Giacometti And Mona Hatoum Linked By Existentialism – Sue Hubbard
The 20th century’s greatest existential sculptor, Alberto Giacometti, is being shown with the Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum at the Barbican. It’s a risky move.
8 September 2025
Alberto Giacometti
Mona Hatoum Encounters: Giacometti
Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th-century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.
Tue–Sun 12-7pm (last entry at 6.30pm)
Substance and Shadow: Alberto Giacometti Sculptures and their Photographs by Peter Lindbergh
An exhibition of sculptures by Alberto Giacometti, together with photographs by Peter Lindbergh.
Tues-Sat 10-6
Alberto Giacometti Blockbuster Predicted To Overtake Tate’s Matisse Cut-Outs Exhibition
Tate Modern’s Summer blockbuster will present the UK’s first major retrospective of Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) for 20 years.
21 April 2017
Tate’s Giacometti Retrospective To Reunite Iconic Plaster Sculpture Group
Tate Modern’s major Giacometti retrospective will reunite an iconic group of plaster sculptures for the first time since they were made in 1956.
24 January 2017
New Early Alberto Giacometti Exhibition Reveals Breakthrough Influences
“During those years I saw anew the bodies that attracted me in reality and the abstract forms that seemed true… Read More
6 January 2016
Alberto Giacometti: Sensible Expression And Pure Presence National Portrait Gallery
If the outlandish and often gimmicky world of contemporary art is too hard to digest, ‘Frieze’ week also offers some… Read More
20 October 2015
Alberto Giacometti Exhibition At National Portrait Gallery Opens This Week
An exhibition devoted to portraits by the artist Alberto Giacometti opens at the National Portrait Gallery this week. The well… Read More
13 October 2015
Alberto Giacometti Portraits Exhibition Announced For National Portrait Gallery London
An exhibition of portraits by Alberto Giacometti is to open at the National Portrait Gallery in London this autumn. The first… Read More
14 May 2015
Alberto Giacometti Pointing Man Expected To Achieve £87m At Christie’s
Alberto Giacometti’s iconic and evocative sculpture, L’homme au doigt (Pointing Man) is to be offered at Christie’s upcoming spring auction in New York. Cast… Read More
15 April 2015
Billionaire Steve A Cohen Purchases Alberto Giacometti $100m Chariot
It was an astronomical result by anyones estimation Alberto Giacometti’s “Chariot,” which sold for $100,965,000 broke the hundred million dollar… Read More
12 November 2014
Alberto Giacometti $101m Chariot Sculpture Leads Sotheby’s Modern Sale
Sotheby’s Autumn Impressionist and Modern sale in New York has realised $422 million, against presale expectations of $316.5–424.9 million. This… Read More
5 November 2014
Giacometti And Rothko On View At £500 Million Sotheby’s Show
Alberto Giacometti’s painted bronze ‘Chariot’, which was one of six that the Swiss artist created in the 1950s, is expected… Read More
13 October 2014
Sotheby’s Reports Record Prices For Art Dealer Jan Krugier’s Collection
Sotheby’s has reported a 100% sales result for the collection of the art dealer Jan Krugier. The Combined Total of… Read More
6 February 2014
Alberto Giacometti’s Portrait Of Brother Diego Realises $33m At Christie’s
Christies’ has set a world record with a portrait of Alberto Giacometti’s brother Diego, achieving $33m, a record for one… Read More
6 November 2013
Fraudulent Contemporary Art Finds A Buoyant Marketplace On Ebay
If the latest Andy Warhol that you’ve spotted on eBay looks too good to be true, it probably is. ‘There’s… Read More
19 September 2012
William Theophilus Brown LGBTQ+ Artist And Contemporary of Diebenkorn Dies Aged 92
William Theophilus Brown LGBTQ+ Artist And Contemporary of Diebenkorn Dies Aged 92
10 February 2012