Marina Abramovic takes over the Royal Academy of Arts.
21 September 2023 • Lee Sharrock
At the age of 76 and still, as vital and provocative as ever, Marina Abramovic has taken over the hallowed galleries of the Royal Academy of Arts on Piccadilly
Author: Lee Sharrock
Lee Sharrock is a global creative PR consultant, freelance curator, artist and contributor to FAD, Artlyst, Artplugged and Creative Review. Lee is also the founder of Culturalee.art. Culturalee is a celebration of the rich global tapestry of culture, including art exhibitions, museum shows, art fairs, cultural destinations, design, film, fashion, photography and literature. Culturalee highlights some of the most exciting talent and hotbeds of culture around the world with interviews, reviews and features. Lee studied at Norwich University of the Arts, University College London (UCL) and la Universita di Bologna, before embarking on a career in the art world and advertising industry. She started her career at Sotheby's Auctioneers and worked at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), M&C Saatchi, Timothy Taylor Gallery and Saatchi & Saatchi before launching Lee Sharrock PR as a bespoke cultural PR consultancy.www.leesharrock.co.uk
Artist Arne Quinze Talks to Lee Sharrock about his ‘Lupines’ Sculpture garden at the Meneghetti in Istria
18 August 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Meneghetti Wine Hotel & Winery in Istria recently announced the opening of its inaugural sculpture garden featuring a series of… Read More
The Upcoming: Central Saint Martins
3 July 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Lee Sharrock selected 7 standout artists from the Central Saint Martins Postgraduate Art Shows
6 to see at The Other Art Fair London Summer Edition.
30 June 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Since Ryan Stanier founded The Other Art Fair (TOAF) 12 years ago as an artist-fronted alternative to the traditional gallery-led art fair model, it has become a fixture on the international art world calendar, and now travels to the USA and Australia as well as hosting summer and winter editions in London.
Dazzling DIVA Exhibition at the V&A
22 June 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Diva, the V&A’s epic new exhibition celebrating the style and substance of some of the best known Divas in the… Read More
Hilma Af Klint and Piet Mondrian ‘Forms of Life’ at Tate Modern
10 May 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Many art museums have been making a concerted effort in recent months to increase visibility of women artists, with Tate… Read More
Marie-Claudine Llamas & Mica Bowman talk to Lee Sharrock
3 May 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Marie-Claudine Llamas, Founder of Guerin Projects, and Mica Bowman, Director at Bowman Sculpture, have teamed up to curate ‘The Power of She: A Tribute to Women in the Arts’.
Osman Yousefzada ‘Rituals and Spells’
21 April 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Last year, Osman Yousefzada presented ‘What Is Seen And What Is Not’ at the V&A, where he explored themes of… Read More
‘Beyond the Streets London’ at Saatchi Gallery
27 March 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Billed as ‘the most comprehensive graffiti and street art exhibition to ever open in the UK’, the Saatchi Gallery’s ‘Beyond the Streets London’ exhibition goes beyond the graffiti and the street art label
The Upcoming: Elizabeth Power
15 March 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Artist Elizabeth Power talks to Lee Sharrock for the latest edition of ‘The Upcoming’, about how a relocation from London… Read More
Creative Cities: Amsterdam Vermeer special.
2 March 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Such is the star power of 17th Century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer that he is one of a select few artists from the pantheon of art history known on a first-name base, rather like an art world version of Beyoncé or Rihanna.
Art on a Postcard International Women’s Day Auction: Caroline Thomson
1 March 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Artist Caroline Thomson, featured in the auction curated by Louise Fitzjohn, in conversation with Lee Sharrock:
Art on a Postcard International Women’s Day edition: Caroline Zurmely Q&A
28 February 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Lee Sharrock in conversation with artist Caroline Zurmely, who is featured in the auction curated by Beth Greenacre:
Art on a Postcard: International Women’s Day Auction: Nadine Talalla
26 February 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Curator Lee Sharrock has featured Nadina Talalla in her auction, and spoke to her about the project, her artistic practice and experiences of gender biased in the art world.
Art on a Postcard International Women’s Day Charity auction: Venetia Berry
24 February 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Art on a Postcard (AOAP) 4th International Women’s Day Auction,
Lee Sharrock in conversation with artist Venetia Berry, who is featured in the auction curated by Mollie Barnes
Art on a Postcard International Women’s Day Auction: Bindi Vora
21 February 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Lee spoke to artist Bindi Vora, who is featured in the auction curated by Carrie Scott.
Art on a Postcard International Women’s Day Auction: Mehrnoosh Khadivi
20 February 2023 • Lee Sharrock
In the 2nd instalment of a series of Q&As with 7 artists featured in the 2023 Art on a Postcard International Women’s Day auction raising funds for the Hepatitis C Trust, Lee Sharrock talks to Mehrnoosh Khadivi,
The Upcoming: Charoula Nikolaidou
15 February 2023 • Lee Sharrock
For the latest edition of ‘The Upcoming’, a column profiling the most exciting emerging contemporary artists, Lee Sharrock talks to Charoula Nikolaidou, a Greek contemporary artist
A Peek inside the world of Annie Morris & Idris Khan
14 February 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Just over an hour from the hustle and bustle of London’s Victoria station, the bucolic charm of Petworth in West Sussex is a welcome escape and the venue for a new exhibition from the contemporary art world of couple Annie Morris & Idris Khan.
Art on a Postcard International Women’s Day Auction: 7 Auctions curated by 7 Female Curators
12 February 2023 • Lee Sharrock
Art on a Postcard (AOAP) is now a familiar fixture in the contemporary art world, but this year there is… Read More
Lucian Freud: New Perspectives at the National Gallery
9 December 2022 • Lee Sharrock
A major Lucian Freud exhibition at the National Gallery, jointly organised with the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, marks the centenary of his birth in Berlin in 1922 and features 63 paintings spanning a prolific career of more than 70 years.
8 to see at Paris+ Art Basel
21 October 2022 • Lee Sharrock
8 to see at Paris+ Art Basel, after a busy week in London with Frieze, Frieze Masters, 1-54 and The… Read More
Frieze Masters Top 11 Exhibits
13 October 2022 • Lee Sharrock
Frieze Masters, the younger yet more genteel sibling of the bigger, brasher Frieze Art Fair, is hosting a finely curated selection of art spanning a period of six millennia.
Hallyu! The Korean Wave at the V&A Review
22 September 2022 • Lee Sharrock
Surprisingly, given the huge surge in global popularity of Korean pop culture, the V&A is the first UK museum to stage a major exhibition featuring Korean art, tech, music, film, TV and fashion.