Sir Antony Gormley, the Turner Prize winning artist and creator of the Angel Of The North Sculpture in Gateshead is to curate the 2017 Koestler Awards exhibition of art by offenders, secure patients, and immigration removal centre detainees.
30 July 2017
Here’s the Artlyst guide to the Top 10 best Museum exhibitions on in London this Summer, half of which have Free admission.
25 July 2017
Chris Ofili’s big tapestry, commissioned by the Clothworkers’ Company and now on view at the Sunley Room at the National Gallery, doesn’t seem to have attracted nearly as much attention as it should have done. It’s a pretty spectacular object, and in addition to that, it ticks all sorts of boxes.
12 July 2017
One has been waiting for some time for Damien Hirst to exhibit an artist in some fashion at least resembling himself.
5 May 2017
Victoria Miro has announced the Venice location for their new permanent gallery space launching over the period of the 57th Venice Biennale.
9 April 2017
The auction was led by a record for pioneer of ‘light art’ Chris Levine as his strikingly modern portrait of Queen Elizabeth II tripled its pre-sale estimate to sell for £187,500 (£50,000-80,000).
6 April 2017
Serota should be awarded the Turner prize, “for furthering so many worthless careers”. This is one of the many put-downs by the late art critic Brian Sewell. Here’s what Brian has to say about some of the other biggest names in Modern and Contemporary art.
24 December 2016
Love it or loath it, the Turner Prize award always raises a critic’s scrutinising eyebrow. Some past prize winners are now household names, others have sunk into the hinterlands of obscurity. Here are some of the more outlandish past entrants.
23 December 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
Christie’s Auctioneers have Released their Frieze Week Post War And Contemporary Art Auction Results. The total reaching £91,092,925 / $115,611,199 /… Read More
10 October 2016
Paul Carter Robinson interviews Eva Masterman, the winner of the 2016 Anthology Art Competition, sponsored by CHARLIE SMITH LONDON. The… Read More
16 August 2016
This year’s Camberwell College of Arts Postgraduate Summer Show is taking place in Camberwell’s Wilson Road space. I actually think… Read More
18 July 2016
After a record-breaking year, the Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum has been named the Museum of the Year 2016. The judges… Read More
6 July 2016
A major new large-scale public artwork by Yinka Shonibare MBE RA has been unveiled at the Royal Academy. It wraps… Read More
16 May 2016
The five museums shortlisted for the Art Fund’s Museum of the Year 2016 prize has been announced. The annual prize is awarded… Read More
30 April 2016
An exhibition by Angela de la Cruz, together with two new public art commissions on Hoxton Street, in the heart… Read More
8 March 2016
Turner Contemporary has proven to be one of the most popular galleries in the South East. Annual visitor targets for 2015-16,have… Read More
19 January 2016
The end of 2015 is in sight, as we reflect on yet another year of ups and downs on the… Read More
26 December 2015
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
I met Brian Sewell only once while a student at the Courtauld Institute. As a fellow alumnus, he was attending… Read More
22 September 2015
The forthcoming Made in Britain auction has been announced by Sotheby’s. It is the third edition of a sale uniquely… Read More
17 August 2015
Plymouth’s £4.2 million Ocean Studios, artistic development within 60,000 ft Grade I listed, former naval building, was officially launched yesterday (Thursday 30th July)… Read More
31 July 2015
If you’re planning on leaving the metropolis for your staycation, Artlyst has put together a selection of the best UK… Read More
21 July 2015
Artlyst attended The London Open 2015, at the Whitechapel Gallery – the triennial exhibition open to all artists aged 26… Read More
17 July 2015
The Whitechapel Gallery presents The London Open 2015 , the triennial exhibition open to all artists aged 26 or over… Read More
15 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
Ocean Studios has announced their inaugural show at their new Plymouth gallery. The programme highlights key ideas and themes; identity, communication, feminism, diversity, radical craft… Read More
13 July 2015
For the past 247 years the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition has brought with it a cultural overview of contemporary art… Read More
12 June 2015
The commemorative WWI ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ installation, at the Tower of London has been shortlisted for this… Read More
11 April 2015
From a record number of 2,133 applicants, 48 artists have been selected from open submission by a panel of high… Read More
2 March 2015
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were passionate patrons of the arts. But what might surprise a number of people is… Read More
8 February 2015
Ebay has released a map of the most popular searches for artists in the US. This State by State guide… Read More
27 December 2014
