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.
Clutter and disconnection isn’t quite what the RA intended
PIle ’em high… and perhaps take some binoculars to see the brushstrokes in that painting 10 feet above your head
Six Lives at the NPG: a show giving Henry VIII's wives their due
This exhibition tries to present each of the six wives as feisty and interesting, with mixed results
Henry Moore at the Courtauld Gallery review: a splendid show
These drawings make us think again about Moore the sculptor, while the gallery also has a fine show of Vanessa Bell’s works that is worth visiting
Now You See Us at Tate Britain review: strikingly powerful
This comprehensive show might be wide-ranging, but there are some real gems here
Michelangelo at the BM: some of the most beautiful drawings you'll see
There are more than 100 works here by the great Italian master that range from family letters and architectural drawings
