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Picasso 1932 – Love, Fame, Tragedy – at Tate Modern from 8 March to 9 September 2018
Pablo Picasso The Dream (Le Rêve) 1932, Private Collection © Succession Picasso/DACS, London 2018 (detail) Considered the 20th century’s most influential artist, the Exhibition showcases more than 100 paintings, sculptures and drawings, with photographs and other objects from Picasso’s personal life. Three paintings of Marie-Thérèse Walter, Picasso’s mistress – created over a period of just five days in […]
The Bayeux Tapestry – coming to England on loan from France … but not until 2022!
The Bayeux Tapestry – scenes 43, 44, 45 and 46 hIC TRAhUNT(UR): NAVES: AD MARE (Here the ships are dragged to the sea) ISTI PORTANT: ARMAS: AD NAVES (These (men) carry arms to the ships) Over 230 ft. long, just under 20 inches high, comprising 89 embroidered scenes in eight sections with decorative borders along the top and […]
Michael Armitage: The Chapel – at the South London Gallery until 23 Feb 2018
Michael Armitage, Exorcism, 2017, © Michael Armitage. Photo © White Cube (Ben Westoby). Courtesy of the artist and the Harry and Lana David Collection (detail) Armitage – London-based, Kenyan-born – explores the multi faceted contemporary culture of East Africa and the collision, often disturbing and brutal, between religion, folklore and modern life. Painted on Ugandan lubugo […]