Articles written by Frances Spiegel

Tate Modern is hosting a major retrospective exhibition of sixty decades of paintings, collages, sculptures and film works by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.

Feb 8, 2012 - Frances Spiegel

Through his royal portraits, photographer Cecil Beaton played an important part in shaping Queen Elizabeth's public image as princess, mother and monarch.

Feb 5, 2012 - Frances Spiegel

Warsaw is a vibrant city with exciting shopping opportunities, fine restaurants and cafés, excellent theatres, and fascinating art galleries and museums.

Feb 3, 2012 - Frances Spiegel

Jewish pilgrims to Warsaw should explore the ghetto area, monuments, memorials, cemetery and re-constructed synagogue to understand what happened there

Feb 1, 2012 - Frances Spiegel

The Ladykillers, a classic black comedy, has been adapted for stage by Graham Lineham. Directed by Sean Foley, the production enjoys full houses every night

Jan 27, 2012 - Frances Spiegel

The Hajj, the pilgrimage made by Muslims, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. This exhibition explores the Hajj through related art and artefacts.

Jan 24, 2012 - Frances Spiegel

David Hockney has been a full Royal Academician since 1991. The Royal Academy of Arts has chosen to showcase his work in a major exhibition.

Jan 18, 2012 - Frances Spiegel

This book provides a fascinating insight into Quentin Blake's art for public spaces which has been the subject of an exhibition at the Foundling Museum.

Jan 17, 2012 - Frances Spiegel

The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art presents a retrospective exhibition of works by Alberto Burri, the master of post-war abstraction.

Jan 10, 2012 - Frances Spiegel

The Avon Valley Railway is a working steam train museum where visitors will enjoy Britain's preserved railway history in working condition.

Dec 31, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Illustrations by Quentin Blake, one of the world's most popular children's book illustrators, are on display at the Foundling Museum in London.

Dec 29, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

This is a review of a book published to accompany an exhibition at London's Fashion & Textile Museum, entitled Catwalk to Cover - A Front Row Seat.

Dec 27, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Exhibition explores the creation of Auld Lang Syne. Display features a rare manuscript and letters in Burns's hand, plus early printed editions of the song.

Dec 21, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

The Jerusalem Artichoke is about to come into season. It's not an artichoke, neither does it come from Jerusalem, but it makes very good soup.

Dec 17, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

What goes into the making of a catwalk show? Back-stage and front of house dramas revealed by images and clothes by top fashion photographers and designers.

Dec 15, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Learn about the gunpowder plot and the making of explosives such as cordite, nitroglycerine, guncotton, Ballistite, Dynamite and the Bouncing Bomb.

Dec 13, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Roald Dahl's Matilda, with script by Dennis Kelly and score by Tim Minchin, is a Royal Shakespeare Company Production at London's Cambridge Theatre.

Dec 10, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Shaped by War features photos by Don McCullin. The display explores his life and work showing how he has been profoundly influenced by his experiences.

Dec 2, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Enjoy Thames-side outdoor ice-skating during winter 2011 at the EDF Energy London Eye, Hampton Court Palace, Somerset House and the Tower of London.

Nov 30, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Rare and beautiful medieval manuscripts, acquired by kings and queens of England, tell us about the life, religion, history and politics of the Middle Ages.

Nov 28, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Sena Jurinac, one of the world's most popular post-war operatic sopranos, passed away in Germany on 22nd November 2011, aged 90.

Nov 26, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

What is the cultural significance of robots? Who wants them and why? What can they do for us? Meet robots and their inventors at London's Science Museum.

Nov 25, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

London's Science Museum presents Electroboutique Pop-up, an interactive display featuring work by Russian artists Alexei Shulgin and Aristarkh Chernyshev.

Nov 22, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

STOMP, a mix of dance movement, percussion and comedy, can be enjoyed by anyone: see the show or take part in a workshop. No performance skills required.

