The first retrospective for nearly a century of the Manchester-born painter Annie Swynnerton (1844–1933) has opened at the Manchester Art Gallery 23 February 2018– 6 January 2019. In many ways, Swynnerton was pioneering because of the scarcity of women painters in a...
On 5th December, seven new appointments were quietly made to Arts Council England’s (ACE) National Council, governing board. This included the controversial choice of Elisabeth Murdoch, daughter of media mogul Rupert Murdoch. The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP...
It’s hard to complain about the big institutional shows on display just now: Whiteread, the Kabakovs, Modigliani at the Tates; Monochrome Painting and Rodin at the National Gallery; Cezanne at the NPG; Rose Wiley at the Serpentine Sackler; the US generational overview...
Once lauded as the greatest British artist of the 20th century, Moore has - in recent years - been usurped by the great sadomasochistic gambler of old, Francis Bacon; where, in the battle for the representation of the human form, Moore has become the muted child...
Miami Art week has become a major event on the art calendar for the global art pack. Spearheaded by Miami Beach Art Basel expect a week of exhibitions, parties, satellite fairs, parties, major events held in conjunction with the shows plus more parties. Plan on...
While Touring around Paris attending the 44th edition of FIAC at the Grand Palais, Zoltan Alexander encountered countless art exhibitions throughout the city. GAGOSIAN LE BOURGET / WILLIAM FORSYTHE During one Sunday afternoon, the Parisian art world left Paris to...
''The glory of art is to glorify beauty'' - Alphonse Mucha I was very excited to see this exhibition. As a young girl, I was always fascinated by these images of graceful art nouveau women. Mucha's friendship with the actress Sarah Bernhardt was one of respect,...
A collection of work, titled Sculpture (1504-2017), by artist Nick Hornby is currently on display at the Glyndebourne Festival 2017. It is one of a number of art exhibitions at Glyndebourne this summer, which also include porcelain sculptures by White Cube’s Rachel...
The Turner prize-winning artist Keith Tyson is to marry TV executive Elisabeth Murdoch today,22 July. If this seems like a strange coupling think about her father Rupert marrying model turned actress and former Mrs. Mick Jagger Jerry Hall. The ceremony will take...