By Sara Bright When Kirsha Kaechele admitted in July 2024 that the Picasso paintings hanging in her Ladies Lounge at Hobart’s Museum of Old and…
By Maria Bregman, writer, literary and art critic Endless Column by Hank Willis Thomas, previously exhibited in Regent’s Park, London. (Creative Commons) While wandering through…
By Alexander Stone When Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, emerged from a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in March 2025, he was carrying…
By Sara Bright Sara Bright In an age dominated by digital precision, one artist is proving that the most powerful statements emerge from the tactile…
By Sara Bright When Sue Tilley first trudged up the three flights of stairs to Lucian Freud’s Paddington studio in 1991, she was a benefits…
By Sara Bright In June 2026, Christophe Leribault stood before the French Senate’s Culture Committee and delivered a verdict that would have been unthinkable a…
By Tessa Nolan When Tschabalala Self’s Lady in Blue is craned onto the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square this September, it will mark a quiet…
By Sara Bright Sara Bright When Frieze London opens its doors in Regent’s Park this October, it will do so at a moment of genuine…
By Sara Noah Something unusual happened in London between January and June 2025. The capital’s major art institutions – Tate, the National Gallery, the Barbican,…