Since the 1990s, the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA has developed opulently executed sculptures, installations, colourful collages, and theatrically staged photographs and films. Illustrated by two hundred full-colour reproductions of his work, Yinka...
The 60th Venice Biennale Arte, scheduled to spearhead the 2024 cultural calendar from 20 April to 24 November 2024, will mark a significant milestone as it welcomes Adriano Pedrosa as its inaugural Latin American curator. In a departure from convention, Pedrosa's...
Laurent de Brunhoff, the prolific creator behind the Babar Books series has died at 98. His remarkable journey as an artist began at age five when his mother crafted a tale about an orphaned African elephant named Babar. With his father, Jean de Brunhoff, providing...
Five years ago, curator and writer Ekow Eshun embarked on a mission to formulate a new narrative from the Black perspective for a 21st-century audience. Historically, the Black figure in Western art has often been portrayed as an accessory to their European...
A proposal to officially move the statue of transatlantic slave trader Edward Colston into the M Shed museum in Bristol as a permanent display is set for approval. The unveiling of the toppled statue of the 17th-century slave trader has reignited controversy...
Artlyst has compiled a month-by-month guide to the best London art exhibitions coming in 2024. It will be a packed year of major exhibitions with solo shows of Barbara Kruger, Yoko Ono, Judy Chicago, Yinka Shonibare CBE and Sir Michael Craig-Martin. Group shows...
Welcome to a new year and a new schedule of exciting art exhibitions opening in London in the coming months. The year begins with an overlap of last year's shows, but as we head for February, most major galleries are launching their new season's exhibitions. From...
Artlyst has produced an easy-to-use Guide to all the essentials that Art Basel Miami Week has to offer. Although there are a lot of impenetrable VIP-only events and dinners happening, there are several really good open-to-the-public events, concerts, parties, and...
The Freelands Foundation has announced the artist Joy Gregory and the Whitechapel Gallery have won the eighth annual Freelands Award. Founded in 2015, the Freelands Award is an annual £110,000 prize enabling a UK public arts institution to present a solo exhibition,...