General Idea Get Retrospective At National Gallery Canada
From June 3 and on view until November 20, 2022, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) will present the most… Read More
2 June 2022
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Love Is In The (Open) Air Robert Indiana Sculpture YSP – James Payne
Even if you don’t know Robert Indiana’s name, you know his most popular work, LOVE. Cited as the most known artwork in the world, it is, in fact so famous that many people may not even realise it’s an artwork at all.
10 March 2022
Jimmy DeSana and Laurie Simmons Double Trouble – AMANDA WILKINSON GALLERY
Jimmy DeSana and Laurie Simmons shared a studio in New York up until DeSana’s death from AIDS-related illness in 1990.
10 February 2022
NYC Gallery Scene Round-Up February 2022 – Ilka Scobie
Omicron’s on the decline, the snow is grey and slushy, and the city unveils eclectic and exciting art.
3 February 2022
Leigh Bowery Still Entertaining And Relevant – James Payne
The performance artist Leigh Bowery died of AIDS-related illness on New Year’s Eve 1994 at only 33 years old. He didn’t tell anyone he was sick – except his best friend, Sue Tilley. When she asked him what she should tell people when he died, he said: “Tell them I’ve gone to Papua New Guinea”.
13 January 2022
Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2021 – Art Makes People Powerful
Presenting the much-coveted Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2021. This is our way of acknowledging our industry’s hard work and achievement, as we see it.
29 December 2021
Sackler Name Removed From Seven Galleries At The Metropolitan Museum
After half a million known opioid-related deaths, mainly in the US, the Sackler family, owners of Perdue Pharma Corporation, have had their name wiped from seven exhibition spaces at the Met Museum NY
9 December 2021
Martin Wong and Aaron Gilbert P.P.O.W. Review Ilka Scobie
Art created during a crisis can be a powerful catharsis for both artist and audience. P.P.O.W presents two artists.
20 April 2021
Keith Haring: Personal Spiritual Imagery – Revd Jonathan Evens
Keith Haring was a revolutionary artist who transformed the art world during his short but impactful life
13 April 2021
A Queer History Of Objects In The V&A Collection – Course
Many of the most prominent thinkers in the field of LGBTQ+ art history and culture, explore the queer objects found at the V&A and beyond.
5 February 2021
Artist Christopher Le Brun Knighted In New Year’s Honours List 2021
Christopher Le Brun, (born 1951) artist and former president of the Royal Academy (PRA) has been Knighted in the New Year’s Honours List. Other visual related honours include: YBA Artist Michael Landy, OBE, Grenada-born artist Denzil Forrester MBE,
30 December 2020
Meet Simone Leigh: First African-American Woman To Represent US At Venice Biennale
Simone Leigh has sculpted her way into the history books as the first African-American woman artist to be chosen to represent the U.S
14 October 2020
Outset Partners Announce Support For Cultural Infrastructure Beyond Pandemic
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the Serpentine Galleries, have been jointly awarded a transformational Grant of £150,000 for their collaborative work on ecology.
22 May 2020
National Gallery Marks 75th Anniversary of VE Day
The National Gallery played an inspiring role during wartime including VE Day. It was one of the few places in London where you could find a programme of cultural activity – concerts.
4 May 2020
Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage Saved For The Nation
The appeal to save artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage for the nation has successfully reached its £3.5-million target in just ten weeks, with a final total of £3,624,087.
1 April 2020
Them: Seminal British Art Of The 1970s Returns
THEM is a new exhibition examining the work of an important group of artists who came to prominence in the… Read More
3 February 2020
Wolfgang Tillmans First Major Solo Exhibition In Belgium Announced
WIELS inaugurates 2020 with the first large-scale solo exhibition in Belgium of the artist Wolfgang Tillmans.
29 January 2020
Artists Launch Campaign To Save Derek Jarman’s Seaside Home
The Art Fund is trying to raise £3.5m by 31 March 2020 to purchase Prospect Cottage the much-loved beachside home and garden of the artist/film director Derek Jarman.
