20 May 2019
ARCOlisboa Lisbon: F*** Art! Lets Dance! – Ben Austin Diary
FUCK ART! LET’S DANCE! Got your attention with a bit of comic vulgarity? Good. Not an easy thing to do, what with so many...
Features
Recommended Features
19 May 2019
The Rebirth Of Cork Street But Where Are The Galleries? – Oliver Malin
When most people think of the London art scene, It may be tricky to pinpoint what constitutes its epicenter. Perhaps it starts with the...
18 May 2019
The Erotic Garden Of Shen Wei – Zoltan Alexander
Sensual bodies, erotic flowers, urban settings. That would give a somewhat accurate description of New York-based Chinese artist, Shen Wei's work. His style is...
16 May 2019
Photo London 2019 The Capitals Most Coherent Photography Fair – Kerim Aytac
This week Photo London returns for its fifth edition, and it’s the strongest iteration yet. No longer just a fair, over the course of...
16 May 2019
London Degree Shows Guide 2019
Here is a comprehensive list of all the major London degree art shows scheduled for the summer. The list is not complete so keep...
14 May 2019
Venice Biennale Collateral Exhibitions Provide Calm and Quality
It was a relief to step away from the hustle and bustle of the Giardini and Arsenale, the main venues for the 58th Venice...
13 May 2019
Venice Biennale 58: From Climate Change To Automatonics – Paul Carter Robinson
Over the years, the Giardini and the Arsenale, the two official locations for the Venice Biennale have become interchangeable in terms of weightiness. Some...
2 May 2019
Stanley Kubrick Framing Perfection – Design Museum – Zoltan Alexander
Kubrick’s renaissance is undoubtedly in full swing. The Design Museum opened last week one of the most compelling exhibitions of the year “Stanley Kubrick:...
2 May 2019
Recommended London Art Exhibitions May 2019 – Paul Carey Kent
The noted writer and curator Paul Carey-Kent gives us his rolling ten recommended contemporary art exhibitions May 2019
1 May 2019
Henry Moore At Houghton Hall An Exemplary Pairing
A trip to the magnificent Palladian house Houghton Hall in Norfolk is always a much look forwarded to pleasure. The current exhibition is a...
28 April 2019
Michael Petry In Conversation With Artist William Cobbing
Artists Michael Petry and William Cobbing are here in conversation in this exclusive interview for Artlyst.
20 April 2019
58th Venice Biennale Collateral Events Guide – Artlyst
Outside of the Giardini and Arsenale, the main venues for the 58th Venice Biennale, there is an overwhelming abundance of other exhibitions and events....
17 April 2019
Dale Chihuly: His Stunning Return To Kew After Thirteen Years
Dale Chihuly is known for transforming the Studio Glass movement and elevating the possibilities of glass as a medium for fine art.
7 April 2019
Renzo Piano’s Landmark Spacecraft Defines The Academy Museum LA
The Academy Museum which is set to launch in Autumn 2019 will be the go-to institution dedicated to the art and science of film....
6 April 2019
Van Gogh’s Religious Journey Around London – Revd Jonathan Evens
Vincent van Gogh arrived in Britain as a young trainee art dealer who then had a spell as a teacher before leaving Britain to...
17 February 2019
How To Become an Independent Curator Sarah Sparkes Explains
I am an Artist Curator. I also teach the short course 'How To Become an Independent Curator' at Central St Martins, University of the...
29 December 2018
London Art Exhibitions Preview A Month By Month Guide 2019
Here's a month by month guide to the highlights of the year's exhibitions at the major museums and art galleries.
Photo Features
14 May 2019
Venice Biennale Collateral Exhibitions Provide Calm and Quality
It was a relief to step away from the hustle and bustle of the Giardini and Arsenale, the main venues for the 58th Venice...
