Tate has announced two new appointments to its curatorial team. Clara Kim has been appointed The Daskalopoulos Senior Curator, International Art (Africa, Asia & Middle East). Nancy Ireson has been appointed as Curator, International Art. Both will be taking up...
Photo London at Somerset House is always a highlight of the UK art calendar. The fair is always a focal point for city-wide exhibitions, and events. A hand-picked selection of 80 of the world’s top galleries will participate in Photo London 2016,...
After the ongoing curious spate of museum directors defections from the UK's capital in recent times - it is safe to say that we were all bracing ourselves for big cuts in grant-in-aid; but now it seems that we are relieved to hear the chancellor of the exchequer,...
David Stewart has won the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize for 2015, for a portrait of his daughter sitting at a table with four of her friends. The winning portrait Five Girls 2014 shows the photographer’s daughter with four close friends and...
Stratford's Olympic Park was recently the end-point of Anish Kapoor and Ai Weiwei's march in support of refugees - the artists joined forces for a walk across London as the two strode down London’s Piccadilly accompanied by a hoard of journalists at the...
There’s a good balance at Frieze this year: between showy and quiet work, and between heavy and light themes. I would characterise my selections - suitably for out times - as somewhat disturbing. Yet they're by no means outright scary or pessimistic –...
Artlyst is excited to announce the release of their essential, online, Frieze and Frieze Week collateral Art Fair Guide, for London 2015. This includes important information about the main fair and the collateral events launching the week of 12 October, with the...
A knowledge of Art has become such a must have attribute that half of singletons interviewed in a survey by the Art Fund stated that knowing about art makes someone appear more attractive. Yes! A fifth of British men would pretend to have an interest in...
The Royal Pavilion, Brighton will explore how animals considered exotic by the Georgians and early Victorians were depicted, kept and presented in a new Exhibition. Exotic Creatures will look at animals owned by the Royal Family and in menageries...