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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition review – a gasping death-rattle of conservative mediocrity

Pampered pets, polite portraits and enough wan landscapes to fill a field – this show mirrors the numbed, aimless condition of Britain after 14 years of Tory misrule

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024

Best places to buy birthday cards online to get your message delivered on time

Online card shopping is a piece of cake with these celebratory companies

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2024

A colossal artistic joke – Flaming June at the Royal Academy review

A clever, titillating work offering easy visual thrills – Look at all that orange! Notice the nipple! – Frederic Leighton’s iconic painting is back in the UK while its Puerto Rico home undergoes repairs

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024

‘I wake up happy! I’m singing all day’: Marina Abramović on pain, love – and her recent brush with death

The pioneer of extreme performance art is exploring the possibilities of happiness as, at 76, she becomes the first woman to have a full Royal Academy retrospective

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023

Herzog & de Meuron at the Royal Academy review

The architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron met at primary school in Basel back in 1957, said Robert Bevan in the Evening Standard. Since then, they have produced 600-plus buildings all over the world, ranging from luxury apartments to “cultural institutions”: in the UK alone, the cutting-edge projects they…

The Week · Aug 11, 2023

Modest review – rollicking tale of star Victorian artist

Elizabeth Thompson takes on the whiskered lads of the Royal Academy in a show that bubbles over with charisma

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023

Royal Academy’s Herzog & de Meuron show in London spotlights architecture for care

The Royal Academy of Arts launches its Herzog & de Meuron exhibition in London; we speak to them about the show, their approach to healthcare architecture and caring, and their rich body of work

Wallpaper · Jul 3, 2023

Comedy sculpture, the RA rambles, and Liverpool lets rip – the week in art

Erwin Wurm’s quirky work brightens up the Yorkshire sculpture park, Liverpool’s Biennial kicks off, and it’s time for another messy Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition review – flashes of brilliance amid the anodyne jumble sale

From lemons to cats to the inevitable stripper, there is much that is silly and mediocre – then magnificent works by the likes of Gillian Wearing and Paula Rego catch your eye

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2023

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023 review: my faith is restored, but only after a test

This display of depressing mediocrity is only saved by the work of a few true greats, like beacons in the mist

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2023