One hundred historically important new portraits were unveiled this morning, by The Duchess of Cambridge, at the National Portrait Gallery, an institution where she became a patron back in January.
19 July 2012
ArtLyst Review By Sharon Strom We know London summers leave much to be desired weather-wise. Why else would Londoners flock… Read More
19 July 2012
Germany has everything these days. They hold all the world’s hope to climb out of the financial crisis pit of… Read More
19 July 2012
A stolen painting by Henri Matisse, valued at over two million pounds has been recovered by the FBI after a… Read More
18 July 2012
A portrait of Dame Kelly Holmes the double Olympic champion has gone on display at the National Portrait Gallery. The… Read More
18 July 2012
The Jerwood Gallery has announced a major new exhibition of the work of Gary Hume. Flashback, is a monographic touring… Read More
18 July 2012
The artist and architect Walter Pichler has died in Austria age 76. Pichler was born in 1936 in an area that escaped fighting during the war.
18 July 2012
An open call went out yesterday for 100 volunteer electric guitarists and 8 bassists to perform in the UK premiere… Read More
17 July 2012
A major new commission premiering in Oxford until 29 July as part of the London 2012 Festival Old Power Station,… Read More
17 July 2012
One of the more unpretentious things seen in recent days involved a pair of young girls and a pair of… Read More
17 July 2012
Americans for the Arts, the leading organisation for advancing the arts and arts education in the United States, has announced… Read More
17 July 2012
The Korean performance artist Sung Hwan Kim is the first artist to be commissioned for an installation in ‘The Tanks’,… Read More
16 July 2012
A new exhibition titled Ordinary Things by the artist Sarah Lucas’ (b. 1962) opens at the Henry Moore Institute in… Read More
16 July 2012
The British born US based photographer Nick Stern has recreated several more photo reenactments of Banksy’s iconic work. The recent… Read More
16 July 2012
The birthplace of William Morris the father of the British Arts & Crafts Movement, in Walthamstow, London, has been transformed… Read More
16 July 2012
The National Gallery is filled with nudes. Some are covered with drapery strategically blown by the wind, others are fully… Read More
15 July 2012
How would you like to watch sculptors recreate the Baltic Mill Gallery in Gateshead or view photos of last year’s contenders which included a cake version of Antony Gormley’s ‘Angle Of The North’?
14 July 2012
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
ArtLyst Review – Ryan Gander is going places. For such a young artist (Gander is only 35), he has produced… Read More
14 July 2012
ArtLyst Review -Very few photographers have come close to capturing a city bathed in night as well as George Brassai…. Read More
14 July 2012
The life and work of the Austrian Secessionist artist Gustav Klimt is celebrated today with a Google Doodle. His iconic… Read More
14 July 2012
Edgar Mueller the internationally renowned street artist has been commissioned as part of the InTRANSIT Festival to create a large-scale… Read More
13 July 2012
Olympic Security has forced the ICA (Institute Of Contemporary Arts) and the Mall Gallery to shut their doors for a… Read More
13 July 2012
A bronze sundial by the Modernist British sculptor Henry Moore has been stolen from the Henry Moore Foundation. The sculpture… Read More
13 July 2012
‘Over the years, I have been absorbed by phenomena such as light, time, the negotiation of space, compassion and the… Read More
12 July 2012
A forty-foot multimedia installation by Indian artist Singh Jodha is coming to London on 18th July in time for the… Read More
12 July 2012
Apollo Global Management founder Leon Black has been named as the client who purchased the record breaking $120 million painting… Read More
12 July 2012
The Rolling Stones have been together for an astonishing 50 years and to celebrate this milestone, a free photographic exhibition… Read More
12 July 2012
The Arts Council Collection has announced that Untitled (Seizure) by Turner Prize 2009 nominee Roger Hiorns has been saved from… Read More
11 July 2012
In his seminal article on the relationship between artists and artisans in the postindustrial era, John Roberts wrote; ” The… Read More
11 July 2012
There’s a freshness to the show of this year’s nominees for the Deutsche Borse prize at the Photographer’s gallery. Whereas… Read More
11 July 2012
June of this year saw the confirmation of a luxury goods embargo on Syria by the European Union, a political… Read More
11 July 2012
