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Modigliani and the radicals of La Belle Époque: The triumph of the female nude over censorship
Certainly the artist is not alone in being drawn to the naked woman in repose as a source of inspiration, or lust.  But nothing arguably ha
Andrew McIlroy
Apr 26, 20184 min read
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Hieronymus Bosch to Patricia Piccinini: Our long-held fascination with the grotesque
Australian artist Patricia Piccinini’s sculptures at first shock, no doubt intentionally. This should not come as any great surprise, in ev
Andrew McIlroy
Apr 10, 20186 min read
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Manchester Art Gallery courts controversy over removal of famous pre-Raphaelite painting
This past month John William Waterhouse’s 'Hylas and the Nymphs', one of the most revered of the pre-Raphaelite paintings, was taken
Andrew McIlroy
Feb 13, 20185 min read
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