Tomas Colbengtson has been announced as the recipient of The Queen Sonja Print Award, one of the most prestigious accolades in printmaking. Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway attended the award ceremony on June 5 in Bodø, the European Capital of Culture 2024. The...
The June diary includes exhibitions by Judy Chicago, Belinda De Bruyckere, Isa Genzken, Nan Goldin, Dora Maar, Susie Hamilton, Samuel Walsh, Richard Kenton Webb, Caspar David Friedrich, Michael Takeo Magruder, as well as exhibitions exploring the influences of the...
The British Museum has made public the investigation and return of 268 objects that were either misplaced or pilfered from its collection. This elevates the tally of recovered items to 626 after identifying over 1,500 missing pieces last summer. The reclaimed...
The title of this show of British women artists from 1520-1920 at Tate Britain is highly apt. ‘Now You See Us’ contains just the right amount of ironic sang-froid that it has taken the best part of half a millennium for women to become visible as professional artists,...
May's diary includes exhibitions exploring new towns, migration, literature, reflections, and martyrs at galleries including Gibberd Gallery, Ben Uri, Tang, Maureen Paley, Kristin Hjellegjerde and Ikon. There are also solo shows by Matthew Krishanu, Alastair Gordon,...
The April 2024 Art Diary covers exhibitions as far apart as Salem, Massachusetts, Hong Kong, Venice, Cumbria, Welwyn Garden City and London. 'Ethiopia at the Crossroads' is an exhibition that examines the enormous cultural significance of this often-overlooked African...
The latest government report on museum attendance in the UK has revealed a concerning trend of declining numbers despite the end of pandemic restrictions. The report, which focused on a network of 15 museums, including notable institutions like the British Museum, the...
Sussex, a tranquil and moody countryside of varying beauty, has long attracted artists and thinkers. Turner, Constable, Sickert and Ravilious painted its watery landscapes, chalk downs, genteel seasides and gritty ports: Chichester, Petworth, Brighton, and Newhaven....
In the February 2024 Art Diary, the Revd Jonathan Evens looks at the Pre-Raphaelites, the works of Alison Lapper, Monica Sjöö and various group exhibitions, including shows at Cross Lane Projects, Drawing Room and The William Morris Gallery. Selected from Birmingham's...