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Lovers, haters, rivals and chums – Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists review

What happens when artists paint artists? From Lucian Freud and Celia Paul to Lubaina Himid and Claudette Johnson, this cracking show provides absorbing insights

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2025

‘You can see affection, love, respect, rivalry’: what happens when artists paint each other?

Ever since Raphael included Leonardo and Michelangelo in a crowd scene of one of his works, artists have had a fascination with depicting their peers, as a new exhibition reveals

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2025

7 Infamous Suspects Who Could Have Been Jack the Ripper—And Why Aaron Kosminski Might Be the One

The most compelling suspect in recent years is Aaron Kosminski, a Polish immigrant who lived in Whitechapel during the time of the murders.

International Business Times UK · Feb 14, 2025

Philip Larkin: a canary in the coalmine of cancel culture

Hull University in midwinter provided a perfect backdrop for a centenary lecture series on its most famous librarian

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

From Chris Rock to Burning Man: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether your idea of fun is cutting-edge US comedy or a desert festival-meets-country house sculpture clash, we’ve got you covered

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2022

Jack the Ripper and the paper-thin case against Walter Sickert

Letters: Simon Casimir Wilson says there is no connection between the killer and the artist, while Dr Anette Magnussen feels uneasy about Tate Britain’s exhibition

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022

Walter Sickert review – a master of menace

Rented rooms, sickly streets and gaslit pubs... this superbly curated show explores a British artist who specialised in suppressed malevolence

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022

Things to do in London for the May bank holiday weekend, from beer miles to DJ festivals

How to make the most of the fun-sized weekend

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2022

Walter Sickert review – serial killer, fantasist or self-hater? This hellish, brilliant show only leaves questions

The dead bodies of murdered women are served up as butcher’s meat in this survey of work by the Victorian painter who almost certainly claimed to the police to be Jack the Ripper

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022

Walter Sickert review: This is a wonderful show, full of drama

This marvellously comprehensive exhibition documents the evolution of Sickert as an artist

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2022