23 January 2020
Goss-Michael Foundation Presents New Ryan Hewett Works
The Goss-Michael Foundation located in Dallas Texas is presenting Nothing New Under The Sun, a showcase of eight new works by the South African artist Ryan Hewett in association with Unit London.
21 November 2019
She Got Her TV Eye On Me Pat Ivers/Emily Armstrong Gonightclubbing at 72 Gallery
An exhilarating multi-media deep dive into the New York punk scene of the late 70s and early 80s, “She Got Her TV Eye On Me” showcases the work of video artists, Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong.
28 October 2019
Andy Warhol Tate Retrospective Announced For Spring
Andy Warhol Tate Modern retrospective celebrates one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. His life and work… Read More
28 October 2019
My Frieze Week 2019 – Zoltan Alexander
From Botticelli to Tillmans. 160 of the world’s leading galleries at Frieze, 130 at Frieze Masters, over 1000 international artists. No sign of the Brexit-uncertainty and escalating political instability. No sign that Britain is in the midst of an economic and political crisis. Dealers did good business.
10 October 2019
Robert Polidori: Fra Angelico Opus Operantis – Revd Jonathan Evens
William Hood, when writing of Fra Angelico at San Marco, noted that the ‘translucent surfaces’ of the architecture ‘shimmer in the soft currents of light gliding over from just outside’.
18 August 2019
Twelve Exhibitions To See Outside London Summer 2019
Summer has finally arrived in the UK so if you’re planning on heading out of London, Artlyst has put together a list of twelve exhibitions to see around the UK. Don’t miss the Keith Haring extravaganza at Tate Liverpool; major sculpture exhibitions at Yorkshire Sculpture Park including David Smith and Damien Hirst as part of Yorkshire Sculpture International; seaside photography at Turner Contemporary and painting shows galore from early 20th century masters such as Vuillard to contemporary giants Bridget Riley and Paula Rego and historical exhibitions such as Last Supper in Pompeii at the Ashmolean.
4 July 2019
Keith Haring: A Sign Of The Times – Tate Liverpool – Alice Lenkiewicz
The highly anticipated first UK exhibition of Keith Haring’s work has opened at Tate Liverpool. It is vast, covering most aspects of his work and career. This was my first experience seeing so many pieces by this seminal figure from the 1980s,’ in the flesh, so I was curious to learn more about the man.
16 June 2019
Stonewall Uprising 50th Anniversary Celebrated With Felix Gonzalez-Torres Billboard Reboot
The Public Art Fund is presenting the iconic billboard “Untitled”, 1989 by Felix Gonzalez-Torres (American, b. Cuba, 1957-1996) to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and WorldPride in New York City this June.
5 June 2019
PhotoLondon First Timers – Zoltan Alexander
The much acclaimed 5th edition of PhotoLondon at Somerset House closed just a few days ago with record sales and… Read More
30 May 2019
Kathy Acker And I – ICA Retrospective – Paul Carter Robinson
I,I,I,I,I,I,I Kathy Acker is a fitting title for this quasi-retrospective exhibition which opened at the ICA on Tuesday night. In fact, it would have been even more spot on to have called the show Me,Me,Me,Me,Me,Me,Me Kathy Acker.
1 May 2019
Curating Spiritual Sensibilities In Changing Times – Revd Jonathan Evens
Back in 1977, in the catalogue for ‘Perceptions of the Spirit in 20th-Century American Art’, theologian John Dillenberger argued that… Read More
10 March 2019
Artist to Artist – Interview with Guernsey born Jeni Snell by Anka Dabrowska
Guernsey-born artist Jeni Snell in converstation with artist Anka Dabrowska about Snell’s current exhibition Achtung Baby!
3 March 2019
Diane Arbus Street Of Secrets – Hayward Gallery – Sue Hubbard
My favourite thing is to go where I’ve never been’ wrote the photographer Diane Arbus, the poor little rich Jewish girl who walked on the wild side.
23 February 2019
Upcoming Curators Review Zabludowicz And New Art Projects London
Exhibitions at the Zabludowicz and New Art Projects reviewed by upcoming curators who are students of the How to be an Independent Curator course at Central Saint Martins University of the Arts London.
17 February 2019