John Craxton News Today

In a whirlwind of creativity, 2023 in Türkiye saw art exhibitions that made Da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' crack a smile

David Platzer on “Mark Rothko” at Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris.

Here we have compiled a list of the top five thrift store purchases on which the art world made returns in 2023.

Studio Ghibli returns with its latest dose of animated wonder, while London boasts two versions of the Christmas classic in all its shimmering glory

Jake Grewal, whose compelling first solo institutional exhibition is now showing at Pallant House Gallery, discusses his painterly exploration of self through an amalgamation of automatic writing, direct, in-the-moment observation and a close attunement to his most personal experiences

The sensuality of the light in John Craxton’s painting ‘Two Figures and Setting Sun’ (1952-67) has to be seen to be believed. Viewing this large work in Pallant House, you feel its full force. Craxton was concerned with a scene’s essence, rather than simply its appearance and here he achieves not merely an effect but

Luke Lyman on Venus & climate activists, happy art & the Artforum chaos.

Michael McGregor on the benefits of escapism, feeling young at heart, and why he thinks L.A. is better for artists than New York.

From a dank flatshare with Lucian Freud to the dazzling sun of Crete, the British neo-Romantic blossoms before your very eyes in this irresistible show

An expat in Crete, Craxton put the pleasures of Mediterranean life first, but still managed to paint graphic works full of vitality. These are joined here by Crackers, a biopic by Tacita Dean