Art Exhibitions

Joe Webb 'Pulp Friction' Private View Launch at Hang-Up Gallery

Ben J. Cotton | Posted 18.06.2013 | UK Entertainment
Ben J. Cotton

The evening of Friday 7 June saw the launch party of the long awaited solo show Pulp Friction by collage artist Joe Webb at the Hang-Up Gallery in ...

New World Disorder - D*Face at StolenSpace Gallery

Bob Chaundy | Posted 07.06.2013 | UK Entertainment
Bob Chaundy

The exhibition is aptly entitled New World Disorder though the idea reflects his fascination with consumerism, materialism and social dysfunction.

A Fresh Approach to Flesh

Amah-Rose McKnight-Abrams | Posted 03.06.2013 | UK Entertainment
Amah-Rose McKnight-Abrams

Visualise a kind of living sculpture, half human half metal and picture the scene... Two people walk into a gallery, naked, and are taped to a sculptu...

John Walter

Bianca Brigitte Bonomi | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Bianca Brigitte Bonomi

Vitrine Bermondsey Street's latest exhibition features new paintings by John Walter and encapsulates the ornate, bold and iconoclastic vision of his maximalist aesthetic.

The Future in an Instant

Bianca Brigitte Bonomi | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Bianca Brigitte Bonomi

A recent exhibition of what organisers have termed the University of the Arts London's 'brightest and best students' has provided a refreshing and necessary glimpse into some of the artists likely to play a significant role in the future of British art.

Genesis by Sebastião Salgado: Exhibition Review

Sumeet Grover | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Sumeet Grover

Genesis, an unfathomable eight-year long work, that took the Brazilian documentary photographer Sebastião Salgado to 32 countries, explores the earth in the way it must have originated and the way its vast undiscovered stretches have remained untouched

Visions of Fashion

Laura Schnittger | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Style
Laura Schnittger

Paintings represent visions of fashion. Shapes project an abstract expression of an idea, philosophy and emotion playing with form, texture and motion. The paintings seem to incarnate pieces of cloth, covered up by - well art.

Very Well Thus! Sea Journeys in Contemporary Art

Nancy Campbell | Posted 28.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
Nancy Campbell

No two artists have the same response to the sea.

Saloua Raouda Choucair Exhibition Opens at the Tate Modern, London

Stuart Forster | Posted 18.06.2013 | UK Entertainment
Stuart Forster

Choucair, who still lives in Beirut, developed passionate interests in architecture, Islamic art, and then Western abstract art. These influence her work.

David Inshaw: 'The Greatest Living Proponent of the English Romantic Tradition'

Robert Upstone | Posted 13.06.2013 | UK Entertainment
Robert Upstone

On the eve of The Fine Art Society's major David Inshaw exhibition, Robert Upstone considers what it is that makes his work so important

Getting Arty for the Nike Air Max 25th Anniversary

Sarah McGiven | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK Style
Sarah McGiven

This year marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most iconic trainer styles - the Nike Air Max. As part of their celebrations to mark the occasion, Nike commissioned various London artists to interpret some classic Air Max styles and the results now form part of a 'Nike Air Max Reinvent' exhibition...

Modern British Murals

Robert Upstone | Posted 17.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
Robert Upstone

To coincide with the publication of an important new study of British Murals in the Twentieth Century, The Fine Art Society in London has staged a major exhibition of these important works.

While They Were Sleeping

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah O'Meara | Posted 05.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

What started out as an academic art project has developed into a series of beautiful images that capture how couples move during their slumber hours. ...

Planet Appetite: Cézanne and the Past - Tradition and Creativity at Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts, Hungary

Rupert Parker | Posted 05.02.2013 | Home
Rupert Parker

Budapest makes a great destination for a long weekend with its many fine buildings, funky bars and excellent restaurants. I certainly recommend a long soak in one of the many thermal baths after a hard night on the tiles.

A Question of Colour at Somerset House

Emily Luxton | Posted 27.01.2013 | Home
Emily Luxton

Although not all the answers are there, A Question of Colour is certainly a good response to Cartier-Bresson's unintended challenge. If anything, the exhibition shows how the development of colour photography over time has given a new dimension to street photography.

Seven Priceless Paintings Stolen From Netherlands Museum

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK

Seven priceless paintings by world-famous artists including Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Henri Matisse have been stolen from a museum in the Nether...

David Inshaw in Conversation

Robert Upstone | Posted 24.11.2012 | Home
Robert Upstone

There can be few British Art lovers unfamiliar with David Inshaw's painting The Badminton Game. On the eve of his 70th birthday and a major new exhibition at The Fine Art Society, Robert Upstone went to visit him in Wiltshire.

Classical Music From Scratch: B is for Brains

Hattie Garlick | Posted 11.07.2012 | UK Entertainment
Hattie Garlick

If I've learnt anything, it's that Enya should come with a health warning (then again, I think I knew that instinctively already).

Freud Show Opening Till Midnight To Cope With Demand

PA/Huffington Post | Posted 30.06.2012 | Home

A record-breaking show of Lucian Freud paintings will open until midnight for three days to cope with unprecedented visitor numbers. The exhibition...

Damien Hirst: Death, Diamonds and Dots

Philippa Warr | Posted 08.06.2012 | Home
Philippa Warr

I've always had mixed feeling about Damien Hirst. Sometimes his work is provocative, interesting or beautiful. At other times I think he, more than anyone else, is flying the (invisible flag) for the Emperor's New Clothes.

Boris Mikhailov Shows Triptychs in London

Amah-Rose McKnight-Abrams | Posted 25.04.2012 | Home
Amah-Rose McKnight-Abrams

Boris Mikhailov is a photographer from the Ukraine, born in 1938, who works between Berlin and the Ukrainian town of Kharkov, having left the city during the communist era he returned to find that although on the surface capitalism had brought a better standard of living and increased the vibrancy of the city, with the introduction of a rich section of society there was also a new issue with homelessness.

Duchess Kate Flies Solo In Grey Coat Dress At Freud Exhibition Opening

MyDaily | Posted 09.04.2012 | UK Style

It's quite nice to know that The Artist Formerly Known As Kate Middleton *clearly* decided that, since team MyDaily had attended the Lucian Freud: Por...

Beautiful 'Moon Observed' Exhibition At Watercolours + Works On Paper Fair

MyDaily | Posted 27.03.2012 | UK Style

The Watercolours + Works on Paper Fair returns to London's Science Museum (2-5 February - pop it in the diary) for its annual celebration and sale of ...

The Secret is Out! Anomalous Visual Exhibition

Sarah Potter | Posted 04.02.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Sarah Potter

Last month, I blogged about Anomalous Visual's extremely mysterious showcase exhibition here which is set to take place this week. Bit by bit, we we...

Culture Club: December's Must-Sees

www.mydaily.co.uk | Posted 01.02.2012 | UK Style

From museum-based Christmas decoration workshops to artists recreating the scent of the moon, here are our cultural picks for the month of December....