Cartier-Bresson’s Decisive Moment Explored At Somerset House – Review
An interesting premise here, as curator William E. Ewing challenges the legacy of Henri Cartier Bresson’s ‘decisive moment’ through a… Read More
19 November 2012
An interesting premise here, as curator William E. Ewing challenges the legacy of Henri Cartier Bresson’s ‘decisive moment’ through a… Read More
19 November 2012
The air is getting crisper, the days are getting shorter, but it’s not quite winter yet. This weekend I was… Read More
10 November 2012
Fresh from their successful exhibition of the works of iconic London artist Duggie Fields, mere weeks ago, curator partnership DuoVision… Read More
7 November 2012
There are only a handful of museum exhibitions that become events each year and the Hollywood Costume exhibition at the… Read More
5 November 2012
The Young Masters Prize is an unique annual award which encourages artists to engage in art from an historical context…. Read More
4 November 2012
The exploration of the relationship between painting and photography is so large a topic that this complex, sober exhibition cannot… Read More
31 October 2012
This autumn has seen a number of big events in the arts, but one of the most popular has undoubtedly… Read More
26 October 2012
So it’s another belter from Simon Baker whose appointment as Head of Photography for the Tate has proven to be… Read More
22 October 2012
Review – Edmund de Waal certainly has a lot going for him. A glance at his biography shows that he… Read More
20 October 2012
Hollywood Costume, the V&A’s major autumn exhibition, is major indeed. This is the sort of blockbuster show that delivers what… Read More
18 October 2012
Because I’ve never attended the London or New York fashion week shows, I assume the opening of Pace gallery’s new… Read More
11 October 2012
Review – The Zabludowicz Collection has commissioned the artist Matthew Darbyshire to recreate T Rooms an installation originally exhibited at… Read More
3 October 2012
Review – Bharti Kher’s is one of India’s best-known contemporary artists. Collections of Her work has attracted the attention of… Read More
1 October 2012
Drawing was once considered one of the cornerstones of Western art. The reason for this is simple: if art was… Read More
21 September 2012
Although one could definitely make the case that there is too much work in this show, it is a noble… Read More
20 September 2012
It’s difficult to know where to begin when discussing a show that includes 242 artists in 27 locations. Liverpool has… Read More
16 September 2012
Deriving from rinascere, an Italian word meaning ‘to be reborn,’ it is fitting that the work of Dutch Renaissance artist… Read More
16 September 2012
In the postmodern world of art, tertiary institutions have increasingly ditched technical skills in favour of conceptual innovation. In London,… Read More
16 September 2012
International Arts Corespondent Andrea Shortell Sends This ArtLyst Exclusive Report, From The Sao Paulo Frontline. São Paulo flourishes with cultural… Read More
7 September 2012
A girl ironically goes into a Mayfair nightclub, the kind where attractive young women get in free, and the men… Read More
31 August 2012
A flash of colour and lingering pose adorn the walls of the Lazarides gallery near Tottenham Court Road. For a… Read More
27 August 2012
London is getting better at showing Fine Art Photography. The number of galleries dedicated to the medium is negligible when… Read More
18 August 2012
In an age of austerity, it has become increasingly rare for private galleries to make the space for art that… Read More
18 August 2012
Vyner Street has been receiving its share of adverse publicity lately, with some critics questioning whether this cultural enclave in… Read More
12 August 2012
Zhang Huan (White Cube Bermondsey) is an interesting artist, with an impressively diverse range of art to his name. The… Read More
11 August 2012
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) lived a life of irreconcilable contradictions. He regularly went to church on Sunday, didn’t run up debts… Read More
11 August 2012
The most common way of seeing a Titian is as follows: you walk into a prestigious and/or 19th Century building,… Read More
5 August 2012
Fitzrovia has rapidly grown into one of London’s prime contemporary art hubs. June 2012 witnessed the launch of Fitzrovia Lates (http://www.fitzrovialates.co.uk). … Read More
4 August 2012
This is a show of unadulterated image-making from a simultaneously wiser and more innocent time. Full of the type of… Read More
3 August 2012
Anthony Gormley’s work is interesting for a number of reasons. Not least, is that the conceptual foundations of his practice… Read More
3 August 2012
Review – It is not an easy feat for an emerging artist to make a splash in London, during the… Read More
2 August 2012
Tis the season of the group show, so it is refreshing when a gallery attempts to use this format to… Read More
25 July 2012