Art Exit 1939 – A Very Different Or Analogous Europe – Edward Lucie-Smith
There can be no doubt that Art-Exit: 1939, at the 12 Star Gallery in Europe House, Smith Square, is a highly political exhibition.
18 July 2019
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Leon Kossoff Leading School Of London Painter Dies Age 92
The death of Leon Kossoff, who died on 4 July after a short illness is nearly the end of an era for the great wave of British painting known as the School of London.
6 July 2019
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
Sean Scully National Gallery – Rembrandt and Now Gagosian – Edward Lucie-Smith
At first glance, the Sean Scully show that just opened at the National Gallery in London couldn’t be more different from the exhibition not far away at Gagosian Grosvenor Hill. It features just one artist, rather than a series of well-known names.
16 April 2019
Anthony d’Offay Resumes Tate And NGS Relationship After Me-Too Case Evaporates
The British art dealer, Anthony d’Offay, who was ‘me-tooed’ last year by three former colleagues, has been reinstated as an adviser to the Artist Room’s programme in the UK and Scotland.
8 April 2019
Leigh Bowery Celebrated In Photos By Fergus Greer At Michael Hoppen Gallery
Leigh Bowery (1961-1994) was one of the worlds’ most influential cult figures, performance artists, fashion designers, nightclub proprietors and art objects, in the 1980s and 1990s. He was above all an icon whose influence traversed music, art, film and the fashion world.
12 March 2019
London Art Exhibitions Preview A Month By Month Guide 2019
Here’s a month by month guide to the highlights of the year’s exhibitions at the major museums and art galleries.
29 December 2018
My Ten Favourite UK-Centric Art Events Of 2018 – Paul Black
As we reach the end of yet another challenging year in the art world, Artlyst’s Paul Black has chosen some of his 2018 highlights.
19 December 2018
London Art Fair Returns For 2019 Bumper Edition
The London Art Fair 2019 (LAF) returns to the capital from 16-20 January to obliterate the winter blues and give us a boost of vitamin D.
17 December 2018
Art Accepted For Nation Through Cultural Gifts Scheme Down By A Third
Arts Council England has published the 2017/18 Cultural Gifts Scheme and Acceptance in Lieu annual report which shows that in the last year, 42 cases
14 December 2018
Richard Long: The Tide is High – Edward Lucie-Smith
There can be no doubt that Richard Long is one of the giants of British art. Or so a very impressive curriculum vitae would lead one to suppose. He is now in his early 70s. He made his reputation almost half-a-century ago, as what was then called a Land Artist
10 December 2018
Frieze Week 2018 Through The Shredder – Zoltan Alexander
During Frieze Week 2018, amongst hundreds of art openings throughout the city, the most brilliant event was last Friday night at Sotheby’s when Banksy’s beloved iconic painting “Girl With Balloon” was auto-shredded by its own frame just minutes after the hammer came down on an auction record of £1.04m.
11 October 2018
William Tillyer: The Golden Striker – Esk Paintings – Edward Lucie-Smith
The William Tillyer show at Bernard Jacobson is an example of what I’m starting to think of as the current ‘golden oldie’ phenomenon in London galleries.
8 October 2018
Gormley – Barlow And Viola To Spearhead Royal Academy’s 2019 Exhibition Programme
The Royal Academy has announced their exhibition programme for 2019 and it’s a force to be reckoned with.
3 September 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
Hugh Mendes Unveils A Menagerie Of Dead Artists
Hugh Mendes returns for his third solo exhibition, mid September, at Charlie Smith London with a Menagerie of historical paintings of dead artists.
8 August 2018
Twelve Exhibitions To Visit Out Of London Summer 2018
If you’re planning on heading out of London this summer, Artlyst has put together a list of twelve exhibitions to see around the UK. The main event over the summer has to be the Liverpool Biennial but Artlyst is covering this deserving spectacle elsewhere. However, while in Liverpool don’t miss Tate Liverpool’s powerful comparison study of Egon Schiele and Francesca Woodman and the 60th anniversary John Moores Painting Prize at the Walker Art Gallery. Elsewhere around Britain shows not to miss include the Patrick Heron retrospective at Tate St Ives, Elisabeth Frink at Abbot Hall in Cumbria, Yves Klein at Blenheim Palace and Antony Gormley at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.
