Press

32 reviews of current and recent exhibitions, drawn from leading critics and publications.

The Guardian16 Apr 2026
Paula Rego: Story Line at Victoria Miro

"Review praises the range and emotional force of Rego’s drawings, studies and late self-portrait, noting political and personal intensity."

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Evening Standard12 Mar 2026★★★★★

"Review finds the iPad paintings underwhelming but cheerful, emphasising Hockney’s continued curiosity and productivity."

Melanie McDonagh
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The Guardian11 Mar 2026

"Mixed review: the 90-metre iPad frieze is ambitious but less convincing in the gallery than on screen."

Ben Eastham
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The Guardian11 Mar 2026
Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse at National Gallery

"Review admires Stubbs but criticises the display as too small for an artist of such radical intelligence."

Jonathan Jones
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Evening Standard28 Feb 2026

"Sceptical review arguing the show depends heavily on the viewer’s investment in Emin’s confessional persona and self-exposure."

Melanie McDonagh
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The Guardian19 Nov 2025

"Review says Wes Anderson fans will relish the detailed archival presentation, though it offers limited critical distance."

Catherine Slessor
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Evening Standard23 Oct 2025
Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern

"Positive review calling it a rich look at a post-colonial art explosion, while noting that the show’s breadth can overwhelm."

Anny Shaw
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The Guardian8 May 2026

"Guardian week-in-art listing highlights Grosse’s sprawling technicolor installations and paintings; recommendation rather than full review."

Jonathan Jones / Guardian arts desk
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Evening Standard6 May 2026
Zurbarán at National Gallery

"Positive review emphasising spiritual and theatrical intensity."

Melanie McDonagh
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The Times29 Apr 2026
Zurbarán at National Gallery

"The Times praises the exhibition as sumptuous, strange and masterfully curated."

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The Telegraph29 Apr 2026★★★★★
Zurbarán at National Gallery

"More mixed review describing the show as demanding and severe, though lifted by stunning still lifes."

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The Guardian29 Apr 2026
Zurbarán at National Gallery

"Strongly positive review praising mystical realism and painterly drama."

Jonathan Jones
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The Guardian17 Apr 2026

"Guardian week-in-art listing recommends the show as a return by the master of giant, building-sized paintings."

Guardian arts desk
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Wallpaper*27 Mar 2026
Cecily Brown: Picture Making at Serpentine South Gallery

"Review describes Brown’s first major UK institutional show as immersive, layered and built around abstraction, figuration and memory."

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Financial Times24 Mar 2026
Cecily Brown: Picture Making at Serpentine South Gallery

"FT profile/review-style article frames Picture Making as a major homecoming for Brown and an evolution of her expressive painting."

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The Telegraph24 Mar 2026
Hurvin Anderson at Tate Britain

"Telegraph review notes a cool, introspective quality in Anderson’s paintings and feelings of estrangement."

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The Times24 Mar 2026★★★★★
Hurvin Anderson at Tate Britain

"The Times praises Anderson’s Barbershop paintings as unmissable but describes the retrospective as uneven and sparsely installed."

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The Guardian23 Mar 2026
Cecily Brown: Picture Making at Serpentine South Gallery

"Guardian interview/preview covers Brown ahead of Picture Making; included as review-adjacent press, not a scored review."

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Financial Times12 Mar 2026

"FT is positive, describing the seasonal frieze as a thrilling hymn to the seasons."

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The Times11 Mar 2026★★★★

"The Times calls the show immersive and emotionally intensifying, possibly a late-career swansong."

Laura Freeman
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The Times9 Mar 2026
Stubbs: Portrait of a Horse at National Gallery

"The Times argues Stubbs was no one-trick pony, highlighting anatomical and psychological command."

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Financial Times26 Feb 2026

"FT review presents the show as powerful but questions the limits of Emin’s confessional mode."

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Financial Times26 Feb 2026
Beatriz González at Barbican Art Gallery

"FT praises González’s coded political art and anti-authoritarian visual language."

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The Guardian25 Feb 2026

"Emotional review focused on vulnerability and autobiographical intensity."

Eddy Frankel
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The Telegraph25 Feb 2026★★★★★

"Mixed review praising My Bed but criticising the wider retrospective."

Alastair Sooke
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The Guardian25 Feb 2026
Beatriz González at Barbican Art Gallery

"Review praises the retrospective’s political power and emotional force."

Adrian Searle
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The Week1 Dec 2025

"The Week rounds up critical reaction, calling the show a quirkfest that celebrates Anderson’s impeccable craft."

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The Guardian28 Nov 2025

"Guardian Weekly review describes the show as an archive-rich presentation of Anderson’s film world, with props, costumes, models and puppets."

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The Times7 Nov 2025

"Feature/review-style article on Wright’s candlelit scenes, Enlightenment subjects and moral drama."

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Financial Times10 Oct 2025
Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern

"FT describes the show as one of Tate Modern’s most revelatory recent exhibitions."

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The Guardian8 Oct 2025
Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern

"Review calls the exhibition ambitious and historically rich."

Adrian Searle
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The Times7 Oct 2025★★★★
Nigerian Modernism at Tate Modern

"The Times calls the exhibition a rich, fascinating whirlwind and a thoughtful primer on Nigerian artists from the 1920s to the 1990s."

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