Florence Hallett

Bio

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

Articles By Florence Hallett

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...
Dalí Theatre-Museum, Figueres, virtual tour review - tantalising but unsatisfactory Saturday, 30 May 2020 Read more...	Visual Arts Lockdown Special 3: gigapixel Rembrandt, magic mushrooms, and more Tuesday, 19 May 2020 Read more...
Unto the Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin, Watts Gallery–Artists' Village, review - a breath of fresh air Wednesday, 13 May 2020 Read more...	XXI presented by ARTCELS, HOFA Gallery review - art as investment Friday, 08 May 2020 Read more...
Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse, Royal Academy, Exhibition on Screen/Facebook Premiere - a hardy perennial returns Tuesday, 28 April 2020 Read more...	Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution, Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent online review - capturing the unrepeatable Thursday, 23 April 2020 Read more...
Visual Arts Lockdown Special 1: DIY art, Russell Tovey's chat show, and guided tours online Tuesday, 21 April 2020 Read more...	Rebuilding Notre-Dame: Inside the Great Cathedral Rescue, BBC Four review - a race against time Thursday, 16 April 2020 Read more...

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