• Scottish Women Artists; Grayson Perry: Smash Hits – review

    Scottish Women Artists; Grayson Perry: Smash Hits – review
    Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh; Royal Scottish Academy; Edinburgh
    A brilliant exhibition showcases 250 years of female Scottish painters, while quantity sometimes trumps quality in Grayson Perry’s biggest show yetJoan Eardley is painting the roiling sea at Catterline, near Aberdeen, in the depths of winter. The waves churn white and gold beneath pressurising skies, crashing towards the dark rocks where she stands. It is 1959 and Eardley is dressed in an old RAF flying suit and boots against th
  • 30 autumn arts highlights, chosen by Observer critics

    30 autumn arts highlights, chosen by Observer critics
    From Scorsese and Madonna to a Philip Guston retrospective, a Maria Callas tribute and Armando Iannucci’s play on Tory chaos, our writers pick the best things to see this autumnHeavyweight directors return Continue reading...

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