Pirelli HangarBicocca Celebrates 20 Years Of Diverse Perspectives
Pirelli HangarBicocca has unveiled its exhibition program for 2024-2025, marking its 20th anniversary.
6 December 2023
News
Jesse Darling Scoops Challenging Turner Prize 2023
In the notable annals of contemporary art, one accolade stands as a career topper, and that is the Turner Prize. This year, the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne
5 December 2023
Ann Christopher RA To Lead Royal Academy Lineup for 256th Summer Exhibition
The Royal Academy of Arts has revealed the committee for the upcoming 256th Summer Exhibition, which is set to be coordinated by the renowned British artist and Royal Academician Ann Christopher.
5 December 2023
David Hockney iPad Art Illuminates Battersea Power Station For The Holidays
In a move designed to bring a touch of holiday cheer to London, artist David Hockney has created an early Christmas gift at Battersea Power Station.
3 December 2023
Zabludowicz Collection To Close London Gallery After 16 Years
The Zabludowicz Collection, an outstanding private museum overseen by collectors Anita and Poju Zabludowicz, has announced the permanent closure of its widely attended London gallery.
1 December 2023
Banksy: Brexit Mural Demolished Following Regeneration Project
A noteworthy Banksy mural, emerging in the aftermath of the controversial Brexit vote in the UK, met its demise
29 November 2023
Parthenon Sculptures: Sunak Cancels Greek PM Meeting As Tension Builds
Pressures between the British and Greek governments have escalated over the contentious issue of the Parthenon Sculptures, commonly known as the Elgin Marbles.
28 November 2023
Roman Mosaics: Authenticity Of US Repatriated Artefacts In Question
Accusations from scholars in France and Britain are challenging the US on the authenticity of Roman artefacts repatriated to Lebanon.
21 November 2023
New Contemporaries Returns To Camden Art Centre After Two Decades
Bloomberg New Contemporaries is set to return to the Camden Art Centre after a hiatus of over two decades.
20 November 2023
Assemble To Reconfigure Granary Square Into A Wintery Landscape
Granary Square in King’s Cross will be transformed into a compelling winter landscape, unveiling its latest annual installation
20 November 2023
A Devil Emerges: Joshua Reynolds Painting Reveals Demonic Figure After Restoration
In a dramatic turn of events, a devil-like figure, once considered too controversial for the audience of its time, has resurfaced from the depths of a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
1 November 2023
The Evolving Role of Museum Curators: A Paradigm Shift in Cultural Stewardship
In the ever-changing landscape of museums, the traditional role of the curator (a much-overused term), which was once perceived as a guardian of collections…
7 October 2023
Art Market News
Arts In the UK Generate £140 billion In Revenue Reveals DCMS
People across the United Kingdom are deeply connected to the arts, as evidenced by the findings of a 2023 survey… Read More
6 December 2023
UK Art Market Remains Buoyant Supporting 50,000 Jobs and Businesses
In the opaque, often murky global art market, the United Kingdom stands determined to hold on as a pivotal hub…. Read More
25 November 2023
Julie Mehretu Breaks Auction Record for African-Born Artist at Sotheby’s
Julie Mehretu, the Ethiopian-born-American artist, has secured her place in history by setting a new auction record for an African-born… Read More
25 November 2023
Henry Moore Drawing Discovered In Charity Shop Auctioned
The discovery of an important Henry Moore drawing purchased in a charity shop two decades ago has excited the Henry… Read More
21 November 2023
Christie’s And Sotheby’s: Roundup For NY’s Autumn Art Auctions
Sotheby’s New York witnessed a commendable result at their ‘Now’ sale on November 15. The lots amassed a substantial and… Read More
9 November 2023
Art Basel Releases Global Art Collecting Report 2023
THE SURVEY OF GLOBAL COLLECTING 2023 A Report Published by Art Basel & UBS In the ever-evolving landscape of high-net-worth… Read More
2 November 2023
People
Joy Gregory and Whitechapel Gallery Win £110k Freelands Award
The Freelands Foundation has announced the artist Joy Gregory and the Whitechapel Gallery have won the eighth annual Freelands Award…. Read More
29 November 2023
Artist Mark Bradford Wins $500K Getty Prize 2024
The J. Paul Getty Trust announced today it has named Los Angeles-based artist Mark Bradford as the recipient of its… Read More
29 November 2023
Christoph Lindner Appointed Royal College of Art President and Vice-Chancellor
Professor Christoph Lindner has been unveiled as the Royal College Of Art’s incoming President and Vice-Chancellor in a significant development… Read More
25 November 2023
UK Museum Embraces Transgender Identity of Ancient Roman Emperor Elagabalus
After years of academic research and debate, the North Hertfordshire Museum in the UK has announced that it will be… Read More
21 November 2023
John Akomfrah Arcadia: A Film Installation Exploring Colonial Narratives And Human Migration
John Akomfrah, who will be representing Britain at the 2024 Venice Biennale this Spring, has unveiled his latest film installation,… Read More
8 November 2023
Michelangelo Pistoletto At 90 Monumental Exhibition Unveiled At Castello di Rivoli
In celebrating his ninetieth birthday, the groundbreaking artist Michelangelo Pistoletto takes centre stage at Castello di Rivoli with his monumental… Read More
2 November 2023
Damien Hirst Survey Exhibition Unveiled At MUCA Munich
In a significant artistic event, the Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA) in Munich will host the first-ever major… Read More
23 October 2023
Annie Leibovitz Set To Sell Her Manhattan Duplex At $3m Loss
The American photographer Annie Leibovitz, who is represented by super-gallery Hauser & Wirth, is to sell her impressive 3,500 square-foot… Read More
17 October 2023
Events
Impressionists on Paper: Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec
Radical works on paper by Impressionist artists.
