Käthe Kollwitz and Sofia Hultén at Ikon Gallery this Autumn

Last night Ikon Gallery in Birmingham launched two new exhibitions – Portrait of the Artist: Käthe Kollwitz and Sofia Hultén: Here’s the Answer, What’s the Question?. The exhibition of Käthe Kollwitz’s etchings is haunting, displaying her preoccupation with themes of poverty, grief and death. Anguish and trauma are suggested in the violent scratches conveying the faces and … Continue reading “Käthe Kollwitz and Sofia Hultén at Ikon Gallery this Autumn”

Claude Monet’s Water Lily Pond on display at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Claude Monet’s Water Lily Pond (1900) is on display in at The Barber Institute of Fine Arts this summer! This remarkable painting can be viewed in the Blue Gallery until 10th September. It has been positioned next to the gallery’s other Monet work The Church at Varengeville (1882) and the works compliment each other well. It … Continue reading “Claude Monet’s Water Lily Pond on display at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts”

Birmingham Galleries Exhibitions Consider Technology And Art This Summer

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery are both showing exhibitions about technology and its influence on art this summer. The Barber exhibition More than Real Life, curated by University of Birmingham MA Art History and Curating students, in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery, is on display 9th June-24th September … Continue reading “Birmingham Galleries Exhibitions Consider Technology And Art This Summer”