2 May 2019
Recommended London Art Exhibitions May 2019 – Paul Carey Kent
The noted writer and curator Paul Carey-Kent gives us his rolling ten recommended contemporary art exhibitions May 2019
1 May 2019
Henry Moore At Houghton Hall An Exemplary Pairing
A trip to the magnificent Palladian house Houghton Hall in Norfolk is always a much look forwarded to pleasure. The current exhibition is a...
6 April 2019
Van Gogh’s Religious Journey Around London – Revd Jonathan Evens
Vincent van Gogh arrived in Britain as a young trainee art dealer who then had a spell as a teacher before leaving Britain to...
27 February 2019
Mexico City – Visual Arts’ New Berlin – Virginie Puertolas-Syn
When I landed in Mexico City to attend the Artweek earlier in February, I was not sure what to expect. Apparently, for the past...
13 February 2019
Frieze LA Plus Satellite Events – Artlyst Pull-Out Guide
Welcome to the Artlyst Frieze Week LA 2019 printable pull-out Guide, This is our curated choice of the events not to miss during the...
6 February 2019
Bill Viola: Distraction By Life, Death And Rebirth – Zoltan Alexander
“Such a preachy, pompous show.” - Telegraph. “Viola’s art is dated, dead in the water.“ Guardian.
29 November 2018
Your Art Basel Miami Beach 2018 Everything Guide – Artlyst
The 17th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach 2018 takes place in the newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Centre from 6-9 December 2018
Opinion
Bill Viola And The Art Of Contemplation – Revd Jonathan Evens
In welcoming Bill Viola’s installations at St Paul’s Cathedral, Mark Oakley noted that: ‘Viola’s art slows down our perceptions in order to deepen them.’
2018 A Melancholy Year For Art Exhibitions In Britain – Edward Lucie-Smith
It has been in many ways a somewhat melancholy year for art, here in Britain – or should I say: ‘here in London’? -since...
Picasso To Souza: The Crucifixion Imagery Rarely Exhibited – Revd Jonathan Evens
Overshadowed by iconic images from Picasso 1932 and Bacon/Freud two of the Tate’s current exhibitions feature powerfully expressive crucifixion images.
Stuckism Is Alive And Well And Living In Prague – Edward Lucie-Smith
I’m just back from a visit to Prague. I went there specifically to see an exhibition of new British painting organised by an organisation...
Edward Lucie-Smith Bids A Final Farewell To The Avant-Garde
The contemporary art world seems an increasingly strange place to be.
6 January 2018
Frank Gehry: Fondation Louis Vuitton Paris – An Architect’s Impression – Alex Murray
I had never experienced a Frank Gehry up-close. Never stood slack-jawed, gawping at the gymnastic splendours that the photographs in the glossies promise.
4 January 2018
Sean Scully Indisputably The Most Universal Living Contemporary Artist- Edward Lucie-Smith
One name immediately sprang to mind - that of the born Irish, once British, now American painter Sean Scully.
Interviews
18 May 2019
The Erotic Garden Of Shen Wei – Zoltan Alexander
Sensual bodies, erotic flowers, urban settings. That would give a somewhat accurate description of New York-based Chinese artist, Shen Wei's work. His style is...
18 March 2019
ArtBAB Founder Kaneka Subberwal Interview – Paul Carter Robinson
The Fair looks absolutely brilliant this year Kaneka, It’s improved in terms of the setup. Have you got a new company
3 March 2019
Artist to Artist – Interview with Guernsey born Jeni Snell by Anka Dabrowska
Guernsey-born artist Jeni Snell in converstation with artist Anka Dabrowska about Snell's current exhibition Achtung Baby!
17 February 2019
Bosco Sodi Brick By Brick – Interview Zoltan Alexander
One of my favourite galleries Blain Southern presented at the time the first exhibition of renowned Brooklyn based Mexican artist, Bosco Sodi.
12 January 2019
Johnny Burt And Joe Kennedy The Ringmasters Behind Unit London – Zoltan Alexander
During December, Unit London ran their show with Jackie Tsai “Reincarnation", opened "Hunt Paintings" by pop artist Philippe Colbert at Saatchi, and in a...
