Art in Focus: Issue 4 – 2025

09/06/2025 | Reform

The Last Judgment, 1536-1541Michelangelo di LodovicoBuonarroti Simoni (Michelangelo)The Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

Those watching the news in May this year, or the award-winning film Conclave, will have caught a glimpse of the stunning ceiling and walls of the Sistine Chapel. … Read More

Art in Focus: Issue 3 – 2025

25/04/2025 | Reform

The Queen’s Window,Westminster AbbeyDavid Hockney, 2018

In 2018, London’s Westminster Abbey was looking to commission a stained-glass window to commemorate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. They chose David Hockney. Hockney is now considered one of the most influential British … Read More

Art in Focus: Issue 2 – 2025

11/03/2025 | Reform

Mount Calvary, 1944William H. Johnson

The scene is simple and graphic. The background, timeless and plain. The figures wear contemporary dress. In this crucifixion scene, there is no attempt at historical accuracy. We know about these people from the Gospel … Read More

Art in Focus: Issue 1 – 2025 – Reform Magazine

29/01/2025 | Reform

BunkerMichael Leunig 1945 – 2024

The internationally beloved Australian cartoonist, artist, poet and writer Michael Leunig has died. The announcement came just before Christmas: ‘The pen has run dry, its ink no longer flowing – yet Mr Curly and his … Read More

Art in Focus: December 2024/January 2025

27/11/2024 | Reform

Adoration of the ShepherdsTempera on wood, between1650 and 1700Ivan Honchar Museum, Ukraine

The artist is unknown, but the scene is very familiar. The young mother Mary, looking up to heaven. The older Joseph, standing guard. The tiny baby, swaddled in … Read More

Art in Focus: November 2024

25/10/2024 | Reform

Blood Swept Landsand Seas of Red, 2014Paul Cummins & Tom Piper

The artist Paul Cummins remembers, ‘One rainy day in 2012, I ducked into my local library for shelter and for some reason started looking at wills. I found one … Read More