Three artists I have interviewed are opening new exhibitions this month - Márta Jakobovits, Genesis Tramaine and Helaine Blumenfeld. For the May Art Diary, I also include three exhibitions involving gardens – at Gainsborough's House, Philip Mould and Company, and...
Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 concluded today, reinforcing the status as Asia’s preeminent art fair while celebrating its dynamic and ever-expanding cultural landscape. This year’s edition brought together 240 leading galleries from 42 countries and territories, drawing an...
Internationally acclaimed artist and writer Harland Miller returns to York Art Gallery this March to present ‘XXX’, a new exhibition showcasing paintings and works on paper from his renowned ‘Letter Paintings’ series. Inspired by his upbringing in 1970s Yorkshire and...
This new exhibition at Halcyon Features Andy Warhol, David LaChapelle, Dominic Harris, Graceland London, Mitch Griffiths, Pedro Paricio, Robert Montgomery, and Santiago Montoya, exploring how artists reimagine religious iconography and deeply rooted art historical...
The March Art Diary first highlights exhibitions in Essex (Firstsite, Focal Point and Beecroft Galleries) followed by group shows engaging with spirituality and social issues (St John's Waterloo, National, Halcyon and Fitzrovia Galleries, Cambridge, Norfolk and...
To what extent is the famous Italian art movement Arte Povera a 'poor art' rebellion or a rich man's game? After a major survey in Paris, we look at the history of the Faustian pact Germano Celant made with the market in service of Italian art. Last month, the major...
"Even if such works may legally be owned by an individual, in a higher sense they belong to everyone, their owner is only their custodian." - Oskar Reinhart, 1939 Edgar Degas’ Two Dancers on a Stage, painted in 1874, sits in the middle of the two galleries that house...
The Dutch Survey of American Photography is the first in Europe. It traces America’s self-documented history with cool detachment, bearing witness to an adolescent country and art forms developing side-by-side. The extent to which American imagery permeates our daily...
When Sabrina Amrani invited me to join the art travel program her gallery was organising in Saudi Arabia, I didn't hesitate for a moment. "I'm in," I told her immediately. Amrani has long been a vital insider within the country's burgeoning art scene with her deep...