24 December 2018
Bruce Eves Canadian Art Instigator Interviewed By Filmmaker Peter Dudar – Artlyst Exclusive
Bruce Eves was awarded Canada's 2018 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts.
8 December 2018
Marleen Hengelaar-Rookmaaker On The Legacy Of ArtWay – Revd Jonathan Evens
Marleen Hengelaar-Rookmaaker is editor-in-chief of ArtWay, a website which seeks to stimulate reflection on the role of images in church and open up the...
Quiz
14 March 2017
Quiz – Test Your Knowledge of Sir Howard Hodgkin
Turner-prize winning artist Sir Howard Hodgkin sadly died last week at the age of 84. Test your knowledge of him here.
Artlyst Competition: Win A Pair Of Preview Evening Tickets To The London Art Fair
Artlyst is once again media partners with the London Art Fair 2017. Competition: Answer The Following questions and email to info@ artlyst.com subject as,...
Quiz – How much do you know about the Turner Prize?
How much do you know about the Turner Prize?
Quiz – James Turrell
How much do you know about light artist James Turrell?
Quiz – Masterpiece
How much do you know about the world's masterpieces?
Quiz – Top Selling Artists in 2015
How much do you know about the top selling artists in 2015?
Top 10
Top 10 London Museum Exhibitions Summer 2017
Here’s the Artlyst guide to the Top 10 best Museum exhibitions on in London this Summer, half of which have Free admission.
Top 10 Most Memorable Kisses in Art
Throughout the History of Art, there are examples of loving couples in passionate embraces. Here Artlyst presents its top 10 most memorable kisses in...
Top 10 – Black Paintings
In 2016 Anish Kapoor acquired exclusive rights to the unique Vanta black pigment, reported to be the blackest shade of black in existence. ...
Top 10 – Dada Artists
2016 saw the 100 year anniversary of the first Dada performances at the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, Switzerland. So in reverence to this...
Top 10 – International Black Artists
Here is the Artlyst for the top 10 international black artists working today, the first of many celebrating diversity in the visual arts!
Top 10 – Feminist Artists
The feminist art movement emerged in the 1960s with women artists taking an interest in how they differed from their male counterparts. Artlyst has...
Top 10 – Appropriation Artworks
Appropriation art or the art of appropriation is is the use of pre-existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to them....
Top 10 – White Artworks
As Winter is upon us and the nights are already closing in, what can be more appropriate than works of art in monochromatic white....
Artbytch
Artbytch 2016: Death, Fake News And A Few Bloody Good Exhibitions
Artbytch looks back on a depressing year with great exhibitions.
USA Website ArtList That Infringed UK’s Artlyst Name Closes Down
The New York based online company ArtList, not to be confused with the popular London based art information website Artlyst is to shutdown. The...
Brexit: Expect Museums To Start Charging And Non-UK Art Prices To Skyrocket
The decision by British voters to leave the European Union has been announced – and commentators have begun the analysis, the post event combing...
Tate’s Switch House A Dialogue Between Art And Space
It’s alarming to think that Tate Modern opened in 2000, firstly because it makes me feel super old, but also one wonders, what did...
Fun House: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition A Hodgepodge Of All Sorts
Ok I admit it. I’ve deliberately avoided the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition every year since I first saw it in 2007, mainly because it’s such...
Dropping Out Like Flies In A Damien Hirst Installation
The Artlyst lystical of creative people who dropped out at uni includes some predictable names: John Lennon, Orson Welles, good old Pablo Picasso. What...
Yayoi Kusama: Turning Pumpkins Into Vuitton Bags And Airbnb Rooms
I was interested to read that Tate Modern has apparently been working in conjunction with Airbnb to provide the opportunity for renters to have...
Jeff Koons: Showing The Love For Irony And Pseudo Philosophical Claptrap
The loads of people who know me as a boring old traditionalist (Turner Prize?! Yah boo hiss!) are always surprised when I say I...