Sotheby’s To Repurpose Marcel Breuer Whitney Building In Manhattan
The iconic 1966 brutalist building on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, designed by the Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer will be the new home of auctioneers Sotheby’s.
3 June 2023
News
British Museum Ends Sponsorship Arrangement With Fossil Fuel Giant BP
BP’s sponsorship of the British Museum is to end following years of protest.
2 June 2023
London Gallery Weekend 2023 Everything you Need To Know
London Gallery Weekend is the world’s largest event of its kind and unique among global gallery weekend events in the breadth and diversity of its participating galleries.
1 June 2023
Kenneth Anger Artist Filmmaker And Underground Cult Figure Dies Aged 96
The homoerotic artist and filmmaker Kenneth Anger, whose transgressional body of work delved into the occult, paganism and LGBTQ+ subject matter, has died aged 96.
29 May 2023
Tate Britain Rehangs Worlds Greatest British Art Collection
Tate Britain opens a complete rehang of the world’s greatest collection of British art, the first time in ten years that the gallery’s free displays have been presented anew.
23 May 2023
Brazilian Pavilion Awarded Golden Lion At 18th Venice International Architecture Exhibition
The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo has announce at Ca’ Giustinian in Venice, that the Brazilian Pavilion was awarded the Golden Lion for best National Participation at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition
20 May 2023
Warhol Foundation Loses Supreme Court Appeal In Prince Appropriation Case
The United States Supreme Court ruled (18 May) that “To avoid copyright infringement by a second artist who bases a new work…
19 May 2023
Sackler Name Erased From All Oxford University Buildings
The Sackler name has been erased from all buildings associated with Oxford University. This includes the Sackler Library, two Sackler galleries
18 May 2023
Vice Media Goes Belly Up Resulting In $225m Fire Sale
The once great and powerful Vice Media has filed for bankruptcy protection resulting in a fire sale to a consortium.
15 May 2023
Johnny Depp To Direct Biopic Of Amedeo Modigliani
Johnny Depp is set to direct his second film, a biopic about the life of the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.
11 May 2023
Should Great Artists Be Cancelled For Bad Or Inappropriate Behaviour
Should an artist’s behaviour and beliefs be considered separate from their art? This complex and controversial issue has been debated in the art world for many years.
10 May 2023
France Set To Release Recommendations On Cultural Restitution
France is set to release their long-awaited policy report on the restitution of cultural property—the guidelines for returning looted artworks from Nazi occupation and stolen artefacts from the colonial period.
4 May 2023
Karin Hindsbo To Succeed Frances Morris As New Director Of Tate Modern
Karin Hindsbo, Director of The National Museum, Oslo, has been appointed the new Director of Tate Modern. She will replace Frances Morris, who has been at the helm of the job for the last seven years.
29 April 2023
Turner Prize 2023 Shortlist Announced By Tate And Towner Eastbourne
The four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2023 was announced by Tate today. They are Jesse Darling, Ghislaine Leung, Rory Pilgrim and Barbara Walker.
27 April 2023
Events
Anselm Kiefer: Finnegans Wake
White Cube presents an exhibition of new paintings, sculptures and installations by Anselm Kiefer,
Tomás Saraceno In Collaboration: Web(s) of Life
A living, collaborative and multi-species exhibition that delves into how different life forms, technologies and energy systems are connected in the climate emergency.
Brian Clarke: A Great Light
An exhibition of works by stained glass artist Brian Clarke
Chris Ofili: The Seven Deadly Sins
Victoria Miro presents The Seven Deadly Sins, a major new series of paintings by Chris Ofili.
Summer Exhibition 2023
The world’s largest open submission exhibition is back, featuring work in every medium imaginable.
Tue-Sun 10am-6pm Friday 10am-9pm
Luxury And Power: Persia to Greece
Drawing on dazzling objects from Afghanistan to Greece, this exhibition moves beyond the ancient Greek spin to explore a more complex story about luxury.
Ai Weiwei: Making Sense
This major exhibition, developed in collaboration with Ai Weiwei himself, is the first to present his work as a commentary on design and what it reveals about our changing values.
Isaac Julien: What Freedom Is To Me
The first major UK exhibition by one of today’s most compelling artists and filmmakers
Hilma Af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms Of Life
This is a unique chance to discover the visionary work of Swedish painter Hilma af Klint and experience Dutch painter Piet Mondrian’s influential art in a new light.
Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism
The first major UK exhibition of the trailblazing Impressionist Berthe Morisot since 1950.
After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art
Explore a period of great upheaval when artists broke with established tradition and laid the foundations for the art of the 20th and the 21st centuries.
