There was a time when the London Art Fair (now in its 30th year) was the glitziest thing in the capital's art world calendar. That was before Frieze, which sucked up much of the razzmatazz. Now LAF has found its own identity. It is strongest on British Modern Art, as...
The 2017 Canadian Biennial opens today at the National Gallery of Canada. More than 100 recent acquisitions of Canadian and Indigenous contemporary art – including, for the first time, international artworks by more than 50 artists are on display from 19 October 2017,...
The artist’s studio is both a practical workshop and the workshop of the mind, a place of reflection and play, of doubt and hard work. At first a modest collector of modest means, Matisse filled his studio with objects collected on his travels to create a stage-set of...
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017 has shown flair and diversity in its choice of visual art related honours. This most prestigious list, published on 16 June, recognises the contributions of 1,109 people, including public service leaders, frontline staff and...
I remember, some time ago, a film in which a young interviewer asked Louise Bourgeois, then in her 90s, what it was like to become famous at her advanced age. The tiny, bird-like figure replied acerbically: “I ‘ave been ‘eer all along.” Phyllida Barlow has, also, been...
The UK artist John Akomfrah OBE has won the Artes Mundi 7 art prize. He was chosen from a shortlist of six international contemporary artists. The prize was announced by Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure. The biennial award carries a...
Frieze New York has announced the sixth edition of this international art fair held at Randall’s Island Park from May 5–7, 2017. The event brings together more than 190 galleries from 30 countries, showcasing an unparalleled program of ambitious presentations by...
The industry and public alike have debated the disproportionately low number of black artists represented in museums. This has prompted us to think about compiling a list of the top 10 internationally recognised Black visual artists. Narrowing the list was not...
If you finally have time on your hands to catch up on all the exhibitions now on in London, here’s our handy 2 part guide to what’s on. We are very fortunate to have free admission to public galleries to see their permanent collections. Museums only charge for their...