ArtSpam Favourites: May 2025
This has been a really fun month for art. Really, really fun! This month I managed to get away for the first time in a bout 2 years. Ahh, a holiday abroad - Finally! So this is a bit of a mix, from artworks of celebrated Portuguese artists to the fabulous jewels of the V&A’s latest landmark exhibition: Cartier. Thus, without much further ado, here are my artspam favourites for May 2025.
Clorinde Combat les Harpies/ Clorinde Fights the Harpies, 1984, Bona de Mandiargues from the exhibition ‘Bona de Mandiargues’ at Alison Jaques, London
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala necklace and choker, 1928, Cartier Paris, from the exhibition ‘Cartier’ at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Were you dreaming?, 2025, Marie Harnett from the exhibition ‘Marie Harnett: Were you dreaming?’ at the Cristea Roberts Gallery, London
Mãe e filha (Mother and Daughter), 1939, Sarah Afonso de Almada Negreiros from the general collection at the Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Porto, Portugal
Autoritratto/ Self-portrait, 1994, Bona de Mandiargues from the exhibition ‘Bona de Mandiargues’ at Alison Jaques, London.
The Dark Knight Returns, 1998, Sean Ellis, Isabella Blow and Alexander McQueen from the exhibition ‘The Face Magazine’ at the National Portrait Gallery, London
Bib necklace, 1947, Cartier Paris, from the exhibition ‘Cartier’ at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The Manchester Tiara, Cartier Paris, from the exhibition ‘Cartier’ at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Baobab, 2025, Ragna Bley, from the exhibition ‘Move Baby, Move’ at the Pilar Corrias Gallery, London
Secretary and Bookcase 1725-1750, from the general collection at the Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Porto, Portugal