DAVID TRIGG
David Trigg is a writer, critic and art historian based in Bristol, UK.
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Spring | Tate Shop
Spring | Tate Shop
Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life
Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life
Chiharu Shiota’s immersive web-like installations, fashioned from coloured thread and found objects, are the focus here. But her dazzling creations eclipse any autobiographical messages
Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye
Euan Uglow: An Arc from the Eye
His almost scientific methods of observation led Euan Uglow to take months, even years to finish a painting, but his undoubted technical brilliance and stark minimalism turned warm, human flesh into something austere and lifeless
Gwen John Feature
Gwen John Feature
(REVIEW) Marking the 150th anniversary of Gwen John’s birth, the exhibition “Gwen John: Strange Beauties” explores how her conversion to Catholicism shaped her art. Featuring paintings and rarely seen works on paper, it reveals how faith, solitude and subtle repetition informed the Welsh artist’s qu
Olukemi Lijadu: Feedback
Olukemi Lijadu: Feedback
This utterly compelling two-channel video installation visually and aurally reflects the fractured history of the African diaspora
Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy
Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy
Loved by the public for her colourful and humorous paintings of people enjoying themselves, she was nonetheless derided by critics. This rich exhibition marking the centenary of Cook’s birth suggests it is time to reassess her work
Cosmos: The Art of Observing Space
Cosmos: The Art of Observing Space
Hard science meets soaring imaginations in a show brimming with cosmologically inspired artworks
Exhibiting Faith Podcast
Exhibiting Faith Podcast
A podcast about the intersection of art and faith. From art in sacred spaces to artists, curators and scholars engaged with themes of faith. In each episode, critic and art historian David Trigg welcomes a different guest to discuss their work.
Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus
Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus
Kira Freije has created 26 new works for this show, life-size figures imbued with a rich and often warm humanity that draw you in but whose ambiguities defy singular readings
William Nicholson
William Nicholson
This magnificent exhibition includes bold posters, woodcuts, portraits and still lifes, but it is William Nicholson’s non-commissioned pictures of people from lower social classes that steal the show
Ecclesiart
Ecclesiart
Churches and cathedrals around the U.K. hold works of art by some of the most important and exciting artists of the past 100 years. Here's where to look.
Graffiti in the Cathedral: Jacquiline Creswell and Alex Vellis
Graffiti in the Cathedral: Jacquiline Creswell and Alex Vellis
The Art of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral
The Art of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral
Wayne Thiebaud: American Still Life
Wayne Thiebaud: American Still Life
A luscious selection of sweets, cakes and pies seduce us at this, American painter Wayne Thiebaud’s first UK museum show. But was he celebrating the American dream and its values or critiquing it?
Jonathan A. Anderson: The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art
Jonathan A. Anderson: The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art
In this episode David Trigg speaks to Jonathan A. Anderson to discuss his new book The Invisibility of Religion in Contemporary Art (University of Notre Dame Press, 2025), which challenges the notion that religion is irrelevant to modern and conte...
Niki de Saint Phalle & Jean Tinguely: Myths and Machines
Niki de Saint Phalle & Jean Tinguely: Myths and Machines
Review: The Invisibility of Religion In Contemporary Art
Review: The Invisibility of Religion In Contemporary Art
Seulgi Lee: Span
Seulgi Lee: Span
Art Books for the People: The Origins of the Penguin Modern Painters
Art Books for the People: The Origins of the Penguin Modern Painters
Cambridge Core - Printing and Publishing History - Art Books for the People
Beth Hughes: Curating in Salisbury Cathedral
Beth Hughes: Curating in Salisbury Cathedral
In this episode, David Trigg speaks to Beth Hughes, an independent curator and researcher who was Visual Arts Curator at Salisbury Cathedral from 2023 to 2025.Beth discusses her time at Salisbury Cathedral, where she programmed six ambitious exhib...
From Nature Spirits To Gods: Tracing The Sacred Art Of Ancient India
From Nature Spirits To Gods: Tracing The Sacred Art Of Ancient India
Liverpool Biennial 2025: Bedrock
Liverpool Biennial 2025: Bedrock
Donald Locke: Resistant Forms
Donald Locke: Resistant Forms
‘Heaven On Earth’: Inside Stanley Spencer’s Vision Of Christ At The Cookham Regatta
‘Heaven On Earth’: Inside Stanley Spencer’s Vision Of Christ At The Cookham Regatta
How Painting Happens (and why it matters) – book review
How Painting Happens (and why it matters) – book review
Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots
Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots
From Sacred Space To Suspect Place: Mahtab Hussain Puts A Focus On British Islam
From Sacred Space To Suspect Place: Mahtab Hussain Puts A Focus On British Islam
Mahtab Hussain: What Did You Want To See?
