Lucian Freud: Drawings @ Blain/Southern – REVIEW‘Everything is autobiographical. Everything is a portrait’ Freud claimed of his own work. Yet the National Portrait Gallery has decided that their stock-in-trade must not be diluted. Only conventional...
Design Museum reveals plans for massive expansion and move to Kensington Commonwealth Institute with the promise of ‘doing for design what the Tate did for contemporary art in London’ The Design Museum has today revealed plans for massive expansion in a...
'A Room for London' showcases international writers, musicians and artistsArtangel welcome to London leading artists of all disciplines for an extraordinary year of new writings, readings, performance, podcasts and live music webcasts from the capital’s most...
Samsung showcase young artists in digital competitionSamsung Electronics have announced the launch of the UK's first media art competition - the Samsung Art+ prize. It will showcase the works of technologically-forward contemporary artists and is designed to increase...
A massive bust of late, great British painter Lucian Freud has been created by daughter to be exhibited at the Sigmund Freud MuseumLucian Freud’s daughter has created a giant clay sculpture of his head based on sketches made in the final months of his life. Once...
2012 is set to be a great year for Art for both London and beyond; here is our pick of the ten most exciting exhibitions to open in the next 6 months 1) David Hockney: A Bigger Picture @ The Royal Academy Of Arts (21 January – 9 April 2012)The first major...
Turner, Hepworth and Sickert saved for the Nation to enjoyNational treasures worth millions were saved from export and purchased for public collections in lieu of taxes across the UK, in the last year . They are highlighted in the 57th annual report of the...
Turner Prize Nominee 2011 George Shaw attracts record crowdsTo celebrate the milestone of one million visitors to the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, in Coventry the gallery has commissioned a massive new artwork which is currently displayed in the covered court...
Christmas is the perfect time to see what Art London has to offer – and all the better if it’s free! Here’s our pick of the must-see free shows for the holiday season The Big Ones:Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn @ V&AFeaturing a selection of Ai...