The Central Pavilion at the Venice Biennale's 60th edition is led by curator Adriano Pedrosa, who uses the theme "Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere," a title which comes from the Palermo-based collective Claire Fontaine's anti-racism and anti-xenophobia...
In the hugely competitive world of art fairs, timing, as we know, is everything, but the location is equally important. Miart, Milan's international modern and contemporary art fair, has ticked both boxes and takes place in April, just before the huge Milan Design...
Two very different exhibitions are currently on at Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, Suffolk. Caricaturist James Gillray (1756–1815) and British abstract artist and President of the Royal Academy of Arts Rebecca Salter. James Gillray, the caricaturist, was a contemporary...
Istanbul is a great city for an art weekend, and what better time than during their art fair, which this year was held in a former Ottoman shipping yard called Tersane Istanbul, the new trendy neighbourhood of Istanbul on the shores of the Golden Horn estuary on the...
Nicole Wassall's latest exhibition, Unicorns are Real, asks us to reconcile logic and imagination. It is a cross-disciplined exploration of belief, myth, science, spirituality, superstition, environmental concerns, feminism, magic, and absurdity. "Do you know, I...
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Estorick Collection, the gallery is presenting a major exhibition of works by Giorgio Morandi, considered by many to be an “artist’s artist,” whose quiet canvases have developed a cult following. The art historian, Roberto Longhi,...
After a lengthy refurbishment, thanks to £10 million from The Lottery Fund, one of my favourite museums in the UK, has re-opened, and they have done a magnificent job. It is the most significant development in the history of Gainsborough's House since it became a...
Paris is always good for an Artlyst road trip, as James Payne discovers as he visits Fondation Louis Vuitton, Cluny Museum and goes on a Picasso walking tour. AN EXPLOSION OF COLOUR IN PARIS I love the title of this show: Fugues in Colour. A fugue is a music term...
In the autumn of 1921, Henry Moore, a student from the Royal College of Art, visited Stonehenge. He checked into his hotel, ready to set off in the morning and see the neolithic monument for the first time. But restless and eaten up with curiosity, he couldn't wait...