Of Fish, Men and Mountains: Rarely Seen Masterpieces at the Courtauld

The recently opened exhibition at the Courtauld – Goya to Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection – may include only around two dozen paintings, and its title may be a tad misleading: there’s just one Goya on show, and the show has very little (as far as I can tell, anyway) to say about … Continue reading Of Fish, Men and Mountains: Rarely Seen Masterpieces at the Courtauld

My best movies, music and other moments from 2018

When, around this time last year, I posted my round-up of my favourite movies, music and so on of 2017, I felt the need to say what a difference the arts had made for me in a time of depressing political confusion and chaos. I’m not going to kick off another rant this year, even … Continue reading My best movies, music and other moments from 2018