Tag: exhibitions
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From baroque to bling: how France became king of high style
In early modern Europe, as political power shifted, one country became a leader in luxury. Now the V&A’s new galleries reveal how, through conflict and colonialism, France gained its artistic supremacy
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Tristan Tzara exhibition: the man who made Dada
A show in Strasbourg explores the life of the influential 20th century poet, art writer and collector
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Jacqueline de Ribes: fashion lessons from a French socialite
The French aristocrat, socialite and designer has spent six decades as a couture muse – and now her style is being celebrated at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
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Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery is a grown-up gem that shows he’s sobered with age
Caruso St John architects have conjured an immaculate new home for the art prankster’s collection in an unlikely south London setting – and there’s not a diamond skull or formaldehyde animal in sight
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The Vatican’s new philanthropy app could ruin everything
The last time wealthy art fans did a Vatican restoration, they nearly destroyed the Sistine Chapel. The new Vatican app is elitism 2.0 – and will only endanger more masterpieces
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This week’s new exhibitions
Performance Art + Northern Ireland | Rick Copsey | Alexander Massouras | Caroline Locke | Towards An Alternative History Of Graphic Design | Holly Blakey | Lucky Dragons