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Lubaina Himid: Forthcoming Venice Biennale British Pavilion Commission Update
The British Council has released further details of Lubaina Himid’s forthcoming commission for the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. It will...
Serpentine Gallery To Present Major Free David Hockney Exhibition
The Serpentine Gallery is to present an exhibition of new and recent works by David Hockney. The exhibition will showcase a series of new paintings...
Rose Wylie Takes Over The Royal Academy With Major Survey Show
The Royal Academy of Arts is mounting the most expansive exhibition yet devoted to Rose Wylie, bringing together more than 90 works that trace her...
Tracey Emin: Largest Ever Survey Exhibition Set For Tate Modern
Tate Modern has curated the largest ever survey exhibition celebrating the groundbreaking work of world-renowned artist Dame Tracey Emin (b.1963)....
zack mennell Presents A Weekend of Performance Art
COMMON HOST is rooted in the landscapes of the Thames Estuary, especially Thurrock, a terrain marked by centuries of human intervention, industry,...
Welcome to the Dystopian World of Cristina Starr – Review by Lee Sharrock
Cristina Starr is an artist with a powerful vision. Her oeuvre is rooted in portraiture and realism, yet her portraits are imbued with existential...
Vivienne Westwood: Landmark Retrospective For Fashion Visionary Announced
This spring, The Bowes Museum, home to one of the UK’s largest fashion collections, will stage a major retrospective devoted to Vivienne...
Story Painters Picture Writers Kendrew Barn Gallery St John’s College Oxford
The painter and writer Julian Bell is heading up a New Year’s show in Oxford of some 60 recent works by six British figurative artists. Story...
Beryl Cook: Centenary Exhibition Brings Pride And Joy To Plymouth
A hundred years after her birth, Beryl Cook is undergoing a significant reassessment. During her lifetime, she was wildly popular and quietly...
Cecily Brown: Picture Making Recent Works At The Serpentine
The Serpentine is gearing up for what promises to be one of its more intriguing spring-to-autumn propositions: an extended, slow-brewing return of...
Karina Savina: A Symbolist Visual World – Lee Sharrock
Artist Karina (Dilan) Savina is a distinctive voice in contemporary art, and her recent exhibitions–Women in Art Biennale London in 2025 and Colour...
Rock Paper Scissors: Material Games Played In Slow Motion – Close Somerset
There's something different about staging a show in rural Somerset that leans into the simplest of children's games. CLOSE has taken Rock Paper...