"For my first art show of 2026, I visited a behemoth exhibition focused on the friendship between in-laws Berthe Morisot and Édouard Manet at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. It felt like a good omen for the start of the year - hopefully one of friendship, exchange, and growth. History is littered with lore of legendary artistic friendships and even of rivalry, including Manet's own relationship with Degas and the dynamic between Matisse and Picasso."
"Our London critic Michael Glover, however, isn't convinced that an exhibition at Tate Britain earns the right to apply the term "rivalry" to J.M.W. Turner and John Constable, two giants of Romanticism. Witty as ever, he asks the question that's on so many of our minds at art museums these days: "Is there any truth in it? Or is it a crude PR exercise to lure us through the door?""
A Legion of Honor exhibition in San Francisco centers on the friendship between in-laws Berthe Morisot and Édouard Manet, framing exchange and growth. History contains lore of artistic friendships and rivalries such as Manet and Degas or Matisse and Picasso. A Tate Britain presentation positions J.M.W. Turner and John Constable in a face-off that raises questions about genuine rivalry versus promotional framing. Topics include Tate Britain's British landscape face-off, influencers applying for artist visas, remembrance of Kathleen Goncharov, and Ayoung Kim's digital stargazing. A MoMA PS1 exhibition blends live-action footage, video-game engines, and generative AI to create speculative narratives. Sandra Vásquez de la Horra links environmental exploitation and the subordination of women.
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