The 2017 Canadian Biennial opens today at the National Gallery of Canada. More than 100 recent acquisitions of Canadian and Indigenous contemporary art – including, for the first time, international artworks by more than 50 artists are on display from 19 October 2017,...
The Turner Prize-nominated Lubaina Himid presents Meticulous Observations and Naming the Money, a powerful new exhibition at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery. The show is part of The Arts Council Collection National Partners programme, which runs from 7 October 2017 to...
A challenging and intelligent new show at Tate Modern asks rather more questions than it actually succeeds in answering. It is, nevertheless, something of a landmark event. As somebody of Caribbean origin (going back to the year 1635) but of white ancestry (yes, I had...
Curator and Gallerist Virginie Puertolas-Syn chooses twelve of the best stands at Art Basel 2017. Art Basel is a curated selection of 291 first-rate galleries exhibiting at the fair’s 48th edition in Basel. The gallery list for the Swiss event, taking place from June...
Top artists including Anish Kapoor (image above), Rachel Whiteread and Ron Arad have been shortlisted for the newly commissioned London Holocaust memorial. Envisaged as a place for everyone to come to remember the Holocaust, as well as a focal point for annual...
Maria Balshaw has been confirmed as the new Director of Tate. She is currently Director of the Whitworth (University of Manchester) and Manchester City Galleries, and Director of Culture for Manchester City Council. The appointment by the gallery’s Board of Trustees...
As Miami art week comes to a close and art lovers from around the globe take stock of the fabulous creations and activities on offer, this weekend, there are a stealthy few who will not end their efforts there but extend their inspiration to St Croix for a relaxing,...
If you’re the sort of person that thinks money alone makes the art-world go around then leave this page immediately. However, if you are driven by curiosity and aesthetics and believe in the need for an alternative to Art Review’s Power 100 list which celebrates a...
Last week we had Saatchi falsely bending to women artists, this week with the Oscars furore we look at another overlooked section of the population: it seems it takes a worthy film about slavery with plenty of ‘Issues’ being addressed in order to...