Art and the Great War – John Allcock

Always be prepared to be surprised

09/01/202530/09/2019 by John

I’ve been asked on several occasions why I have bothered to learn Italian. This evening I discovered a very good reason. It is possible to take advantage of events that are entirely unexpected. As my wife and I strolled back from an evening meal in Peschiera we noticed a building that had previously been closed, … Read more

Aftermath

09/01/202511/06/2018 by John

A current exhibition at Tate Britain, in London, directs our attention to what happened to European art in the wake of the Great War. I wondered if there was anything new to be said about the conflict, because the past five years have seen a succession of exhibitions presenting different reflections on that period.* I … Read more