We're back! Following an Artfully hiatus at the start of the year, we're one month late, but our new year has officially begun. We've kicked off with gallery trips to Dora Maar and Kara Walker at the Tate Modern, a double-billing at Pilar Corrias, and Gill Button at James Freeman Gallery.

We've got the Tate on our mind this episode as we return to the controversial Head of Coffee job position at the Tate Britain that has sparked a lot of discussion in the art world this month. It's an unsurprising story for the pair of us, but we welcome the attention it has raised as to how badly paid museum curatorial positions can be.

Our first artist focus of 2020 goes to the major figurative painter Egon Schiele. Ever the figure of controversy we try and balance his art alongside his contentious personal life, but can you ever completely separate the two?

SHOW NOTES:

Dora Maar at the Tate Modern until 15 March 2020: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/dora-maar
Kara Walker 'Fons Americanus' at the Tate Modern until 5 April 2020: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/hyundai-commission-kara-walker
Sofia Mitsola 'Darladiladada' at Pilar Corrias: https://www.pilarcorrias.com/exhibitions/condo-2020-sofia-mitsola-sedrick-chisom/
Sedrick Chishom 'Westward Shrinking Hours' at Pilar Corrias: https://www.pilarcorrias.com/exhibitions/condo-2020-sofia-mitsola-sedrick-chisom/
Gill Button at James Freeman Gallery: https://www.jamesfreemangallery.com/artist/gill-button
Tate defends job ad for £40k 'head of coffee': https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51310516
Five things to know: Egon Schiele: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-liverpool/exhibition/life-motion-egon-schiele-francesca-woodman/five-things-know-egon