Reviews
Jim Dine – Heart Surgery And Singing Poets A Beautiful Cacophony
Jim Dine, the American pop artist (born 1935) has unveiled a new exhibition of his latest works on paper at Alan Cristea in London. Working in...
David Hockney According To Himself – Review By Edward Lucie-Smith
It seems a long time since Tate Britain had a real blockbuster show. Even the Turner Prize, once a focus of popular attention, has received less and...
Bilbao Gongs And Bongs Paul Carey Kent The Guggenheim And More
BILBAO GONGS AND BONGS Paul Carey-Kent has just spent 30 hours in Bilbao, mostly focused on the opening of Abstract Expressionism at the Guggenheim...
American Abstract Expressionism Triumphs At The Guggenheim Bilbao
It is rare that I feel an exhibition is important enough to review twice on Artlyst but in the case of the Abstract Expressionism exhibition that...
A Rogues Gallery Of Art Dealers And Bureaucrats By Edward Lucie-Smith
There’s a fascinating new book just out. The candid title is 'Rogues’ Gallery: A History of Art and Its Dealers[1]. The author, Philip Hook, is...
Nadine Talalla Brings Life To Dead Abject Feelings of Womankind
The emergence of female artist’s in 2017 gives an opportunity to find discourse and insight into our contemporary culture, integration,...
New York Exhibition Notes Curated by Ilka Scobie
It’s been a challenging time in New York City and art has provided some relief from politics. A recent roundup of three current and very different...
London Art Exhibitions February 2017 Chosen By Paul Carey-Kent
London is a great city for art! Paul Carey-Kent regularly produces some of the best recommendations for London Art Exhibitions on a rolling basis....
Desperate Artwives Explore Issues Of Personal Identity Loss And Motherhood
Desperate Artwives Exhibition is an exhibition of many voices; it is a collection of imaginative and engaging artworks made by members of the...
Paul Carey Kent’s Unofficial London Art Fair Awards 2017 Revealed
Art critic Paul Carey-Kent has given us his pick of the crop for the London Art Fair 2017. The verdict: "It seemed a little more even - and so a...
Is Figurative Painting An Essential Form Of Art Making? By Edward Lucie-Smith
Painter’s Painters at the Saatchi Gallery, curated, or at any rate with a catalogue introduction by Martin Gayford , co-author with David Hockney of...
London Art Exhibitions Chosen By Paul Carey-Kent December 2016
Paul Carey- Kent chooses his pick for December 2016 through the new year. Installation view with Zone, 2016 Genevan artist Mai-Thu Perret has made...