Before surrealism had a name, Giorgio de Chirico was painting its blueprint. Born in 1888 in Volos, Greece, to Italian parents, his childhood was steeped in the contradictions that would define his work—classical mythology clashing with industrial modernity, the...
London, 14 October 2024—Frieze London and Frieze Masters closed their doors after a successful five-day run, with significant sales and solid international attendance. With 90,000 visitors, the fairs again became a leading global art event. This year, the fairs...
Japanese art is having its time in the sun, with three British galleries putting on summer shows that illustrate the variety and adaptability of the country's woodblock printing tradition. At the Dulwich Picture Gallery, Yoshida: Three Generations of Japanese...
The British artist Gavin Turk has created a new public artwork Inspired by surrealist artistic methodologies and the 'myth' of the artist. The bronze sculpture depicts the Greek Goddess Ariadne as an exploration of a classical figure that invites the audience inside a...
Villa Noailles Hyères, France: Last week, thousands celebrated the 33rd International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessory Design in Hyères, in the South of France. Celebrities were pouring in and the media was overwhelmed with their images. The Festival...
It’s hard to complain about the big institutional shows on display just now: Whiteread, the Kabakovs, Modigliani at the Tates; Monochrome Painting and Rodin at the National Gallery; Cezanne at the NPG; Rose Wiley at the Serpentine Sackler; the US generational overview...
Paul Carey-Kent presents his recommended London Art exhibitions for November 2017. It is a varied selection containing a number of different mediums and styles. Hiroshi Sugimoto: Snow White @ Marian Goodman Gallery, 5-8 Lower John St - Soho To 22 Dec Union City...
What is Outsider Art? Roger Cardinal the English art critic coined the term 'Outsider Art' in 1972 as the English alternative to 'Art Brut' (French: "raw art" or "rough art").This was a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the...
Sotheby's has reported a 100% sales result for the collection of the art dealer Jan Krugier. The Combined Total of £74.8 million - More than Doubles the High Estimate of lots offered in the auction. In the course of the last two days, 119 works from the Private...