The Genius of British Art
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The Genius of British Art
Modern Art has made us who we are and it has certainly made Janet Street Porter who she is.
At a time when Britain's contemporary art world has been dominated by the 'Sensation' generation of Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin…
Writer Howard Jacobson celebrates the way British artists depict sex and desire, and argues that the most compelling expression…
Dr Gus Casely-Hayford shows how our sense of identity was changed forever by the most distinctively British artist this country…
November 2012
Historian Dr David Starkey examines how royal portraiture from Henry VIII to Princess Diana has had an enduring influence on the…