Edward Lucie-Smith has rightly wondered, as 'the contemporary art world goes dark, and as galleries – official spaces and commercial ones – slam shut their doors,' 'what the art world will be like once all this is over.' However, the immediate wondering is simply,...
This is a new series of interviews coordinated by Oliver Malin that Artlyst is going to run over the next few weeks illustrating how other artists are coping with life and isolation under COVID-19. There is little doubt at how hard it is to write an opinion piece...
Arts Council England has released a statement outlining support for the arts during the COVID 19 crisis. In a statement released today (Sunday 15 March) the organisation is spearheading a programme of support. "Our number one priority for the next three months is to...
Penny Macbeth has been appointed as the new director of the Glasgow School of Art. Following a tumultuous week of uncertainty, as reported by Clare Henry on Artlyst, the institution has been in flux needing a pair of safe hands to sort it out. She will need a tough...
Elizabeth Price will now be presented by Artangel in a 19th-century assembly room on Borough Road in London from 4 September – 25 October 2020. This has been rescheduled because of the COVID outbreak. The show will be the first significant presentation of Price’s work...
Rose Wylie has become one of the leading British contemporary artists of her generation. In the last decade, her work has come to the forefront both domestically and internationally, with a practice that is youthful, playful and fresh. At 86 she still retains an...
THEM is a new exhibition examining the work of an important group of artists who came to prominence in the early 1970s, including Duggie Fields, Andrew Logan and Derek Jarman. Curated by James Birch, the show’s title derives from an article of the same name written by...
Here we go again! It's time for the London Art Fair. Artlyst as 2020 media partners have ten pairs of tickets to give away. Just answer these three simple questions. Which American artist known for his 'POP' renditions of car crashes and electric chairs is...
Live in Your Head: Richard Artschwager's Cabinet of Curiosities is an exhibition spanning the five decades of Artschwager's career, and his first in London since 2003. Associated with many genres but cleaving to none, Artschwager's art has been variously described as...