A new year – and indeed a new decade – is upon us. Here, a host of tempting exhibitions, performances and restaurants to attend this January
Norman Rockwell: American Freedom at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: until March 22, 2020
One of 20th-century America’s most recognized and widely celebrated artists, an exhibition dedicated to depictions of ‘freedom’ in the work of Norman Rockwell is open now in Houston. Rockwell – whose name has re-entered public consciousness lately with the release of Lana del Rey’s latest album, Norman Fucking Rockwell! – is famed for how his paintings became known throughout the country during the Second World War, in particular his 1943 depictions of the ‘four freedoms’ central to American life: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Fear, and Freedom from Want. Rockwell is best known for how he rendered everyday life in America in his work, and alongside his enduring paintings are works by artists like Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans, whose work also placed much focus on American life.
