Even in Polynesia, Gauguin couldn’t escape his Catholic roots
January 23, 2020
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When Gauguin Portraits ends its run at the National Gallery this month, the artist will have emerged as a serious
When Western artists discovered ‘the Orient’, they forgot its Christians
October 24, 2019
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There has been some fairly specific criticism of the latest exhibition at the British Museum. “Inspired by the east: how
China and its critics should both take a close look at the past
August 8, 2019
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In a recent article in this magazine, Tim Stanley upped the ante by suggesting that the government of China is
Places, people and ancient instability
May 9, 2019
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St Mark the Evangelist By Serena Fass, Filament Publishing (distributed by Aid to the Church in Need UK), 315pp, £25/$30
The romantic novelist who lived like a nun
January 31, 2019
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A recent issue of the Spectator featured a surprising article. It was self-critical, apolitical and highly readable. Commissioning editor Mary
Islam is everywhere in today’s art world
October 25, 2018
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One of the most significant cultural events of the year took place at the British Museum last week: the glitzy
Fine arts: Primeval mysticism, dog teeth included
September 27, 2018
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The Royal Academy’s new exhibition Oceania is as big as the subject deserves. It’s a happy coincidence for this neglected
Fine arts: Was it ‘sacrilege’ to take these gems?
May 2, 2018
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The Silver Galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum are less frequented than most. Recently the foot traffic has increased
Arts essay: The best of ancient and modern sculpture
April 12, 2018
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Dull is the eye that will not weep to see Thy walls defaced, thy mouldering shrines removed By British hands,
Picasso: The atheist obsessed with the Crucifixion
March 22, 2018
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What inspired Picasso to create multiple images of this most Christian of events?
Arts essay: An atheist obsessed with the Crucifixion
March 22, 2018
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Just before you reach the exit of the new Picasso exhibition at Tate Modern, you chance upon a space that