Mahtab Hussain: What Did You Want To See?
Do Ho Suh: Walk the House
Do Ho Suh: Walk the House
Htein Lin: Escape
Htein Lin: Escape
Glory and Grace: Siena’s 14th Century Masters Shine At London’s National Gallery
Glory and Grace: Siena’s 14th Century Masters Shine At London’s National Gallery
Money in Art: From Coinage to Crypto | HENI Publishing
Money in Art: From Coinage to Crypto | HENI Publishing
Biography of Peter Gregory reveals a modest ‘businessman’ who was a driving force in art publishing
Biography of Peter Gregory reveals a modest ‘businessman’ who was a driving force in art publishing
Peter Mitchell: Nothing Lasts Forever
Peter Mitchell: Nothing Lasts Forever
Word for Word Bible Comic
Word for Word Bible Comic
Delaine Le Bas – interview
Delaine Le Bas – interview
Paule Vézelay: Living Lines
Paule Vézelay: Living Lines
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes
Painter of Monks: The Enduring Legacy Of Spanish Master Francisco de Zurbaran
Painter of Monks: The Enduring Legacy Of Spanish Master Francisco de Zurbaran
Maggi Hambling: Nightingale Night
Maggi Hambling: Nightingale Night
Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs by Sally Mann
Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs by Sally Mann
Mary Wykeham: The Surrealist Who Embraced A Religious Life And Became A Nun
Mary Wykeham: The Surrealist Who Embraced A Religious Life And Became A Nun
The Spectator | The year’s best art books
The Spectator | The year’s best art books
Lygia Clark: The I and the You
Lygia Clark: The I and the You
Friends in Love and War
Friends in Love and War
Anya Gallaccio: preserve
Anya Gallaccio: preserve
Vessel: An Art Trail in Remote Rural Churches
Vessel: An Art Trail in Remote Rural Churches
Great Women Sculptors | Phaidon Store
Great Women Sculptors | Phaidon Store
The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain
The Shape of Things: Still Life in Britain
Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere
Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere
Artemisia In Birmingham: A Contemporary Artist Responds To A Baroque Masterpiece
Artemisia In Birmingham: A Contemporary Artist Responds To A Baroque Masterpiece
Ed Clark, Turner Contemporary
Ed Clark, Turner Contemporary
Dion Kitson: Rue Britannia // Silver Lining
Dion Kitson: Rue Britannia // Silver Lining
Matthew Krishanu: Painting About Religion
Matthew Krishanu: Painting About Religion
Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood
Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood
Tammy Nguyen: A Comedy For Mortals: Purgatorio
Tammy Nguyen: A Comedy For Mortals: Purgatorio
Soulscapes review
Soulscapes review
‘Everywhere Is Heaven’: The Art Of Stanley Spencer And Roger Wagner Join Forces
‘Everywhere Is Heaven’: The Art Of Stanley Spencer And Roger Wagner Join Forces
These Mad Hybrids: John Hoyland and Contemporary Sculpture
These Mad Hybrids: John Hoyland and Contemporary Sculpture
Marina Abramovic: The Spiritual Roots Of Her Radical Art
Marina Abramovic: The Spiritual Roots Of Her Radical Art
Shezad Dawood’s Social and Biblical Beasts
Shezad Dawood’s Social and Biblical Beasts
Kim Lim: Space, Rhythm & Light review
Kim Lim: Space, Rhythm & Light review
Bruce Munro – interview
Bruce Munro – interview
Elias Sime: Eregata እርጋታ review
Elias Sime: Eregata እርጋታ review
Mary Wykeham: Surrealist out of the Shadows book review
Mary Wykeham: Surrealist out of the Shadows book review
Avery Singer – interview
Avery Singer – interview
Latin American Artists
Latin American Artists
A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography review
A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography review
Erwin Wurm: Trap of the Truth review
Erwin Wurm: Trap of the Truth review
The Casablanca Art School review
The Casablanca Art School review
Beatriz Milhazes – interview
Beatriz Milhazes – interview
Kate Atkin – interview
Kate Atkin – interview
Tom Wood – interview for Studio International
