Mirror Mirror by Michael Petry – Thames & Hudson – Book Review
Michael Petry’s Mirror Mirror is a striking exploration of our fascination with mirrors and reflective surfaces. It explores this subject through art over the centuries…
21 November 2024
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Michael Petry Discusses In League With Devils with Revd Jonathan Evens
Michael Petry is interviewed by Jonathan Evens about his upcoming ‘In League with Devils’ exhibition.
8 July 2024
Gloria Carlos: Enveloped – MOCA London – Dr Michael Petry
Two of the main schools of art practice in the early 21st century are dominant. The conceptual school, which draws its inspiration from Marcel Duchamp…
13 June 2024
Michael Petry: In League With The Devils – Book Review – Read Here
Michael Petry’s latest book, In League with Devils, beautifully weaves together his multidisciplinary practice. Book Signing with Michael Petry at Hatchards Piccadilly – Saturday 8th July, 2-4pm The signing will start at 2pm and run until 4pm
29 June 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
Michael Petry: The Landscape of the Gods
Temporarily closed – will be extended at a later date
Michael Petry will make a landscape installation of his new acrylic on canvas paintings in the HSBC Space.
by appointment
Michael Petry In Conversation With Artist William Cobbing
Artists Michael Petry and William Cobbing are here in conversation in this exclusive interview for Artlyst.
28 April 2019
The Only Word Is Art – Michael Petry Interview – Paul Carter Robinson
Michael Petry is a visual artist whose works often leads him to write about the topics of his artistic attention.
8 November 2018
Michael Petry: In the Realm of the Gods New Solo exhibition Holburne Museum Bath
The Holburne Museum has invited Petry to make a new feature installation and to place two other pieces about existing works in their collection.
16 October 2017
Michael Petry Interviews Guy Reid In Our Latest Artist To Artist Exclusive
Michael Petry talks to Guy Reid in our latest interview in the Artist to Artist series. Reid is currently showing at MOCA London. The exhibition runs until 29th April.
10 April 2017
Michael Petry Unveils A Remembrance Requiem And Exhibition Honouring The World Wars
The visual artist, curator and writer Michael Petry is always pushing boundaries that blur the distinction between art and our… Read More
9 February 2016
Michael Petry Explores Gender And Craftsmanship In New Pallant House Exhibition
A brand new installation by the multimedia artist Michael Petry (b.1960) in a Queen Anne townhouse, featuring glass sculptures created in direct… Read More
25 June 2015
Michael Petry: Poetry Of Numbers The Core Of The Algorithm
Prime numbers are defined as whole numbers, which are divisible only by themselves and by the number 1 – for example,… Read More
7 April 2015
Michael Petry Installation Examines Ancient Gods Eros, Apollo and Diana
The London based international artist Michael Petry has been invited to make works at the Palácio dos Duques de Cadaval… Read More
11 October 2014
Michael Petry Explores The Contemporary Still Life In New Groundbreaking Book
The official book launch of a new publication by Michael Petry is always an event. The author has already proven… Read More
29 October 2013
Michael Petry Adorns Palm Springs With Glass Oracle
London Artist creates visual complexity with new installation and book London based artist Michael Petry has launched a follow-up exhibition… Read More
17 April 2012
Art Alert: Michael Chow at Waddington Custot, Alex Wood MOCA London, Jay Price The Mine App
Three exciting art projects are launching this November: Michael Chow at Waddington Custot, Alex Wood at MOCA London and Jay Price’s interactive artwork.
14 November 2022
Michael Craig Martin and ENO Win Dulux Let’s Colour Awards
Following critical acclaim for its stunning production of Madam Butterfly, English National Opera has joined artist, painter and Royal Academy… Read More
31 March 2014
The Art Diary November 2024 – Revd Jonathan Evens
I begin the November Art Diary with exhibitions by artists with whom I have some former connections, starting with some I have interviewed, such as Michael Petry, Sean Scully and Genesis Tramaine.
4 November 2024
Weaver Beaver: Frieze London 2019 – My 10 – Paul Carter Robinson
Frieze London is in full throttle with day two of the previews underway at the time of writing. I spent the first day walking around with curator Lee Cavaliere and artist-writer Michael Petry. Each year there is an outstanding trend which clearly manifests and this year it is weaving. Here are my top ten picks from the Fair, in no order.
3 October 2019
Real And Imagined Architecture Explored At New Bermondsey Space Station Gallery
A group exhibition of five artists who use architectural surfaces from real or fictional places and reconfigure and/or re-appropriate to make their own idiosyncratic superstructures is the subject of a newly curated exhibition by BEASTON projects. frac-tured-su-per-struc-tures, now far removed from their origins, these works present something from another world, uniting past and present whilst giving clues to memory, time and place. Artists include:Selma Parlour | Bella Easton | Tim Ellis | Michael Petry | Artemis Potamianou
17 November 2016
Top International Artists Feature In Stockholm’s Art Of Not Making Exhibition
The Art of Not Making is the title of an acclaimed book published last year by artist/author Michael Petry, who asks; “What does a work of Art
2 April 2014
Top Artists Create Massive Action For Children Easter Eggs
Sam Taylor (Wood) Johnson, Billy Childish and Michael Petry are among the top artists who have created Easter eggs
28 March 2013
Mark Woods: Formula + Fetish – Artlyst Book Of The Week
In Formula + Fetish, the first comprehensive monograph devoted to British artist Mark Woods, readers are drawn into a world where the decorative and the disturbing walk in lockstep….
10 July 2025
Sir Brian Clarke Visionary of Contemporary Stained Glass Dies Aged 72
Artlyst Obituary | 7 July 2025: Sir Brian Clarke, whose restless experimentation and a driving ambition updated stained glass from an ecclesiastical craft into a powerful contemporary art form….
9 July 2025
Liliane Lijn: Moonmeme The WORD is ART – MOCA London
MOCA London is hosting a virtual reality (extended reality, XR) version of Liliane Lijn’s ongoing project, Moonmeme. This is the first in a series of extended reality…
13 May 2025
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…
31 December 2024
The Art Diary October 2024 – Revd Jonathan Evens
I begin the October Art Diary with several monographs, which are also linked to launch exhibitions.
2 October 2024
The Art Diary July 2024 – Revd Jonathan Evens
The July Art Diary includes exhibitions at Fitzrovia Chapel, Ingleby, The Gallery of Everything, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Cristea Roberts Gallery, The Parsonage Gallery, Wellhouse Gallery
2 July 2024
The Art Diary May 2024 – Revd Jonathan Evens
May’s diary includes exhibitions exploring new towns, migration, literature, reflections, and martyrs at galleries
8 May 2024
The Art Diary February 2024 – Revd Jonathan Evens
In the February 2024 Art Diary, the Revd Jonathan Evens looks at the Pre-Raphaelites, the works of Alison Lapper, Monia Sjöö and various group exhibitions, including shows at Cross Lane Projects, Drawing Room and The William Morris Gallery.
1 February 2024
London Art Fair 36th Edition: A Celebration of Diversity in Contemporary Art
London Art Fair is set to impact the UK capital again from January 17-21, 2024, with an exclusive preview evening on Tuesday, 16 January.
8 January 2024