Sonia Boyce Chosen To Represent Britain At 59th Venice Biennale
Sonia Boyce OBE RA has been announced as the artist to represent the UK at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2021.
12 February 2020
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Jonathan Jones Sensations – Book Review – Edward Lucie-Smith
Jonathan Jones’ new book from Laurence King Publishing is a quality job. Entitled Sensations, it bears on its back cover a recommendation from none other than Tracey Emin, which reads as follows:“I never loved Jonathan’s writing when he slagged my work off! He is a true thinker: a brilliant art historian who can back up his opinion with more than just criticism.”
5 May 2019
The Decline And Fall Of The Turner Prize – Edward Lucie-Smith
There can be no doubt that the Turner Prize is pretty much of a sick puppy right now.
28 August 2018
BP Portrait Award 2018 Following No Particular Path – Edward Lucie-Smith
The BP Portrait Award 2018 currently at the National Portrait Gallery offers interesting parallels with the London Open 2018 on view at Whitechapel.
19 August 2018
Andy Warhol At 90 His Influence Lives On
Happy 90th Birthday Andy Warhol. This is the artist that propelled contemporary art to the breaking-point that we know today.
7 August 2018
Tomma Abts: A Delicate Dance Of Colours And Shapes – Edward Lucie-Smith
The show at the Serpentine Sackler marks another step forward in reputation for this German-born but British-resident painter, who has lived and worked in London since 1995, and who won the Turner Prize in 2006.
24 July 2018
Unseen John Virtue Paintings To Be Unveiled At Fortnum’s X Frank 2018
Fortnum & Mason will be continuing their annual artistic collaboration Fortnum’s X Frank 2018 (FXF18), 10th September – 20th October
7 July 2018
Malcolm Morley Pioneering Photorealist Painter Dies Age 86
The first Turner Prize winner, the painter Malcolm Morley, has died at age 86.
5 June 2018
Tate Announces 2018 Turner Prize Shortlist Online – But Was It An Accident?
London: Tate Britain has announced the 2018 shortlist for the Turner Prize on their website, this evening 25 April.
26 April 2018
Send In The Clowns: RWA Bristol Celebrates 250th Anniversary
Sawdust and Sequins – Royal West of England Academy, Bristol: Set in the spacious galleries at the RWA in Bristol this group show was designed to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the travelling circus in Britain
2 April 2018
Mona Hatoum Presented With Prestigious Annual Art Icon Award 2018
Mona Hatoum (b. 1952) was presented with the prestigious annual Art Icon award at the Whitechapel Gallery on Monday 29 January.
31 January 2018
Dearly Departed: Acknowledging Art Figures Who Died In 2017
Dearly Departed: 2017 has been a momentous year with a first-rate Documenta and Venice Biennale. The year introduced us to a number of new emerging artists as well as the sad reality of losing some of the great talents of our generation both young and old. Here are some of the Artists and Art World Figures we have lost in the past year.
29 December 2017
Top Art News Stories Featured On Artlyst In 2017
It has been a challenging year in the art world with record auction prices and soaring fair costs.
29 December 2017
Sotheby’s Rounds Off 2017 Reaching $4.7 billion Annual Sales Total
Sotheby’s concluded their 2017 auctions this week, reaching an annual sales total of $4.7 billion that represents a 13.1% increase over our 2016 results.
21 December 2017
Art Basel Miami Beach Satellite Fairs Report 2017
Here is our annual report on how the other fairs did this year during Art Basel Miami Beach week. We… Read More
13 December 2017
Cezanne Portraits Subversively In Motion National Portrait Gallery – Edward Lucie-Smith
The Cezanne portrait show at the National Portrait Gallery follows hot on the heels of the show of portraits by Soutine currently on view at the Courtauld.
26 October 2017
Mona Hatoum Selected For Whitechapel’s Art Icon Award 2018
Mona Hatoum (b. 1952) is the fifth artist to receive the prestigious annual Art Icon award at the Whitechapel Gallery. The Art Icon 2018 award will be presented on Monday 29 January 2018.
24 October 2017
Contemporary Art Holds Its Own At Christie’s, Sotheby’s And Phillips
Autumn Contemporary Art auction round-up, Autumn 2017
8 October 2017
Happy Birthday Andy Warhol 89 – Rest In Peace
Happy Birthday Andy Warhol. This is the artist that propelled contemporary art to the breaking-point that we know today.
6 August 2017
Art Beyond London: Unmissable Exhibitions Summer 2017
If you’re planning on leaving the capital this Summer, Artlyst has put together a selection of the best UK shows outside of London.
14 July 2017
Benefactors Tim Sayer And Annemarie Norton Celebrate Hepworth Wakefield Prize Win
Tim Sayer and Annemarie Norton, whose personal collection, built up over the last five decades was generously donated to the Hepworth Wakefield last year were on stage to see The Hepworth Wakefield win this year’s Art Fund Museum of The Year £100,000 prize.
7 July 2017
Hepworth Wakefield Wins Prestigious Museum Of The Year £100,000 Prize
The Hepworth Wakefield has won this year’s Museum of The Year Award. The gallery located in West Yorkshire has beaten Tate Modern, the Lapworth Museum of Geology in Birmingham, Sir John Soane’s Museum in London and the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art in Suffolk. The Art Fund aims to reward an institution that has shown “exceptional imagination, innovation, and achievement across the preceding 12 months”.
6 July 2017
Artist To Artist: Hedley Roberts Interviewed By Darren Coffield – Artlyst Exclusive
In this new series of interviews between artists, Hedley Roberts is interviewed by Darren Coffield. Hedley currently has a new exhibition “Other Portraits” NEW ART PROJECTS London Thu 09 Mar 2017 – Sat 29 Apr 2017
20 March 2017
Exhibition Curious The Essential Artlyst 2017 Preview
London in 2017 will play host to a number of truly exciting exhibitions. Here is a sample of what will be on offer.
31 December 2016
Art Basel Explored – Artlyst Survives Day Two of Miami Art Week
Art Basel Miami is the world’s largest and perhaps the most important art event in the world. It opened yesterday and takes place at the Miami Beach Convention Centre, all this week
6 December 2016
Modern and Contemporary British Art Takes Centerstage At Fortnum & Mason London
I’m sure all of Artlyst’s regular readers know how much we love an exhibition that thinks outside the box, when… Read More
13 September 2016
Sir Nicholas Serota To Resign As Director of Tate Next Year
Sir Nicholas Serota will be stepping down as Director of Tate next year. It was announced by the Museum’s Board of Trustees… Read More
8 September 2016
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,… Read More
1 August 2016
Tracey Emin Unveils Team GB Official Print For Rio 2016
The official limited edition prints for Team GB, at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have been revealed. The eight artists… Read More
9 June 2016
Darren Coffield Talks To Artlyst About Exhibiting With Francis Bacon
Darren Coffield was born in London in 1969. He studied at Goldsmiths College, Camberwell School of Art and the Slade… Read More
11 April 2016
Top UK Art Exhibitions of 2015 By Sara Faith
My favourite exhibition of 2015 had to be the Richard Diebenkorn at the Royal Academy. His love of paint, brushstrokes,… Read More
30 December 2015
Magnificent Obsessions Moves To Sainsbury Centre For Visual Arts
Celebrating the many and varied motivations for collecting, ‘Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector’ presents the fascinating personal collections of… Read More
25 July 2015