As a sculptor who has used Victorian and other found sculptures in my work for some time, the increasingly heated debate on the future of public Victorian statues, buildings and street names across the country has resonated with me. As a white British man, I am up...
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Protesters Tear Down Statue To Slave Trader In Bristol
A notorious and controversial statue dedicated to a slave trader in Bristol city centre has been torn down and thrown into the harbour by protesters. After a second day of anti-racism protests across the UK, this was taken as a positive action by many. Following a...
Great Artworks Explained A New Video Series By James Payne
This is a new series by Artist/historian James Payne demystifying great works of art. We will be adding to this page as the content is produced. Subscribe To Great Artworks Explained Here Sometimes, a Landscape painting is anything but a painting of a landscape. This...
Fugitive Artists Display Powerful Images At Turner Contemporary
'We Will Walk—Art and Resistance in the American South' is one of the most powerful and important shows I've seen. It is co-curated by the artist Hannah Collins, who initiated the project, and curator Paul Goodwin. The exhibition traces the history of African-American...
London Art Exhibitions Preview A Month By Month Guide 2020
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its unprecedented impact worldwide, many of these exhibitions and events have been postponed or canceled. We’ve just welcomed in not only a new year but a new decade. So let's look forward to the exciting exhibitions that will...
Kara Walker At Tate Turbine Hall Plus Three Exhibitions At StoreX
Tate Modern has unveiled a monumental 13-metre-high fountain created by the American artist Kara Walker. Walker is best known for her thought-provoking investigations of race, sexuality and violence through the history of slavery, Walker has now created one of the...
William Blake: Personal Realms Of Fantasy – Edward Lucie-Smith
William Blake is one of the heroes of British art. In some ways, however, his work fits uncomfortably into the current establishment set up. If one looks at Blake’s mode of drawing, he fits neatly into a particular stylistic epoch - ELS Most of them of them are small...
Twelve London Exhibitions Not To Miss Opening Autumn 2019
Summer is over, but there is much to look forward to this Autumn. Autumn in London means Frieze week with Frieze London and Frieze Masters (3-6 October) bringing the best of international art past and present to the marquees in Regent's Park. Look out for the Artlyst...
Fact Liverpool: Real Work Two Exhibitions – Alice Lenkiewicz
Liz Magic Laser has created an exhibition on the ground floor of Fact Liverpool as part of Real Work. This is an absorbing show about people working in unrecognised freelance jobs and how their quality of life and business can be improved through certain goals and...