‘Sporting Art’
James Harvey British Art
15 Langton Street London SW10 OJL
Free. 10-6 Mon-Fri, 10-4 Sat
Attractive new gallery showing no fewer than ten rediscovered paintings by Sir Alfred Munnings, whose painting, once so sniffed at, is looking better and better. Typical mixture of romantic gypsy lads and posh people hunting. Splendid animals by the likes of John Wootton, Sawrey Gilpin, John Sartorius and J.F. Herring Jr.
'The Vulture', Daily Mail, 17 October 2008
Friday, 24 October 2008
Robin Simon's Daily Mail weekly choice
‘Miró, Calder, Giacometti, Braque: Aimé Maeght and his artists’
Royal Academy, London, until 2 January 2009
Admission charge
The highlights of this show are works by Bonnard and Matisse, who do not appear in the title, although Braque is represented by major work. The rest reveals how the dealer Aimé Maeght conjured major reputations out of the whimsical creations of Miró and Calder. The jury is still out on Giacometti.
'The Vulture', Daily Mail, 10 October 2008
Royal Academy, London, until 2 January 2009
Admission charge
The highlights of this show are works by Bonnard and Matisse, who do not appear in the title, although Braque is represented by major work. The rest reveals how the dealer Aimé Maeght conjured major reputations out of the whimsical creations of Miró and Calder. The jury is still out on Giacometti.
'The Vulture', Daily Mail, 10 October 2008
Robin Simon's Daily Mail weekly choice
‘Horses & Landscapes: George Stubbs at Welbeck’
Until 21 December 2008
Admission charge
Magnificent paintings by Stubbs star in a show exploring the historic significance of nearby beauty spot Cresswell Crags. Also near-life-size paintings of horses commissioned by the 1st Duke of Newcastle in the early 17th century are on public display for the first time, in a striking new gallery.
'The Vulture', Daily Mail, 3 October 2008
Until 21 December 2008
Admission charge
Magnificent paintings by Stubbs star in a show exploring the historic significance of nearby beauty spot Cresswell Crags. Also near-life-size paintings of horses commissioned by the 1st Duke of Newcastle in the early 17th century are on public display for the first time, in a striking new gallery.
'The Vulture', Daily Mail, 3 October 2008
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Spectator papers
You can click on the links below for a selection of articles by Robin Simon in The Spectator
Saturday, 4 October 2008
Lily Cole and Playboy: definitely art
Some seriously philosophical and aesthetic reflections on Lily Cole by Robin Simon in The Independent…
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Robin Simon reviews 'Miró, Calder, Giacometti and Braque: Aimé Maeght and his Artists'
Robin Simon's review of 'Miró, Calder, Giacometti and Braque: Aimé Maeght and his Artists' (Royal Academy, London, until 2 January 2009) in the New Statesman might make you think about how the reputations of some 20th-century artists were created and how they have since been shored up.
One vehicle for maintaining the reputations of 'Aimé Maeght's artists' has been the impressive-sounding Fondation Maeght in St Paul de Vence. The commercial Galerie Maeght in Paris continues to flourish…
Entrance Garden of Fondation Maeght. Photo RS
One vehicle for maintaining the reputations of 'Aimé Maeght's artists' has been the impressive-sounding Fondation Maeght in St Paul de Vence. The commercial Galerie Maeght in Paris continues to flourish…
Entrance Garden of Fondation Maeght. Photo RS
Sunday, 28 September 2008
Robin Simon's Daily Mail weekly choice
‘Tea and Coffee in the Age of Johnson’
Dr Johnson’s House,
17 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Until 13 December
Coffee houses were well established when Samuel Johnson was growing up in the early 1700s, but tea was rare and expensive. By the end of his life tea was a favourite with all classes and Johnson would drink 25 cups in an evening. Excellent exhibits and accompanying events in this evocative location.
'The Vulture', Daily Mail, 26 September 2008
Dr Johnson’s House,
17 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE
Until 13 December
Coffee houses were well established when Samuel Johnson was growing up in the early 1700s, but tea was rare and expensive. By the end of his life tea was a favourite with all classes and Johnson would drink 25 cups in an evening. Excellent exhibits and accompanying events in this evocative location.
'The Vulture', Daily Mail, 26 September 2008
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