The British Council has released further details of Lubaina Himid’s forthcoming commission for the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. It will be a substantial solo presentation of new work titled Predicting History: Testing Translation. The exhibition unfolds as...
The February 2026 art diary begins with the contrasts of light (Lakwena Maciver) and dark (Tracey Emin), before highlighting exhibitions at the National Gallery, Auckland Castle, St Andrew's Wickford, St Peter's Nottingham, and Elizabeth Xi Bauer that explore these...
2026 promises an exciting new programme of art exhibitions opening in London. Artlyst has put together a month-by-month guide to steer you through this plethora of exhibitions. 2026 will see solo shows by Modern British and Contemporary greats Lucian Freud, David...
Sally Shaw MBE, Director of Firstsite, says: “Into Abstraction: Modern British Art and the Landscape offers a powerful way to view 20th-century British history through art, showing how artists such as Barbara Hepworth, Elizabeth Frink, and L.S. Lowry used imagination...
Nico Kos Earle gives an artful roundup in London during the Autumn season. PART 1 - PREAMBLE My frieze week started with 'Cupid and Psyche' (1789) at the Courtauld, illuminated by the single flame of a candle - that unforgettable image by Joshua Reynolds of love laid...
Artlyst has selected twelve art exhibitions that will take place outside of London in Autumn / Winter 2025, from inspirational women artists like Bridget Riley at Turner Contemporary and photographer Jane Bown and Newlands House and Gallery to Modern British artists...
Andy Friend’s Comrades in Art is a remarkable excavation of a decade when British art and politics collided with an urgency rarely seen before. This is neither a conventional group biography nor a dry academic chronicle. The author has uncovered a tangled network of...
For the October Art Diary, I feature exhibitions by several artists whose work I have championed through essays and exhibitions, as well as solo and group shows that explore environmental, social, and spiritual concerns. Read on for news of exhibitions by Michael...
A sculpture by Barbara Hepworth of tremendous aesthetic and historical importance has been saved for the nation following a successful public appeal. Hepworth’s Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red (1943) was the focus of a campaign led by The Hepworth...