“ART IS LIKE LOVE” is a testament to the enduring connection between art and emotion. Bob and Roberta Smith’s unique artistic vision reimagines the personality of JMW Turner and delves into the fascinating world of other captivating figures.
Tuesday - Friday 11am - 5pm
From 2019–2020, artist Bob and Roberta Smith interviewed people who live in Thamesmead, southeast London. He then turned their conversations into 24 painted placards.
Monday to Sunday 10.00–18.00
It would seem that the steady demise of artists studios in London is not the only cultural crisis occurring in… Read More
9 December 2015
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is presenting a new exhibition by artist, agitator and former parliamentary candidate, Bob and Roberta Smith,this… Read More
23 June 2015
Patrick Brill AKA Bob and Roberta Smith has decided to run for Parliament against the former British Education Secretary Michael… Read More
5 December 2014
The Art Party Conference, which will be held today (23 November) is the first of its kind, initiated by the… Read More
23 November 2013
Deptford X is a London arts festival not to be missed. It takes place from this weekend till 6 October… Read More
29 September 2013
Dilemmas for Margate: Should I Stay or Should I Go? New banners have appeared in Margate designed to animate the… Read More
6 September 2012
Royal Academician Bob & Roberta Smith has unveiled his vibrant flag artwork designs entitled ‘A Puzzle 4U’ on Bond Street.
14 June 2023
Presenting the much-coveted Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2022. This is Artlyst’s way of acknowledging our industry’s hard work and achievements, as we see and curate it.
29 December 2022
Presenting the much-coveted Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2021. This is our way of acknowledging our industry’s hard work and achievement, as we see it.
29 December 2021
Held every year since the Summer Exhibition is the world’s oldest submission exhibition with works selected and hung by Academicians.
16 September 2021
Government University Arts Cuts A Soft Target – Helen Cammock Art On The Underground Commission – Tate Announces 2022 Programme
27 July 2021
Have you planned your summer staycation away from London? Artlyst has put together a selection of exhibitions throughout the country to satisfy your cultural cravings.
26 July 2021
Yinka Shonibare 2021 RA Coordinator – Tony Cragg At Houghton Hall – National Gallery Announces Shortlist For Bicentenary Revamp
8 April 2021
Creative Folkestone has announced the new dates for the fifth Folkestone Triennial, The Plot, from 22 July – 2 November 2021.
11 March 2021
Carolina Mazzolari is one of the key artists currently in an exhibition and auction sale at Sotheby’s to benefit Fine Cell Work, a charity and social enterprise working with prisoners.
24 February 2020
In 2019, Southampton City Art Gallery celebrated their 80th anniversary. This year the Gallery has been selected to feature an exhibit at London Art Fair in January 2020.
7 January 2020
The Alt Power 100 2019 Artlyst is our annual way of acknowledging and thanking all of the recipients for making a difference to the ‘art world’ that we inhabit. Now in its 9th edition, this UK centric list is a celebration of Artists, Educators, Philanthropists, Curators and art industry insiders who remain the core of our 2019 choices.
11 December 2019
This year the RA Summer Exhibition has returned to form with a talented lineup of artists chosen by an inexhaustible group of jurors. The 251st edition received over 16,000 entries. Around 1200 works, in a range of media, goes on display, next week. The majority of these artworks are offered for sale, allowing visitors to purchase original work by upcoming and established artists.
3 June 2019
Jock is late for our meeting in the Academicians Room at the RA. Very late. He was stuck on a bus. I’ve known him for more than 20 years and figure that if we don’t have time to talk now we can always meet up in his home in Bethnal Green where, for ages, a group of us met to watch films on a Friday night
28 January 2019
The Scottish painter, Jock McFadyen RA will be the coordinator of the 251st Summer Exhibition in 2019.
11 January 2019
Once again it’s RCA Secret time where the public is invited to try and spot the named artists from the students in order to acquire a mini-masterpiece at a bargain price.
19 November 2018
Michael Petry is a visual artist whose works often leads him to write about the topics of his artistic attention.
8 November 2018
The Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2018, now in its 8th edition is a celebration of artists and art professionals who have made a difference in 2018.
30 October 2018
On the 16th September, the Art Car Boot Fair celebrates its fifteenth anniversary with the launch of an additional event
5 September 2018
Over 100 artists, including Tracey Emin, Jeremy Deller, Antony Gormley, Lubaina Himid, Anish Kapoor, Grayson Perry, Sam Taylor Johnson, Mark Wallinger and Rachel Whiteread, have written to The Guardian to protest against the decline of art in schools.
8 May 2018
On one of the coldest days this year I climbed down many steps into the deep railway cut that is Glasgow’s Queens Park Station. Here, next to a tiny ticket office, is perhaps one of the UK’s strangest galleries.
21 March 2018
Alt Power 100 ArtLyst: 2017 has been an extraordinary year for exhibitions both here in the UK and abroad.
31 October 2017
The Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair is something to celebrate. Each year a number of A-list artists join emerging unknowns to offer their work at knock down independent prices. This act of generosity allows new collectors who couldn’t normally afford to buy a significant work of art the opportunity to purchase a work at a fraction of the art fair or gallery price.
10 July 2017
Artlyst’s highlights of the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2017.
12 June 2017
One of the best ways to keep your finger on the pulse of emerging art trends in London is to attend some of the vital fine art degree shows which open to the public starting this month.
18 May 2017