Anthony Caro: The Inspiration of Architecture
Anthony Caro (1924–2013), widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s most influential sculptors, is the subject of Pitzhanger’s spring exhibition, opening on what would have been his 99th birthday.
Reviews
RA Summer Exhibition Polite And Figurative – Sue Hubbard
For many, it’s as much a part of the summer to-do list as Glyndebourne or Wimbledon. The RA’s Summer Exhibition attracts big crowds.
6 June 2023
Peter Howson AT 65 – Edinburgh City Art Centre – Clare Henry
“Epic. Powerful. Brutal. Incredible. Miraculous. Spectacular.” Hyperbole is essential when speaking of PETER HOWSON’s work.
6 June 2023
Ai Weiwei The Artist of Resistance The Design Museum – Rev Jonathan Evens
Ai Weiwei’s work has always focused on bringing older craftsmanship into contemporary contexts while creating or using new languages.
31 May 2023
Shiga Lieko and Takeuchi Kota Waiting for the Wind – Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo – Rachel Carvosso
Waiting for the Wind is currently showing as part of the Tokyo Contemporary Art Award 2021 – 2023 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is on until June 16th.
27 May 2023
The Eye of the Collector Fair Round Up – Nico Kos Earle
The Eye of the Collector is a quietly disruptive art platform that comprises a boutique London art fair, an accompanying online/social platform and a genuine network of collectors
25 May 2023
East Sussex Gallery Reviews May 2023 – Jude Montague
This month’s round-up of exhibitions in East Sussex features exhibitions in the Hastings area.
25 May 2023
Gwen John Connecting With London And Paris – Pallant House Gallery – Sara Faith
Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris has just opened at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester.
15 May 2023
Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian A Perplexing Pairing – Tate Modern – Nico Kos-Earle
There is always something to learn at the Tate, but this was a lesson I never expected. When Hilma Af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life
11 May 2023
Saint Francis Of Assisi A Timely Exhibition – National Gallery – Rev Jonathan Evens
The National Gallery’s Saint Francis of Assisi exhibition explores how Saint Francis captured the imagination of artists, how his image has evolved over centuries.
10 May 2023
Isaac Julien: Mesmerising Black Heroism At Tate Britain – Sue Hubbard
I first came across the work of Isaac Julien when I was doing my MA in Creative Writing at UEA and did a module on black British film.
30 April 2023
We Out Here Hastings Contemporary – Jude Montague
A show of six artists living and working in Hastings who are a band of ambitious makers with global subjects that come together with this local remit.
17 April 2023
Why Critics Have A Problem With The Pre-Raphaelites? – Revd Jonathan Evens
Critics have a problem with the Pre-Raphaelites. Reviews to date, of The Rossettis exhibition at Tate Britain, until 24 September
16 April 2023
Annie Morris and Idris Khan Artist Couple – Newlands House Petworth
Annie Morris and Idris Khan have been a couple for over a decade, a personal union and artistic collaboration celebrated by a first-ever joint show
15 April 2023
The Ugly Duchess: Beauty & Satire In The Renaissance National Gallery – David Berridge
My starting hunch is that this is a man in drag, which might leave the breasts unexplained. They could be a man’s chest pushed up, then exaggerated a bit.
13 April 2023
Soutine Kossoff Hastings Contemporary – A Relatable Pairing by Jude Montague
When a major exhibition of such significant artists as Chaim Soutine and Leon Kossoff, with such a comprehensive display of important paintings, comes to a seaside town like Hastings…
4 April 2023
Religion and Spirituality in Post Impressionism National Gallery – Revd Jonathan Evens
After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art explores the period in modern art from the last Impressionist exhibition in Paris in 1886 to the eve of the First World War in 1914. In the words of co-curator MaryAnne Stevens.
26 March 2023
Black Artists From The American South Royal Academy – Rev Jonathan Evens
The ethos of art, art by everyone for everyone with anything, is what drives black artists from the American South.
23 March 2023
Oskar Kokoschka Expressionism, Rebellion and Humanism Guggenheim Bilbao – Sara Faith
Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) is best known for his early links to the Viennese art scene, where Gustav Klimt encouraged and supported him and where he, in turn, exerted an influence on Egon Schiele.
20 March 2023
Sir Paul Smith’s Sublime Homage To Picasso – Musée National Picasso – Paris
The English fashion designer Sir Paul Smith has created one of the most engaging Picasso exhibitions ever mounted to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the artist’s death on April 8 1973.
9 March 2023
Alice Neel Collector Of Souls Barbican Art Gallery – Sara Faith
The exhibition at the Barbican is the study of American figurative painter Alice Neel (1900-1984), who Barbican Artistic Director Will Gompertz describes as ‘a radical, creative artist undervalued for much of her six-decade career’.
