19 November 2012
An interesting premise here, as curator William E. Ewing challenges the legacy of Henri Cartier Bresson’s ‘decisive moment’ through a survey of post-war, pre-conceptual...
10 November 2012
The air is getting crisper, the days are getting shorter, but it’s not quite winter yet. This weekend I was able to enjoy the...
7 November 2012
Fresh from their successful exhibition of the works of iconic London artist Duggie Fields, mere weeks ago, curator partnership DuoVision (James Lawler and Martin...
5 November 2012
There are only a handful of museum exhibitions that become events each year and the Hollywood Costume exhibition at the V&A certainly falls into...
4 November 2012
The Young Masters Prize is an unique annual award which encourages artists to engage in art from an historical context. This year It will...
31 October 2012
The exploration of the relationship between painting and photography is so large a topic that this complex, sober exhibition cannot help but omit some...
22 October 2012
So it’s another belter from Simon Baker whose appointment as Head of Photography for the Tate has proven to be a good choice. After...
20 October 2012
Review – Edmund de Waal certainly has a lot going for him. A glance at his biography shows that he always has. He received...
18 October 2012
Hollywood Costume, the V&A’s major autumn exhibition, is major indeed. This is the sort of blockbuster show that delivers what many museums only imagine...
11 October 2012
Because I’ve never attended the London or New York fashion week shows, I assume the opening of Pace gallery’s new London space was like...
3 October 2012
Review – The Zabludowicz Collection has commissioned the artist Matthew Darbyshire to recreate T Rooms an installation originally exhibited at Tramway in Glasgow. This...
1 October 2012
Review – Bharti Kher’s is one of India’s best-known contemporary artists. Collections of Her work has attracted the attention of important collectors such as...
21 September 2012
Drawing was once considered one of the cornerstones of Western art. The reason for this is simple: if art was to be accurate and...
16 September 2012
It’s difficult to know where to begin when discussing a show that includes 242 artists in 27 locations. Liverpool has given itself over to...
16 September 2012
Deriving from rinascere, an Italian word meaning ‘to be reborn,’ it is fitting that the work of Dutch Renaissance artist Hieronymus Bosch is reborn...
16 September 2012
In the postmodern world of art, tertiary institutions have increasingly ditched technical skills in favour of conceptual innovation. In London, art colleges that pride...
7 September 2012
International Arts Corespondent Andrea Shortell Sends This ArtLyst Exclusive Report, From The Sao Paulo Frontline. São Paulo flourishes with cultural energy the weekend before...
31 August 2012
A girl ironically goes into a Mayfair nightclub, the kind where attractive young women get in free, and the men pay £50 entry and...
27 August 2012
A flash of colour and lingering pose adorn the walls of the Lazarides gallery near Tottenham Court Road. For a brief moment London is...
18 August 2012
London is getting better at showing Fine Art Photography. The number of galleries dedicated to the medium is negligible when compared to New York,...
18 August 2012
In an age of austerity, it has become increasingly rare for private galleries to make the space for art that is so unsellable, so...
12 August 2012
Vyner Street has been receiving its share of adverse publicity lately, with some critics questioning whether this cultural enclave in Bethnal Green is now...
11 August 2012
Zhang Huan (White Cube Bermondsey) is an interesting artist, with an impressively diverse range of art to his name. The artist was born in...
11 August 2012
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) lived a life of irreconcilable contradictions. He regularly went to church on Sunday, didn’t run up debts and didn’t do drugs. ...
4 August 2012
Fitzrovia has rapidly grown into one of London’s prime contemporary art hubs. June 2012 witnessed the launch of Fitzrovia Lates (http://www.fitzrovialates.co.uk). As part of the...
3 August 2012
This is a show of unadulterated image-making from a simultaneously wiser and more innocent time. Full of the type of photography that turns people...
3 August 2012
Anthony Gormley’s work is interesting for a number of reasons. Not least, is that the conceptual foundations of his practice are rooted in eastern...
2 August 2012
Review – It is not an easy feat for an emerging artist to make a splash in London, during the Olympics or at anytime...
25 July 2012
Tis the season of the group show, so it is refreshing when a gallery attempts to use this format to create a dynamic exhibition...