Nov 16, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

The British Museum is offering lovers of Japanese art a rare opportunity to view Katsushika Hokusai's iconic woodblock print, The Great Wave.

Nov 15, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Review of catalogue published to accompany major exhibition of paintings by Leonardo da Vinci at the National Gallery, London, during Autumn/Winter 2011/12.

Nov 13, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Commonly used items that we take for granted, such as LEGO, zips, rubber bands and barcodes, are examined in Hidden Heroes: The Genius of Everyday Things.

Nov 9, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Asia House presents The Flamboyant Mr Chinnery, featuring100 works by British artist George Chinnery including oil paintings, watercolours, and sketches.

Nov 8, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

This is a recipe for cupcakes filled with orange marmalade or preserve and topped with melted chocolate - a suitable gluten free alternative to Jaffa Cakes.

Oct 26, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Exhibition at the National Gallery focuses on paintings produced by Leonardo da Vinci whilst in the employ of Duke Ludovico Sforza in the 1480s and 1490s.

Oct 26, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Exhibition showcases photographs by Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley who recorded the Antarctic expeditions of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton.

Oct 22, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Display at V&A Museum explores achievements of Annie Lennox, one of the UK's most popular singer/songwriters, style guru, political and charity campaigner.

Oct 18, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

To commemorate fifty years of the magazine "Private Eye", editor Ian Hislop has selected fifty front covers for display in an exhibition at the V&A Museum.

Oct 14, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

This is a review of a catalogue published to accompany an exhibition at the British Museum curated by Grayson Perry: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman.

Oct 9, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Grayson Perry presents examples of his own work alongside carefully selected pieces by unknown craftsmen chosen from the collections of the British Museum.

Oct 8, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Wellcome Collection explores Mexican votive paintings loaned by Mexican collections, together with amulets selected from Henry Wellcome's collection.

Oct 3, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Rock of Ages, the smash hit musical featuring music of the 1980s, opens in London with a cast led by Justin Lee Collins, Shayne Ward and Amy Pemberton.

Sep 28, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Display of works by Goya, Picasso, Ribera and others marks completion of four-year research project into Spanish drawings in Courtauld Gallery's collection.

Sep 26, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Lionel Bart's contribution to British pop music and musicals includes songs and shows such as Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be, Twang! Blitz! and Oliver!

Sep 18, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art recently hosted a display of works by Edward McKnight Kauffer. This article reviews the exhibition catalogue.

Sep 14, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art is showing 50 works of graphic design and illustration by Edward McKnight Kauffer, known as 'The Poster King'.

Sep 13, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Courtauld Gallery presents a painting by William Dobson known as Portrait of an Old and a Younger Man, accompanied by new research by Waldemar Januszczak.

Sep 8, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Why is it important to make things? Are we losing the skills to make things? Who makes what, and why, and what do these items tell us about human instincts?

Sep 6, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

A ground-breaking exhibition looks at Edgar Degas's fascination with movement in the context of contemporaneous advances in photography and film.

Sep 3, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

The V&A Museum and Crafts Council celebrate contemporary crafts, and ask: how do we make things? What materials are used? Are we losing the skills?

Aug 31, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

19th-century French drawings from the Louvre Museum, including works by Delacroix, David, Corot, Ingres and others, on display at The Morgan, New York.

Aug 23, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

The Morgan Library & Museum presents Ingres at the Morgan, an exhibition of drawings by 19th-century Parisian artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres,

Aug 18, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Bicentennial of Charles Dickens's birth marked with a display of manuscripts, novels, stories, letters, photographs, books, illustrations and caricatures.

Aug 17, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

Billy Elliot the Musical, based on a film of the same name, is enjoying international success at many venues including The Victoria Palace Theatre, London.

Aug 13, 2011 - Frances Spiegel

The National Gallery houses some of the world's favourite paintings. The 17th-century Spanish collection includes several popular works by Diego Velázquez.

Aug 12, 2011 - Frances Spiegel