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Remember Me review – narrow view of two photographic centuries is like a history of food in three ham sarnies

There are 700 works from François Pinault’s collection on display – more than half of them by Irving Penn – but it’s a blinkered selection and annoyingly didactic

The Guardian - UK · 11h ago

Schiaparelli: Inside the world of the ‘ugly’ designer who rivalled Chanel

EXHIBITION: Despite being one of the most pioneering designers of her generation, Elsa Schiaparelli never became a household name like Christian Dior or her rival, Coco Chanel. A new exhibition at the V&A – and a star-studded awards season – is about to change that, says Lydia Spencer-Elliott

The Independent UK · Mar 27

‘We recorded it in a kitchen!’ How China Crisis made Black Man Ray

‘Our producer was toasting sesame seeds in a pan. Coming from a working-class family, I’d never seen such a thing’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

Lee Miller review – a dazzling, daring career from war photographer to surrealist pioneer via Hitler’s bathtub

An overdue showcase of Miller’s remarkable work follows its many frenzied twists – from her unrecognised work with Man Ray to unseen gems of the Egyptian desert and unflinching glimpses of Dachau

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025

Lee Miller at Tate Britain review: These images will be seared onto your retina

4/5 The largest retrospective of the artist’s work staged in the UK charts her journey from Vogue cover girl to war correspondent

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025

Drusilla Modjeska: ‘How easy it is that we can live in the sunshine and not see the shadow’

In her new book, the Australian author of Exiles at Home and Stravinsky’s Lunch returns to examine how female artists have fought for creative freedom

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2025

What can another Lee Miller exhibition tell us about the model-artist-photographer? A lot, it turns out

IN FOCUS: For too long, Lee Miller’s life and work has been seen through the lens of her personal life as Man Ray’s lover and muse to Picasso. A new retrospective at Tate Britain affords her wider recognition for her Surrealist artistry, writes Mark Hudson

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

Strange, surreal and sexy: 31 images that changed the way we see our bodies

From dancers to divas, amputees to activists: what images of the human form throughout the decades tell us about who we are

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025

Seaside surrealism, a techno Man Ray and new paintings from Billy Childish

Tate St Ives hosts an intriguing show by occultist and artist Ithell Colquhoun, the Warburg Institute explores tarot and the Barbican exhibits Noah Davis’s dreamlike paintings of everyday Black life – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025

Tripping the light fantastic as art meets dance at hybrid exhibition

A unique exhibition – "Dancing in the Light" – is blending light-inspired artworks with dance performances, thanks to the participation of a dozen international choreographers.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 16, 2024