#Food for Thought Vivat Victoriana Sparked by memories of her visits to Le Marche in central Italy, V&A curator Emily Knight explores the Victorian fascination with Italian Renaissance paintings manifested in the museum's collection. Food for Thought － 31.08.2021 A portrait that survives the test of time Scholar of black fashion and visual culture Jonathan M. Square shares his response to an unusual fragment of a painting by Annibale Carracci that depicts an African Woman Holding a Clock. Food for Thought － 25.06.2021 My Ekphrasis Inspired by his recent visit to the Art Institute of Chicago, poet Richie Hofmann dedicates his new poem, Jupiter, to a painting by Abraham Janssens. Food for Thought － 27.05.2021 The market for anonymous Old Master paintings An original study on the market for anonymous 15th and 16th century Flemish paintings, sold between 1946-2015 by Dr. Anne-Sophie V. Radermecker. Art market, Food for Thought － 26.04.2021 Reading Art Taiwan-born Chinese lyricist and producer Yao Chien opens up about his new-found interest in Old Master paintings that began with books. Food for Thought － 04.12.2020 On Collecting Poet James Fenton explores the little-known field of Hafner ware as an area of collecting, after rejecting traditional collecting areas such as stamps and medals. Food for Thought － 17.09.2020 A Typology of Collecting 2.0 Art collector Uli Sigg – who formed the most substantial collection of contemporary Chinese art in the world – shares his perceptive and witty analysis of the motives of the collector, highlighted by his personal insights on collecting online. Food for Thought － 07.08.2020 Venice Art historian Ben Street reflects on Venice, focusing on a sublime Bellini altarpiece in situ in the church of San Giovanni Grisostomo. Food for Thought － 18.07.2020 On Being an Anti-Racist Preservationist Executive Director of Sir John Soane’s Museum Michael Diaz-Griffith the and Dutch-Chinese author Mary Wang discuss art in the wake of the recent groundswell of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Food for Thought － 26.06.2020 Of Miraculous Art in a Time of Coronavirus Anna Somers Cocks OBE shares her provocative thoughts on art as she spent several weeks sequestered in Turin during the peak of the pandemic. Food for Thought － 06.06.2020 Painters at the Pictures: the Cinema and Artistic Biography David Ekserdjian, distinguished scholar of the Italian late Renaissance, presents a survey of films about artists. Food for Thought － 15.05.2020 Counting back from the end Art historian and founder of CODART Gary Schwartz shares his personal thoughts on the subject of collecting. Inspired by an article he wrote on kunstkamer paintings years ago, his moving essay takes us to the Isle of Bute off the main coast of Scotland where the emotional journey begins. Food for Thought － 24.04.2020 A Reminiscence of Lombard Still Lifes and Dinner with Silvano Lodi in 1982 Art historian John Spike recalls dining with one of the greatest collectors of Italian Still Life paintings, Silvano Lodi. Food for Thought － 02.04.2020
