Burlington Contemporary is the Burlington Magazine’s free online platform for reviews and research on international contemporary art.
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Burlington Contemporary is the Burlington Magazine’s free online platform for reviews and research on international contemporary art.
When G.F. Watts died aged eighty-seven in 1904, a tribute in this Magazine suggested that his achievements, particularly his portraits, should be seen on a par with those of Titian and Rubens. More than a century later, Watts is being favourably reassessed, although he has some way to climb to attain the summit of Parnassus where the Burlington writer was sure he would be found. From reading the many obituaries of Lucian Freud, who died aged eighty-eight on 20th July, one might be forgiven for thinking that, even while still alive, he swiftly overtook Watts on the path upwards.
An examination of stained-glass memorial windows by Daniel Cottier for the Northesk family, designs for which were seen by Vincent van Gogh in London.
An examination of the various collage elements and cultural references in Juan Gris's The table (1914).
A discussion of the provenance of a Paul Klee Small harbour scene (1919) recently bequeathed to the Victoria Art Gallery, Bath.
A discussion of the Nameless Exhibition, held at the Grosvenor Galleries, London, in 1921, and the reception of modern art in England at this time.
A look at the display and reception of Paolozzi's sculpture in America in the 1950s.
A re-examination by Anna Lovatt of Rosalind Krauss's The Originality of the Avant-Garde and Other Modernist Myths (1985).
An article on acquisitions of Postmodern design at the V. & A. ahead of the exhibition Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970 to 1990 (24th September to 15th January 2012).
A note on Toulouse-Lautrec's visit in June 1896 to the Catford Cycle Track and the posters he produced afterwards: Cycle Michael and La Chaîne Simpson.
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