Derek Birdsall obituary

Graphic designer, typographer and art director Derek Birdsall, who died at the age of 89, belonged to the “old guard” of the profession, a survivor from the pre-digital era. Highly regarded by his peers, his work reached a diverse audience for more than five decades. The ‘new woman’ of the 1960s was presented with fashion … Read more

After the British Museum scandal, we have lost confidence in art institutions

Stony Reception: The Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum – Dylan Martinez Looking back on the year in art, wouldn’t it be nice to start with some paintings? To shed light on one or two of our museums’ important recent acquisitions, such as Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai (c. 1776), which the National Portrait Gallery, … Read more