FeaturesDecember 2009 Bright-eyed British modern by Eric Gibson On “Wild Thing: Epstein, Gaudier-Brzeska, Gill,” at the Royal Academy.
Every now and again an exhibition comes along that not only puts great works of art on view and deepens one’s understanding of the subject under review but also upends or substantially revises the received wisdom surrounding that subject. “Wild Thing: Epstein, Gaudier-Brzeska, Gill” at the Royal Academy in London is just such an exhibition.[1] Organized by the British art historian and c ... This article is available to subscribers and for individual purchaseSubscribe to TNC (Print and Online editions) Subscribe to TNC (Online only) This article originally appeared in The New Criterion, Volume 28 December 2009, on page 18 Copyright © 2012 The New Criterion | www.newcriterion.com http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Bright-eyed-British-modern-4335
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