Frances Richardson Commissioned For Sculpture At Bermondsey Square
The third public sculpture commission for ‘Sculpture at Bermondsey Square’. ‘Loss of object and bondage to it; Fig. 2‘ is… Read More
5 August 2015
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Comprehensive Fiona Banner Exhibition For Ikon Gallery Birmingham
SCROLL DOWN AND KEEP SCROLLING is the most comprehensive exhibition of Fiona Banner’s work to date, re-presenting key early projects… Read More
5 August 2015
Pablo Picasso: £17.5 Million Smuggled Masterpiece Seized In Spain
A Picasso painting with an estimated value of more than £17.5 million, or €25 million has been declared a Spanish… Read More
4 August 2015
Artlyst Photo Special: June, A Painting Show At Sadie Coles HQ
Sadie Coles HQ presents ‘June: A Painting Show’, its summer group exhibition of contemporary painting comprising the work of fourteen… Read More
4 August 2015
London Art Museums Top Google Searches For World Culture
A newly commissioned survey has found that London is the most Googled city in the world for its art galleries,… Read More
4 August 2015
John Chamberlain: First Exhibition In UK Opens In Edinburgh
Inverleith House, Edinburgh presents the first exhibition in a UK public gallery by the great American artist John Chamberlain (1927-2011)…. Read More
4 August 2015
Gerhard Richter’s Colour Chart Paintings Reunited In New London Exhibition
In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Colour Charts inception, an exhibition of Gerhard Richter’s iconic paintings, selected from the… Read More
4 August 2015
Shaped In Mexico: Artists Inspired By Mexico To Open Second Edition
Shaped in Mexico is returning to London for its second edition, presenting a contemporary art exhibition at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower…. Read More
3 August 2015
Mike Kelley: Kandors Series Explored In New York Exhibition
A major ‘Mike Kelley’ exhibition in New York has been announced by Hauser & Wirth. It will be the gallery’s first… Read More
3 August 2015
Alexander McQueen Crowned The Most Popular Exhibition In V&A History
More than 480,000 people visited Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the V&A, making it the most visited paid-for exhibition at… Read More
3 August 2015
US Overtakes China As Leading Auction Marketplace For Art
The United States has again overtaken China as the world’s leading marketplace for art at auction. After a record 2015 the… Read More
3 August 2015
Marvin Gaye Chetwynd Unveils New Performance Piece At Edinburgh Art Festival
Marvin Gaye Chetwynd has a new piece unveiled this week at the Edinburgh Festival. Working across performance, sculpture, installation and painting, Chetwynd draws… Read More
2 August 2015
Serpentine Launches Build Your Own Pavilion Competition For Young Architects
This summer, in celebration of the 15th birthday of the Serpentine Pavilion commission, the Serpentine launches Build Your Own Pavilion:… Read More
2 August 2015
New Contemporary Installation Commissioned For V&A’s Europe 1600-1815 Galleries
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has announced that its Europe 1600–1815 galleries will open on 9 December following… Read More
1 August 2015
Contentious British Library Achieves Grade 1 Listed Status As Public Opinion Mellows
Love it or loath it, the ever controversial British Library at St Pancras designed by architect Sir Colin St John Wilson… Read More
1 August 2015
Anish Kapoor Asks Carsten Holler To Create Slide For ArcelorMittal Orbit
The Turner Prize winning artist, Sir Anish Kapoor has invited German artist Carsten Höller, who is currently the subject of… Read More
31 July 2015
Teresa May Grants Ai Weiwei Six Month Visa After Cock-Up
Teresa May, Britain’s Home secretary has ordered officials to issue the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei a full six-month UK visa,… Read More
31 July 2015
Josh Kline And Kiki Kogelnik For Summer Exhibitions At Modern Art Oxford
A menacing and dystopian environment is produced at Modern Art Oxford in the exhibition ‘Freedom’, the first solo exhibition in… Read More
31 July 2015
Nicholas Serota Opens Ocean Studios Plymouth’s £4.2 Million Studio Development
Plymouth’s £4.2 million Ocean Studios, artistic development within 60,000 ft Grade I listed, former naval building, was officially launched yesterday (Thursday 30th July)… Read More
31 July 2015
Turner Prize Winner Richard Long Opens Major Exhibition At Arnolfini Bristol
Arnolfini Centre for Contemporary Arts in Bristol announces a major new exhibition of work by Richard Long. Part of the… Read More
31 July 2015
Van Gogh Museum Marks the 125th Anniversary of Vincent’s death
The Van Gogh Museum marks the 125th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh’s death with the launch of The Vincent van Gogh Atlas at… Read More
30 July 2015
Artlyst Photo Special: Tony Cragg Curates The Latest Exhibition At Blain/Southern London
Blain|Southern presents a group exhibition of sculptural works curated by renowned British sculptor Tony Cragg. The gallery continues its programme of… Read More
30 July 2015
Poppy Field Sculpture Moves North With New Installations Announced
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Woodhorn Museum in Northumberland and St George’s Hall Liverpool have been announced as locations that will… Read More
30 July 2015
Tim Marlow Curates Exhibition Celebrating A Decade Of Sculpture At Chatsworth
In celebration of its tenth annual exhibition of monumental outdoor sculpture at Chatsworth, Sotheby’s has invited respected art historian and… Read More
30 July 2015
Ai Weiwei: Six Month Visa Application Rejected By British Government
News Update: Teresa May, Britain’s Home secretary has ordered officials to issue the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei a full six-month UK visa,… Read More
30 July 2015
Happy Birthday Henry Moore A Giant Of 20th Century Art
Happy Birthday Henry Moore! One of the giants of 20th century art. Moore was born to a mining family in… Read More
30 July 2015
Banksy Street Art Removed From Bethlehem Up For Auction
Murals believed to have been created by the Bristol street artist Banksy on walls in Detroit, and in Bethlehem are… Read More
29 July 2015
Alex Farquharson Announced As New Director of Tate Britain
Alex Farquharson, Director of Nottingham Contemporary has been appointed as the new Director of Tate Britain, it was announced today. He… Read More
29 July 2015
Richard Wilson’s 20:50 Installation Acquired By Australian Gambling Millionaire
20:50, the oily work by Richard Wilson will leave the Saatchi Gallery in London, and head for David Walsh’s museum… Read More
29 July 2015
Random International’s Rain Room To Open At The Yuz Museum Shanghai
China’s preeminent museum of contemporary art, the Yuz Museum in Shanghai, will present the first showing in Asia of a… Read More
29 July 2015
Eduardo Paolozzi Tube Station Mosaics Find New Home In Edinburgh
The Eduardo Paolozzi Mosaics commissioned for London Underground’s Tottenham Court Rd tube station, which were controversially removed to make way… Read More
29 July 2015
Keith Levene Announces His LoNDoN 1976 Art And Music Project
The iconic guitarist (The Clash, PiL), composer, producer, and artist, Keith Levene, has announced his “LoNDoN 1976 Project”
28 July 2015