Florence Hallett

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Florence writes about the visual arts for a range of specialist and general interest publications.

Articles By Florence Hallett

Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, Barbican review - the fabric of dissent Thursday, 15 February 2024 Read more...	The Courtauld Gallery - the old place, just better Thursday, 02 December 2021 Read more...
Helen Frankenthaler: Radical Beauty, Dulwich Picture Gallery review - adventures in print Friday, 17 September 2021 Read more...	The Making of Rodin, Tate Modern review - surrealist tendencies Saturday, 05 June 2021 Read more...
Turner's Modern World, Tate Britain review - the universal artist Thursday, 13 May 2021 Read more...	This is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist, Netflix - the last word (for now) Thursday, 08 April 2021 Read more...
Prix Pictet: Confinement review - a year in photographs Thursday, 18 March 2021 Read more...	Artemisia, National Gallery review - worth the wait Monday, 05 October 2020 Read more...
My Rembrandt review - hard cash and hubris Saturday, 15 August 2020 Read more...	Khadija Saye: In This Space We Breathe, 236 Westbourne Grove review - a celebrated series finds new resonance Tuesday, 21 July 2020 Read more...
The Golden Age of Modern Spanish Art, Colnaghi review - the sun shines in the City of Light Friday, 10 July 2020 Read more...	Celia Paul: My Studio, Victoria Miro review - sublime isolation Wednesday, 01 July 2020 Read more...
Shirley Baker: A Different Age, James Hyman Gallery review - the old at leisure Monday, 22 June 2020 Read more...	Explore Soane review - the museum restored and in 3D Monday, 15 June 2020 Read more...
Visual Arts Lockdown Special 4: sculpting like Rodin, watching artists, and more Wednesday, 10 June 2020 Read more...	Christo (1935-2020) - 'Beauty, science and art will always triumph' Wednesday, 03 June 2020 Read more...

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