Love and Loss is the third ‘Inside Job’ staff exhibition. For reasons we don’t need to be reminded of; like so many other events, it had to be postponed from its earlier scheduling. Though no limitations on performance, sound and…
“The Curse of the Snake”
In 1846, the French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger (1814-1883) was an unknown artist. One year later, he acquired sudden and lasting fame. This astonishing mutation illustrates the media power exerted by the public scandal in the world of the arts…
Captured by nature
Antalya von Preussen www.antalyavonpreussen.com Antalya is a London-based photographer who grew up between the Caribbean, the US, and the UK. Driven by a desire to immortalise people and her surroundings, she creates images that capture the essence of her subjects…
Master of lights and shadows Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer. I thought to myself: OK, this is a good time to write something about this painter, and in fact about his achievements. Only in such cases do I always have concerns about whether it makes sense when so…