A Turner Mystery Solved – Kelly Grovier
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
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Callum Innes: Interview of the Month June 2023 – Paul Carey-Kent
Over the past four decades, Callum Innes has worked in series, creating luminous abstractions which expose the fundamentals of painting…
29 May 2023
Frank Gehry At Battersea Power Station The Verdict – Alex Murray
It takes a long time to reawaken a slumbering giant, forty years in the case of the Battersea Power Station.
17 May 2023
Photo London 2023 Everything Everywhere – Nico Kos-Earle
Just as Photo London was about to open its doors, it seemed that AI was about to blow everything up (again)
17 May 2023
Sabine Moritz: Interview of the Month May 2023 – Paul Carey-Kent
Sabine Moritz was born in East Germany in 1969: her family managed to move west in 1985, but her early work often took its subjects from recollections of the Soviet era…
7 May 2023
Pablo Picasso: Top Ten Seminal Paintings – The Critical Eye – Artlyst
After visiting the excellent Paul Smith-curated Pablo Picasso exhibition at the Musée Picasso in Paris, I was inspired to choose ten paintings, writing a paragraph on each.
3 May 2023
Are Artists Like Jeff Koons And Damien Hirst Only In It For The Money?
It’s difficult to say definitively whether artists like Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst are “only in it for the money,” as motivations can be complex and multifaceted.
2 May 2023
Damien Hirst Mother And Child (Divided) 1993 – Significant Works – Sue Hubbard
Sue Hubbard looks at Damien Hirst’s Mother And Child (Divided) in her latest critical study for Artlyst’s Significant Works.
27 April 2023
Ten Things To Shout About At Art Brussels 2023 – Paul Carter Robinson
One of the most rewarding things I get to do as an art journalist is to run around and choose my favourite works on offer.
22 April 2023
Radium Dreams Poetry by Sue Hubbard Artwork by Eileen Cooper
Opening on International Women’s Day, Radium Dreams showcases a series of poems and artworks inspired by the remarkable life story of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie. A punchy collaboration between award-winning poet Sue Hubbard and acclaimed artist Eileen Cooper RA
27 March 2023
Frank Bowling Mirror 1964-66-Significant Works – Sue Hubbard
It’s been hard to choose a single painting by Frank Bowling for this series, to select one that is more significant in his long and illustrious career than any of the others. Each time his style has changed seems to have been a significant moment.
23 March 2023
Visiting Sopheap Pich Art Bee-Hive Studio in Cambodia – Virginie Puertolas-Syn
On a recent trip to Phnom Penh, I was really excited to visit the studio of one of the leading Cambodian Contemporary artists, Sopheap Pich.
12 March 2023
Vibrant Asian Art Scene Update – Virginie Puertolas-Syn
Virgine Puertolas Syn explores the vibrant South Asian Art scene: from Dhaka Art Summit to Indian Art Fair in Delhi.
19 February 2023
Andy Goldsworthy: Storm King Wall 1997 – 1998 Significant Works – Sue Hubbard
‘The child,’ Wordsworth famously remarked, ‘is father to the man.’ Growing up in West Yorkshire, the land was always close to Andy Goldsworthy’s heart.
28 January 2023
London Art Exhibitions 2023 A Month By Month Guide
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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
Antony Gormley Angel Of The North Significant Works – Sue Hubbard
Anthony Gormley Angel Of The North: We are enthralled by gigantic statues. The ancient Greeks referred to them as kolossoi.
24 December 2022
Ronit Keret Tears Palazzo Mora Venice – Virginie Puertolas-Syn
The installation of Ronit Keret Tears, presented at the Palazzo Mora in Venice until the end of November, is a striking example of how an artist can contribute to our understanding of a significant scientific problem.
12 October 2022
Alexander de Cadenet And Michael Forbes October 2022 Diary – Revd Jonathan Evens
I begin this month with two exhibitions that touch on religion in the context of exploring identity and end with a series of book-based installations
9 October 2022
Spiritual Joseph Beuys Plus More: September Diary – Revd Jonathan Evens
Last year was the centenary of the birth of Joseph Beuys. Centenary exhibitions included ‘The Inventor of Electricity – Joseph Beuys and the Christian Impulse’
3 September 2022
Re-imagining Essex July 2022 Diary – Revd Jonathan Evens
The image of Essex is currently being questioned, challenged and re-framed by artists and exhibitions in and from Essex.
9 July 2022
Channeling Andrew Wyeth: Jeffery Becton And Andrea Hamilton Between Two Worlds – The Poetics of Coastal Places
It is a work that has deeply influenced the practice of countless artists, in particular fine art photographer Jeffery Becton.
3 July 2022
Twelve Out of London Art Exhibitions Summer 2022
Summer has arrived. Have you planned your UK staycation yet? To help you, Artlyst has put together a selection of twelve exhibitions to tempt you outside of London and across the length and breadth of the UK.
28 June 2022
Peter Buggenhout: Interview of the Month, June 2022 – Paul Carey-Kent
Belgian sculptor Peter Buggenhout makes slippery, near-formless sculptures that typically repulse with their abject materials, yet draw you in to an uncanny unknowability.
11 June 2022
Henry Moore Sharing Form At Hauser & Wirth Somerset – James Payne
In the autumn of 1921, Henry Moore, a student from the Royal College of Art, visited Stonehenge. It would have a profound effect on him.
4 June 2022
Dreaming With Our Bodies In Ancient Futures – Venice Biennale 2022 – Marie-Louise Jones
The 59th Venice Biennale reconnects sensory awareness with ancestral forms of knowledge
23 May 2022
Venice To London May 2022 Diary – Revd Jonathan Evens
Several exhibitions/installations in Venice during the 59th Biennale re-situate key works or themes from Christianity’s historic engagement with the Arts, in some cases overlaying biblical narrative onto the present.
3 May 2022
Martin Parr: Interview of the Month May 2022 – Paul Carey-Kent
Martin Parr is famous worldwide for over 50 years of intensely colourful and wittily affectionate photographic observations of people.
3 May 2022
Surrealism’s Alternative History The 59th Venice Biennale – Nico Kos Earle
The Venice Biennale sparks surreal conversations between past and present in ‘Milk of Dreams’, curated by Cecilia Alemani
2 May 2022
Great Art Cities Explained YouTube Series Venice Biennale Special
Great Art Cities Explained (GACE) follows the successful YouTube art history series Great Art Explained in 15 Minutes, founded last year by art writer and curator James Payne.
29 April 2022
NFTs Hog The Headlines But Traditional Fine Art Sales Outperform Due To Digital Auctions
Love them or loathe them, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have now established their place in the art world firmament and, in doing so, have hogged the headlines.
11 April 2022
Mexico Art Week A Vibrant Hectic Tour – Virginie Puertolas-Syn
After exploring Oaxaca and the iconic Casa Wabi designed by Tadao Ando in Puerto Escondido, I was happy to be back in Mexico for Art Week.
16 February 2022
Allison Katz: Interview of the Month February 2022 – Paul Carey-Kent
London-based Canadian Allison Katz relishes the second of those options at Camden Art Centre
1 February 2022