Tracey Emin In wheelchair Frieze 2010
ArtLyst Exclusive Why is Tracey Emin in a wheelchair? Is this part of the Save the Arts Campaign? or is she in some form...
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New Save The Arts Works Unveiled
Mark Titchner “Cut Us, And Don’t Kill Us” – Bob and Roberta Smith “ART GALLERY CLOSED” Artist Patrick Brill better known as Bob and...
Banksy Does The Simpsons Doh!
Graffiti Artist Banksy (aka Robert Banks) has created an opening sequence for the American cartoon The Simpsons. The episode, called ‘MoneyBart’, was aired...
Frieze Art Fair 2010: Sculpture Park Preview
I visited the Frieze Art Fair today and saw some of the the works being installed in its Sculpture Park. The Sculpture Park offers...
Top 10 Frieze Week Art Events
This is the ArtLyst top 10 list of events and exhibitions in and around London during Frieze Week. The corridor is jam packed with...
Ai Weiwei Unilever Sculpture Tate Modern
Chinese Artist, Ai Weiwei reveals his latest work “Sunflower Seeds,” a project which has taken two years to complete and contains over one hundred...
8 October 2010
Jerry Hall Portrait By Lucien Freud Goes Under The Hammer
The Former partner of Mick Jagger, Model Jerry Hall will auction part of her art collection at Sotheby’s next week. included is a portrait...
Visitors To UK Museums Break All Records
A record number of visitors crossed the threshold of the UK’s national museums this summer, once again reinforcing the need to keep admissions to...
Tate’s Serota Lambasts Osborne and Hunt
Tate Modern Director Sir Nicholas Serota announced in an interview today that Museums in the UK could not weather cuts of 25% – 30% ...
Ryan Gander New Guggenheim Exhibition
British Artist Ryan Gander (b. 1976, Chester,) has mounted a new installation at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. From October 1,...
Cornelia Parker Save The Arts Photomontage
Turner Prize nominated Artist Cornelia Parker has produced a Photomontage for the Save The Arts campaigne. It shows The Angel Of The North sculpture...
New Save The Arts Poster by Jeremy Deller
The total cost of the arts to the average taxpayer is 17p per head per day. That’s £62.05 per year. I’m sure most of...
British Museum Cut Opening Hours From January
In order to cope with government budget cuts, late-night opening to the permanent collection at London’s ‘Favourite Museum’ will be stopped on Thursday and...
29 September 2010
Dennis Hopper Collection Under The Hammer
10-11 November 2010. An additional 200 works will be offered in Christie’s Interiors sale in January 2011 TBA Christie’s NEW YORK is presenting The...
New V&A Museum For Dundee Designs Unveiled
A £40 million pound outpost of the Victoria and Albert Museum set on the Dundee waterfront gathered serious momentum, as the shortlisted designs were...
Anish Kapoor’s Sky Mirror Sculpture Hyde Park London
Anish Kapoor’s Sky Mirror sculptures previewed against matt grey weather conditions in London today. The four works make up a sculpture installation which uses...
Free Museums Threatened By Tory Cuts
Entry to National Museums has been free since Labour abolished charging in 2001. The upshot was that attendance in 2002 soared by 2.7...
24 September 2010
Lehman Art Auction Raises £1.6 Million
Here are the highlighted results of the Lehman sale which took place on the 29th September 2010 at Christies South Kensington. The sale set...
Government Arts Cuts Leaked
The Hatchet is Uncovered Leaked Cabinet Office documents revealed today show, the National Museums and Galleries service, a publicly funded body, which offers the...
New Haunch for London – Paris Launch for Gagosian
Two leading figures in the art world are launching new gallery spaces next month. Both will be opulent palaces for the purpose of flogging...
Isabella Blow Portrait Unveiled
A photographic portrait created by artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster showing the head of fashion icon Isabella Blow goes on show at the...
Mark Wallinger New Arts Cuts Protest Painting
As promised, Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger produced a new work to highlight proposed government cuts in the arts. The work entitled ‘Reckless’ takes...
New Portrait of Queen Unveiled
Schlock Horror! Isobel Peachey, 31 may be the youngest Artist to paint an official portrait of the monarch but going by the middle age...
Alexander McQueen Memorial Held
A memorial service has been held to honour the life and work of fashion designer Alexander McQueen. Dozens of tartan-clad bagpipers lined the steps...
Frieze Art Fair
Who’s Exhibiting in 2010 The Frieze Art fair is the most important event on the London Contemporary Art calendar. It takes place from 14–17...
Patricia Cain Awarded 2010 Threadneedle Prize
Sculptor Patricia Cain has been awarded this years 25,000 Threadneedle Prize and artist duo Boyd & Evans have won the inaugural pound;10,000 Visitors’ Choice...
Keith Coventry Wins John Moores Painting Prize
Photo: Keith Coventry, Spectrum Jesus 2009 (oil on canvas, wood and glass 68.6 x 58 cm) This year’s prestigious John Moores Painting...
London Design Festival 2010 Complete Events Guide
18-26 September All Over London In its eighth year, The London Design Festival is a nine-day celebration of design in the world’s creative capital,...
Westminster Public Art Advisory Panel to be abolished
The Public Art Advisory Panel is to be abolished after 14 years of successful work. Dedicated to choosing Art for public spaces, the expert...
Turner Prize to Leave London For Gateshead
Tate has announced that the prestigious Turner Prize 2011 will be mounted at the BALTIC in Newcastle. This is only the second time that...
UK film Future In Government Talks
The Future of public funding for the UK film industry will be discussed by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey and key figures in the film...