Andrew Lambirth

Slow art

  • From Paris: A Taste for Impressionism|Mantegna to Matisse: Master Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery

    Royal Academy|Courtauld Gallery, Until 23 September|Until 9 September

With the death of the critic and historian Robert Hughes, a great beacon has gone out in the art world of the West. I take his absence personally, not because I knew the man (I met him only once), but because he was such an invigorating and perceptive guide to excellence.

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