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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 has become, “the epicentre...
Iraqi Artist Dia Al-Azzawi To Launch Retrospective In Doha
A major retrospective of the work of Dia Al-Azzawi is to take place simultaneously at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and QM Gallery Al Riwaq in...
Joseph Beuys: Major Drawings Exhibition Launches At National Galleries Scotland
A major new exhibition devoted to the drawings of the German artist Joseph Beuys is a highlight of the summer programme at the National Galleries of...
Juergen Teller To Curate Major Exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe’s Photography
The UK based, German photographer Juergen Teller is to curate an exhibition of work by Robert Mapplethorpe, to coincide with what would have been...
Beyond Caravaggio: National Gallery Announces Major UK Autumn Exhibition
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610) will be exhibited in the first major show in the UK to explore the work of this leading artist’s...
Frank Cohen Joins Fortnum & Mason For Massive Art Takeover
Collector Frank Cohen is to collaborate with the Fortnum & Mason food emporium to present a pop-up, takeover art event, which will see the...
Bruce McLean’s Powerful, Fluid and Painterly Ceramics Exhibition
The New Art Centre is presenting an exhibition of ceramics by the Scottish artist Bruce McLean. The show is comprised of one hundred plates, vessels...
China Returns As Global Art Market Leader For Second Time
According to thierry Ehrmann, Artprice's CEO, China has returned as the global art market leader. The comprehensive report released on Friday shows...
David Shrigley And Sadiq Khan Launch London Is Open To All Campaign
Ten artists have been chosen to display artworks on sites across the London Tube network, as part of Art on the Underground’s latest campaign...
Rauschenberg’s Iconic Goat Set For UK Return After 52 Year Hiatus
Assembled from materials including a stuffed angora goat, a rubber tyre, a tennis ball and a shoe heel, Robert Rauschenberg’s iconic...
Feminist Avant Garde Of The 1970s Explored At The Photographers’ Gallery
Feminist Avant Garde of the 1970s is an expansive exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery, comprising forty-eight international female artists and...
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, hopefully refreshed, some time...