Alberto Giacometti Blockbuster Predicted To Overtake Tate’s Matisse Cut-Outs Exhibition
Tate Modern’s Summer blockbuster will present the UK’s first major retrospective of Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) for 20 years.
21 April 2017
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Eduardo Paolozzi – Halfway In Halfway Out Whitechapel Review By Edward Lucie-Smith
The current Paolozzi exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery is, for an old stager like me, a bit of a puzzle. There was a time when Paolozzi was a very big deal – one of the major innovators in British art, the destined successor to the first generation of major British Modernists, chief among them Henry Moore.
20 March 2017
Crash Goes The American Dream c1930 RA Unveil Timely Painting Exhibition
Exhibitions in major galleries are usually planned years ahead. So it is the Royal Academy’s good fortune that their two excellent shows Revolution: Russian Art 1917-32* and American After the Fall: Painting in the 1930s, should be so in tune with the current political zeitgeist.
26 February 2017
Around The London Auction Rooms Impressionism To Contemporary Spring 2017
Adam Clayton Bassist in the Rock band U2 has put a rare Jean-Michel Basquiat Drawing up for auction at Christie’s. The self-portrait goes under the hammer next month, after residing for 25 years in his private collection. The pop star bought the artwork in 1990 when they were recording their album Achtung Baby in New York.
13 February 2017
American Abstract Expressionism Triumphs At The Guggenheim Bilbao
It is rare that I feel an exhibition is important enough to review twice on Artlyst but in the case of the Abstract Expressionist exhibition that was unveiled at the Royal Academy, earlier this year.
2 February 2017
Top 10 Dada Artists You Should Know – Artlyst
2016 was the 100 year anniversary of the first Dada performances at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, Switzerland. So in reverence to this important moment in 20th century Art History, Artlyst brings you the Top 10 Dadaist Artists.
27 December 2016
Top 10 – Richest Living Women Artists
Rich is a non-gender specific term. But what about the fact that the top ten richest artists are all male. Welcome to Artlyst’s Top 10 Richest Women Artists. (First published June 2015)
23 December 2016
Top 10 – Kitsch Works Of Art
It’s time to enjoy Artlyst’s list of The Top Ten Kitsch Works Of Art.
19 December 2016
Artlyst Chooses the Best London Museum Exhibitions for the holiday season 2016
If you finally have time on your hands to catch up on all the exhibitions now on in London, here’s our handy 2 part guide to what’s on.
14 December 2016
Turner Prize Surprise Winner Announced At Tate Britain Ceremony
Congratulations to Helen Marten winner of the prestigious Turner Prize for 2016. The award announced at a ceremony in London… Read More
6 December 2016
American Depression Era Painting Chronicled In New Royal Academy Exhibition
America after the Fall: Painting in the 1930s is a new RA exhibition chronicling the turbulent economic, political and aesthetic climate that dominated the decade following the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
28 November 2016
David Bowie Collection A Very Personal Curation Of Style And Taste
From 1–10 November, the collection will be exhibited at Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries in London, giving fans, collectors, art lovers and experts a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to immerse themselves in the extraordinary range of objects that informed Bowie’s private world.
1 November 2016
Artes Mundi 7 Shortlist Prize Dates And Exhibition Announced
On October 21st the Artes Mundi 7 Exhibition and Prize in Cardiff opened its doors to the British public, presenting a major exhibition… Read More
31 October 2016
Salvador Dali Surrealist Stage Curtain Goes Under The Hammer At Lempertz
Salvador Dalí’s lesser known creations for the stage comes to the auction block 3 December at a private sale at Kunsthaus Lempertz auction house in Brussels. The surrealist created nearly 40 theater pieces including this monumental painted canvas backdrop that show a tormented depiction of .
27 October 2016
Thirty Hours Of Art In Amsterdam By Paul Carey Kent
Paul Carey-Kent travels to Amsterdam to report ‘DAUBIGNY, MONET, VAN GOGH AND MORE: 30 HOURS IN AMSTERDAM’
26 October 2016
Picasso Portraits – master of transformations at National Portrait Gallery by Edward Lucie-Smith
The Picasso portrait show now at the National Portrait Gallery and the big Abstract Expressionist exhibition on offer at the Royal Academy are both worth a visit.
25 October 2016
Picasso Portraits – master of transformations at National Portrait Gallery by Edward Lucie-Smith
London is unusually rich in important exhibitions at the moment, and sometimes these events seem to enter into a dialogue… Read More
15 October 2016
Joan Miro Collection To Remain In Portugal After Government U-Turn
An outstanding collection of 85 works covering seven Decades of work by the Spanish artist Joan Miró’s (1893–1983) has been… Read More
28 September 2016
Wifredo Lam A Life Of Exile And Deracination By Edward Lucie-Smith
The experience of exile, deracination, was fundamental to Wifredo Lam’s career as an artist, even more so that it was too… Read More
24 September 2016
Hassan Sharif Grand Master of Emirati Contemporary Art Dies Aged 65
Hassan Sharif (1951 – 2016) was arguably the best known Emirati artist. He lived and worked in Dubai, United Arab Emirates after studying in London at Byam… Read More
19 September 2016
The Greatest Artistic Partnerships Explored In Artists and Lovers Exhibition
A new exhibition at the Ordovas Gallery in London will explore Artists and Lovers. The show will trace a number of the greatest… Read More
15 September 2016
Royal Academy Announces Exceptional 2017 Exhibition Programme
The Royal Academy has announced their 2017 exhibition programme, which explores some of the most momentous developments in 20th-century art. In… Read More
2 September 2016
Modern and Contemporary Irish Art Takes Centre Stage at Sotheby’s London and Dublin
Sotheby’s launches their first Modern and contemporary Irish art sale of the season. The annual sale in London on 13 September 2016… Read More
31 August 2016
Artlyst’s Bumper London Autumn Art Season Preview The Best Only
Artlyst is pleased to present our curated guide to the best London exhibitions premiering this autumn. A number of exciting… Read More
27 August 2016
David Bowie’s Own Art Collection to be Unveiled at Sotheby’s
“Art was, seriously, the only thing I’d ever wanted to own. It has always been for me a stable nourishment. I use… Read More
15 July 2016
Paul Nash The Most Evocative Landscape Painter Of His Generation
Tate Britain is presenting an exhibition of Paul Nash, the largest exhibition of the artist’s work for a generation. Paul Nash is… Read More
11 July 2016
Dorothy Cross: Mystics, Rationalists, And Temporal Ponderings At Modern Art Oxford
Modern Art Oxford is currently presenting works by Cork-born artist Dorothy Cross, as part of KALEIDOSCOPE: Mystics and Rationalists, the… Read More
7 June 2016
Yayoi Kusama: Largest UK Exhibition Since Tate Retrospective Launches At Victoria Miro
A new exhibition of paintings by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama opened last night at Victoria Miro’s West End, George St… Read More
24 May 2016
Mona Hatoum Expansive Career Exhibited At Tate Modern
The first UK survey of the work of Mona Hatoum opens today at Tate Modern in London. Hatoum (born in… Read More
4 May 2016
Jackson Pollock Mural Exhibited In Malaga Ahead Of RA Blockbuster
A two metre high by six metres long (242.9 x 603.9 cm), Mural by the American Abstract Expressionist artist Jackson… Read More
26 April 2016
Yayoi Kusama 87th Birthday Celebrated In Photos
Yayoi Kusama was born in Matsumoto, Japan in 1929. Her early career saw her train in traditional Japanese painting while… Read More
22 March 2016