Women In Revolt! Art And Activism In The UK 1970-1990
Art, Activism and the Women’s movement in the UK 1970–1990
Hyundai Commission: El Anatsui
El Anatsui has created an exciting new artwork for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall.
Hiroshi Sugimoto
The largest survey to date of Hiroshi Sugimoto, an artist renowned for creating some of the most alluringly enigmatic photographs of our time.
Re/Sisters: A Lens on Gender and Ecology
Featuring around 50 international women and gender non-conforming artists
Idris Khan & Annie Morris: When Loss Makes Melodies
An emotionally resonant exhibition featuring the works of British contemporary artists and life partners, Idris Khan and Annie Morris.
Philip Guston
For over 50 years, artist Philip Guston restlessly made paintings and drawings that captured the anxious and turbulent world he was witnessing.
Georg Baselitz: Sculptures 2011-2015
Bringing Georg Baselitz’s sculptural works to the fore, this solo exhibition offers an intimate glimpse into the creative process of a ground-breaking artist.
Frans Hals: The Credit Suisse Exhibition
This is exhibition, the first major retrospective of Frans Hals in more than thirty years,
Sarah Lucas: Happy Gas
This exhibition presents Sarah Lucas’ practice in all its diversity across sculpture, installation and photography.
Marina Abramović
This major exhibition presents key moments from Abramović’s career through sculpture, video, installation and performance.
David Hockney: Drawing from Life
The first major exhibition devoted to David Hockney’s drawings in over twenty years.
Reviews
Six New York Gallery Shows December 2023 – Ilka Scobie
Ilka Scobie picks six New York Art exhibitions on in December 2023 including Nicola Vassell Gallery, Venus Over Manhattan and Derek Eller Gallery
4 December 2023
Tony Bevan: Epistophes and Heads – Ben Brown Fine Art – Sue Hubbard
An epistrophe is a word or phrase repeated at the end of a sentence to emphasise or heighten emotion. Derived… Read More
28 November 2023
Helmut Newton Magician And Miracle Worker A Coruña Spain – Jude Montague
Helmut Newton is one of those photographers who changed the way that fashion photography was carried out.
20 November 2023
Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings – A Multifaceted Trip Through Identity and Culture
Hurvin Anderson’s latest exhibition, “Salon Paintings,” at Hastings Contemporary, immerses visitors in a vibrant exploration of identity, memory, and cultural heritage.
20 November 2023
James Gillray Maximilist and Rebecca Salter Minimalist Gainsborough’s House – James Payne
Two very different exhibitions are currently on at Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury, Suffolk. Caricaturist James Gillray (1756–1815) and British abstract artist and President of the Royal Academy of Arts Rebecca Salter.
20 November 2023
Elmgreen & Dragset READ A Metaphysical Portrayal Of Books – Kunsthalle Praha
Elmgreen & Dragset’s latest exhibition, “READ,” at Kunsthalle Praha in the Czech Republic, unveils a compelling exploration of the profound relationship between art and literature.
18 November 2023
Women In Revolt Tate Britain – A Brilliantly Curated Archive – Sue Hubbard
Brilliantly curated and one of the largest shows mounted by Tate Britain, Women in Revolt is a complete archive of the period.
