Visual Art

Leonardo da Vinci and his devilish… boyfriend?

When we think of Leonardo da Vinci, the first things that come to mind are usually the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, or his myriad inventions and anatomical sketches....

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The artist and the photographer: An analysis of Francis Goodman’s Film negatives

An unusual dynamic is consequently captured between the photographer and artist in the photograph of Lucian Freud.

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A Future in the Light of Darkness review: Imagined engines of desire

Modern Art Oxford’s exhibit Frieda Toranzo Jaeger: A future in the light of darkness...

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Freida Toranzo Jaeger’s Prophetic Glitter

Freida Toranzo Jaeger names her paintings like items in a manifesto: Extinction is the...

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Frank Auerbach’s Charcoal Portraits review: Self-Portrait of a Stranger

The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition, The Charcoal Heads, shows the early career of Frank Auerbach...

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Perceptions of the monstrous

Molly Innes looks at artistic representations of monstrosity and self

There is no place for grief in a house which serves the muse

'The Muse' in Tim Walker's short film and Dante Rosetti's Siddal Portraits

A vision of fear, a vision of hope

Exploring higher states of human experience in William Blake’s and Tracey Emin’s early sketches

Melodrama in the Grid

Exploring the paintings of Agnes Martin

Egon Schiele and Francesca Woodman Tate Review- ‘a triumph of comparison’

Artists separated by time and medium together depict torment and isolation

Conceptual art is a bubble

Art critic Julian Spalding talks to Barney Pite about how art dealers have a stranglehold on popularity

The Pitt Rivers must face its dark past

Museum director Dr. Van Broekhoven agrees that a future must be found for the Pitt Rivers' colonial history

Charmed Lives British Museum review – “you can almost feel the sea breeze darting across your face”

Place is the essence of this exhibition, which celebrates the beauty of Greece and its impact on the life and work of three famous bon vivants

Oxford International Art Fair Review – Open to all

Oxford international arts fair offers a accessible approach to curation for better or worse

‘Artivism’ review – avoidance and awkward silence

The first half had the art but the second lacked the activism.

The changing face of the Virgin

Chris Ofili's new depiction of the Virgin Mary is shocking and enticing in equal measure

Impressionists Tate review – ‘impressive and surprising’

Jonathan Egid is underwhelmed by parts of this exhibition, but impressed by its final three rooms.

The Scythians British Museum review – ‘a vivid and intriguing exhibition’

A vivid depiction of an ancient culture excites at the British Museum

Rachel Whiteread Tate review: ‘her pieces are embodiments of domestic memories’

William Hosie's mind is changed as he appreciates the ways that Whiteread's sculptures speak to our shared domestic reality.

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Ovid meets modern identities in Sap

Oxford’s first Hip-Hop Society breaks it down