Trump Eyes Up Culture Sector: What Could Be Ahead?
As speculation grows about Donald Trump’s return to the White House, questions loom over the future of arts funding in the United States…
22 January 2025
News
JMW Turner Turns 250: Celebrating Britain’s Greatest Artist
Britain is poised for a landmark year in 2025 as institutions across the UK prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of JMW Turner…
21 January 2025
British Council Facing Debt Crisis Considers Art Collection Sell-off
The British Council is considering selling off its £200 million art collection due to debts incurred during the COVID crisis.
20 January 2025
Frieze Felix And Other LA Art Fairs Proceed Following Devastating Fires
Los Angeles’ premier art fairs, including Frieze Los Angeles, Felix, and several others, are set to go forward as planned next month despite the devastation caused by recent wildfires…
18 January 2025
Emergency Relief Fund Launched For Los Angeles Artists Impacted By Fire
A coalition of major arts organisations, philanthropists, and global institutions announced Thursday the creation of the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund…
16 January 2025
Robert Indiana: Love Sculpture Lego Set Unveiled
Lego has released a Pop Art Tribute to Robert Indiana’s Love sculpture in time for Valentine’s Day. The new “Love” Set…
13 January 2025
Art Market News
Ten Standout Picks From The London Art Fair 2025 – Paul Carter Robinson
The London Art Fair has once again cemented its reputation as a cornerstone of the UK’s cultural calendar, showcasing a… Read More
23 January 2025
Art Basel Hong Kong Announces Highlights For 2025 Edition
Art Basel announces further highlights for its 2025 edition in Hong Kong, including details on unique sectors and an extensive… Read More
21 January 2025
Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Discovered At School Heads To Auction
A long-lost sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth, one of Britain’s most celebrated modernist artists, was found last February in an… Read More
15 January 2025
Christie’s Left in the Lurch After $28 Million Chardin Sale Goes Unpaid
PARIS — Christie’s, the international auction house, has become embroiled in a humiliating legal wrangle after the buyer of a… Read More
17 December 2024
People
Jo Baer Best Known For Her Hard-Edge Minimalist Paintings Dies Aged 95
Jo Baer, the celebrated American painter who revolutionised Minimalist abstraction before charting a bold course into figuration, has died at… Read More
23 January 2025
Martina Droth Appointed New Director At Yale Center for British Art
Yale President Maurie McInnis has announced that Martina Droth, an art historian and curator who has served in a series… Read More
21 January 2025
David Lynch: Influential Director And Artist, Dies Aged 78
David Lynch was not only an Oscar-nominated filmmaker but also a painter, actor, photographer and musician. He cultivated a Surrealist… Read More
16 January 2025
Julie Mehretu Honoured With France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The celebrated Ethiopian-born artist Julie Mehretu, known for her dynamic abstractions and deep engagement with contemporary social and political themes,… Read More
13 January 2025
Events
Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism
A major exhibition featuring over 130 works by ten important Brazilian artists from the twentieth century, capturing the diversity of Brazilian art at the time.
Versailles: Science and Splendour
A significant new exhibition unveils the fascinating stories of science at Versailles, exploring how scientific knowledge became widespread, fashionable, and a tool of power to enhance France’s prestige.
London Art Fair 2025
The London Art Fair returns to the Business Design Centre this January.
Electric Dreams: Art And Technology Before The Internet
This major exhibition brings together groundbreaking works by a wide range of international artists who engaged with science, technology and material innovation.
The 80s Photographing Britain
This exhibition traces the work of a diverse community of photographers, collectives and publications –creating radical responses to the turbulent Thatcher years in 80s Britain.
The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence
This major exhibition will celebrate the extraordinary creative output and internationalist culture of the Golden Age of the Mughal Court (about 1560 – 1660)
Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael Florence, c. 1504
See some of the finest examples of Italian Renaissance drawing, including Leonardo’s Burlington House Cartoon and the studies by Leonardo and Michelangelo for their murals
Hew Locke: what have we here?
In this groundbreaking new show, Locke (born 1959) explores, questions and challenges narratives of British imperialism through objects from the British Museum collection
Reviews
Futurism and the Origins of Experimental Poetry Estorick Collection – Sue Hubbard
The early 20th century was an era of dramatic social and political upheaval. Futurism, the art movement that began in Italy, embodied a love affair with speed and new technology that ‘aimed to liberate Italy from the weight of its past’.
