On October 21st the Artes Mundi 7 Exhibition and Prize in Cardiff opened its doors to the British public, presenting a major exhibition of work from six of the world’s most innovative contemporary artists. Artes Mundi 7 is the UK’s largest contemporary art prize, with...
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British Women Top 2016 Alt Power 100 List For First Time
If you’re the sort of person that thinks money alone makes the art-world go around then leave this page immediately. However, if you are driven by curiosity and aesthetics and believe in the need for an alternative to Art Review’s Power 100 list which celebrates a...
Tino Sehgal Creates New Paris Work Using Over 300 Participants
Tino Sehgal is to create a new piece using over 300 participants in his survey show, Carte blanche à Tino Sehgal, at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. The British-German, Berlin-based artist best known for his constructed situations interrogates the nature of the...
Olive Edis Pioneering British photographer Exhibition Unveiled At Norwich Castle Museum
The first comprehensive exhibition of the pioneering British photographer Olive Edis (1876-1955) has been unveiled at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery. Although relatively unknown, Olive Edis was one of the dynamic photographers of the first half of the 20th...
Hassan Sharif Grand Master of Emirati Contemporary Art Dies Aged 65
Hassan Sharif (1951 - 2016) was arguably the best known Emirati artist. He lived and worked in Dubai, United Arab Emirates after studying in London at Byam Shaw School of Art (today part of Central Saint Martins) . His work is internationally respected and represented...
Berlin Art Week’s Distinctive Feel September 2016 By Ben Austin
Ok, so it isn’t Basel, or even Frieze for that matter, but ABC provides something a bit different from the mega fairs, on a smaller scale and dedicated solo presentation, the vast majority of the galleries are German and they all have that distinctive feel, of being...
Start: Paul Carey Kent Looks At London’s Latest Art Fair
The START fair (15-18 Sept) is well-served by the Saatchi Gallery as a venue, and it's an interesting mix of 60+ galleries from 35 cities. I won’t pretend that the quality is generally high. It’s badged as focusing on emerging artists, but...
British Artist Tom Ellis Site-Specific Works Unveiled At Wallace Collection
A new series of site-specific works by British artist Tom Ellis (b.1973), is opening this week (15 September – 27 November 2016) at The Wallace Collection in London. The exhibition consists of a newly commissioned series of works pairing his...
Modern and Contemporary British Art Takes Centerstage At Fortnum & Mason London
I’m sure all of Artlyst’s regular readers know how much we love an exhibition that thinks outside the box, when it comes to displaying art in unusual settings. In the past, we have written about shows in underground car-parks, under river bunkers...