‘Radical and joyous’: Beryl Cook show aims to prove she was a serious artist
Major retrospective in Plymouth, her adopted city, presents her as a skilful chronicler of social transformationIn her lifetime, Beryl Cook’s colourful, vibrant paintings tended to be dismissed by most critics as mere kitsch or whimsy.A major retrospective of Cook’s work opening in her adopted city of Plymouth next weekend makes the case that she was a serious, significant artist who skilfully chronicled a tumultuous period of social transformation. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
