The Zabludowicz Collection, an outstanding private museum overseen by collectors Anita and Poju Zabludowicz, has announced the permanent closure of its widely attended London gallery.
1 December 2023
A noteworthy Banksy mural, emerging in the aftermath of the controversial Brexit vote in the UK, met its demise
29 November 2023
Pressures between the British and Greek governments have escalated over the contentious issue of the Parthenon Sculptures, commonly known as the Elgin Marbles.
28 November 2023
Accusations from scholars in France and Britain are challenging the US on the authenticity of Roman artefacts repatriated to Lebanon.
21 November 2023
Bloomberg New Contemporaries is set to return to the Camden Art Centre after a hiatus of over two decades.
20 November 2023
Granary Square in King’s Cross will be transformed into a compelling winter landscape, unveiling its latest annual installation
20 November 2023
Frederick Iseman, nephew of the renowned Abstract Expressionist painter Helen Frankenthaler, has initiated legal action against the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation
16 November 2023
Joe Tilson RA, one of the leading painters of his generation, has died aged 95.
14 November 2023
Alexandre Silberman’s portrait Diena has won first prize. Shot in Paris, the photograph features the sitter Diena, in her first professionally posed photograph.
6 November 2023
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
In the ever-changing landscape of museums, the traditional role of the curator (a much-overused term), which was once perceived as a guardian of collections…
7 October 2023
In the opaque, often murky global art market, the United Kingdom stands determined to hold on as a pivotal hub…. Read More
25 November 2023
Julie Mehretu, the Ethiopian-born-American artist, has secured her place in history by setting a new auction record for an African-born… Read More
25 November 2023
The discovery of an important Henry Moore drawing purchased in a charity shop two decades ago has excited the Henry… Read More
21 November 2023
Art dealers speculating in the ‘highly controlled’ London secondary art market are wondering how on earth an original drawing by… Read More
21 November 2023
Sotheby’s New York witnessed a commendable result at their ‘Now’ sale on November 15. The lots amassed a substantial and… Read More
9 November 2023
THE SURVEY OF GLOBAL COLLECTING 2023 A Report Published by Art Basel & UBS In the ever-evolving landscape of high-net-worth… Read More
2 November 2023
The Freelands Foundation has announced the artist Joy Gregory and the Whitechapel Gallery have won the eighth annual Freelands Award…. Read More
29 November 2023
The J. Paul Getty Trust announced today it has named Los Angeles-based artist Mark Bradford as the recipient of its… Read More
29 November 2023
Professor Christoph Lindner has been unveiled as the Royal College Of Art’s incoming President and Vice-Chancellor in a significant development… Read More
25 November 2023
After years of academic research and debate, the North Hertfordshire Museum in the UK has announced that it will be… Read More
21 November 2023
John Akomfrah, who will be representing Britain at the 2024 Venice Biennale this Spring, has unveiled his latest film installation,… Read More
8 November 2023
In celebrating his ninetieth birthday, the groundbreaking artist Michelangelo Pistoletto takes centre stage at Castello di Rivoli with his monumental… Read More
2 November 2023
In a significant artistic event, the Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA) in Munich will host the first-ever major… Read More
23 October 2023
The American photographer Annie Leibovitz, who is represented by super-gallery Hauser & Wirth, is to sell her impressive 3,500 square-foot… Read More
17 October 2023
Radical works on paper by Impressionist artists.
Art, Activism and the Women’s movement in the UK 1970–1990
El Anatsui has created an exciting new artwork for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall.
The largest survey to date of Hiroshi Sugimoto, an artist renowned for creating some of the most alluringly enigmatic photographs of our time.
Featuring around 50 international women and gender non-conforming artists
An emotionally resonant exhibition featuring the works of British contemporary artists and life partners, Idris Khan and Annie Morris.
For over 50 years, artist Philip Guston restlessly made paintings and drawings that captured the anxious and turbulent world he was witnessing.
Bringing Georg Baselitz’s sculptural works to the fore, this solo exhibition offers an intimate glimpse into the creative process of a ground-breaking artist.
This is exhibition, the first major retrospective of Frans Hals in more than thirty years,
This exhibition presents Sarah Lucas’ practice in all its diversity across sculpture, installation and photography.
This major exhibition presents key moments from Abramović’s career through sculpture, video, installation and performance.
The first major exhibition devoted to David Hockney’s drawings in over twenty years.
An epistrophe is a word or phrase repeated at the end of a sentence to emphasise or heighten emotion. Derived… Read More
28 November 2023
Helmut Newton is one of those photographers who changed the way that fashion photography was carried out.
20 November 2023
Hurvin Anderson’s latest exhibition, “Salon Paintings,” at Hastings Contemporary, immerses visitors in a vibrant exploration of identity, memory, and cultural heritage.
20 November 2023
Two very different exhibitions are currently on at Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury, Suffolk. Caricaturist James Gillray (1756–1815) and British abstract artist and President of the Royal Academy of Arts Rebecca Salter.
20 November 2023
Elmgreen & Dragset’s latest exhibition, “READ,” at Kunsthalle Praha in the Czech Republic, unveils a compelling exploration of the profound relationship between art and literature.
18 November 2023
Brilliantly curated and one of the largest shows mounted by Tate Britain, Women in Revolt is a complete archive of the period.
16 November 2023
The first time Mark Rothko’s paintings were exhibited in Paris, their reception was frosty. Organized by MoMA in 1962, 44 works made between 1945 – 1961
11 November 2023
Van Gogh along the Seine is the title of the new exhibition now open at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, concluding the Museum’s 50th anniversary year
6 November 2023
Damien Hirst best known for his bold concepts and provocative artworks, has unveiled his first retrospective exhibition in Germany
31 October 2023
Presenting works in the Jardin des Tuileries – Domaine National du Louvre, on Place Vendôme, in the Chapelle des Petits-Augustins des Beaux-Arts de Paris
28 October 2023
Returning to NYC after a prolonged absence, I was dazzled by the vitality of current museum and gallery shows. Here are a few of the treasures autumn has unveiled.
