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Spencer Tunick: The Naked Facts – Artlyst Interview With Paul Carter Robinson
The work of artist Spencer Tunick defies genres by transforming both landscapes and the human form into powerful artworks. He reinvents public...
Heavenly Visions: Churches As Spaces For Contemporary Art – Revd Jonathan Evens
From early on in their history, churches have regularly been spaces in which art was displayed and valued. That continued in the modern period,...
Qatar Transforms Into An Outdoor Art Gallery Ahead Of FIFA World Cup
Qatar, a country that is no stranger to important contemporary public art, with works by Richard Serra and Damien Hirst, will be Transformed into an...
Steve McQueen Deadpan 1997 – Significant Works – Sue Hubbard
One of the things about this series is that it provides an opportunity to look back on keynote contemporary works with a degree of hindsight. This...
Charmaine Watkiss: Interview of the Month August 2022 – Paul Carey-Kent
Charmaine Watkiss is the daughter of Jamaicans who came to post-war Britain in the 1960s when immigration from former colonies was encouraged to...
Art Search: August 2022 Diary – Revd Jonathan Evens
The death of Claes Oldenburg provides an opportunity to reflect on the part that Judson Memorial Church, a Baptist church in New York played at an...
Re-imagining Essex July 2022 Diary – Revd Jonathan Evens
The image of Essex is currently being questioned, challenged and re-framed by artists and exhibitions in and from Essex. Michael Landy’s large-scale...
Ten Things To Shout About At London’s Masterpiece Art Fair – Nico Kos Earle
Masterpiece is one of London's unmissable art fairs. This is a melting pot where visitors can view and buy the finest works of art, design,...
Channeling Andrew Wyeth: Jeffery Becton And Andrea Hamilton Between Two Worlds – The Poetics of Coastal Places
In the low, tawny grass at the bottom of a hill is the figure of a woman leaning, her whole body twisted towards a small summer house on the crest....
Twelve Out of London Art Exhibitions Summer 2022
Summer has arrived. Have you planned your UK staycation yet? To help you, Artlyst has put together a selection of twelve exhibitions to tempt you...
Mali Morris: Interview of the Month, July 2022 – Paul Carey-Kent
Mali Morris is a popular and notably active member of the Royal Academy of Arts, making her an appropriate choice for the annual commission to make...
Yinka Shonibare: Mr And Mrs Andrews Without Their Heads – Significant Works – Sue Hubbard
Mr and Mrs Andrews is arguably Gainsborough's most famous painting. A young couple poses for their wedding portrait beneath an oak tree. Behind them...