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A masterclass for dissident gallerists
My recent visit to the States of Violence exhibition at the a/political gallery-cum-project-space, South London (24 March-8 April 2023) gave me pause to…
Alexander Adams
Mar 29
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Has this artist solved the problem of modern History painting?
A current exhibition in Warsaw suggests a route to tackling the thorny question of making serious narrative art in an age of irony.
Alexander Adams
Mar 22
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Zdzislaw Beksiński and the Tyranny of Taste
A recent visit to Poland allowed me to see Beksiński's art. It prompted to wonder why I had never seen his art reviewed by an art critic before.
Alexander Adams
Mar 20
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Book exclusive: "Blood, Soil, Paint"
As my new book is published, I discuss the contents and how it came to be written.
Alexander Adams
Mar 18
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Lizzie Siddal, Pre-Raphaelite muse
Why has the life of Victorian model-cum-artist Lizzie Siddal become a political battleground since her early death? I examine the evidence.
Alexander Adams
Mar 11
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Victor Brauner, Romanian Surrealist
A current retrospective exhibition in Romania surveys the output of a key figure of Surrealism.
Alexander Adams
Mar 5
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Grandmaster of Bad-Taste Art
The final volume of Francis Picabia's catalogue raisonné is published. I explore his transgressions against good taste and his alliance with Magritte.
Alexander Adams
Mar 3
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Further thoughts on Vermeer
Further to my review of the current Vermeer exhibition (in The Jackdaw), I give some thoughts on issues the catalogue raises.
Alexander Adams
Mar 1
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February 2023
Exclusive excerpt from “After Francis Bacon”
To celebrate the anniversary its publication, here is an exclusive extract from the poem cycle "After/Apres Francis Bacon" about the life and art of the…
Alexander Adams
Feb 26
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Damned by beauty: Evelyn Nesbit
How did a model's beauty inspire artists and lead to tragedy and how has her case been viewed through the lens of art politics.
Alexander Adams
Feb 23
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Interviews with Oliver Harris and S.T. Joshi
Related to "The Case for 'Dangerous' Literature", full transcripts of written interviews with leading authorities on William Burroughs and H.P…
Alexander Adams
Feb 17
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Was José Ortega y Gasset correct?
In this follow-up piece to a review, I assess how accurate Gasset's 1925 essay "The Dehumanization of Art" was.
Alexander Adams
Feb 15
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