Creative UK Unveils Manifesto Ahead of UK General Election
Creative UK has launched a comprehensive manifesto outlining critical priorities for the Cultural and Creative Industries in the lead-up to the UK General Election.
22 April 2024
Creative UK has launched a comprehensive manifesto outlining critical priorities for the Cultural and Creative Industries in the lead-up to the UK General Election.
22 April 2024
Archie Moore, a First Nations artist from Australia, has clinched the prestigious Golden Lion Award for Best National Participation at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
20 April 2024
Faith Ringgold, a pioneering multimedia artist renowned for her vibrant pictorial quilts capturing the essence of the African American experience, passed away on Saturday
14 April 2024
London, 10 April 2024: The Royal College of Art (RCA) has once again clinched the title of the top university for art and design globally, marking its 10th consecutive year…
10 April 2024
The Fondation Maeght, France’s pioneering institution for Modern and Contemporary Art, will commemorate its sixtieth Anniversary in the summer of 2024.
10 April 2024
The Barbican has unveiled its latest project, a monumental public commission by Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama.
9 April 2024
Inigo Philbrick, an international figure in the art world, once lauded as a rising star, has recently emerged from a stint at Allenwood, a low-security federal prison
30 March 2024
Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE has been appointed as the new Director of the British Museum. He will inherit a position marred by staff sackings…
28 March 2024
The British Museum, through its trustees, has initiated legal proceedings in the High Court of Justice King’s Bench Division against Peter Higgs…
27 March 2024
Richard Serra, a towering figure in contemporary art, has died at the age of 85. Serra was born in San Francisco, California, on November 2, 1938.
27 March 2024
Three sculptures attributed to the Turner Prize winning YBA (Young British Artist) Damien Hirst, originating from the 1990s, were created in 2017.
19 March 2024
Tschabalala Self and Andra Ursuţa have been revealed as the chosen artists to grace the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square
16 March 2024
London is on the threshold of establishing its first permanent AIDS memorial, marking a significant milestone
12 March 2024
The Venice Biennale, long regarded as a hothouse for artistic and political exchange, is again embroiled in controversy as thousands of artists have joined forces, signing an open letter…
28 February 2024
In the hugely competitive world of art fairs, timing, as we know, is everything, but the location is equally important…. Read More
22 April 2024
The upcoming May evening sales in New York at Christie’s have unveiled their centrepiece for the 21st-century evening sale: Jean-Michel… Read More
15 April 2024
The possible sale of a drawing believed to be a work by Michelangelo that once adorned a kitchen wall in… Read More
9 April 2024
Lucio Fontana’s Concetto spaziale, La fine di Dio (1964), goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s 15th May. The work has… Read More
8 April 2024
Francis Bacon’s monumental single portrait of George Dyer, his celebrated muse and lover, marks a significant moment in the annals… Read More
24 March 2024
Belgium’s vibrant art scene faces a significant threat as the Ministry of Finance proposes a drastic increase in VAT rates… Read More
18 March 2024
In a plot twist that rivals Anna Sorokin, a gripping true-crime drama about the saga of art-world fraudster Inigo Philbrick… Read More
22 April 2024
Renowned for his groundbreaking contribution to the Abstract Expressionist movement, Willem de Kooning will be exhibited in a major exhibition… Read More
15 April 2024
The Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement at the 60th International Art Exhibition have been bestowed upon two remarkable artists: Italian-born… Read More
9 April 2024
Renowned German artist Anselm Kiefer has been honoured with the esteemed Queen Sonja Lifetime Achievement Award, marking a significant recognition… Read More
24 March 2024
Andrew Crispo, whose art career in Manhattan was marked by acclaim and controversy, has died aged 78. Crispo, known for… Read More
21 March 2024
London’s Tate Britain is set to host Venezuelan-born artist Alvaro Barrington’s latest creation as part of its annual Tate Britain… Read More
5 March 2024
Within the archives of New York society, few stories rival the Gatsbyesque drama of Louise Blouin’s rise and fall. Hailing… Read More
24 February 2024
Tate Modern, in collaboration with Hyundai Motor, announces Mire Lee as the creator of the next Hyundai Commission for the… Read More
14 February 2024
Explore the groundbreaking work of a circle of friends and close collaborators known as The Blue Rider.
A solo exhibition of works by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA at Serpentine South
Showcasing more than 160 rare vintage prints, Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In spans the career of both artists
A major study of the Black figure – and its representation in contemporary art.
Celebrated for his striking portrait paintings, this exhibition sheds new light on John Singer Sargent’s acclaimed works.
