The Chapel at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a unique gallery space that was originally used by those privileged to inhabit the Bretton Estate. Named St Bartholomew’s, it was built in 1744 and, since its refurbishment was completed in 2014, is open for everyone as a...
As Museums and Galleries plan their reopenings after the current Covid restrictions and the public plan their Summer staycations, Artlyst has put together a selection of exhibitions throughout the country to get you through the season. John Nash: The Landscape of Love...
Archie Brennan was a creative genius and pioneer who transformed tapestry from a method of slavish, rigid reproduction, replication and restriction into one of innovation, imagination, immediacy and wit. One basic - weaving from the front rather than the back -...
What’s up for art here in London, once the pandemic is finally over? Will we all be able to go back to the state of things as they were, in the jolly days before the plague? Right now everything is still shut up tight. Avant-gardism and populism were beginning to fall...
Uniquely Signed Painting By Decourt Discovered In London A miniature painting - bought 'unseen' during lockdown in 2020 has been positively attributed to the 14th- century court painter Decourt. The 57mm tall likeness was originally described as Sir Walter Raleigh,...
In February 2016, a friend forwarded me an email announcing Tate was looking for Volunteers. I knew very little about Contemporary Art, but Tate was accommodating in teaching us. I have been a professional photographer since 1985, covering News, PR and Corporate...
UPDATED Well, the exhibitions schedule for 2020 didn't quite go as planned. But here is an idea of what exhibitions to expect in 2021. Obviously, this is all subject to change due to the ever-evolving Covid pandemic. Highlights to look forward to are Paula Rego at...
Maggi Hambling's Statue Of 'Mother Of Feminism' Mary Wollstonecraft Unveiled A statue honouring Mary Wollstonecraft the "mother of feminism" by the artist Maggi Hambling finally gets unveiled in north London, after a 10-year campaign.The sculpture will go on display...
On the eve of the re-opening of museums around the UK, from nationals Tate and the V&A to Turner Contemporary and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the UK's largest arts charity, Art Fund, today launched a campaign for museums, with the announcement of plans for a special...