Paul Cary -Kent Chooses His Must See Exhibitions For September 2017
Up Now in London – Paul Carey-Kent chooses the best of the Autumn season’s start.
13 September 2017
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Alma Tadema Cinematic Blockbuster Painting – By Edward Lucie-Smith
At first glance, the late Victorian grandee who works is now in a show at Leighton House, and today’s culture hero Damien Hirst, leader of the YBA revolution of the 1990s, would seem to have little in common.
28 August 2017
Exhibition Autumn Preview 2017: An Artlyst Guide On What To See In London
The Artlyst exhibition guide to what’s on in London this Autumn.
21 August 2017
Paul Carey -Kent Curates His London Gallery Choices For August 2017
There’s seems to be more on than usual over August, partly due to a new trend for shows running July-September
2 August 2017
Julian Opie Creates Dialogue with Van Dyck’s Self-portrait At The NPG
Julian Opie has unveiled a new work to display alongside the National Portrait Gallery’s self-portrait of Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), acquired in 2014 after a major public fundraising appeal, as it returns to the Gallery following a three-year nationwide tour.
2 August 2017
Vanessa Bell The Bloomsbury Group’s Creative Bohemian Matriarch Dulwich Picture Gallery
Vanessa Bell, (30 May 1879 – 7 April 1961) the creative bohemian matriarch, artist, co-founder and muse of the Bloomsbury Group has her first major exhibition in London at The Dulwich Picture Gallery.
11 February 2017
Queer Art Programme To Mark 50 Years Of UK LGBTQ Decriminalisation
UK Museums are working on a series of nationwide exhibitions to mark the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act, the legislation that partially decriminalised male homosexuality in England and Wales in 1967.
8 February 2017
Top 10 – Art Disasters
Throughout the centuries art has suffered at the hands of natural disaster, (Pompeii) conflict (WW2) and negligent owners (Casino owner Steve Wynn). Here is Artlyst’s top 10 list of art disasters.
22 December 2016
David Hockney Portraits: A Panoramic Glimpse Into The Life Of A National Treasure
David Hockney has, after a much reported domestic catastrophe in Bridlington – the untimely death of a young member of his… Read More
30 June 2016
Fine Arts Society 140 Years Of British Art Celebrated In New Exhibition
The Fine Art Society is presenting an anniversary celebration of 140 years of British art. This major exhibition will take over… Read More
16 May 2016
Queer British Art: Tate Announces Defining New LGBT Exhibition
Tate Britain has announced a new show for the Autumn titled ‘Queer British Art’ which is scheduled to mark the… Read More
19 April 2016
Five Of The Best British Exhibitions 2015 Chosen By George Micallef Eynaud
A truly immersive exhibition featuring a selection of 45 artists brought together by the highly influential American artist Glenn Ligon, Encounters &… Read More
28 December 2015
Sir Anthony Van Dyck Portrait Accepted In Lieu Of Tax
Arts Council England has announced the acceptance in lieu of inheritance tax of a painting by Sir Anthony Van Dyck… Read More
10 November 2015
Pierre Auguste Renoir Under Fire As Protesters Take To The Streets
The French Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir came under fire from protesters this week at the Museum of Fine Arts… Read More
10 October 2015
Unearthed: New Details Of Claude Monet’s Planning Struggle In Creating Giverny
The Royal Academy of Arts will be presenting a new exhibition exploring ‘Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse’, this major… Read More
7 July 2015
London’s Leading Museum Directors Exit In Droves
Do I detect a pattern here? There is an exodus afoot amongst the highest echelons of museum management; in the past twelve months… Read More
10 April 2015
Minecraft Comes To The Tate As Art Collides With Popular Culture
Brave new Minecraft Worlds inspired by Art invade Tate who have teamed up with leading Minecraft mapmakers to create virtual… Read More
21 November 2014
Edinburgh Art Festival Opens With Over 40 Exhibitions Events And Performances
The internationally regarded Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) opens tomorrow with an exciting month-long calendar of more than 40 exhibitions, special… Read More
30 July 2014
Christabel Pankhurst: Leading Suffragette Portrait Acquired By NPG
A portrait of Christabel Pankhurst, one of the leading Suffragettes, has gone on public display for the first time in… Read More
24 July 2014
British Museum Mounts Exhibition of Sexually Explicit Japanese Shunga Art
Thousands of ‘spring pictures’ or shunga, art were produced in Japan between 1600-1900. Now the British Museum has compiled a… Read More
1 October 2013
Peter Blake Launches Art Everywhere The World’s Largest Public Art Exhibition
The iconic British ‘Pop’ artist Sir Peter Blake, creator of the Beatles’ famous Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album… Read More
8 August 2013
John William Waterhouse’s Lady of Shalott: Britain’s Most Popular Billboard
The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse, has come top of the list of what the public want to… Read More
31 July 2013
Reformation Christ Statue Loaned To Tate Britain For Art under Attack Exhibition
A Statue of the Dead Christ (c.1500-20) from the collection of the Worshipful Company of Mercers, will be on loan… Read More
6 July 2013
Art under Attack: Exploring The History Of Physical Attacks On Art
Art under Attack: Histories of British Iconoclasm, at Tate Britain will be the first exhibition exploring the history of physical… Read More
28 May 2013
Tate Britain Rehangs The Worlds Greatest Collection Of British Art
A new chronological presentation of the world’s greatest collection of British art, opened at Tate Britain yesterday. In a surprise… Read More
15 May 2013
George Bellows A Re-evaluation Too Far – Royal Academy London
In the world of academia there is a phenomenon known as ‘critical re-evaluation’. This is where an artist that time… Read More
28 March 2013
Getty Research Buys Knoedler & Company Archive For Undisclosed Sum
The Getty Research Institute have announced the acquisition of the archive of the historically important Knoedler & Company Gallery. Knoedler… Read More
19 October 2012
Jenny Saville Melding Empathy And Perverse Fascination Review
On my way to Modern Art Oxford I passed several people I didn’t know before bumping into my friend Nick…. Read More
3 July 2012
The Lost Art Treasures Of The Titanic
In the film version “Titanic”, James Cameron spiced up the action by alluding to lost Monets, Picassos, and Degas. For example, a poor rendition Picasso’s “demoiselles d avion” (appearing to be about a third of the actual size) in on display in Kate Winslet’s boudoir.
12 April 2012
ASHMOLEAN SPEARHEADS CAMPAIGN TO SAVE MANET PAINTING FOR NATION
The Ashmolean Museum is organising a campaign to save Edouard Manet’s Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus, 1868, for the nation. On… Read More
24 February 2012
Tate Gallery Journeys Into British Art
“Migrations” A New Exhibition Explores Artists Van Dyck To Steve McQueen In January 2012 Tate Britain presents an exhibition exploring… Read More
16 December 2011
Crystal Bridges Museum Wal Mart Gives Something Back
America prepares for the biggest privately funded museum since the Getty Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art opens its doors… Read More
5 November 2011