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• Amsterdam Architecture Asia Capitalism Colonialism Culture Democracy Doubt Early Modern Economics Empire Europe Finance Football Government History Holland Land Money Mortality Nation State Nationhood Netherlands Painting Political Economy Post-Colonialism Power Republic State Violence War

  

  Holland: The Overreaching Empire

  In which we examine the Golden Age founding myth of success: a toll booth built on moral ambiguity.

  August 21, 2026
• Africa Architecture Brazil Cathedrals Colonialism Commodity Credit Culture Democracy Early Modern Economics Empire Exploration History Immigration India Institution Literature Migration Monasteries Nation State Painting Political Economy Portugal Post-Colonialism Resistance Revolution Spain State Trade

  

  Portugal: The Empire Without a Bank

  In which we examine why Portugal has always been under-capitalised.

  August 20, 2026
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  Spain: The Self Examined Empire

  In which we explore the relationship between centres and peripheries in Spain through Empire and beyond.

  August 19, 2026
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  Chameleons or Charlatans: Our Conclusion

  Chameleons or Charlatans. The Verdict? Maybe.

  July 3, 2026
• art Colonialism Culture Drawing Myths Painting Paris Political Economy Representation Spain

  

  Chameleons or Charlatans: Pablo Picasso

  Pablo Picasso. The total accumulation of meaning.

  June 27, 2026
• Aesthetics Albums art Capitalism Classical Music Culture Fiction Film Frankfurt School Jazz Literature Novel Painting Performance Political Economy Pop/Rock/Indie Spectacle

  

  Chameleons or Charlatans: The Art of Reinvention

  Six artists. Six art forms. One century. One question: did any of them actually escape the machinery before it sold them back to us?

  June 25, 2026
• Aesthetics Architecture Baroque Beauty Concerto Consumption Credit Culture Empire Exploitation Fiction Film Government History Italy Luxury Markets Money Novel Painting Performance Political Economy Politics Power Renaissance Republic Sea Spectacle Venice Walter Benjamin

  

  The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: The Case Study – Venice

  Empire, trade, beauty, corruption, the sublime, the long death, and the circle closing

  May 24, 2026
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  Catching up (Part 7)

  July 2021 Out West – The Overseas Student – Blue Water and Cold and Fresh – Go, Girl – Lyric Hammersmith – 7th July – ***** Rachel O’Riordan, the AD at the Lyric Hammersmith, might be as good if not better at programming plays as she is directing herself. And…

  January 31, 2023
• art Bible Culture Drawing Exhibition History Installation Landscaoe London Myths Nature Painting Place Power Prints Sculpture Technology

  Rembrandt’s Light at the Dulwich Picture Gallery (and others) review *****

  Rembrandt’s Light Dulwich Picture Gallery, 17th January 2020 The Tourist has been a bit remiss in keeping up the records on art exhibitions over the last few months so in addition to the above he will offer a few thoughts on other visits. Rembrandt‘s Light first. The DPG exhibition space…

  March 7, 2020
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  Natalia Goncharova exhibition at Tate Modern review *****

  Natalia Goncharova Tate Modern, 26th August 2019 Right cards on the table. If I don’t start getting a move on I am never going to catch up in terms of documenting my cultural adventures on this blog, Which would render it even more pointless and too much of a chore.…

  October 11, 2019
• art Biography Culture Exhibition Feminism History Justice London Mew York Painting Performance Power Race Textiles USA

  Faith Ringgold at the Serpentine Galleries review ****

  Faith Ringgold Serpentine Galleries, 22nd August 2019 Once again it has taken the Tourist way too long to gather his thoughts on something he has seen. Which means this snappy retrospective of the work of Africa- American artist has now finished. Sorry. It was Very Good. I guess that doesn’t…

  October 7, 2019
• Amsterdam art Culture Drawing Exhibition London Nature Painting Prints

  Van Gogh and Britain at Tate Britain review ****

  Van Gogh and Britain Tate Modern, 30th July 2019 Took me way ages to find the time to see this. And even longer to comment on it. Really what is the point. Especially as even late afternoon on a weekday it was a bun fight with bugger all chance to…

  September 10, 2019