White Cube will present Losing the Compass, a group exhibition curated by Scott Cameron Weaver and Mathieu Paris at Mason's Yard. This exhibition, the first of it’s kind in the UK, focuses on the rich symbolism of textiles and its political, social and aesthetic...
It seems the art world has gone mad, with everyone rushing from one art event to another crossing countries and continents –jet settings in a flurry to catch the next VIP Preview, the next big thing to talk about. Busy speculating...
The Dia Art Foundation's has plans to allow artist duo Allora and Calzadilla to use an artwork by the acclaimed minimalist Dan Flavin for an installation - this decision has caused great contoversy as it is being done without the Flavin estate's consent, reported the...
The British artist Simon Fujiwara has created a monolithic sculpture of a male nude to be unveiled in Kingston, Jamaica, in December. The work, titled Brother, 2014, explores issues such as identity, gender and colonialism, has been commissioned by TBA21 Academy, an...
The Turner Prize exhibition which was founded in 1984, now in its 30th year, opens on 30th September and Artlyst was there today to get a first look. The work this year is dark, dark, dark with three video and ephemera displays out numbering the lighter retro room by...
David Prentice the artist who was instrumental in founding the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham has died age 77. He was also a renowned watercolour painter in his own right. Born in Solihull Mr Prentice trained at Moseley Road School of Art and Birmingham School of Art. He...
FotoFest announces the names of the 48 leading contemporary Arab artists featured in the principal exhibitions of their 2014 biennial—VIEW FROM INSIDE. The fifteenth edition of the international biennial in Houston, Texas takes place March 15 to April 27, 2014....
Galini Notti has been announced as the winner of the 2013 NEON Curatorial Award at The Whitechapel Gallery, at a ceremony this evening. The NEON Curatorial Award is part of an on-going partnership between the Whitechapel Gallery in London and NEON, a non-profit...
An exhibition featuring an 18-hour live performance by the Indian performance artist Nikhil Chopra is to open at Wolverhampton Art Gallery this November. Shakti: Nikhil Chopra (16 November – 5 April 2014) is the culmination of an exciting and ambitious...