Contemporary Artists, Critics and Industry Insiders Who Have Died In 2012
In Memoriam: 2012 has been a devastating year by virtue of the numbers of truly remarkable artists, critics, curators, gallerists… Read More
28 December 2012
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Richard Hamilton Shock and Awe The Late Works – Review
There is a famous story about Giotto, Cimabue, and a fly. Cimabue, the master, left Giotto alone in the studio… Read More
28 November 2012
Latin America Contemporary Art Auction At Phillips de Pury Announced
Phillips de Pury & Company auctioneers have revealed highlights from its Latin America Contemporary Art auction “Our 20 November 2012… Read More
16 November 2012
Hoxton And Shoreditch Contemporary Art Reviews – November 2012
The air is getting crisper, the days are getting shorter, but it’s not quite winter yet. This weekend I was… Read More
10 November 2012
Voodoo Explored In New Nottingham Exhibition Of Haitian Art
A major exhibition of Haitian art has been mounted in the UK for the first time in many years. Nearly… Read More
27 October 2012
Brighton Photo Biennale 2012 Of Voyeuristic And Seductive Qualities – Review
This cerebral, thoughtful but ultimately dry collection of shows is what one would expect from Photoworks, organisers of the event…. Read More
11 October 2012
Ten Million Dollars In Stolen Art Recovered In California
We reported yesterday that several important pieces of blue chip art valued at over 10 million dollars were stolen from… Read More
28 September 2012
Hunt for Stolen Millions In Art Continues in California
Last week several important pieces of blue chip art valued at over 10 million dollars were stolen from a house… Read More
27 September 2012
Roy Lichtenstein Retrospective Will Knock The Spots Off Damien Hirst
Tate Modern will stage the most comprehensive exhibition ever devoted to the iconic Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, in Spring 2013…. Read More
21 September 2012
Bruno Munari My Futurist Past New London Exhibition
Bruno Munari was one of the most complex, creative and multi-faceted figures of twentieth-century Italian art. This exhibition traces his… Read More
19 September 2012
David Bowie Is New Exhibition Officially Announced By V & A
The V&A have announced the dates for the highly anticipated ‘David Bowie Is’ exhibition set to open in March 2013…. Read More
4 September 2012
London Pleasure Gardens Live Up To Its Name
The London Pleasure Gardens are an oasis of culture perfectly set in a desolate industrial complex of warehouses. From within… Read More
2 July 2012
Shepard Fairey And Ron English Tag London Pleasure Garden
London launches its first international ‘Street Art’ park, situated on the Royal Victoria Docks, which opens today. The London Pleasure… Read More
30 June 2012
Photography Reinforces Position In The London Art Scene
Kerim Aytac takes a look at five new London Photography Shows – Review London galleries are always on the move… Read More
17 June 2012
Feminist Artist Penelope Slinger New London Exhibition
Riflemaker mount first public exhibition of her work in forty years. The art and the life of Penelope Slinger (b.1947… Read More
26 April 2012
Dorothea Tanning Surrealist Artist And Wife Of Max Ernst Dies Aged 101
Dorothea Tanning was a leading Surrealist painter during the 1930s. She married Max Ernst in 1946 and was part of a circle of artists who were considered Avant Garde in Europe and America.
2 February 2012
Scottish National Gallery Presents Major Sculpture Survey
including works from Auguste Rodin and Edgar Degas through to Ron Mueck and 2011 Turner Prize winner, Martin Boyce A… Read More
24 December 2011
Best London Art Exhibitions Of The Year
2011 has been a spectacular year for art exhibitions: here are ArtLyst’s Top 11 (top 10’s are so passé) in… Read More
14 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
Modigliani Stolen By Nazis In NY Court
Oscar Stettiner The grandson of a Jewish Parisian art dealer is demanding the return of a 25m dollar painting by… Read More
2 November 2011
Postmodernism Pastiche and Subversion
Victoria & Albert Museum move on to the next chapter The V&A’s autumn show ‘Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990’ represents… Read More
21 September 2011
Saif Gaddafi Was Exhibiting Artist
Son of Col. had dreams of international success as painter With all of the coverage and analysis of the overthrow… Read More
27 August 2011
Moniker Art Fair Back For Frieze Week
MONIKER Art Fair 2011 Announces 2011 Gallery Line-up for 13-16 October 2011 Last year, the Moniker Art Fair’s hugely successful… Read More
16 August 2011
Patti Smith New Photography Exhibitions 2011
October Exhibitions For Wadsworth Atheneum Museum Hartford, Connecticut / Cartier Foundation, Paris Patti Smith (b.1946) The pioneering artist, musician, and… Read More
17 June 2011
Leonora Carrington The Last First Wave Surrealist Dies At 94
Leonora Carrington 6 April 1917 – 25 May 2011 was a British-born Mexican artist, painter, sculptor, writer, alchemist, visionary
26 May 2011
Joan Miro Tate Modern Video Tour 2011
I had a unique opportunity to explore the new Joan Miro exhibition at Tate Modern today. “The Ladder of Escape” is the aptly titled theme of this body of Miro’s politically motivated legacy.
13 April 2011
Joan Miro Lateral Thinking Tate Modern
New Miro Exhibition “The Ladder of Escape” Opens At Tate Modern Tate Modern’s new exhibition of Spanish born Artist Joan… Read More
11 April 2011
Don Van Vliet AKA Captain Beefheart Painter Musician Dies Aged 69
Performing under the stage name Captain Beefheart, together with his Magic Band Don Van Vliet produced a number of highly unconventional
19 December 2010
Ai Weiwei’s Cloud of Dust
Two days after Ai Weiwei’s installation of sunflower seeds opened, in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern staff took the… Read More
18 October 2010
Ai Weiwei Unilever Sculpture Tate Modern
Chinese Artist, Ai Weiwei reveals his latest work “Sunflower Seeds,” a project which has taken two years to complete and… Read More
8 October 2010