16 November 2023
Mark Rothko: Ghosts On The Periphery Of Vision – Fondation Louis Vuitton
The first time Mark Rothko’s paintings were exhibited in Paris, their reception was frosty. Organized by MoMA in 1962, 44 works made between 1945 – 1961
11 November 2023
Van Gogh And His Contemporaries An Artistic Revolution Along the Seine – Mariella Guzzoni
Van Gogh along the Seine is the title of the new exhibition now open at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, concluding the Museum’s 50th anniversary year
6 November 2023
Vitrines And Vitriol: Damien Hirst’s Munich Retrospective Still Challenges – Paul Carter Robinson
Damien Hirst best known for his bold concepts and provocative artworks, has unveiled his first retrospective exhibition in Germany
31 October 2023
I Heart Paris In The Autumn: Nico Kos Earle Explores Art In The French Capitol
Presenting works in the Jardin des Tuileries – Domaine National du Louvre, on Place Vendôme, in the Chapelle des Petits-Augustins des Beaux-Arts de Paris
28 October 2023
New York Gallery Art Notes Autumn 2023 – Ilka Scobie
Returning to NYC after a prolonged absence, I was dazzled by the vitality of current museum and gallery shows. Here are a few of the treasures autumn has unveiled.
22 October 2023
R B Kitaj And Philip Guston: Figurative Painting Celebrated – Revd Jonathan Evens
Two artists whose dogged persistence with figurative art, in the face of more reductive critical perceptions of art, enabled us to reach this place of diversity are currently having major retrospectives in London: Philip Guston and R.B. Kitaj.
17 October 2023
El Anatsui: Sublime Bottle Cap Curtains In Three Acts Fill Tate’s Turbine Hall
In the cavernous expanse of Tate’s Turbine Hall, Ghanaian artist El Anatsui has orchestrated a visual spectacle transcending conventional installation… Read More
10 October 2023
Philip Guston Tate Modern Worth The Wait – Sue Hubbard
If you see only one show in London this autumn, then go to see the much-postponed Philip Guston at Tate Modern.
6 October 2023
Happy Gas: Sarah Lucas’ Tate Britain Show A Laugh Out Loud Experience
To get into Happy Gas, Sarah Lucas’ new solo show at Tate Britain, you have to walk through a gift shop; floating on the sugary peach wallpaper
3 October 2023
Turner Prize 2023: A Regional Awakening – Towner Eastbourne – Sue Hubbard
The Tuner Prize was created, ostensibly, to promote public debate around new developments in contemporary art.
2 October 2023
Picasso As Sculptor Guggenheim Bilbao – Jude Montague
The Guggenheim Bilbao is hosting Picasso Sculptor: Matter and Body, an exhibition focusing exclusively on Picasso’s sculpture
2 October 2023
Unfaltering Marina Abramović: RA Stages Largest Retrospective To Date
In 1973, Marina Abramović performed Rhythm 10 at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival. Sitting at a table with twenty knives and two tape recorders
24 September 2023
Previews
Eleanor Johnson: The Feast of Fools – Gillian Jason Gallery London
The Feast of Fools, an inaugural solo exhibition featuring the artistry of Eleanor Johnson, has opened at Gillian Jason Gallery in London.
5 December 2023
Impressionists on Paper: Royal Academy Explores Work Beyond The Canvas
The Royal Academy of Arts is hosting a compelling exhibition that delves into the groundbreaking era of late 19th-century France…
28 November 2023
Antony Gormley Bold Body Politics – White Cube Bermondsey
In an exploration of our species’ intricate dance with its industrially crafted surroundings, Sir Antony Gormley’s “Body Politic” tackles….
23 November 2023
Winston Branch The Sweet Scent of Magnolia – Varvara Roza Galleries
Varvara Roza Galleries in collaboration with The Blender Gallery has announced a major solo exhibition by Winston Branch titled “The Sweet Scent of Magnolia”.
23 November 2023
Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings – Hastings Contemporary
Salon Paintings in association with The Hepworth Wakefield and Kistefos Museum, Norway, will feature selected works from Anderson’s celebrated Barbershop series…
16 November 2023
Jenny Saville: Ekkyklema Bridging Ancient Myth and Digital Realities – Gagosian London
In a fusion of ancient mythology and modern digital landscapes, artist Jenny Saville is set to unveil her latest exhibition
6 November 2023
RE/SISTERS: A Gender Revolutionary Vision – Barbican Art Gallery
Barbican Art Gallery is presenting RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology, an extraordinary exhibition
5 October 2023
Tate 2024 Exhibition Programme To Include Yoko Ono And Mike Kelley
Tate has announced its programme of exhibitions for 2024. It includes landmark group shows of the Expressionists at Tate Modern and historic women artists at Tate Britain, as well solo exhibitions devoted to John Singer Sargent, Yoko Ono and Mike Kelley.
28 June 2023
Features
Art Basel Miami Beach Art Week – Rizz Guide 2023
Artlyst has produced an easy-to-use Guide to all the essentials that Art Basel Miami Week has to offer. As the rhythmic heartbeat of ABMB commences…..
