UNCOVERED: 14 - The Untold Story

Brits admit they’re ‘clueless’ about art including paintings by Pablo Picasso

A poll of 2,000 adults found that 46 per cent know next to nothing about legendary painters or their notable works

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

October babies: Birthdays of famous people born in October

October, the 10th month of the year, has witnessed the birth of several great personalities in the past. Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche were born in October.

The Times of India · Sep 29, 2023

Claudette Johnson: Presence review – subtle swipes at the exploitative modern masters

The artist brilliantly questions depictions of non-white figures by such revered painters as Gauguin and Picasso – but there’s a quiet power to her new work that leaves theory behind

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023

Roman Abramovich amassed one of the world’s most impressive private stores of modern art

The Guardian’s art critic examines the collection amassed by the oligarch and his ex-wife Dasha Zhukova, which includes Freuds, Picassos and Russian modernism

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

Picasso: The Beauty and the Beast review – like watching a textbook

There’s a meaty discussion about whether the artist is guilty of cultural appropriation. But this documentary suffers from a lack of a presenter to hold it together

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Rebel, rebel: how Lee Miller’s defiance in fashion, photography and life still endures

Miller counted Picasso and Man Ray as friends, took devastating war photos and dressed outrageously. A new film starring Kate Winslet and exhibition explore her renegade spirit

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023

Fernando Botero obituary

Colombian painter and sculptor of voluminous figures that grace city centres the world over, including Paris, Madrid and London

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023

Friday essay: homesick for ourselves – the hidden grief of ageing

Anyone parenting young children will be familiar with the phrase “there’ll be tears before bedtime”. But in a quieter, more private way, the expression seems perfectly pitched to describe the largely hidden grief of ageing.

The Conversation · Sep 14, 2023

Picasso Muse Says He Wasn’t A Misogynist And They Didn’t Have Affair

When I sat with Picasso I was in another world. 

Zenger · Sep 13, 2023

Art Institute of Chicago exhibit gives a rare, up-close glimpse of 2 Caravaggio works

Because of his tumultuous, Netflix-ready life story and the groundbreaking nature of his art, Caravaggio is one of those marquee names in art history like Rembrandt, Monet or Picasso.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 12, 2023