Legacy comes in different forms. It isn't by chance that some are remembered a year, a decade, a century or 1000 years later than others. How can you be remembered? That isn't up to you, but those who are left behind. The Romans and the Greeks had marble busts made of...
Christie’s has announced the sale of three paintings by Lucian Freud, each from the same private collection, in its 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 15 October 2025. The works—Self-portrait Fragment, Woman with a Tulip, and Sleeping Head—chart Freud’s...
September provides an opportunity to look back as well as look forward. The celebrations for the centenary of Francis Newton Souza's birth culminated in the first half of 2025. Other work exploring Christian themes or by Christian artists can be seen at MOCA...
Now in its fourth decade, the British Art Fair returns this autumn as both a marketplace and a living archive. At this rare convergence point, Hepworth's carved forms share space with Hirst's dot paintings, where Riley's optical vibrations dialogue with Emin's neon...
Christie’s first-half figures for 2025 reveal a market holding steady—$2.1 billion in sales, mirroring 2024’s tally. Yet, stability comes with caveats. The figure marks a clear 22% decline from the 2023 highs, suggesting a new, quieter normal for the auction giant....
Artlyst Obituary | 7 July 2025: Sir Brian Clarke, whose restless experimentation and a driving ambition updated stained glass from an ecclesiastical craft into a powerful contemporary art form, has died aged 72. His death came just one day before what would have been...
A monumental charcoal drawing by Jenny Saville, Mirror (2011-12), has sold for £2,114,000, far exceeding its pre-sale estimate of £800,000–1,200,000. The most expensive drawing by Jenny Saville’s Mother (2011), a monumental pastel and charcoal work fetched £9.5...
For 72 hours, London's art scene became one vast, twitching organism. From Mayfair's white spaces to Peckham's railway arches dripping with condensation, every gallery door swung open in ragged synchrony. This wasn't just an open house - it was the city taking its...
As London Gallery Weekend returns for its fifth edition (6-8 June), we present an alphabetical selection of standout recommended exhibitions across the capital's 126 participating galleries. From newly established spaces to landmark enterprises, this year's programme...