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Ribera: Art of Violence, the first UK exhibition of Baroque master

28 September 2018

Apollo and Marsyas.

Ribera: Art of Violence, the first UK exhibition of Baroque master

By James Brewer

Prepare for portrayals of pain: Dulwich Picture Gallery’s latest exhibition turns to a man who illustrated the everyday story of torture, retribution and martyrdom in 17^th century Naples.

A procession of horrifyingly merciless works by the Spanish/Italian Baroque painter and printmaker Jusepe de Ribera (1591–1652), fills the darkened rooms.

Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, 1624. Miriam and Ira D...

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Oceania: Royal Academy voyages through 500 years of Pacific culture

27 September 2018

Papua New Guinea launch-day greeting.

Oceania: Royal Academy voyages through 500 years of Pacific culture

By James Brewer

In 1768, Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook left Plymouth on HMS Endeavour on the first of three voyages to search for the fabled Terra Australis Incognita and to map the southern oceans. To Europeans, this made him a hero and discoverer – but he was far from being a pioneer. People living in the Pacific had for centuries been highly sophisticated, capable mariners. Thanks...

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In the City exhibition at Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Greenwich University

24 September 2018

Tai-Shan Schierenberg admires work by Marguerite Horner.

In the City exhibition at Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Greenwich University

By James Brewer

Yes, you can find graphic quality amid the bleakness of modern city life, especially if you have the eye of a practised artist.

While many city dwellers shut their eyes to the grittiness of the grimmer aspects of urban life, others find in it a strange beauty and even harmony.

Nine established artists display their contrasting takes on the metropolitan...

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