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.
Killer hotels on the Côte d’Azur for The White Lotus effect
Locations for The White Lotus season four are on the Côte d’Azur, flitting from Cannes to Monaco to Saint-Tropez. Melanie McDonagh visited two hotels in the region
Summer scents to keep you fresh (even on a heatwave commute)
Zesty, delicious and sophisticated — Melanie McDonagh presents the season’s hottest colognes
Traces: Renaissance Drawings for Flemish Prints, Courtauld Gallery
This small but rather beautiful show reveals just how important drawings have always been to the creation of art
Thornbury Castle, Bristol: a Tudor fortress for a regal getaway
Melanie McDonagh checks into the only Tudor castle in England where you can stay
Picasso Ingres: Face to Face, National Gallery - two masterpieces
Great artists don’t borrow, they steal, brazenly
Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen at the Courtauld Gallery review
In just 18 pictures this show charts the development of Munch from aspiring Impressionist to creator of one of the world’s most famous paintings
Gold at the British Library: gorgeous, glittering and illuminating
This fascinating and dazzling exhibition of texts embellished with gold shows how the precious metal speaks the same language across continents
Nicky Clarke — a stylist who could outshine his celebrity clients
After 30 years and a glittering VIP list featuring everyone from Princess Diana to Naomi Campbell, the hairdresser has shuttered up his Mayfair salon for good. Melanie McDonagh celebrates the London legend
Walter Sickert review: This is a wonderful show, full of drama
This marvellously comprehensive exhibition documents the evolution of Sickert as an artist
Wellington: Women and Friendship review: Worth a visit to Apsley House
This small but intriguing exhibition suggests that the Duke of Wellington set a great deal of store by women as friends
