Features
Hayv Kahraman: Interview of the Month, August 2026 – Paul Carey-Kent
The recurring female figures of Iraqi-born Hayv Kahraman serve as a semi-autobiographical tool to explore the trauma of displacement,...
The Art Diary August 2026 – Revd Jonathan Evens
The August Art Diary focuses on retrospectives for a range of artists whose work engaged with aspects of spirituality, including Mark Rothko, Paul...
Who in the Art World Deserves the Cushion Treatment – Sophie Parkin
Everyone loves a cushion, don't they? To prop you up when you're reading, or breastfeeding a baby, to rest a swollen ankle or place worn feet...
Trees in Art’s Time Flow – John K. Grande
Looking at one of John Constable's sketchbooks and seeing one of his drawings of a fir tree on Hampstead Heath, the poet William Blake exclaimed,...
Celebrating Edward Lucie-Smith: Twelve Essential Artlyst Opinion Pieces
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of the distinguished art critic, writer and poet Edward Lucie-Smith (1933–2026). For the last...
Prix Pictet Announces Jungle Theme For Twelfth Cycle At Les Rencontres d’Arles
Prix Pictet has announced that the theme for its twelfth cycle will be Jungle; the news was revealed by Maxime Bertocchi, a member of the Prix...
Buckingham Palace Picture Gallery Re-hangs 120 Masterworks for Summer Opening
The Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace reopens this week with its most significant re-display in a generation. From Thursday 9 July, visitors will...
Estonian Art In Focus – Jude Montague
In Estonia in June, the days are long, the nights short, and the light is incredible. Saaremaa, the country’s largest island, is green, flat, with...
Janaina Tschäpe: Interview of the Month, July 2026 – Paul Carey-Kent
Hastings Contemporary is well worth a visit for the current three shows: Miguel Rothschild’s ‘Undercurrents’, a joint show of Lucian Freud and...
The Art Diary July 2026 – Revd Jonathan Evens
The July 2026 Art Diary begins with group exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth Menorca and GRIMM exploring disorientation and complexity as zeitgeist...
Mona Hatoum: Over Under And In Between – Fondazione Prada – Ilka Scobie
In the midst of a brutal heat wave, the Fondazione Prada was truly one of Milan’s chillest destinations. Air conditioning prevailed, from the...
Nine Art Exhibitions Opening July 2026 in London and Beyond
Here are nine exhibitions selected by Artlyst opening in July 2026. Four are in London, including Ana Mendieta's films, paintings and sculptures at...