This may be the month for lights, panto and choral singing, but don’t miss the chance to see some spectacular art too. Here are five shows that are top of our list
ARTS, NEWS AND FEATURES
23 Nov 2022
Lucian Freud was no gardener, nor plant lover. Yet his paintings of plants – and weeds – are some of the most remarkable, and overlooked, of 20th-century art history. Now, in the year of the centenary of the artist’s birth, a new exhibition at London’s Garden Museum takes his plant works as its focus. Its curator, Giovanni Aloi, reveals the story behind three of the paintings on show
18 Nov 2022
The role of women in 19th-century artistic circles was more muse than maker, which makes the story of disabled artist Sarah Biffin all the more noteworthy. Largely overlooked by history, a new show about her, says Jane Audas, places the artist in the spotlight
15 Nov 2022
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew call them ‘a cross between a museum of priceless artefacts and a warehouse of birth certificates for plants’ – welcome to the fascinating world of herbariums. Our expert Mark Spencer reveals their history and links to art
9 Nov 2022
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8 Nov 2022
In our new issue of The Arts Society Magazine, Sue Herdman interviews one of the most colourful figures on the contemporary arts scene – artist and designer Yinka Ilori. Here are seven things he told us
1 Nov 2022
For 18 years men have been replacing the initial of the 11th month with an ‘M’, casting aside their razors for 30 days, and doing their bit for the global Movember movement. The so-called ‘Mo Bros’ unite to raise money for men’s health issues, including suicide prevention and prostate and testicular cancer. In honour of the moustaches that will be grown this month, Ciaran Sneddon looks at five artworks that champion facial hair