Whitechapel Gallery presents the UK debut of Zineb Sedira’s critically acclaimed exhibition Dreams Have No Titles.
Delve into the powerful, participatory work of artist and activist Yoko Ono.
A contemporary retelling of landscape by artists from the African Diaspora.
Using textiles, fibre and thread, 50 international artists challenge power structures and reimagine the world.
A remarkable series of hauntingly beautiful, large-scale drawings by Frank Auerbach (born 1931)
The artworks in When Forms Come Alive conjure fluid and shifting realms of experience.
The RA brings together over 100 major contemporary and historic works as part of a conversation about art and its role in shaping narratives of empire,
The Central Pavilion at the Venice Biennale’s 60th edition is led by curator Adriano Pedrosa, who uses the theme “Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere,”
22 April 2024
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, as both a revolutionary artist and a violent individual in a violent age, divides eras and opinions.
22 April 2024
Yinka Shonibare Suspended States Serpentine Galleries: When I was a small child – many millennia ago – much of the world map was pink.
21 April 2024
Houghton Hall, Norfolk, is one of the most beautiful places in the world for a sculpture park. The 18th-century estate gleams in perfect symmetry
14 April 2024
As much seems to divide the photographers Juliet Margaret Cameron and Francesca Woodman as unites them.
2 April 2024
Yoko Ono walked so that Marina Abramović could run when she and her brother Keisuke looked up at the sky on empty stomachs and imagined menus with their minds…
20 March 2024
Elias Sime is one of the best-known artists of his generation from Ethiopia. He was born in Addis Ababa and is a graduate of the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design. His work of collage and sculptural assemblage from found materials
18 March 2024
Curated by Chrissie Illes and Meg Onli, the 81st incarnation of America’s longest-running survey show…
18 March 2024
In this awe-inspiring landscape, the Third Edition of Desert X AlUla, titled In The Presence of Absence and co-curated by Maya El-Khalil
13 March 2024
Issam Kourbaj: Urgent Archive at Kettle’s Yard, with its concurrent exhibition ‘You are not you, and home is not home’ at Heong Gallery, is the largest solo exhibition to date by Cambridge-based Issam Kourbaj.
12 March 2024
Five years ago, curator and writer Ekow Eshun embarked on a mission to formulate a new narrative from the Black perspective for a 21st-century audience.
12 March 2024
In 1881, the artist John Singer Sargent was commissioned to paint his first large portrait of a male subject, the charismatic Parisian surgeon Dr Samuel-Jean Pozzi.
7 March 2024
Hals’ paintings have an incisive immediacy – of something captured in the moment. To achieve this, one not only needs virtuosity of talent – for the hand to capture what the eye has seen…
26 February 2024
The exhibition at the Courtauld focuses on a small group of pioneering charcoal drawings produced by Frank Auerbach in the 1950s and 1960s.
13 February 2024
Entangled Pasts, 1768–now. Art, Colonialism and Change’ takes over the main galleries of the Royal Academy of Arts from 3rd February to 28th April 2024.
1 February 2024
In a time when there is so much talk about unplugging, Joana Vasconcelos presents us with her PLUG-IN Exhibition in the buildings and surroundings of the MAAT – Museum
29 January 2024
Jude Montague visited Ostend as part of the Ensor2024 celebrations, James Ensor in Flanders and Brussels, on the 75th anniversary of his death.
15 December 2023
Elmgreen & Dragset’s latest exhibition, “READ,” at Kunsthalle Praha in the Czech Republic, unveils a compelling exploration of the profound relationship between art and literature.
18 November 2023
Damien Hirst best known for his bold concepts and provocative artworks, has unveiled his first retrospective exhibition in Germany
31 October 2023
Berlin’s cultural landscape will come alive from April 26th to 28th, 2024, as the city hosts the 20th edition of Gallery Weekend Berlin.
10 April 2024
An exhibition honouring the late Jamie Reid, the artistic genius behind the iconic visual identity of the Sex Pistols.
8 April 2024
David Lock has unveiled his latest exhibition, “In-between Us,” at the Firstsite in Colchester. This solo show features a distinctive blend of Lock’s existing works and new paintings…
3 April 2024
The Whitechapel Gallery in London is set to host a retrospective of Gavin Jantjes, a distinguished artist whose influence spans continents
3 April 2024
Modern Art Museum (MAM) Shanghai welcomes a solo exhibition by Irish artist Robyn Ward. Curated by MAM’s Artistic Director, Shai Baitel…
25 March 2024
An innovative exhibition is set to open at the Royal Academy of Arts this summer, exploring Modern art in Ukraine from 1900 to the 1930s.
