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Bored Panda · Aug 7

James McNeill Whistler review – a luscious, seductive blockbuster for the painter who scandalised Britain

This big, insightful show celebrates the pioneering American who was torn between painting beauty for beauty’s sake – and cutting through the glitz

The Guardian - UK · May 19

Bawdy Beryl, slick Seurat, titanic Tracey and the glory of Gaudí: the best art shows and architecture in 2026

Must-sees include Beryl Cook’s postwar brilliance, Tracey Emin’s new highs, Frida Kahlo’s confessions, plus Google’s HQ and Gaudí’s finally finished fever dream

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025

Reading Whistler’s Nocturne in Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge as a piece of music

In 1877 the American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) achieved notoriety when he exhibited his recent views of the river Thames at the Grosvenor Gallery in London. He gave his paintings musical titles: Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket (1875) and Nocturne in Blue and Gold –…

The Conversation · Feb 6, 2025

Nick Hartley obituary

Other lives: Founder member and chief economist at Oftel who later became head of economics and statistics at the DTI

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024

The French rose from Manchester: in search of Proust’s forgotten muse

The poignant story of the Englishwoman Marie Nordlinger is told in a new book about her life with the writer

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2024

Another View: Landscapes by Women Artists – a rare chance to see our rapidly changing world from a purely female perspective

As art and cultural historian Simon Schama has explained, the term “landscape” originated from Dutch and German etymology – literally speaking of shaping the land as a cultural activity. It is gratifying to see this term being rehabilitated after decades of substitution for the term “environment”.

The Conversation · May 30, 2024

Tim Hilton obituary

Journalist, biographer of John Ruskin and brilliant art critic who wrote for the Guardian and Independent on Sunday

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024

Monica Sjöö: The Great Cosmic Mother; Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion & Design – review

The late Swedish artist’s anarcho-eco-feminist paintings are as much activism as art in an illuminating Oxford show. Up the road, a look at how the Victorians linked vivid colour and morality

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023

Hilly horizons and shooting stars: a car-free adventure across Coniston and south Cumbria

Boats, trains and buses lead to a hauntingly beautiful side of the Lake District, bursting with wildlife, culture and relics of the past. While dark-sky canoeing makes for a magical night

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023