This weekend Artlyst reviewer Olivia McEwan covers the most talked about exhibitions to see before the Frieze sets in! This week sees a pleasing blend of the old and the new: selected entrants to the annual Illustration Awards are showing at Somerset House, while...
Whitechapel Galley is presenting a book fair that reportedly presents the best in international contemporary art publishing. The viewer can browse beautiful artists' books, rare art publications and catalogues from over 80 publishers. The three day event also hosts a...
GV Art on Chiltern Street presents Automatic Art: human and machine processes that make art. The subject of this exhibition was already of interest to me as it related to a topic I did this year on my illustration course asking the question, “Are rules...
Last weekend was sizzling and what better way to spend a day than wandering around one of the UK's leading alternative free art festivals, Hackney WickED! I was there on Friday and there was so much to do that I make my way down again Sunday for a final look...
I love Pinta! Yes a sweeping statement but this fair is (and there are so many out there) one that gets it right. They really understand their market. They have created a niche event which showcases some of the most dynamic Modern and Contemporary Art from...
The Whitechapel Gallery and English National Opera collaborate for the first time on a ground-breaking presentation of the work of leading international artist Matthew Barney, showing his latest and best-known works over one weekend.The UK premiere of Barney’s...
An important auction of contemporary sculpture and installation work was offered from the Saatchi Gallery collection this week at Christies. It realised a total of £3,086,350 / $4,935,074 / €3,635,720. The sale offered 50 works with no reserves and no...
Paul Carey-Kent picks the best of the crop for October 2013What to choose in such a busy month? Most major spaces have a smaller gallery nearby. And so I start with a few small shows close to rather bigger venues with which they might well be combined. Only in...
Opening this weekend 21 September 2013 at the Science Museum in Kensington,London is Media Space a brand new exhibition area. It will showcase the National Photography Collection held by the National Media Museum through a series of major shows. A collaboration...