22 October 2023
Two artists whose dogged persistence with figurative art, in the face of more reductive critical perceptions of art, enabled us to reach this place of diversity are currently having major retrospectives in London: Philip Guston and R.B. Kitaj.
17 October 2023
In the cavernous expanse of Tate’s Turbine Hall, Ghanaian artist El Anatsui has orchestrated a visual spectacle transcending conventional installation… Read More
10 October 2023
If you see only one show in London this autumn, then go to see the much-postponed Philip Guston at Tate Modern.
6 October 2023
To get into Happy Gas, Sarah Lucas’ new solo show at Tate Britain, you have to walk through a gift shop; floating on the sugary peach wallpaper
3 October 2023
The Tuner Prize was created, ostensibly, to promote public debate around new developments in contemporary art.
2 October 2023
The Guggenheim Bilbao is hosting Picasso Sculptor: Matter and Body, an exhibition focusing exclusively on Picasso’s sculpture
2 October 2023
In 1973, Marina Abramović performed Rhythm 10 at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival. Sitting at a table with twenty knives and two tape recorders
24 September 2023
The Royal Academy of Arts is hosting a compelling exhibition that delves into the groundbreaking era of late 19th-century France…
28 November 2023
In an exploration of our species’ intricate dance with its industrially crafted surroundings, Sir Antony Gormley’s “Body Politic” tackles….
23 November 2023
Varvara Roza Galleries in collaboration with The Blender Gallery has announced a major solo exhibition by Winston Branch titled “The Sweet Scent of Magnolia”.
23 November 2023
Salon Paintings in association with The Hepworth Wakefield and Kistefos Museum, Norway, will feature selected works from Anderson’s celebrated Barbershop series…
16 November 2023
In a fusion of ancient mythology and modern digital landscapes, artist Jenny Saville is set to unveil her latest exhibition
6 November 2023
The shortlist for the prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2024 was revealed, today
1 November 2023
Barbican Art Gallery is presenting RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology, an extraordinary exhibition
5 October 2023
Tate has announced its programme of exhibitions for 2024. It includes landmark group shows of the Expressionists at Tate Modern and historic women artists at Tate Britain, as well solo exhibitions devoted to John Singer Sargent, Yoko Ono and Mike Kelley.
28 June 2023
Martin O’Brien talks to art historian & writer Dominic Johnson ahead of Fading Out Of Dead Air – Transmissions for the Necropolis 14 December Whitechapel Gallery
2 December 2023
Ghislaine Leung is one of the four artists nominated for this year’s Turner Prize, the winner of which will be announced on 5 December.
11 November 2023
For my November Art Diary, I highlight exhibitions in Cambridge, Venice, Hastings, Lisbon, St David’s, Cookham and Colchester
1 November 2023
Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” has long stood as a defining moment in the annals of modern art history, a urinal.
17 October 2023
Sarah Lucas’s solo show has just opened at Tate Britain. So, I thought it would be interesting to revisit one of her earlier works from 1992, Two Fried Eggs and a Kebab.
26 September 2023
Several exciting art exhibitions will open in London’s major museums and galleries this Autumn.
22 August 2023
Gluck, born Hannah Gluckstein on 13 August 1895 in London, was an enigmatic figure in the world of art and a pioneer in expressing lesbian identity through her work.
19 August 2023
Black women artists have played a pivotal role in challenging artistic conventions, disrupting narratives, and reclaiming spaces within the art world.
15 July 2023
It is among the most intriguing mysteries surrounding the art and imagination of Joseph Mallord William Turner: the secret he insisted was waiting to be discovered in one of his greatest paintings.
6 June 2023
The collector’s word in the aisles during many of the international art fairs is that there are just too many art fairs!
8 January 2023
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Artlyst has put together a month-by-month guide of the best of the London art exhibitions coming in 2023.
2 January 2023
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.
29 December 2022
Pyotr Pavlensky was born in 1984 in Leningrad. He studied monumental painting at the Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design.
28 September 2022
Welcome to this new series of monthly artist interviews by critic Paul Carey-Kent. Paul has written for Art Monthly and Frieze Magazine
26 October 2021
In this new series, Sue Hubbard explores single works by leading contemporary artists.
1 September 2020
This is a new series by Artist/historian James Payne demystifying great works of art. We will be adding to this page as the content is produced.
1 June 2020
What was the ‘Renaissance’? In the nineteenth century, this flowering of creativity and thought was celebrated as the birth of the modern world.
30 November 2023
A unique approach to the history of art told through the story of colour and pigments.
23 November 2023
Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings takes it title from the first exhibition to survey Anderson’s Barbershop series to date, spanning the early paintings and related studies he made in 2006 to major new works…
16 November 2023
A dazzlingly original reassessment of women’s stories, bodies and art – and how we think about them. For decades, feminist artists have confronted the problem of how to tell the truth
9 November 2023
To introduce this excerpt, the very first pages of my book Inside the Spiral: The Passions of Robert Smithson, I will start with the first words following the end of the book….
16 October 2023
In the mesmerising realm of contemporary art, few figures shine as brightly as Philip Guston, whose work transcends mere strokes of paint
4 October 2023
Never before published, this self-curated, intensely personal collection of travel notes and sketches by the world’s most revered performance artist
28 September 2023
God’s Little Artist is a biography in verse of Welsh painter Gwen John (1876 – 1939).
20 September 2023
