Liverpool Biennial Seeks 100 Electric Guitarists For Modern Concerto
An open call went out yesterday for 100 volunteer electric guitarists and 8 bassists to perform in the UK premiere… Read More
17 July 2012
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JOHN GERRARD Cinematic Installation Modern Art Oxford
A major new commission premiering in Oxford until 29 July as part of the London 2012 Festival Old Power Station,… Read More
17 July 2012
Diane Arbus Affinities Pure Voyeuristic Fascination – Review
One of the more unpretentious things seen in recent days involved a pair of young girls and a pair of… Read More
17 July 2012
National Arts Awards Announced For Americans for the Arts 2012
Americans for the Arts, the leading organisation for advancing the arts and arts education in the United States, has announced… Read More
17 July 2012
Tate’s Tanks Take To Task Sung Hwan Kim
The Korean performance artist Sung Hwan Kim is the first artist to be commissioned for an installation in ‘The Tanks’,… Read More
16 July 2012
Sarah Lucas Extraordinary Things From Ordinary Objects
A new exhibition titled Ordinary Things by the artist Sarah Lucas’ (b. 1962) opens at the Henry Moore Institute in… Read More
16 July 2012
Banksy Graffiti Brought To Life In Photo Tableaux
The British born US based photographer Nick Stern has recreated several more photo reenactments of Banksy’s iconic work. The recent… Read More
16 July 2012
William Morris Birthplace Transformed To Create World-Class Gallery
The birthplace of William Morris the father of the British Arts & Crafts Movement, in Walthamstow, London, has been transformed… Read More
16 July 2012
Mark Wallinger A Voyeuristic Invitation Through The Keyhole
The National Gallery is filled with nudes. Some are covered with drapery strategically blown by the wind, others are fully… Read More
15 July 2012
Cakebook Britain Tops Gormley’s Angel With Edible Baltic Mill Gallery
How would you like to watch sculptors recreate the Baltic Mill Gallery in Gateshead or view photos of last year’s contenders which included a cake version of Antony Gormley’s ‘Angle Of The North’?
14 July 2012
Reynolds Painting Of Omai Will Remain In The UK
The painting of Omai by the iconic English painter Sir Joshua Reynolds will remain in the UK, following Culture Minister… Read More
14 July 2012
Ryan Gander Art Meets Life The Universe And Everything Else
ArtLyst Review – Ryan Gander is going places. For such a young artist (Gander is only 35), he has produced… Read More
14 July 2012
William Eckersley Explores The Dark City Of London
ArtLyst Review -Very few photographers have come close to capturing a city bathed in night as well as George Brassai…. Read More
14 July 2012
Gustav Klimt Gets A Google Doodle Homage
The life and work of the Austrian Secessionist artist Gustav Klimt is celebrated today with a Google Doodle. His iconic… Read More
14 July 2012
Artist Edgar Mueller Turns Portobello Square Into Bottomless Pit
Edgar Mueller the internationally renowned street artist has been commissioned as part of the InTRANSIT Festival to create a large-scale… Read More
13 July 2012
ICA Forced To Close Doors In Olympic Period Lockdown
Olympic Security has forced the ICA (Institute Of Contemporary Arts) and the Mall Gallery to shut their doors for a… Read More
13 July 2012
Second Henry Moore Sculpture Stolen From Hertfordshire Foundation
A bronze sundial by the Modernist British sculptor Henry Moore has been stolen from the Henry Moore Foundation. The sculpture… Read More
13 July 2012
Tate Modern Blackout For Olafur Eliasson’s Little Sun
‘Over the years, I have been absorbed by phenomena such as light, time, the negotiation of space, compassion and the… Read More
12 July 2012
Bhopal Installation Highlights Dow Chemical Sponsorship Of 2012 Olympics
A forty-foot multimedia installation by Indian artist Singh Jodha is coming to London on 18th July in time for the… Read More
12 July 2012
Private Equity Billionaire Outed As Purchaser Of Munch’s The Scream
Apollo Global Management founder Leon Black has been named as the client who purchased the record breaking $120 million painting… Read More
12 July 2012
Time On Their Side The Rolling Stones At 50
The Rolling Stones have been together for an astonishing 50 years and to celebrate this milestone, a free photographic exhibition… Read More
12 July 2012
Roger Hiorns Turner Nominated Seizure Saved For The Nation
The Arts Council Collection has announced that Untitled (Seizure) by Turner Prize 2009 nominee Roger Hiorns has been saved from… Read More
11 July 2012
Julian Opie Artists vs Artisans In The Post-Industrial Age – Review
In his seminal article on the relationship between artists and artisans in the postindustrial era, John Roberts wrote; ” The… Read More
11 July 2012
Impressive Deutsche Borse Photography Prize Exhibition Opens- Review
There’s a freshness to the show of this year’s nominees for the Deutsche Borse prize at the Photographer’s gallery. Whereas… Read More
11 July 2012
Syria Fine Art Embargo To Be Enforced By EU
June of this year saw the confirmation of a luxury goods embargo on Syria by the European Union, a political… Read More
11 July 2012
Alexander Calder An Adventure In India – Review
Fruit in England is small, and in Mediterranean countries is it enormous. I remember being taken aback that “orange” could… Read More
11 July 2012
Michelangelo Statue Of David Censored By China State Television
Michelangelo’s Italian Renaissance masterpiece David-Appolo an earlier example of the famous Statue of David, which is located in the city… Read More
11 July 2012
Ryan Gander Continues To Explore Layered Systems Of Meaning
The Fallout of Living, is a new exhibition of work by Ryan Gander at the Lisson Gallery. This is his… Read More
11 July 2012
The Photographers Gallery World in London Olympics Exhibition
The World in London is a major public art project initiated by The Photographers’ Gallery, to coincide with the London… Read More
10 July 2012
DegreeArts Execution Room Unveils Audio Video Exhibition
For the first time ever DegreeArt’s Execution Room unveils an exhibition dedicated to artists’ moving image. Degree Art is a… Read More
10 July 2012
Julian Opie Reinterprets The Vocabulary Of Everyday Life
Julian Opie’s new exhibition which opened at the Lisson Gallery tonight (10 July) promises to be one of the highlights… Read More
10 July 2012
Jerwood Makers Open Presents Five New Commissions
Jerwood Makers Open is an exhibition of new commissions by five emerging makers working at the forefront of applied art… Read More
10 July 2012