British Art News
The latest news in Modern and Contemporary British Art.
by Alex Leith
A sublime double-hit | Rachel Whiteread et al, at Goodwood Art Foundation
A field in West Sussex, bordered by ancient woodland, lies fallow… but for a curious jaggedy monument. Imagine if MC Escher had redesigned a Mesopotamian ziggurat, and you’re halfway there.
Ghosts in the walls | John Monks at Long & Ryle
Has Long and Ryle got bigger? No, the Pimlico gallery hasn’t had an extension: they are currently showing the latest exhibition of the painter John Monks, a modern master of perspective.
Seminal Smash | Bridget Riley at the Morgan, NY
On February 9th, 1965, The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time, in front of a record live TV audience of 73 million Americans, starting their set with All My Loving, and ending it with She Loves You. Beatlemania had crossed the Atlantic.