In September 2019, the Royal Academy of Arts will present a solo exhibition of the internationally acclaimed British sculptor Antony Gormley (b. 1950), the most significant in the UK for over a decade. The exhibition will bring together both existing and specially...
It’s depressing how rapidly once-big art stars manage to fade nowadays. You blink your eyes, and suddenly they’re gone. The Italian star, Afro, now on show at the Tornabuoni Gallery, has in fact already been gone for some time. Born in 1912, he died as long ago as...
The Royal Academy has announced their exhibition programme for 2019 and it's a force to be reckoned with. The exhibition programme includes major shows by Sir Antony Gormley, Phyllida Barlow and Bill Viola. See the full line-up below. Bill Viola / Michelangelo Main...
"Don't get caught out again at a dinner party" All of us here at Artlyst find it daunting at times to correctly pronounce the names of the artists that appear daily on the Artlyst website. If you think you're out of your depth, how do you think we feel when actually...
London is an expensive place to live let's face it and visiting art exhibitions at £15-£20 per show is a luxury. However, you can visit the permanent collections of many of London's museums and galleries for free. They also feature special free displays aside from the...
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, and celebrated stained glass artist Brian Clarke can remember when the centre was merely a sketch on the back of a napkin. The building was designed by architect Norman Foster, with...
Julian Schnabel currently occupies an ambiguous position in the art world, which his new solo exhibition at Pace is likely to do little to clarify. He is undoubtedly famous – but famous for what? Schnabel was born in Brooklyn in 1951 but made his first impact on the...
London’s contemporary sales both evening and day at Sotheby's and Christie's have totalled £295 million ($407 million). Bonham's realised £5.3 million in sales and Phillips evening sale in London £73.1 million £97.8 million ($135 million), a record for the auction...
Singapore is a vibrant hub at the best of times, but it doubles up as a key global centre for contemporary art, as the world focuses on Singapore Art Week. Over the period of seven days the city hosts a major international art fair, Art Stage Singapore as well the...