Tourism gone vintage

Jo Brocklehurst’s visceral portraits showed London’s larger-than-life characters in their most hidden moments. Liam Hess takes a look

Young British Artists like Damien Hirst may seem mainstream now. But they got their start with a show as messy and explosive behind the scenes as it would be for the art world.

There is much more to Francis Towne’s sketches of Rome than meets the eye: they were enchanting – and sharp – criticisms of a Britain in crisis, writes Amanda Ruggeri.