A woman passes a child from her arms to those of another woman; a man walks his pet; girls play on a swing; women wash themselves; in the countryside, fruit is gathered from a tree; two men wrestle for a sporting prize before a judge. Sean Sheehan The […]
Visual Arts
An Uzbek trilogy
The key to commercial success for authors writing mainstream fiction in the West often comes down to their craft in maintaining narrative traction involving psychologically interesting characters. Sean Sheehan Emotional empathy is often established with one or more central character or, in the case of villains and psychopaths, […]
Raphael at the National Gallery
The Raphael exhibition at the National Gallery is a humdinger. Paintings, prints and drawings from across Europe, the US, the UK and private collections, as well as the National Gallery’s own collection, are together in one place for the first time. Sean Sheehan The catalogue makes compelling reading […]
Our time on Earth
This is a major exhibition celebrating the power of global creativity to transform the conversation around the climate emergency. Through art, design, science, music and philosophy, the exhibition presents a range of radical visions for the future of all species. A journey through immersive, interactive installations and digital works, […]
History and identity from art
At 71 years of age, Alberto Lescay has carried out the majority of his work in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, his homeland. He has dedicated almost half a century to the world of monumental shapes, paintbrushes and colours. His work can be seen in pieces such […]