Finding Tranquilo in Trancoso
Among the popular spots along Brazil’s coastline, Alice Payne seeks out somewhere beyond the crowds,…
Author Alice Payne
ICYMI: ‘Nero: The Man Behind the Myth’ at the British Museum
Nero’s reputation as a murderous, matricidal despot has prevailed for almost 2,000 years. But was…
Among the Trees at the Hayward Gallery
In this turbulent year, nature has provided both a place of respite and a lifeline…
Gauguin and the Impressionists at The Royal Academy
Picasso is quoted as saying that art washes away from the soul the dust of…
Gordon Parks: Part One at Alison Jacques Gallery
Gordon Parks’s photographs are large and colourful, capturing the pastel-hued dresses, the bright red cars…
Van Gogh and Britain at the Tate
It’s an impressive feat to bring together 50 of Van Gogh’s works from private and…
Félix Vallotton: Painter of Disquiet
‘The very singular Vallotton’, as his editor called him, is surprisingly unknown in the UK,…
Review: Don McCullin at Tate Britain
If you’re not familiar with Sir Don McCullin’s name, as the UK’s leading war photographer…
Pierre Bonnard: The Colour of Memory at Tate Modern
With Tate Modern’s universally-acclaimed retrospective on Bonnard entering its closing weeks, Alice Payne tells the story of the…
Rosenbaum’s Rescue
In October 1943, seven and a half thousand Jews fled to Sweden from Nazi-occupied Denmark,…
Courtauld Impressionists: From Manet to Cézanne at The National Gallery
Walking through the National Gallery’s superb exhibition Courtauld Impressionists: From Manet to Cézanne, it’s hard…
Tony Vaccaro: From Shadow to Light
The BBC named him the ‘greatest combat photographer of WWII’, but Tony Vaccaro’s powerful record…