20 July 2018
Drink-Up Pay-Up F-Off: Tales from the Colony – London’s Lost Bohemia
Darren Coffield’s new book “Tales from the Colony: the Lost Bohemia of Bacon, Belcher and Board” is an authorised history of London’s most notorious arts club.
9 May 2018
The Human Condition Relationships And Raw Desires – Tate Britain – Sue Hubbard
The 20th century saw God lose his central role within the scheme of human belief and philosophy.
2 March 2018
20/21 British Art Fair Sold And Rebranded At Saatchi Gallery
The 20/21 British Art Fair, is to be rebranded as The British Art Fair and move to the Saatchi Gallery, as part of a major investment by its new owners.
7 February 2018
Art Dealer Anthony d’Offay Faces Inappropriate Behaviour Allegations
The art dealer Anthony d’Offay, who gave his £200m art collection to the nation and created Artist Rooms a touring exhibition which has had an audience of over 30 million is being investigated over historical allegations concerning his behaviour towards three women in the 1990s -2004. All were former employees.
14 January 2018
Guide To Upcoming London Art Exhibitions 2018
2018 will offer a variety of exhibitions to cater for everyone’s taste in art from spending time with modern masters such as a year in the life of Picasso, Monet’s relationship with architecture, drawings by Klimt and Schiele, through classical artists Ribera and Murillo to contemporary greats like Tacita Dean and Joan Jonas not to mention Frida Kahlo’s iconic wardrobe. In addition, London increases its exhibition spaces with the re-opening of the Hayward Gallery in January and the Royal Academy of Arts extension opening in May.
28 December 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
R U Being Served? Art At Fortnums And Whiteleys – Edward Lucie-Smith
Such is the pressure on gallery space that quite important exhibitions now take place in all sorts of strange places. Sometimes, quite literally, they hide in plain sight. This is the case with the very substantial show of work by the late John Bellany, who died just over four years ago.
13 October 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
Art Night Festival: Tonight’s The Night To Be Adventurous
Art Night 2017 is one of the UK’s largest free arts festivals. It is sponsored by the Whitechapel Gallery and allows anyone with a spirit of adventure on a magical mystery tour of the edgier side of the London art scene.
1 July 2017
Wassily Kandinsky Painting Achieves £33m A New Auction Record At Sotheby’s
A new auction record for Wassily Kandinsky was broken twice last night at Sotheby’s London. Murnau – Landschaft mit grünem Haus from 1909, sold for £21 million / $26.4 million / €23.9 million. Both early works by Kandinsky were among the few left in private hands, this painting made its auction debut having remained in the private collection of the same family since the 1920s.
22 June 2017
Tate Announces Blockbuster Line-up For 2018 But is It Too Safe?
Tate has announced its 2018 programme which covers all four venues. The forthcoming shows include exhibitions of work by ground-breaking figures in painting, performance, textiles, film and photography.
26 May 2017
Turner Prize 2017 Shortlist Reveals Obscure Multicultural Pick & Mix
The Turner Prize 2017 shortlist has just been announced at Tate Britain. The artists chosen from diverse multicultural backgrounds are relatively unknown.
3 May 2017
John Minton From Wartime To Battles With His Own Sexuality
The British artist John Minton (1917 – 1957), is explored in a major new exhibition at Pallant House marking the centenary of his birth and 60 years since his death. It explores the artist’s achievements far beyond his reputation as a leading illustrator and influential teacher.
24 April 2017
The Selfie – Narcissism Or Serious Form Of Art? By Edward Lucie-Smith
From Selfie to Self-Expression at the Saatchi Gallery represents a return to form, after a recent series of dead-on-arrival exhibitions held in this space. It’s good to be able to say welcome back.
6 April 2017
Michael Andrews A Coda Not A New Beginning – Gagosian Grosvenor Hill
The Michael Andrews show currently at Gagosian’s Grosvenor Hill Gallery offers a series of paradoxes, some perhaps intended by the gallery, others maybe not. It presents the artist (1928-1995) as a now half-forgotten figure, whose once substantial reputation has been overtaken by that of a number of his contemporaries.
8 March 2017