Beyond the Canvas
An art blog with opinions
 

“My work comes out of my life. The people I photograph are not freaks or curiosities to me. I like people who dare.” - Peter Hujar...

"If men had babies, there would be thousands of images of the crowning.” - Judy Chicago Today is Judy Chicago's 85th birthday, and this...

The "Ricochets" exhibition at the Barbican, showcasing the work of Francis Alÿs, will take you on an emotionally powerful journey that...

Fourteen years before moving to the iconic Trafalgar Square location, the National Gallery opened its doors to the public on 10th May...

The tondo - from the Italian word for round, rotondo - is a circular painting or sculpture that became popular during the Italian...

“Mum, look - this one looks like you!" I turned around and saw an African American boy who can't have been older than 6 or 7 excitedly...

"His works tell important stories, prioritising aesthetics, poetry, movement and music as modes of communication." (from the exhibition...

There are exhibitions that touch you somewhere deep inside. Far from merely delighting you visually, they grab you by the hand and they...

In my mind, a portrait is the depiction of an actual person, someone who has lived. Their portrait was made so their story could be told...

From the Wunderkammers of Renaissance to this day, the Global West has a museum for everything. From sex to death, from vaginas to...

Coming out of this extensive and excellent survey, you get a strong sense that Rego's work is an intoxicating blend of the political and...

Iconic, but not frozen in time - a garment that continues to evolve and fascinate. That is the premise of this show that traces the...

The overwhelming dominance of Artemisia Gentileschi's personal narrative over her worth as an artist has always bothered me. The rape,...

Ever heard of that theory according to which trees are immortal? No? Then you clearly do not know me very well. Of course trees are not...

Today I'm celebrating my first trip into central London after 5 months of mostly staying at home. The Titian: Love, Desire, Death...