Wednesday 27 July 2022
The Danish furniture designer Jakob Berg (1958–2008) belonged to a generation of Danish furniture designers that sits between the mid-century Golden Age of Danish design and the New Nordic 21st...
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Friday 01 July 2022
Poland as a political entity was lost in 1795 and, despite uprisings in the 19th century, would not be reconstituted until after the First World War. The Polish Arts & Crafts movement Młoda...
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Monday 06 June 2022
Paul Nash (1889–1946) often claimed that design work was on a par with fine art. However, he held some harsh opinions on the great and the good, comments which are repeated in James King’s...
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Saturday 14 May 2022
This book looks afresh at the archive collections associated with Bernard Leach and his personal collection of pots, as well as new research about his time in Japan and the collecting of his...
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Wednesday 20 April 2022
An exhibition at The Arc, Winchester puts the spotlight on Eric Ravilious, showcasing wood engravings, watercolours, books, ceramics and lithographs. The inclusion of unfinished works, studies...
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Thursday 07 April 2022
W. A. Ismay (1910-2001) was a prolific collector of British studio ceramics. At his death his collection of over 3600 works by over 500 potters and its associated archive was left to York Art...
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Monday 21 March 2022
This beautifully produced volume is the catalogue of a pioneering exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum (2 July 2021–13 February 2022). Planned for many years by the late Barry Harwood, the project...
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Sunday 06 March 2022
The DAS has provided a grant of £3000 to support the V&A’s acquisition of an export-stopped ivory and bronze sculpture, The Death of Cleopatra. French sculptor Henri de Triqueti (1803–74) was one...
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Thursday 17 February 2022
The island of San Giorgio with its church designed by Andrea Palladio has been a ‘must’ for art lovers for centuries, but particularly in the last 10 years or so with two fascinating art venues....
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Wednesday 09 February 2022
Proposed budget cuts in Stoke-on-Trent threaten the wellbeing of the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery and the Gladstone Pottery Museum. Planned job losses and museum closures will have a huge...
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