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...
A new film about Amedeo Modigliani, directed by Johnny Depp, Modigliani – Three Days on the Wing of Madness, is released this week. Based on a play by Dennis McIntyre, this drama portrays 72 hours in the artist’s life, as he navigates relationships, financial...
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...
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 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...
In September's Art Diary, I highlight a range of international exhibitions before returning to the UK for exhibitions at Hastings Contemporary, The Sainsbury Centre, The Fitzwilliam Museum and Elizabeth Xi Bauer. I also highlight two interesting art books, a new...
Welcome to the Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2023/2024, an exclusive exploration of influential figures reshaping the contemporary art and cultural landscape. Within this dynamic List, we transcend the confines of traditional power dynamics, directing our focus towards...
Presenting the much-coveted Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2022. This is Artlyst's way of acknowledging our industry’s hard work and achievements, as we see and curate it. As most major art exhibitions and events have slowly resurfaced post pandemic, it was possible to travel...
The adherence of the Singh Twins to the Indian miniature painting tradition has been a way of asserting their right to choose a visual language which is true to their own interests in art and the natural affiliation and pride they feel for their Asian heritage. That...