The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this October
16 October 2022 • Tabish Khan
Old Masters. winners, a black dog, folded paper and stairs to nowhere.
Tag: Michael Craig-Martin
Almost in Seoul
31 August 2022 • Paul Carey-Kent
Seoul, seems to be the upcoming art city at the moment. This week sees the first Korean edition of Frieze,… Read More
30 contemporary British artists including Damien Hirst, Lubaina Himid, Gillian Wearing, Rachel Whiteread create miniature art works for model art gallery.
30 March 2021 • Mark Westall
Pallant House Gallery has announced a unique response to creativity during the coronavirus pandemic. The Gallery has commissioned a model art gallery that will feature original miniature artworks from over 30 leading contemporary British artists
Super Flatland
15 September 2020 • Mark Westall
A dozen artists from Europe and Asia inhabit ‘Super Flatland’ at White Conduit Projects. Some are there as an artistic strategy, either for aesthetic reasons or to generate confusion between what is 2D and what 3D.
The Top 7 Artworks to see from Outside in London
5 July 2020 • Tabish Khan
Lights, notes, inflation and justice.
Artists Writing: Paul Winstanley
11 September 2019 • Paul Carey-Kent
Michael Craig-Martin is almost as famous for his collection of writings ‘On Being An Artist’ as he is for his impeccably flat yet crisply sculptural drawing style.
The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London in August
4 August 2019 • Tabish Khan
Destruction of heritage, explosions of colour, Manga, dark matter, writing, moon meditation and giant headphones.
Michael Craig-Martin Sculpture
22 May 2019 • Mark Westall
Gagosian is to present new works by Michael Craig-Martin. This is the first time his sculptures have been shown indoors, and the first time they have been exhibited as a group in London
Pallant House Gallery acquires artworks by “Young” British Artists including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin
28 August 2018 • Mark Westall
Artworks by major contemporary British artists including Damien Hirst, Rachel Whiteread and Tracey Emin have been given a permanent home at Pallant House Gallery. The six works by Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Peter Blake, Rachel Whiteread, Gavin Turk and Michael Craig Martin are a gift to the Gallery from Frank and Lorna Dunphy under the Cultural Gifts Scheme.
Review: Folkestone triennial – beached bungalows and giant jelly mould pavilions
3 September 2017 • Syndicate
Antony Gormley sculptures lurk under the promenade, Richard Woods invades town with huts for second-homers, while Bob and Roberta Smith treats local kids to art lessons. An eye-catching battle is raging at the Kent seaside between rich and poor, social decay and civic pride
Online auction launched to raise funds for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
7 July 2017 • Lee Sharrock
Leading British contemporary artists collaborate with art advisor Lucy Meakin on Artsy online auction to raise funds for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
How to Look at the Royal Academy Summer Show
21 June 2017 • Paul Carey-Kent
Ah, the RA Summer show! People insist on assessing it as if it were an exhibition, when it is essentially an Art Fair: one without gallerists, but with the usual features of variable quality, too much to take in, and visual incoherence. As such, there will of course be plenty to annoy you, but you will also have, every now and again, one of the best fair experiences – you see a work, wonder who made it, are surprised to find it was x. But then you think yes, that makes sense as an extension of their practice.
‘Advantageous Positions’: Paul’s ART STUFF ON A TRAIN 210
19 April 2017 • Paul Carey-Kent
Sculpture parks are a most agreeable way to combine the countryside’s freshening merits with the potential for positioning art advantageously. My Easter visit to the New Art Centre at Roche Court, illustrated that
Paul’s ART STUFF ON A TRAIN #142: ‘Computers at Christmas’
30 December 2015 • Paul Carey-Kent
Anglo-American Michael Craig-Martin, with his biliously cool outlined objects, and former East German dissident A R Penck, with his cipher stickmen, have two of the most instantly recognisable painting styles around. Both show to advantage currently.
Michael Craig-Martin review – a malevolent graveyard of tech
26 November 2015 • Mark Westall
Serpentine gallery, London
Whether he’s painting tape cassettes, Xbox controllers or iPhones, Craig-Martin’s odd, lurid objects don’t just show us the days we’ve lost – they glower back at us
Just Announced: Art Basel Hong Kong announces Film Programme for 2015
12 February 2015 • Mark Westall
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PREVIEW: What Marcel Duchamp Taught Me @FASLondon
25 September 2014 • Mark Westall
The Fine Art Society is to present a major contemporary group exhibition marking the centenary of Duchamp’s readymade – a concept that challenged the very notion of art itself.
PREVIEW: Michael Craig-Martin Objects of Our Time and Master Prints selected by Michael Craig- Martin
18 February 2014 • Mark Westall
The Alan Cristea Gallery will present a solo exhibition of new work by Michael Craig-Martin.
Newly renovated Keeper’s House of the RA opens to the public
27 September 2013 • VC Maurer
It’s historical, yet inviting, unique yet accomadting. From cups of tea to a fancy cocktail, allow the newly refurbished walls of the Keeper’s house of the RA to help compliment your travels to central London. Beginning this Monday the 30th of September, the Keeper’s house of the Royal Academy invites all friends and art lovers of the public to come enjoy the ambiance and scenery of this newly renovated historical cornerstone.
Shizaru Gallery Presents: THIS IS LONDON a group show of 46 Artists Opening Wednesday 25th July 2012
21 July 2012 • Mark Westall
As the international community flocks to London for the Olympic Games, Shizaru is delighted to host THIS IS LONDON, an exhibition featuring a cross section of contemporary art from London.
5,000 FREE DIGITAL LIMITED EDITION ARTWORKS TO CELEBRATE TRAFALGAR SQUARE SCULPTURE UNVEILING.
23 February 2012 • Mark Westall
5,000 FREE LIMITED EDITION ARTWORKS TO CELEBRATE TRAFALGAR SQUARE SCULPTURE UNVEILING.
The Indiscipline of Painting: International abstraction from the 1960s to now Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre Exhibition
13 January 2012 • Mark Westall
Major works by artists including Andy Warhol, Frank Stella and Bridget Riley go on show alongside paintings by emerging talents in a celebration of the complex genre of abstraction from the 1960s to now.
s[edition] a whole new market for ART ?
21 November 2011 • Mark Westall
s[edition] ?brings ?digital ?limited? edition? art? by? the? world’s? leading ?contemporary? artists? for? the? first?time? to? iPhones,? iPads and other digital platforms. A new global ART market ?
WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL 2011
26 September 2011 • Mark Westall
Nadja Romain and Jenny Saville invite internationally renowned contemporary artists to support Women for Women International 27th September to 1st… Read More
