The Royal Academy has against all odds unveiled its 252 annual Summer Exhibition. Today is ‘varnishing day’ where the artists can see their works for the first time in situ. Agreed it was supposed to take place in June as tradition dictates but these are unprecedented times and it is a relief that the exhibition has gone ahead at all.
28 September 2020
A new public art project, Breath is Invisible (7 July – 9 October 2020), will be launched by the MP David Lammy in Notting Hill on Tuesday 7 July with an installation of works by Khadija Saye, the young Gambian-British artist who tragically lost her life in the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, aged just 24.
6 July 2020
The 252nd Summer Exhibition, at the Royal Academy which was due to open in June, has been rescheduled for autumn 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
2 April 2020
The appeal to save artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage for the nation has successfully reached its £3.5-million target in just ten weeks, with a final total of £3,624,087.
1 April 2020
The Art Fund is trying to raise £3.5m by 31 March 2020 to purchase Prospect Cottage the much-loved beachside home and garden of the artist/film director Derek Jarman.
23 January 2020
We’ve just welcomed in not only a new year but a new decade. So let’s look forward to the exciting exhibitions that will be on offer in London during 2020.
2 January 2020
The Alt Power 100 2019 Artlyst is our annual way of acknowledging and thanking all of the recipients for making a difference to the ‘art world’ that we inhabit. Now in its 9th edition, this UK centric list is a celebration of Artists, Educators, Philanthropists, Curators and art industry insiders who remain the core of our 2019 choices.
11 December 2019
The 18th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach takes place in the newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Centre from 5-8 December 2019.
29 November 2019
Tate St Ives has won the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2018 award.
7 July 2018
Over 100 artists, including Tracey Emin, Jeremy Deller, Antony Gormley, Lubaina Himid, Anish Kapoor, Grayson Perry, Sam Taylor Johnson, Mark Wallinger and Rachel Whiteread, have written to The Guardian to protest against the decline of art in schools.
8 May 2018
Two current exhibitions seem to suggest that art can transform society.
1 January 2018
The week of Miami Beach Art Basel has become a major event for Miami and the global art pack.
29 November 2017
Khadija Saye was amazingly talented, and her determination to study photography at university overcame challenging social conditions and an environment that could easily have held her back. I was lucky enough to have taught Khadija during her undergraduate studies 2010 – 13.
26 June 2017
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017 has shown flair and diversity in its choice of visual art related honours.
17 June 2017
Artlyst’s highlights of the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2017.
12 June 2017
Photo London opens their third edition to the public this week. The fair was created to give London an international photography event befitting the city’s status as a global cultural capital. Founded in 2015, it has already established itself as a world-class photography Fair and as a catalyst for London’s dynamic photography community.
16 May 2017
Two hundred plus well-known artists, gallerists, and curators lead by Turner Prize winners Anish Kapoor, Wolfgang Tillmans, Steve McQueen, Douglas Gordon, Mark Wallinger and Yinka Shonibare have signed their support to the “Hands Off Our Revolution” movement. Founded by artist Adam Broomberg, the group was launched in reaction to the Brexit vote, the refugee crisis, and the election of Donald Trump as President of the US.
17 February 2017
Maria Balshaw has been confirmed as the new Director of Tate. She is currently Director of the Whitworth (University of Manchester) and Manchester City Galleries, and Director of Culture for Manchester City Council
17 January 2017
Here is the Artlyst for the top 10 international black artists working today, the first of many celebrating diversity in the visual arts!
27 December 2016
The Whitechapel Gallery has announced Emily Riddle as the winner of the 2016 NEON Curatorial Award. The NEON Curatorial Award was established in 2012 to champion curatorial excellence and is part of an ongoing partnership between the Whitechapel Gallery and NEON, a non-profit organisation in Athens.
19 December 2016
An important video installation by the acclaimed British artist and Oscar-winning film director Steve McQueen has been acquired by The Whitworth… Read More
23 September 2016
This week, Art Basel stages one of the largest art shows for Modern and Contemporary works of art in Miami… Read More
2 December 2015
The reimagining and recycling of Hollywood movie iconography in contemporary art, and the way that movies live on in our personal and… Read More
6 September 2015
Here we go again: Basel! The Mecca of Contemporary Art where the pilgrims of the Art world meet religiously every… Read More
19 June 2015
Jake and Dinos Chapman have been commissioned to create a piece for the Performa13 biannual. This New York-based organisation and… Read More
12 August 2013
ArtLyst’s Guide To The Best Not To Be Missed Events At This Year’s Art Circus. The eyes of the art… Read More
2 December 2012
The second annual films4peace, short film commission by PUMA.Peace, features some of today’s most innovative artists, visually interpreting the subject… Read More
10 September 2012
Campaign Highlighting Funding Cuts Glasgow-based artist David Shrigley is leading a campaign to protest against cuts to the Arts by… Read More
11 September 2010
The Whitechapel Gallery in London is set to host a retrospective of Gavin Jantjes, a distinguished artist whose influence spans continents
3 April 2024
The City of Light undergoes a mesmerizing transformation into an epicenter of artistic brilliance. With Art Basel’s Paris+ Week
17 October 2023
More than 100 of the world’s leading galleries will descend on the capital for London’s most popular photography fair.
10 May 2018
