At this time of year, stay away from the big galleries and swerve round to the smaller spaces. London pre-Christmas is crazy, crackers! The importance of seeing Art up close and personal cannot be overestimated. Thinking you know or understand Art, its language, its...
Frieze has ironically brought cold weather this year, which we've managed to avoid gallantly during this autumnal period, with some of us even wearing shorts up until last week. Another tempest in the air is the influx of many well-heeled, tanned and rested visitors...
As London Gallery Weekend returns for its fifth edition (6-8 June), we present an alphabetical selection of standout recommended exhibitions across the capital's 126 participating galleries. From newly established spaces to landmark enterprises, this year's programme...
And the 2024 Turner Prize goes to Jasleen Kaur. This year, the prize was presented by the actor James Norton at a ceremony attended by artists, curators, and art industry insiders. Jasleen wore the colours of the Palestinian flag, showing her solidarity with the...
The global art community descended on London last week for Frieze, which opened on Wednesday in leafy Regent's Park. There was a cacophony of openings across all commercial, institutional, non-profit, and pop-up spaces, as this is the week to discover and be...
Frank Auerbach: Portraits of London - Offer Waterman and Francis Outred (Top Photo) One of the highlights of Frieze week is the exceptional - institutional-level – exhibition Frank Auerbach: Portraits of London at the newly opened Offer Waterman and Francis Outred...
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. Looking back to the genesis of this prize, in 1984, the Tate Gallery showed a fraction of the contemporary art...
Autumn will bring exciting and significant exhibitions to the major museums and galleries in London. From beloved artists such as Van Gogh, Monet, and Francis Bacon to a group show featuring Renaissance giants Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael, there will be plenty...
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...