THE NEW WORLD

THE MAN WHO WON'T CONFORM: GERHARD RICHTER

At the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris - a phenomenal building by Frank Gehry -  an epic retrospective of work by artist Gerhard Richter is on display until March 2, 2026.

The exhibition is co-curated by Sir Nicholas Serota and Dieter Schwarz who do a great job to reveal the complexity and genius of the German-born artist (1932).  

Read about Richter in The New World, issue 461, 27 November 2025, pp. 32-33.

https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/rosalind-ormiston-gerhard-richter-the-man-who-wont-conform/?utm_campaign=e3d78db2-1665-41c4-8a42-9bf5f7965029&utm_source=1234568

On carousel : Gerhard Richter: Lesende, 1994 (CR804). Oil on canvas 72 x 102 cm.

Image © Gerhard Richter 2025.

Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris . Image  © Rosalind Ormiston 2025

Extract from 'The man who won't conform: Gerhard Richter'. The New World, issue 461, 27.11.2025, pp32-33.  © The New World 2025 

THE NEW WORLD

COLOUR AGAINST THE COLD

At the Kunstsilo in Kristiansand - the most beautiful art gallery in the most beautiful coastal city of south Norway - two pioneering artists - Finnish Modernists - have their work on exhibit: Irma Salo Jaeger (b.1928) and Birger Carlsted (1907-1975). Read about their remarkable lives and work in The New World, issue 457, October 23, 2025, pp 34-35.

https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/rosalind-ormiston-colour-against-the-cold-in-south-norway/?utm_campaign=e3d78db2-1665-41c4-8a42-9bf5f7965029&utm_source=1234577

On carousel: © The New World, Detail from page 34, issue 457, 'Colour Against the Cold in South Norway' pp.34-35.

+ photograph (© Rosalind Ormiston) of the brilliantly white Kunstsilo, a former grain silo, now an art museum on the wterfront (opened 2024). And, at left, the fabulous Kilden concert hall (opened 2012).

THE ARBUTURIAN

RADICAL HARMONY: HELENE KROLLER-MULLER'S NEO-IMPRESSIONISTS

A landmark exhibition 'Radical Harmony: Helene Kröller-Müller’s Neo-Impressionists' has opened at the National Gallery, London (until 8 February 2026).

Kröller-Müller was one of the first female collectors of modern art in the twentieth century. She wasn't keen on Impressionism but loved Neo-Impressionism. Superb  Neo-Impressionist artworks, from the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo are on temporary loan to the National Gallery.
Before stepping out to see it, read a review - published online in The Arbuturian - free to read.

Radical Harmony: Neo-Impressionism at The National Gallery | The Arbuturian

The Arbuturian | Gourmet. Lifestyle. Culture. Travel. With a dash of wit.

Welcome to another world – Kröller-Müller Museum

On carousel: Georges Seurat's Chahut [Can-Can], 1889-90, (detail) ,on its first visit to England.
Image © Collection Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands.
Photographer: Rik Klein Gotin

THE GOOD LIFE FRANCE

ART DECO

It is one-hundred years since Les Arts Decoratifs (Art Deco) was officially launched at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris. The show ran for six months from April - October 1925 with 16 million visitors attending. This year France celebrates the centenary. Read about the fabulous Art Deco era in the equally fabulous magazine The Good Life France, Autumn edition, pp.80-83.

Here: The Good Life France - Read Online

On carousel: 

The Art Deco municipal swimming pool built 1927-1932, now a museum in Roubaix, near Lille, France

Image copyright The Good Life France 2025

Histoire de la Piscine de Roubaix - Musée de La Piscine de Roubaix