Alex Farquharson, Director of Nottingham Contemporary has been appointed as the new Director of Tate Britain, it was announced today. He replaces Penelope Curtis who will now take up a new position as Director, at the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian in Lisbon.Mr...
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Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2025- 2026 Art In Our Time
When Artlyst first started its Alt Power 100 Artlyst fifteen years ago, we were aiming at an audience fed up with the gratuitous love fest that other Power 100 lists produced. This list rewarded the commercial while ignoring the hard work of curators, museum...
Nnena Kalu Wins The Coveted Turner Prize 2025 In Bradford
Nnena Kalu has won the coveted Turner Prize 2025 in Bradford, the current UK city of culture. She is the first artist with a learning disability to win the award. The other artists shortlisted for the coveted prize were Mohammed Sami, Rene Matić and Zadie Xa. Steven...
Turner Prize 2025: Artlyst Asks AI To Predict The Winner
The Turner Prize exhibition has settled into Cartwright Hall in Bradford like a slightly unpredictable houseguest—brilliant, messy, emotional, occasionally aloof—and the closer we get to December 9, the more the conversation tightens. Who's really in front as Bradford...
Frieze London 2025: What Sold And What The Dealers Said – Report
This year's Frieze London and Frieze Masters drew an estimated 90,000 visitors from 108 countries, a figure that underlines London's ongoing pull as a global meeting point for art, ideas and influence. The surge in attendance included record numbers of museum groups...
Bridget Riley Donates Major New Work To Tate Britain’s Collection
Bridget Riley's Concerto I (2024) enters the Tate collection—a gift from the artist herself. The painting debuts alongside Fall (1963) in a focused display running through June 2026, tracing six decades of Riley's optical alchemy. Alex Farquharson, Director of Tate...
MIMA To Host Turner Prize 2026: A Cultural Coup For Middlesbrough
The Turner Prize is coming to Teesside. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) will stage the prestigious contemporary art award in autumn 2026, cementing the gallery's reputation as a driving force in the UK's cultural landscape. The announcement follows...
Turner Prize 2025: Shortlist Revealed On JMW Turner’s 250th Birthday
Tate Britain has announced the shortlist for the Turner Prize 2025. In a fitting tribute on JMW Turner’s 250th birthday, the four nominated artists were unveiled: Nnena Kalu, Rene Matić, Mohammed Sami, and Zadie Xa. The artist's work will head to Cartwright Hall Art...
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 and culture. This year's edition cuts through traditional hierarchies to spotlight those who wield influence in unexpected and...