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New Tendencies Art Movement (Croatia)
The Croatian artists of the 1960s ‘New Tendencies’ movement, on show at the Tate Modern, London, as part of its immersive ‘Electric Dreams’ show
Exhibition Review: Burma to Myanmar at the British Museum
The British Exhibition’s Burma to Myanmar exhibition 2023-24
All the Beauty in the World: A Museum Guard’s Adventures in Life, Loss and Art by Patrick Bringley (USA)
A memoir of a museum guide that is full of fascinating insights into both art and an often overlooked profession
Art review: M. K. Ciurlionis (Lithuania)
A rare chance to see the work of Lithuania artist M. K. Ciurlionis in London
Art review: London’s Fourth Plinth – Antelope by Samson Kambalu (Malawi)
An icon of Malawi’s post-colonial history is represented in a British sculpture
Review: Art works by Maria Bartuszová (1936-96, Slovakia)
Work by Slovakian artist Maria Bartuszová at Tate Modern
Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World – extraordinary objects from 2200 BCE to 200 CE
A fascinating resource of ancient treasures from Afghanistan that survived for millennia against all odds
The Art of Yayoi Kusama (Japan)
I went to see Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms at the Tate, plus an overview of her life and work
Turkish Art Week @ The Saatchi Gallery, London
In late October 2021 Turkish Art Week’s inaugural exhibition was held over a period of five days at the Saatchi Gallery in London’s fancy Chelsea. The show was organized by online art gallery and arts consultancy Renko London, which was founded by the (rather glamorous) London-based Turkish artist Renk Erbil: “now it’s Turkish art’s time …
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