Tom Wood – interview for Studio International
Michael E. Smith: The Lights Are Off, but Someone Is Home
Michael E. Smith: The Lights Are Off, but Someone Is Home
Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris review
Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris review
St. Francis Of Assisi At The National Gallery, London, review
St. Francis Of Assisi At The National Gallery, London, review
Andy Warhol: The Textiles review
Andy Warhol: The Textiles review
After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art review
After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art review
Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers review
Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers review
Surrealists in New York - book review
Surrealists in New York - book review
Exhibiting Faith Podcast - Laura Moffatt: Ecclesiart
Exhibiting Faith Podcast - Laura Moffatt: Ecclesiart
Spring (Tate Publishing)
Spring (Tate Publishing)
David Blandy: Atomic Light review
David Blandy: Atomic Light review
Mohammed Sami: The Point 0 review
Mohammed Sami: The Point 0 review
Exhibiting Faith Podcast - Matthew Krishanu: Painting About Religion
Exhibiting Faith Podcast - Matthew Krishanu: Painting About Religion
Lakwena Maciver: A green and pleasant land (HA-HA) – review
Lakwena Maciver: A green and pleasant land (HA-HA) – review
Exhibiting Faith Podcast - Alastair Gordon: Art and the Christian Imagination
Exhibiting Faith Podcast - Alastair Gordon: Art and the Christian Imagination
Sussex Landscape: Chalk, Wood and Water review
Sussex Landscape: Chalk, Wood and Water review
Hollow Earth review | Art UK
Hollow Earth review | Art UK
John Riddy – interview for Studio International
John Riddy – interview for Studio International
Hurvin Anderson Rizzoli monograph review
Hurvin Anderson Rizzoli monograph review
Exhibiting Faith Podcast Episode 2: Farwa Moledina: Women of Paradise
Exhibiting Faith Podcast Episode 2: Farwa Moledina: Women of Paradise
Anna Freeman Bentley: Make Believe review
Anna Freeman Bentley: Make Believe review
Seven questions with Michael Craig-Martin
Seven questions with Michael Craig-Martin
Mariana Castillo Deball interview
Mariana Castillo Deball interview
Earth: Digging Deep in British Art 1781-2022 review
Earth: Digging Deep in British Art 1781-2022 review
David Batchelor review
David Batchelor review
Reframed: The Woman in the Window review
Reframed: The Woman in the Window review
Tanoa Sasraku review
Tanoa Sasraku review
Abdulrazaq Awofeso review
Abdulrazaq Awofeso review
Lakwena Maciver interview
Lakwena Maciver interview
Jacquiline Creswell interview
Jacquiline Creswell interview
Mariele Neudecker interview
Mariele Neudecker interview
Robert Indiana review
Robert Indiana review
Seven questions with Barbara Walker
Seven questions with Barbara Walker
Britta Marakatt-Labba review
Britta Marakatt-Labba review
Julian Perry interview
Julian Perry interview
The story behind Glasgow’s Burrell Collection
The story behind Glasgow’s Burrell Collection
British Art Show 9 review
British Art Show 9 review
Hervé Télémaque: A Hopscotch of the Mind review
Hervé Télémaque: A Hopscotch of the Mind review
Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s – Now review
Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s – Now review
Matthew Krishanu interview by DAVID TRIGG
Matthew Krishanu interview by DAVID TRIGG
Alastair Gordon interview by DAVID TRIGG
Alastair Gordon interview by DAVID TRIGG
Jadé Fadojutimi interview by DAVID TRIGG
Jadé Fadojutimi interview by DAVID TRIGG
Alexandre da Cunha interview by DAVID TRIGG
Alexandre da Cunha interview by DAVID TRIGG
Helen Cammock interview by DAVID TRIGG
Helen Cammock interview by DAVID TRIGG
David Blandy interview by DAVID TRIGG
David Blandy interview by DAVID TRIGG
Clare Woods interview by DAVID TRIGG
Clare Woods interview by DAVID TRIGG
Michael Simpson interview by DAVID TRIGG
Michael Simpson interview by DAVID TRIGG
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