Bollocks To Big Stadium Art: Time For A DIY Punk Revolution
Millions of refugees are homeless, tens of thousands have been killed, Syria’s pile of rubble, Detroit’s a wasteland, poverty’s rife,… Read More
26 August 2016
Opinion
Contemporary Art Not Really Avant Garde Just Truly Irrational By Edward Lucie-Smith
Deep in August, gazing at the rather forlorn contemporary art landscape that is standard for this time of year, when major exhibition… Read More
11 August 2016
Should Tate Britain Be Turned Into The Long-overdue Turner Gallery?
Edward Lucie-Smith’s excellent article in Artlyst posed the problem of what to do with Tate Britain, now that Tate Modern… Read More
3 August 2016
Brexit: Not The Only Big Split In The Art World By Edward Lucie-Smith
August is nearly here – the time when the contemporary art world in London begins its annual snooze, to wake up,… Read More
28 July 2016
Brexit Turns A Cruel Spotlight On British Metropolitan Cultural Institutions
The Brexit vote has not come at a happy moment for the various Tate galleries. The new extension of Tate Modern,… Read More
26 June 2016
Is Your Avant-Garde My Avant-Guard? By Edward Lucie-Smith
There are increasing signs of conflict between the two wings of the avant-garde – currently so-called – in the visual arts…. Read More
6 June 2016
ART16: A Cure For Avant Garde Guilt Trips By Edward Lucie-Smith
Art16, the Olympia Art Fair this year was considerably more fun than its immediate predecessor. It was more spacious in feeling, better… Read More
21 May 2016
OPINION: Paris Terror Attacks – Art Must Express Egalité
In light of the recent events in Paris, Artlyst reflects on the artists engagement with society in times of socio-political… Read More
17 November 2015