In a dramatic turn of events, a devil-like figure, once considered too controversial for the audience of its time, has resurfaced from the depths of a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
1 November 2023
Damien Hirst has released a new series of his ‘Spin” artworks a digital and physical creation using machine learning algorithms.
6 April 2023
Elgin Marbles: UK Government In Settlement Talks With Greece – Banksy Mural Theft Foiled In Kyiv – Omai By Sir Joshua Reynolds Raises £25m To Stop Export
3 December 2022
A painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, stolen from a UK stately home in 1984, has been discovered in the collection of a Japanese museum.
6 September 2019
The DCMS has granted a temporary UK export licence for Sir Joshua Reynolds’ painting of Omai to travel to Amsterdam to be exhibited in the highly anticipated ‘High Society’ exhibition at the Rijksmuseum.
26 February 2018
The Wallace Collection is to offer a fresh perspective on the work of a towering figure of British painting, Joshua… Read More
12 January 2015
The painting of Omai by the iconic English painter Sir Joshua Reynolds will remain in the UK, following Culture Minister… Read More
14 July 2012
Valuable masterpieces by Sir Joshua Reynolds, JMW Turner and Peter Paul Rubens have been given to the nation in lieu of tax
8 November 2012
The Royal Academy’s 256th Summer Exhibition, a unique and compelling exploration of contemporary art and architecture, is set to be a pivotal platform for the artistic community.
2 May 2024
Entangled Pasts, 1768–now. Art, Colonialism and Change’ takes over the main galleries of the Royal Academy of Arts from 3rd February to 28th April 2024.
1 February 2024
Artlyst has compiled a month-by-month guide to the best London art exhibitions coming in 2024.
15 January 2024
In February, most major galleries are launching their new season’s exhibitions. From solo shows featuring contemporary artists Barbara Kruger and Yoko Ono to group shows on the subjects of colonialism, contemporary artists from the African diaspora and the use of textiles in art, it promises to be another enthralling year.
2 January 2024
For my November Art Diary, I highlight exhibitions in Cambridge, Venice, Hastings, Lisbon, St David’s, Cookham and Colchester
1 November 2023
Russell Tovey launches ‘Art of London’s Summer Season 2023: The Art of Entertainment’, some of the National Portrait Gallery…
27 July 2023
Forty-five portraits that “represent every woman” cover the three doors that now form the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery.
20 June 2023
Raphael’s brief career shaped the course of Western culture like no other artist; this was so whether his work was affirmed or his influence rejected.
11 April 2022
In the fine elegance of Burlington House, with all its associations of white privilege, Anish Kapoor’s lumbering train conjured images of India’s overcrowded railway system
21 March 2022
Held every year since the Summer Exhibition is the world’s oldest submission exhibition with works selected and hung by Academicians.
16 September 2021
The new book on Joseph Wright of Derby by Matthew Craske is a massive tome. Published by the Paul Mellon Center for British Art, it is entirely worthy of the artist’s high reputation.
19 November 2020
Gilbert & George have quit the Royal Academy over an alleged dispute involving a cancelled show promised before the change over of Administration, last winter. This included the departure of their friend Artistic Director Tim Marlow and the election of Rebecca Salter as new President (PRA).
12 July 2020
The Tate issued a statement in 2019 to put to rest talk about the gallery founder and namesake Henry Tate’s involvement in slavery.
8 June 2020
The Blenheim Art Foundation will unveil a significant solo exhibition by acclaimed British artist Cecily Brown at Blenheim Palace, running from 23 April to 5 July 2020.
19 January 2020
Rebecca Salter has been elected the 27th President of the Royal Academy It was announced today that she will succeed Christopher Le Brun PPRA who has stepped down after serving eight years in the role.
10 December 2019
Christopher Le Brun will step down as President of the Royal Academy of Arts in December 2019 after serving for eight years.
26 September 2019
This year the RA Summer Exhibition has returned to form with a talented lineup of artists chosen by an inexhaustible group of jurors. The 251st edition received over 16,000 entries. Around 1200 works, in a range of media, goes on display, next week. The majority of these artworks are offered for sale, allowing visitors to purchase original work by upcoming and established artists.
3 June 2019
A new exhibition featuring iconic naked images of some of the Twentieth Century’s most famous celebrities, thinkers and artists opens at Newcastle’s Laing Art Gallery, this autumn.
23 August 2018
Considering that British sculptor Emily Young strives to marry the ancient and contemporary
15 April 2018
High Society is a survey exhibition highlighting thirty-five portraits of the rich, famous and powerful of the day.
11 March 2018
Christopher Le Brun, painter and president of the Royal Academy (RA) is set to exhibit a two-part show of new work, in the US next year. Christopher Le Brun: Composer, will be mounted at the Albertz Benda gallery in New York (2 March-15 April 2017) and at the Gallery at Windsor in Vero Beach, Florida (25 February-27 April 2017).
14 December 2016
August is nearly here – the time when the contemporary art world in London begins its annual snooze, to wake up,… Read More
28 July 2016
Artlyst has attended the Foundling Museum, London, currently presenting the exhibition ‘FOUND’ curated by Foundling Fellow and Royal Academician Cornelia… Read More
23 June 2016
A major new large-scale public artwork by Yinka Shonibare MBE RA has been unveiled at the Royal Academy. It wraps… Read More
16 May 2016
