Philippa Kelly

Feb 14, 2025 | theartnewspaper.com | Philippa Kelly |Jori Finkel |Martin Bailey

When most people think of David Hockney, famous works such as The Splash (1966), Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972) or even the digital paintings he created during the Covid-19 pandemic will likely come to mind. But several years before the artist was producing even the oldest of these pieces, he was working in a rather less recognisable style.

Jan 21, 2025 | theartnewspaper.com | Gareth Harris |Philippa Kelly |Benjamin Sutton |Margaret Carrigan

The newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump has put a controversial bust of Winston Churchill back on display in the Oval Office at the White House. The bronze bust by the British American artist Jacob Epstein (1880-1959) has been at the centre of considerable confusion and debate in recent years, having been removed and reinstated by successive US presidents.

Dec 16, 2024 | theartnewspaper.com | Philippa Kelly

Banksy’s revealed a new work today (16 December) via Instagram. The image shows a breastfeeding mother and baby, strongly referencing traditional depictions of the Madonna and Child. The woman’s breast appears punctured by the rusted metal on which the painting sits, while the child is seemingly distressed. The Instagram post, which appeared at around 2pm, gives no indication as to the location of this latest mural, or any information about how it should be interpreted.

Dec 5, 2024 | theartnewspaper.com | Philippa Kelly

Amy Smith-Stewart is the chief curator at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum—one of the oldest contemporary art museums in the US and the only one in Connecticut solely dedicated to contemporary art. Previously, she was a curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art and a faculty member at both the School of Visual Arts and Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York. Her curatorial practice focuses on marginalised artists as well as those with a feminist approach.

Nov 27, 2024 | theartnewspaper.com | Philippa Kelly

The Indian artist Khandakar Ohida has been named the winner of the seventh edition of the Jameel Prize. Ohida received the award for the film Dream Your Museum, a tender portrait of her uncle, Khandakar Selim, whose story is told through his seemingly mundane but together extraordinary collection of objects and memorabilia.