24 January 2025
Small But Mighty: Gainsborough’s House and Leighton House – Claudia Barbieri Childs
Artists’ homes can offer an intriguing insight into their life and work. Gainsborough’s House in the silk-weaving town of Sudbury, in Suffolk, and Leighton House in the heart of Kensington, London…
16 December 2024
Philippe Parreno VOICES Haus der Kunst Munich – Jude Montague
Philippe Parreno Haus der Kunst, Munich: The current curation of Haus der Kunst, driven by Andrea Lissoni is a subject of discussion among the staff and those preparing for the latest significant opening….
14 December 2024
Art Is For Life Not Just Christmas – London Gallery Round-Up – Nico Kos Earle
This is a roundup of the shows we have managed to see that seem to speak to the idea of collecting instead of gifting for Christmas…
13 December 2024
Michelangelo Leonardo Raphael At The Royal Academy Review – Revd Jonathan Evens
The central premise for Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c.1504 at the Royal Academy of Arts is that at the turn of the sixteenth century, these three titans of the Italian Renaissance briefly crossed paths, competing for the attention of the most powerful patrons in Republican Florence.
3 December 2024
Hew Locke: Thought Provoking Exploration Of Imperialism – British Museum – Sue Hubbard
The Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke worked for two years with staff across the British Museum to select objects with which to explore the cultural impact of British Imperialism.
25 November 2024
Dora Carrington: Beyond Bloomsbury Pallant House – Brian Childs
Dora Carrington was, and remains, an enigma. A rebel who shunned the public gaze, an outsider who immersed herself in the Bloomsbury set…
20 November 2024
Surrealism At 100 Celebrated With Epic Pompidou Centre Exhibition – Lee Sharrock
100 years of Surrealism is celebrated with an epic exhibition at the Pompidou Centre in Paris………….
15 November 2024
Vanessa Bell Pioneering Modernist Painter MK Gallery – Sara Faith
Vanessa Bell (1879-1961) was an avant-garde artist associated with the early twentieth-century Bloomsbury Group.
21 October 2024
Francis Bacon – Human Presence – National Portrait Gallery – Sue Hubbard
Francis Bacon is something of a Marmite painter. There are those who love him – his searing honesty and the existential search to extract the essence of a subject…
16 October 2024
Turner Prize 2024: In The Language Of Institutional Representation – Nico Kos Earle
The four artists shortlisted for the 40th edition of the Turner Prize 2024, Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur and Delaine le Bas, are a motley crew.
30 September 2024
Monet And London Reflections On The Thames Courtauld Gallery – Sara Faith
Monet’s views of London from his hotel balcony overlooking the Thames towards the Houses of Parliament were realised over three extended trips to London in 1899, 1900 and 1901.
27 September 2024
Van Gogh: Poets Lovers And Emotional Directness – Sue Hubbard
If there is one exhibition you should see in London this autumn, it has to be Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers at the National Gallery…
15 September 2024
Previews
A New Model for Galleries: CoNdo returns to London in 2025
A unique approach to showcasing Contemporary Art, Condo returns to London for its 2025 edition. Short for Condominium, this large-scale collaborative exhibition
9 January 2025
London Art Fair 2025: Celebrating Art in All Its Diversity
The London Art Fair returns for its 37th edition from 22–26 January 2025, promising an inspiring showcase of modern and contemporary art…
19 December 2024
Brasil! Brasil! The Birth Of Modernism Royal Academy
The Royal Academy’s first exhibition of 2025 will be Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism. This major new exhibition will feature over 130 works from the 1910s to the 1970s by ten important Brazilian artists.
19 December 2024
Ai Weiwei Creates Exhibition Where Even The Press Release Is AI-Generated
Lisson Gallery is presenting a compelling exhibition of new works by the renowned artist Ai Weiwei, showcasing a provocative exploration of contemporary issues…
9 December 2024
London Art Fair Partners With Sainsbury Centre For 2025 Event
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich, renowned for its eclectic collection and iconic Norman Foster-designed building…
4 December 2024
Origins Of Imagination: New AI Work By Dominic Harris Launches
Halcyon presents Origins of Imagination, a new interactive work by British artist Dominic Harris, which launches…
27 November 2024
Picasso Printmaker: New British Museum Exhibition
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) worked with printmaking throughout his career, yielding some of the 20th century’s most iconic graphic works.
7 November 2024
The Great Mughals: Art Architecture and Opulence – V&A South Kensington
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London unveils its upcoming blockbuster exhibition, The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence, on 9th November 2024.
