Forde Abbey, in Somerset, is the perfect example of a living evolving building. It has seen much change in the last eight hundred years and is still very much alive as a family residence and an example of our national heritage. There was probably a building here before the Cistercian monks arrived in the twelfth…
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Gustav Klimt and the Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer
The Art World is excited by the prospects of a once in a generation sale this autumn. Sothebys in New York are offering 24 works from the collection of Leonard Lauder, who died earlier this year in Manhattan. Lauder, billionaire, philanthropist and art collector was CEO of the Estée Lauder group of companies until 1999,…
Irish Road Bowling at GOMA, Waterford
The Gallery of Modern Art at Waterford sprung me a surprise on my visit this week. Every now and again something appears in my travels around the world of art which is completely new and unexpected. In this case it was a multi-disciplinary work by the Dublin artist James L. Hayes on the subject of…