13 March 2024
London’s Serpentine is poised to host a transformative encounter with British Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare’s multifaceted practice in a highly-anticipated… Read More
28 February 2024
The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York has unveiled the roster of 69 artists and two collectives set to participate in the highly anticipated 81st edition of its renowned Whitney Biennial.
26 January 2024
The 60th Venice Biennale Arte, scheduled to spearhead the 2024 cultural calendar from 20 April to 24 November 2024, will mark a significant milestone…
8 April 2024
Hong Kong never fails to impress. For the past 15 years, I have visited and worked at Art Basel Hong Kong, and this year’s experience was exceptionally enjoyable.
7 April 2024
The April 2024 Art Diary covers exhibitions as far apart as Salem, Massachusetts, Hong Kong, Venice, Cumbria, Welwyn Garden City and London.
3 April 2024
For thirty years, Darren Almond has explored the nature of time through several distinct yet mutually reinforcing streams of work.
2 April 2024
Maya El Khalil is a highly regarded curator known for her innovative approaches to contemporary art curation and her commitment to promoting emerging artists…
24 March 2024
Revisiting Barbara Kruger’s work in the 21st century, I’m struck by how much it encapsulates the tone of its times
18 March 2024
For a long time, I’ve been fascinated by Naoshima, a small island in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea.
18 March 2024
Sussex, a tranquil and moody countryside of varying beauty, has long attracted artists and thinkers. Turner, Constable, Sickert and Ravilious…
8 March 2024
The Contemporary Art Academy is a new online platform that aims to tackle the affordability crisis in art education…
7 March 2024
The March Art Diary includes exhibitions at Kettle’s Yard, Gallery 1957, Dulwich Picture Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Compton Verney, Stanley Spencer Gallery, Benjamin Rhodes Arts
4 March 2024
Frieze LA is a perfect opportunity to catch some of the most influential new art being made on the West Coast while visiting the global art world stalwarts displaying all their finery.
4 March 2024
Visiting the Thailand Biennale in early February was an immensely rewarding experience. The third iteration of this travelling art event is being held in Chiang Rai and its surrounding areas from December 9, 2023, to April 30, 2024.
16 February 2024
The Venice Biennale is one of the art world’s most significant recurring exhibitions. Now in its 60th edition, titled ‘Foreigners… Read More
1 February 2024
Artlyst has compiled a month-by-month guide to the best London art exhibitions coming in 2024.
15 January 2024
In February, most major galleries are launching their new season’s exhibitions. From solo shows featuring contemporary artists Barbara Kruger and Yoko Ono to group shows on the subjects of colonialism, contemporary artists from the African diaspora and the use of textiles in art, it promises to be another enthralling year.
2 January 2024
The art world is a vibrant and dynamic realm where creativity converges with culture. Nowhere is this synergy more evident than at prestigious international art fairs.
31 December 2023
Welcome to the Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2023, an exclusive exploration of influential figures reshaping the contemporary art and cultural landscape.
28 December 2023
Welcome to this new series of monthly artist interviews by critic Paul Carey-Kent. Paul has written for Art Monthly and Frieze Magazine
26 October 2021
In this new series, Sue Hubbard explores single works by leading contemporary artists.
1 September 2020
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.
1 June 2020
Since the 1990s, the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA has developed opulently executed sculptures, installations…
14 April 2024
In his book “The Avant-Gardists,” Sjeng Scheijen delves deeply into the tumultuous artistic revolution in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1935.
4 April 2024
In “Prospect Cottage: Derek Jarman’s House,” authors Gilbert McCarragher and Frances Borzello offer readers a rare glimpse into the intimate world…
27 March 2024
Photographers Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron are two of the most influential women in the history of photography. They lived a century apart – Cameron working in the UK and Sri Lanka from the 1860s, and Woodman in America and Italy from the 1970s.
21 March 2024
In “The Art Institution of Tomorrow: Reinventing the Model,” Fatos Üstek, a prominent and pioneering figure in contemporary art curation
12 March 2024
In Surrealist art, Eileen Agar shines brightly as a hive of creativity and innovation. Now, in an overdue revival, her long out-of-print autobiography…
7 March 2024
In “Sargent and Fashion,” author and editor Erica E. Hirshler delves into the captivating intersection of painting and dress, unravelling the intricate relationship between the two realms.
21 February 2024
“In the Beginning: Anselm Kiefer & Photography” is a luminous exploration delving into the arcane layers of Anselm Kiefer’s artistic practice.
14 February 2024