London Art Week, summer 2017 gets underway today 30th June. This is mostly geared up to the ‘Old Masters’ and Blue Chip market which will be offering an array of special exhibitions hosted across more than forty of the capital’s galleries and three leading auction...
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale has realised a very respectable £62.3 million / $79.8 million / €70.4 million total. Contemporary Art Sales at Sotheby’s worldwide has been up 30% year-on-year. The sale was above high estimate with an Increase of 20% (GBP) /...
The Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair has moved to Vauxhall for the latest edition of this annual London art extravaganza. The intention is to re-introducing some summer fun and frivolity into a thriving but increasingly commercial London art scene. This year’s theme, ‘The...
A major exhibition of works of art by Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) one of the most influential artists of the Art Nouveau movement is on view at the Walker Art Gallery. This major touring exhibition from the Mucha Foundation explores the work of Alphonse Mucha around...
Artlyst is off to Venice for a week of immersive art overkill. There is so much to see and do to the point of saturation. The collateral events are going to be amazing this year. I especially can't wait to see Objection, a collaborative exhibition uniting two emerging...
To celebrate the opening of the V&A’s Exhibition Road Quarter designed by the Stirling Prize-winning British architect Amanda Levete and her practice AL_A, the museum has announced a one-off festival. REVEAL is a free, week-long public festival running from 30...
The Art Fund has announced the five museums which have been selected as finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2017, the most prestigious prize for museums in the UK. The list was unveiled by Stephen Deuchar the Art Fund’s Director, at an event at the British...
The Arts Council Collection has unveiled the full list of 45 works by 29 artists that it has acquired for the nation in 2016-2017. Among the highlights are significant works by Phyllida Barlow (untitled: dunce, 2015), Andy Holden (Laws of Motion in a Cartoon...
Michael Petry talks to Guy Reid in our latest interview in the Artist to Artist series. Reid is currently showing at MOCA London. The exhibition runs until 29th April. MP: Guy many people are astounded that the Man Walking has been carved from wood – can you tell us a...