31 October 2024
Innovators Of Optical Kinetic And Digital Art Celebrated At Tate Modern
Tate Modern celebrates the early innovators of optical, kinetic, programmed, and digital art, who forged a new era of immersive environments and artworks that engage with new technologies. …
23 October 2024
Major David Hockney Graphics Exhibition Living In Colour Opens At Halcyon
Halcyon has opened ‘Living in Colour’, one of the world’s largest collections of David Hockney’s graphics. The exhibition comprises more than 150 works.
13 October 2024
Salon Des Etrangers: Venice Exhibition Inspired By Albert Camus’ The Outsiders
Salon Des Etrangers (Strangers Lounge) is a salon-type exhibition devised for the historic 60th Biennale Di Venezia.
1 October 2024
Pioneering Computer Artist Barbara Nessim Launches New Exhibitions In Paris And LA
Barbara Nessim is an artist recognised as a pioneer in early computer art. She was among the first to explore the creative potential of computers…
14 September 2024
Features
Ryan Mosley: Interview of the Month, February 2025 – Paul Carey-Kent
I spoke to Sheffield-based painter Ryan Mosley in his new show ‘Heavy is the Mountain’ at Josh Lilley: twenty-odd works full of figures…
22 January 2025
Twelve Out of London Art Exhibitions 2025
Artlyst has selected twelve art exhibitions that will take place out of London and around the UK during 2025.
14 January 2025
The Art Diary January 2025 – Revd Jonathan Evens
This is the first Art Diary of 2025. Each exhibition listed will reward the paying of sustained attention, enabling entry to a state of contemplation and even contemplative prayer.
6 January 2025
London Art Exhibitions 2025 An Artlyst Month by Month Guide
*UPDATED*
2025 promises to see another full and varied programme of art exhibitions in London. Artlyst has put together this month-by-month guide.
5 January 2025
Daniel Silver: Interview of the Month, January 2025 – Paul Carey-Kent
Daniel Silver populates Frith Street gallery with ten sculptural figures that place bronze heads atop blocks of marble. Ranged around like totems…
4 January 2025
Fair Comment 2025: International Art Fairs Guide – Recommended By Artlyst
Contemporary Art has an energy that pulses and a creativity that collides with culture to ignite something extraordinary. Nowhere is this fusion more electrifying than in the world’s premier art fairs….
3 January 2025
Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2024/2025 Art Of Our Time
Welcome to the Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2024/2025. The Alt Power 100 Artlyst celebrates the visionaries transforming the artistic landscape…
31 December 2024
Ten London Art Exhibitions Opening In 2025
Here are ten London Art exhibitions to look out for in 2025.
17 December 2024
Tamar Mason: Interview of the Month, December 2024 – Paul Carey-Kent
I talked to Tamar Mason at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, surrounded by her first UK solo show. In what looks initially like paintings…
1 December 2024
Ten Out of London Exhibitions Winter 2024-25
Here is the Artlyst pick of out-of-London exhibitions on view this winter.
26 November 2024
Marianne Faithfull: Francis Bacon’s Wild Child – Darren Coffield
When interviewed for my book, the pop icon Marianne Faithfull said she first crossed paths with Bacon after she’d just split up from Mick Jagger…
7 October 2024
Tracey Emin: Interview of the Month, October 2024 – Paul Carey-Kent
Diagnosed with cancer during the 2020 lockdown, Tracey Emin underwent radical surgery for bladder cancer. That hasn’t stopped her returning to art…
1 October 2024
TABOO Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London – Fashion + Textile Museum
Step into the creative hotbed of 1980s London with a new exhibition at the Fashion + Textile Museum in Bermondsey…. Read More
1 October 2024
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers – A Critical View – Mariella Guzzoni
These were the words Vincent van Gogh sent to his brother Theo from Arles on 18 September 1888. He had arrived in Provence just seven months earlier and, in that brief span…
20 September 2024
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
Surrealism: First and Always ACC Art Books – Book Review
Surrealism: First and Always is a distinctive and essential catalogue produced in conjunction with the Centre Pompidou’s exhibition celebrating the… Read More
21 January 2025
Cindy Sherman – Anti-fashion – Artlyst Book review
Cindy Sherman has long been recognised as a transformative figure in contemporary art. Her engagement with the fashion world…
16 January 2025
Calling The Shots (Victoria and Albert Museum) A Queer History of Photography
This extravagantly curated volume, drawn from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s renowned photography collection…
11 December 2024
Review: Turner’s Last Sketchbook – Yale Center For British Art
This new facsimile edition of J.M.W. Turner’s final intact sketchbook is more than a publication—it is a portal into the twilight of the great master’s career…
5 December 2024