There’s a fascinating new book just out. The candid title is ‘Rogues’ Gallery: A History of Art and Its Dealers. The author, Philip Hook, is extremely well qualified to deal with his chosen subject since he has spent many years as an auctioneer, working first for Christie’s, then as a senior director at Sotheby’s, where he is currently a board member.
31 January 2017
Maria Balshaw has been confirmed as the new Director of Tate. She is currently Director of the Whitworth (University of Manchester) and Manchester City Galleries, and Director of Culture for Manchester City Council
17 January 2017
Oh, what a year 2016 has been! Many of us won’t be sorry to see the end of it, although not to be overly pessimistic, 2017 will certainly have its challenges with both the Brexit economy and the new US President. Yes, the one with the bad haircut! On the Art front there was plenty to keep us entertained, amused and informed and here are the year’s highs and lows:
29 December 2016
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced that a team led by the internationally acclaimed American light artist Leo Villareal and renowned British architects and urban planners, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, have won the Illuminated River International Design Competition.
8 December 2016
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has announced the recipients of the 22nd annual Awards for Artists, the largest individual awards made to visual artists and composers in the UK.
14 November 2016
The UK’s oldest arts centre and Liverpool’s Centre for the Contemporary Arts, the Bluecoat announces a vibrant programme of exhibitions and events to celebrate their 300th anniversary of its landmark building in 2017.
14 November 2016
The six shortlisted proposals by international teams, representing seventy-three artists, architects, designers, planners and engineers from Asia, Europe, North America and South America will be unveiled on Wednesday 9 November in the Illuminated River Exhibition, a free exhibition running for three weeks at the Royal Festival Hall (RFH) until Tuesday 29 November.
8 November 2016
Artlyst’s Alt Power 100 2016 list is revealed with all the top slots taken by women for the first time.
19 October 2016
The Hayward Gallery has teamed up with The Vinyl Factory in what may just be the most exciting exhibition of the… Read More
8 September 2016
Ten artists have been chosen to display artworks on sites across the London Tube network, as part of Art on the Underground’s latest campaign… Read More
30 July 2016
Artlyst has attended the Foundling Museum, London, currently presenting the exhibition ‘FOUND’ curated by Foundling Fellow and Royal Academician Cornelia… Read More
23 June 2016
Pioneering new approaches to combining sounds and images, the Hayward Gallery in association with The Vinyl Factory present the gallery’s only major off-site exhibition during… Read More
1 June 2016
In order for something to be ‘found’, it has to at some point in its history been ‘lost’ – Cornelia Parker Cornelia Parker… Read More
17 May 2016
Sarah Lucas will unveil POWER IN WOMAN, an exhibition In spring 2016 at the Sir John Soane’s Museum. Three sculptures will be displayed in… Read More
3 March 2016
I‘ve spent many a year working in Knightsbridge and Belgravia, and the tell-tale signs of a cellar dig out –… Read More
5 February 2016
Welcome to the fifth birthday edition of the Artlyst Alternative Power 100. This is a list of merit awarded, by… Read More
2 November 2015
Established in 2014 to raise money for the The Hepatitis C Trust, Art on A Postcard is embarking on its… Read More
29 October 2015
Art in Urban Space, is part of a series of awards from the Arts Foundation that opened with ‘Art in… Read More
28 October 2015
The Cass, one of London’s leading schools of art, architecture and design, situated in Aldgate, is to be sold off… Read More
20 October 2015
The BBC has defended itself from criticism by the Rupert Murdock owned Sun newspaper who labelled its digital arts website,… Read More
22 September 2015
Fatos Ustek, Art Fund Curator at fig-2, has spoken to Artlyst about the latest installation as part of fig-2’s structure… Read More
16 September 2015
Alex Farquharson, Director of Nottingham Contemporary has been appointed as the new Director of Tate Britain, it was announced today. He… Read More
29 July 2015
The four shortlisted museums for the annual Contemporary Art Society Award have been announced. The prize will give the winning museum a chance… Read More
13 July 2015
The Barbican has announced further programming details for Station to Station: A 30 Day Happening — American multi-media artist Doug Aitken’s experiment in spontaneous artistic… Read More
26 May 2015
The official list of artists for the core exhibition of the 56th Venice Biennale has been released to the public…. Read More
6 March 2015
Modern Art Oxford is opening a major new site-specific installation by Debora Delmar Corp. Working with sculpture, video and installation,… Read More
6 March 2015
After the Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller told the press that he never intended to sign an open letter in… Read More
5 March 2015
The UK’s first ever community arts prize has launched 1 March, in the face of the Government’s £83m* worth of… Read More
4 March 2015
After a total of 14 artists wrote an open letter to the Guardian, in which they condemned Cuban artist Tania… Read More
13 February 2015
Modern Art Oxford presents ‘Love Is Enough’ an exhibition drawing together works from public and private collections in the UK… Read More
9 December 2014
Last month I went to see KP Brehmer. Real Capitalism–Production at Raven Row gallery. I came away feeling elated that… Read More
7 December 2014
A tapestry of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol is on display to the public for the first time in the… Read More
4 December 2014