4 December 2023
The Art Diary December 2023 – Revd Jonathan Evens
December’s art diary begins with books that would make interesting gifts this Christmas before focusing on our usual eclectic mix of exhibition
4 December 2023
Martin O’Brien On Durational Performance Interview By Dominic Johnson
Martin O’Brien talks to art historian & writer Dominic Johnson ahead of Fading Out Of Dead Air – Transmissions for the Necropolis 14 December Whitechapel Gallery
2 December 2023
Ghislaine Leung: Interview of the Month November 2023 – Paul Carey-Kent
Ghislaine Leung is one of the four artists nominated for this year’s Turner Prize, the winner of which will be announced on 5 December.
11 November 2023
The Art Diary November 2023 – Revd Jonathan Evens
For my November Art Diary, I highlight exhibitions in Cambridge, Venice, Hastings, Lisbon, St David’s, Cookham and Colchester
1 November 2023
Did Marcel Duchamp Steal Dadaist Elsa von Freytag Loringhoven’s Urinal
Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” has long stood as a defining moment in the annals of modern art history, a urinal.
17 October 2023
Two Fried Eggs And A Kebab 1992 Sarah Lucas – Significant Works – Sue Hubbard
Sarah Lucas’s solo show has just opened at Tate Britain. So, I thought it would be interesting to revisit one of her earlier works from 1992, Two Fried Eggs and a Kebab.
26 September 2023
Twelve London Art Exhibitions Autumn 2023
Several exciting art exhibitions will open in London’s major museums and galleries this Autumn.
22 August 2023
Gluck: A Brush With Gender Non-Conforming Identity and Artistry
Gluck, born Hannah Gluckstein on 13 August 1895 in London, was an enigmatic figure in the world of art and a pioneer in expressing lesbian identity through her work.
19 August 2023
Shattering Boundaries: The Powerful Legacy of Black Women Artists
Black women artists have played a pivotal role in challenging artistic conventions, disrupting narratives, and reclaiming spaces within the art world.
15 July 2023
A Turner Mystery Solved – Kelly Grovier
It is among the most intriguing mysteries surrounding the art and imagination of Joseph Mallord William Turner: the secret he insisted was waiting to be discovered in one of his greatest paintings.
6 June 2023
Fair Comment 2023: International Art Fair Guide Recommended By Artlyst
The collector’s word in the aisles during many of the international art fairs is that there are just too many art fairs!
8 January 2023
London Art Exhibitions 2023 A Month By Month Guide
*UPDATED*
Artlyst has put together a month-by-month guide of the best of the London art exhibitions coming in 2023.
2 January 2023
Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2022 – History Has Its Eyes On You
Presenting the much-coveted Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2022. This is Artlyst’s way of acknowledging our industry’s hard work and achievements, as we see and curate it.
29 December 2022
Pyotr Pavlensky Uncensored The Artlyst Interview With Paul Carter Robinson
Pyotr Pavlensky was born in 1984 in Leningrad. He studied monumental painting at the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design.
28 September 2022
Paul Carey Kent Artist Interview Of The Month Index – Artlyst
Welcome to this new series of monthly artist interviews by critic Paul Carey-Kent. Paul has written for Art Monthly and Frieze Magazine
26 October 2021
Significant Works: A New Series Of Contemporary Art Essays By Sue Hubbard
In this new series, Sue Hubbard explores single works by leading contemporary artists.
1 September 2020
Great Artworks Explained A New Video Series By James Payne
This is a new series by Artist/historian James Payne demystifying great works of art. We will be adding to this page as the content is produced.
1 June 2020
Books For Sale
Marguerite Horner Numinous – Hurtwood
Numinous presents the monochromatic, radiant and accomplished paintings of British artist Marguerite Horner
6 December 2023
Earthly Delights A History of the Renaissance Jonathan Jones
What was the ‘Renaissance’? In the nineteenth century, this flowering of creativity and thought was celebrated as the birth of the modern world.
30 November 2023
The Art of Colour: The History of Art in 39 Pigments – Kelly Grovier
A unique approach to the history of art told through the story of colour and pigments.
23 November 2023
Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings
Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings takes it title from the first exhibition to survey Anderson’s Barbershop series to date, spanning the early paintings and related studies he made in 2006 to major new works…
16 November 2023
Art Monsters Unruly Bodies In Feminist Art Lauren Elkin – Penguin
A dazzlingly original reassessment of women’s stories, bodies and art – and how we think about them. For decades, feminist artists have confronted the problem of how to tell the truth
9 November 2023
Inside The Spiral: The Passions of Robert Smithson A New Book By Suzaan Boettger
To introduce this excerpt, the very first pages of my book Inside the Spiral: The Passions of Robert Smithson, I will start with the first words following the end of the book….
16 October 2023
Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting – Robert Storr
In the mesmerising realm of contemporary art, few figures shine as brightly as Philip Guston, whose work transcends mere strokes of paint
4 October 2023
Nomadic Journey and Spirit of Places – Marina Abramović
Never before published, this self-curated, intensely personal collection of travel notes and sketches by the world’s most revered performance artist
28 September 2023