Wyndham Lewis said that the Vorticists were 'at the heart of the whirlpool … where all the energy is concentrated' but today their graphic abstracts seem more style over substance... more
Potters have been here since long before King Lud’s time. But that doesn’t explain how London has become a major hub of contemporary ceramic art... more
The influential critic Roger Fry set up the Omega Workshops to apply his ideas about art to everyday objects — but the Bloomsbury artists he employed were woeful craftsmen... more
I do not much care for the thousand operas of George Frideric Handel, musical tub-thumper to King George I, but I submit to him from time to time to discover if I like them any better... more
Had Wyndham Lewis left writing alone and concentrated on his art, he could have become one of the most influential artists this country has ever produced.... more
In attempting to trace the evolution of children's portraiture from the 17th to the 19th century the German curated exhibtion at the Dulwich Picture Gallery falls short.... more
The sane man who has seen drawings by Leonardo or Guercino can only wonder at the National Gallery's decision to promote the efforts of Leon Kossoff, says Brian Sewell.... more
Guercino was all but lost until the Courtauld began to resurrect his reputation. Now the ragbag collection of one of its founding fathers contributes to an enlightening exhibition.... more
When artists began to paint butchers and bakers as well as aristocrats and great thinkers, they were at the heart of a social revolution, as a new Royal Academy exhibition reveals.... more
An exhibition of the drawings and watercolours collected by the Queen Mother makes her look more dear old duck than connoisseur, says Brian Sewell.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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