The National Gallery has received the two largest donations ever received by a cultural institution, and yet it has a deficit and staff are leaving through a ‘voluntary exit scheme’. It may seem incongruous, but it shows the flip side of
It’s worth heading just outside of Glasgow to Greenock to visit the Wyllieum. I’ll admit I didn’t know much about George Wyllie, and it was a revelation to discover his inventive and playful art, which included sailing an oversized
Who do you think will win the Museum of the Year? I can’t see how anyone other than the V&A East Storehouse could win. It’s been universally praised, including by me; it’s the future of how museum stores should be made accessibl
It’s said that a great painting leaps off the canvas; well, here they come shooting out of the walls. Mateo Revillo paints abstract works on standard canvases, then slices them apart and recomposes them, reconfiguring them in the gallery space.
I’ve long advocated for one visitor, one vote to decide who wins the Turner Prize. The jury selects the shortlist, so we have four credible artists and then the public picks the winner. There’s always criticism that the UK's art world is