Having secured Homotopia’s future for another 3 years, with renewed Arts Council support, the event, this year presents a 2014 festival packed with exciting national premieres (DV8), regional firsts (Andy Warhol and Catherine Opie exhibitions) unique...
Is Nationalism a cultural black hole? This is a question raised time and time again when arguing that Scotland should sever ties with the United Kingdom and declare independence. Today a group of high profile campaigners from the rest of the UK have signed a letter...
Smiljan Radić has unveiled the fourteenth Serpentine temporary Pavilion located outside the entrance to the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens. The structure is a fantasy hybrid which merges the Flintstones with the Jetsons in architectural style.The commission...
On the every spinning international carousel which we call the art industry all eyes are about to turn to Berlin and Cologne for a month of non stop art action. Art Cologne's 48th edition, 10th - 13th April is the world's oldest art fair for modern and contemporary...
The Serpentine Galleries have announced the commission of Chilean architect Smiljan Radic to design this years Pavilion. Radic is the fourteenth architect to accept the invitation to design a temporary Pavilion outside the entrance to the Serpentine Gallery in...
The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace is holding a special exhibition of works titled Gifted: From the Royal Academy to The Queen. More than 100 works by Royal Academicians are on display from 1 November. It includes a selection of prints, drawings, and...
London during Frieze Week is the only place to be on the planet if you are a dedicated follower of the visual arts. Every October an international herd of artists, gallerists and art professionals descend on our metropolis to feast on a wide range of art events. From...
One of the most important Scottish contemporary artists of his generation, John Bellany has died age 71. Bellany was born in Port Seton in East Lothian in 1942. He studied at the Edinburgh College of Art and then at the Royal College of Art, London. He was recognised...
The printed panels on large specially-designed outdoor pods of highlights from the National Portrait Gallery/BT Road to 2012 project, the largest photographic commission in the London gallery’s history, and part of the Cultural Olympiad, can be seen at...