Art Forgery: Overinflated Prices And The Buffoonery Of Collectors
Given the range of names appearing in Artlyst’s forged artist’s countdown, you would be forgiven for thinking that the measure… Read More
1 May 2015
Archives: Features
Curator Amanda Geitner Talks To Artlyst About Francis Bacon And A Very Personal Patronage
The Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts presents ‘Francis Bacon and the Masters’, the latest exhibition bringing together over twenty-five major… Read More
1 May 2015
Francis Bacon: Sketching And The Skeleton In The Cupboard
I remember viewing the exhibition ‘Francis Bacon: Working on Paper’, at Tate Britain in February 1999 with some scepticism. Bacon… Read More
24 April 2015
Is The Mona Lisa Nothing More Than A Cultural Black Hole?
“Ars longa, vita brevis” should be uttered (and was, repeatedly, ad nauseum by my moustachioed diploma fine art tutor) with a heavy dose of irony.
24 April 2015
Artnapping: Should Museums Pay The Ransom Or Lose The Art?
In 2013 Van Buuren Museum, Brussels, suffered a robbery in which several works of art were stolen from its collection;… Read More
22 April 2015
Thierry Morel Talks To Artlyst About Francis Bacon, Influence, And Memory
Francis Bacon and the Masters is the latest exhibition of works by the late-great British painter, bringing together over twenty-five… Read More
22 April 2015
Interview With Artist Lucas Reiner by John Wisniewski Artlyst Exclusive
1) When did you begin drawing and painting, Lucas? My mother was an artist and so drawing and painting were… Read More
20 April 2015
Madonna Art Collector’s Humble Brag Is A Stand-Up Comedy Disaster
Last week Madonna got up on the Tonight Show, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, in a staged and contrived act and… Read More
19 April 2015
Why Art Offends: A Perfect Storm In A Teacup
Artlyst recently created a list of the most offensive works of art; so what is the difference between this and… Read More
17 April 2015
Tate’s Chris Dercon Rumoured Resignation NPG’s Sandy Nairne Bows Out
Artlyst is not normally one for conspiracy theories, but we have noticed an alarming trend with the seeming exodus of… Read More
10 April 2015
London’s Leading Museum Directors Exit In Droves
Do I detect a pattern here? There is an exodus afoot amongst the highest echelons of museum management; in the past twelve months… Read More
10 April 2015
Debora Delmar Corp. Talks To Artlyst About Upward Mobility, Assemblage, And The Cult Of Celebrity
Modern Art Oxford presents ‘Upward Mobility’ a major new site-specific installation by Debora Delmar Corp. This is the adopted name… Read More
9 April 2015
Jeff Koons And The Ten Million Pound Easter Egg
Religious or not, we are all familiar with the spirit of giving, new life and general goodwill associated with decorating… Read More
2 April 2015
Rembrandt vs Damien Hirst The Art And The Ego
Rembrandt, unlike Vermeer who made extraordinary universes out of small rooms in the provincial town of Delft, needed to leave… Read More
1 April 2015
Hans Haacke Proposes Tate For Gift Horse Beyond The Fourth Plinth
In the second and final part of our featured discussion between Hans Haacke and Jon Bird at the ICA, we conclude that… Read More
28 March 2015
English Painter Edward Coyle Talks To Artlyst About Material Space, Aborted Futures, And Serendipity
Berloni Gallery presents ‘BUILD!’, a solo exhibition by English painter Edward Coyle, following the artist’s twelve month on-site residency at… Read More
28 March 2015
Art Outrage Is Subjective To The Zeitgeist Of Social Perception
The term ‘offence’, in the context of ‘to take offence at’ (as opposed to, an illegal offence or act against… Read More
26 March 2015
New Copyright Law Threatening To Put Artists And Publishers Behind Bars Is An Act Of Censorship
In light of recent decisions in the courts regarding the appropriation and use of images in works of art, that… Read More
25 March 2015
Why Contemporary Art Should Have More Of A Sense Of Humour
There is a strong case to be made that what we recognise as “high” art and laughter are entirely mutually… Read More
19 March 2015
Hans Haacke In Conversation About His Recent Fourth Plinth Commission
Hans Haacke is a leading figure in the contemporary art world. His work crosses boundaries of Conceptual, Minimal, Pop and site specific Land Art.
16 March 2015
Gustave Courbet Case: Facebook Revises Rules Over Banned Content
Facebook has unveiled a revised and extended version of its “community standards” – the rule book through which the company… Read More
16 March 2015
Artlyst Tours Kirstie MacLeod’s First UK Solo Exhibition At Rook & Raven
Rook & Raven is currently presenting ‘Punctured Perspectives’, the first UK solo show of British artist Kirstie MacLeod. The artist… Read More
14 March 2015
Artists Behaving Badly Infant Terrible Or Simply Self-indulgent Twats
There is an extremely thin line between embodying the tortured soul artiste, the infant terrible, and simply behaving like a… Read More
12 March 2015
Is Damien Hirst Recruiting Photo-realist Painters To Boost His Flagging Paintings?
Damien Hirst’s company Science UK LTD, has placed an advert for photo-realist painters. The ad, posted on the Jobs section of the Guardian,
11 March 2015
Tom Butler Talks To Artlyst About Inhabitants, Séances, And Concealment
CHARLIE SMITH LONDON is currently exhibiting the work of artist Tom Butler, with his second one person show at the gallery.
10 March 2015
Alex Katz On Black Backgrounds and His Relationship With Poetry
Artlyst met up with the American Artist Alex Katz, on the eve of the opening of his latest show ‘Black Paintings,’ at the Timothy Taylor Gallery,
7 March 2015
Etchings: A Peculiar Mid-point Between The Grand Officialness Of Painting
Etchings occupy a peculiar mid-point between the grand ‘officialness’ of the painting medium, historically seen as noble – whether oil, watercolour,
6 March 2015
New UK Public Artworks Under Threat After The Demise Of The Paolozzi Arches
New UK Public Artworks Under Threat After The Demise Of The Paolozzi Arches
4 March 2015
Eduardo Paolozzi Mosaic Arches Were Not Destroyed By TFL, But Stored
After the recent seeming destruction of the iconic Eduardo Paolozzi mosaic arches at Tottenham Court Road station, by Transport for… Read More
3 March 2015
Alex Katz In Conversation: On Process, Monochrome and Nude Models
Artlyst had the pleasure of joining the American Artist Alex Katz, on the eve of the opening of his latest… Read More
1 March 2015
Does Violence In Art Still Have The Power To Shock?
Violence in art is obsolete. Today, what artwork depicting violence still has the power to shock? What purpose does violence… Read More
27 February 2015
Art Museums Miss Out As Culture Secretary Announces £3m In Grants
Culture Secretary Sajid Javid announced today, while visiting the Canal & River Trust’s Gloucester Waterways Museum that 25 museums
27 February 2015