Melanie McDonagh
Melanie McDonagh is a columnist, arts critic and feature writer. She covers art exhibitions and also does some leader writing, interviews and occasional beauty/fragrance features.
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Melanie McDonagh is a columnist, arts critic and feature writer. She covers art exhibitions and also does some leader writing, interviews and occasional beauty/fragrance features.
Discover Constable and The Hay Wain: see the familiar with new eyes
This chance to see Constable’s work put in context is something to linger over
The hereditary peers should stay in the Lords, anachronistic or not
The hereditary peers aren’t beholden to political patronage; they’re a unique part of the constitution.
Boris bangs his own drum in his memoir, Unleashed, and fair enough
This memoir is selective and oddly melancholy, but what do you expect?
Michel Houellebecq has nailed the malaise of our day... again
annihilation is prophetic about the times, as ever
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Monet at the Courtauld Gallery review: groundbreaking
For the first time in a century, the great artist’s studies of the capital are on display as they were meant to be seen
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Silk Roads review: conjures the romance of captivating civilisations
The sprawling and ambitious exhibition showcases more than 300 wonderful pieces from around the world
Kate's video was like a sentimental self help manual
It’s very good news that Kate is recovering but did we really need this emotional exhibitionism?
Van Gogh at the National Gallery: simply wonderful
This is a chance to see the best works from the last years of the great artist’s life
Silk Roads at the British Museum preview: a road of huge significance
This expansive exhibition is the kind of thing the British Museum is made for