Royal Academy’s Free Of Bombast Summer/ Winter Exhibition – Sue Hubbard
The Royal Academy Summer Show has an unbroken record. Still, this year, due to the pandemic, it’s being held in the winter rather than the summer
8 October 2020
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John Lennon At 80 The Subject Of A Curated London Exhibition
A totally unauthorised and 100 % unofficial tribute to John Lennon celebrating (believe it or not) his 80th birthday is to take place at London’s Stash Gallery. Curator Harry Pye has selected 80 artists (some very well known) and asked them to make a work to mark the life and career of this great artist and cultural legend.
27 September 2020
Robert Bechtle First Wave American Photorealist Painter Dies Age 88
Robert Bechtle who has died age 88 was an American painter and printmaker born in San Francisco in 1932. He lived all his life in the Bay Area. His practice focused on snapshots from everyday life, mostly his own life.
26 September 2020
International Philip Guston Exhibition Postponed Over Anti-KKK Imagery
The eagerly awaited retrospective exhibition of the American artist Philip Guston, set to take place at Tate Modern in February 2021 has been postponed until 2024.
25 September 2020
Mark Stafford: Graphic Storytellers/Comic Creatives in Conversation with Jude Cowan Montague
The third piece in a series of conversations with new graphic novelists and comic artists explores Mark Stafford
22 August 2020
Hackney Council Announce Public Statues Honouring The Windrush Generation
Hackney Council has announced two public artworks to be unveiled celebrating the Windrush Generation.
22 June 2020
Oxford Statue Of Imperialist Cecil Rhodes To Be Removed
Oriel College in Oxford, the epicenter for recent student protests, has announced that they will remove the controversial statue of… Read More
17 June 2020
Scotland Marks Thirtieth Anniversary Of Historic Venice Biennale Takeover – Clare Henry
Thirty years ago this week, in 1990, Scotland made history at the 44th Venice Biennale. It was the first and only time in its 125-year history that Scotland was part of the official Venice Biennale, and as a country in its own right.
14 May 2020
The Line Launches Online To Celebrate 5th Anniversary
The Line was Established in 2015, as London’s first dedicated public art walk. Following the Line of the Greenwich Meridian between Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and The O2.
27 April 2020
Royal Academy Postpones Summer Exhibition Until Autumn
The 252nd Summer Exhibition, at the Royal Academy which was due to open in June, has been rescheduled for autumn 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
2 April 2020
Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage Saved For The Nation
The appeal to save artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage for the nation has successfully reached its £3.5-million target in just ten weeks, with a final total of £3,624,087.
1 April 2020
South London Gallery First To Announce Lengthy Closure
The South London Gallery, a popular, public, cultural oasis has decided to close until further notice. This is the first,… Read More
15 March 2020
Ulay: Marina Abramović Creative Collaborator Dies
Frank Uwe Laysiepen, AKA Ulay, Conceptual artist and long-term creative partner of Marina Abramović, has died age 76. Born in Germany and based in Ljubljana since 2009.
2 March 2020
Masculinities: An Extremely Interesting, Timely Event – Edward Lucie-Smith
After a plethora of exhibitions featuring women, women’s art, women’s attitudes of the world, it comes as a relief to find a big London show that is all about men.
20 February 2020
Them: Seminal British Art Of The 1970s Returns
THEM is a new exhibition examining the work of an important group of artists who came to prominence in the… Read More
3 February 2020
Artists Launch Campaign To Save Derek Jarman’s Seaside Home
The Art Fund is trying to raise £3.5m by 31 March 2020 to purchase Prospect Cottage the much-loved beachside home and garden of the artist/film director Derek Jarman.
23 January 2020
West End Gallery Mixed Bag – Edward Lucie-Smith
The 2020 art world is coming sluggishly to life and some early offerings are, it must be said, a bit disappointing.
21 January 2020
10 Biennial/Triennials You Must see In 2020
Yes, there are a number of biennials/triennials on offer around the globe this year.
7 January 2020
Gainsborough Landscape Painting Granted Temporary Export Bar
Helen Whately the Arts Minister has placed an export bar on Thomas Gainsborough’s ‘Going to Market, Early Morning’ in the hope that a UK gallery or museum can acquire the work for the nation.
30 December 2019
Rebecca Salter Becomes Twenty-Seventh President of The Royal Academy
Rebecca Salter has been elected the 27th President of the Royal Academy It was announced today that she will succeed Christopher Le Brun PPRA who has stepped down after serving eight years in the role.
10 December 2019
All Four Nominees Win Multifaceted Turner Prize 2019
And the winner of the 2019 Turner Prize is… All Four Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani. They will forever be known as the Collective.
3 December 2019
George IV: The Art Of Spectacle – Queen’s Gallery – Edward Lucie-Smith
The Queen’s Gallery, behind Buckingham Palace, is the place where the British Royal Collection Trust displays its treasures. The latest exhibition there – George IV: Art and Spectacle – is a particularly splendid example. George IV, alias the Prince Regent, was, next to Charles I, the greatest collector of art in the history of the British monarchy.
28 November 2019
Bela Lugosi Dracula Cape Donated To Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Ahead of the opening of LA’s new Academy Museum designed by Renzo Piano, a comprehensive film costume design archive has been announced. It will include the 1939 ‘Ruby Slippers’ worn by Dorthy in the Wizard of Oz as well as the recent acquisition of the iconic Bela Lugosi cape worn in the Dracula films.
31 October 2019
Montblanc X Philip Colbert Pop-Up Announced
A travel-themed pop-up sponsored by Montblanc in collaboration with the London contemporary artist, Philip Colbert opens between 15 – 20 October at 47 Brushfield Street, Spitalfields Market.
7 October 2019
Grayson Perry: Ground-Breaking Lost Pots Reunited For The First Time
A new exhibition at the Holburne Museum reunites ceramics from Grayson Perry’s earliest forays into the art world. It will re-introduce the explosive and creative works he made between 1982 and 1994
5 September 2019
Late Gallerist Karsten Schubert Leaves Cezanne Collection To Nation
The gallerist Karsten Schubert, who died last week has generously bequeathed his collection of Cezanne drawings and prints to the Nation. The works will be on long term loan to the Whitworth in an exhibition celebrating his extraordinary collection and life.
7 August 2019
Art, Faith, Church Patronage and Modernity – Rev Jonathan Evens
Two recent publications explore the place that religious Art occupied in 20th century Britain. Paul Liss writes in ‘Art, Faith… Read More
25 July 2019
St Fagans National Museum of History Wins Museum of the Year 2019
The Art Fund’s Museum of the Year 2019 has been awarded to St Fagans National Museum of History, near Cardiff…. Read More
4 July 2019
Controversial Caravaggio Goes Under The Hammer In Toulouse
A long lost painting attributed by a French provincial auction house to Caravaggio, which languished in a chateau attic in… Read More
20 June 2019
Art Car Boot Fair 2019 Returns For A Summer Of Love
The Art Car Boot Fair is perhaps the one place to go for starter level collectors. This mid-summer art love-in awards the opportunity to buy art from the well known to the unknown.
17 June 2019
RA Summer Exhibition Returns To Form Under Jock McFadyen
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
PhotoLondon First Timers – Zoltan Alexander
The much acclaimed 5th edition of PhotoLondon at Somerset House closed just a few days ago with record sales and… Read More
30 May 2019