16 February 2023
Vermeer: Stillness and Light Rijksmuseum Amsterdam – Sue Hubbard
Delft was Vermeer’s city. Stand in front of his small painting, The Little Street of 1658 and you will see cobbles and a gabled brick house with leaded windows, just as you still see all around you in the city today.
14 February 2023
Previews
FACET: Contemporary Queer Art & Culture VSSL Studio Presents A Series of Exhibitions
FACET provides a fresh perspective on contemporary Queer Art, a series of five exhibitions are happening this June at Deptford’s VSSL Studio
1 June 2023
Get Ready for The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2023
This year, British artist David Remfry RA will coordinate the Summer Exhibition and, working with the rest of the Summer Exhibition Committee, will explore the theme of Only Connect
25 May 2023
Margaret Harrison And Conrad Atkinson National Provocateurs – Cross Lane Projects Kendal
A new exhibition of works by feminist artist Margaret Harrison and her late husband Conrad Atkinson will open at Cross Lane Projects, Kendal, this month.
7 May 2023
Michael Petry Explores Forgotten Gods, Resurrected Rituals & Queer Desire
The Luce Center for the Arts & Religion is presenting ‘In League with Devils’ by Michael Petry, an exhibition exploring forgotten gods, resurrected rituals & queer desire.
25 April 2023
National Portrait Gallery To Reopen With Sir Paul McCartney Photo Exhibition
Sir Paul’s private and personal photos will be displayed for the first time when the National Portrait Gallery reopens to visitors
30 March 2023
Steve McQueen Unveils Grenfell A New Artwork At The Serpentine
In December 2017, artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen (b. 1969, London, UK) made an artwork in response to the fire…
29 March 2023
The Power of She: A Tribute to Women in the Arts: Bowman Sculpture and Guerin Projects
The Power of She: A tribute to Women in the Arts is a ground-breaking curatorial initiative from a duo of accomplished women curators: Marie-Claudine Llamas and Mica Bowman
14 March 2023
Features
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
The Art Diary June 2023 – Rev Jonathan Evens
The June Art Diary includes Gwen John, Marc Chagall, Louis Carreon, Peter Howson, Laura Knight, Cecilia Vicuña and Yun Hyong-keun
5 June 2023
Callum Innes: Interview of the Month June 2023 – Paul Carey-Kent
Over the past four decades, Callum Innes has worked in series, creating luminous abstractions which expose the fundamentals of painting…
29 May 2023
Frank Gehry At Battersea Power Station The Verdict – Alex Murray
It takes a long time to reawaken a slumbering giant, forty years in the case of the Battersea Power Station.
17 May 2023
Pablo Picasso: Top Ten Seminal Paintings – The Critical Eye – Artlyst
After visiting the excellent Paul Smith-curated Pablo Picasso exhibition at the Musée Picasso in Paris, I was inspired to choose ten paintings, writing a paragraph on each.
3 May 2023
Are Artists Like Jeff Koons And Damien Hirst Only In It For The Money?
It’s difficult to say definitively whether artists like Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst are “only in it for the money,” as motivations can be complex and multifaceted.
2 May 2023
Sean Scully A Humility Towards Nature – Interview Rev Jonathan Evens
Sean Scully talks to Rev Jonathan Evens about his art, the creative process and nature.
30 April 2023
Damien Hirst Mother And Child (Divided) 1993 – Significant Works – Sue Hubbard
Sue Hubbard looks at Damien Hirst’s Mother And Child (Divided) in her latest critical study for Artlyst’s Significant Works.
27 April 2023
Spotlight On Hong Kong Art Week 2023 – Artlyst
Hong Kong Art Week/Month has heralded the return of visual culture to the Asia-Pacific market hub.
26 March 2023
The Art Diary March 2023 – Revd Jonathan Evens
Nalini Malani’s work weaves together source materials drawn from different media and cultures in order to connect contemporary issues with history
12 March 2023
Women Artists Dominate 2023 Exhibition Schedule
Women artists are set to dominate the exhibition schedule in the major museums and galleries in 2023
18 January 2023
Twelve Out of London Art Exhibitions 2023
Artlyst has selected twelve art exhibitions that will take place out of London and around the UK during 2023.
9 January 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
Andres Serrano: Talks About Free Speech And NFTs – Artlyst Interview
Serrano’s photograph, Piss Christ (1987), became the subject of a US national debate on freedom of artistic expression.
29 November 2022
Great Art Cities Explained – An Art And Travel Video Series
Following the wildly successful YouTube art history series, Great Art Explained in 15 Minutes, founded in 2020 by art writer and curator James Payne
7 November 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