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Art FocusFirst British Surrealism Exhibition in 80 Years Comes to London

Art FocusLondon Art Fair Reports Confident Modern Art Market

Art FocusAsia Society Triennial to Feature More Than 40 Artists from 19 Countries

Art FocusFirst British Surrealism Exhibition in 80 Years Comes to London

Art FocusLondon Art Fair Reports Confident Modern Art Market

Art FocusAsia Society Triennial to Feature More Than 40 Artists from 19 Countries

Stan Douglas Video Installation ‘Doppelgänger’ to be Exhibited at Victoria Miro London

After its debut at La Biennale di Venezia, 58th International Art Exhibition, May You Live in Interesting Times, Stan Douglas’ ambitious video installation work Doppelgänger will be exhibited for the first time in the UK at Victoria Miro, London, from January 31st to March 14th 2020. Doppelgänger will concurrently be on view at David Zwirner, New York, opening on January 16th 2020. Since the late 1980s, Stan Douglas has created films and photographs – and...

Free Tickets For Readers to the Royal Society of British Artists 303rd Exhibition in London

The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) holds its 303rd exhibition from the 19th to the 29th February 2020 at the Mall Galleries London, and Arts & Collections readers can get free tickets for two, saving £10 on the standard price. The RBA is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of skill, concept and draughtsmanship in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. The exhibition is sourced from member artists and through open submission, to bring together...

Portuguese Conceptual Artist Joana Vasconcelos to Exhibit in Major Show in Yorkshire

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is presenting a major exhibition of over 25 works by leading Portuguese conceptual artist Joana Vasconcelos from 7th March 2020 to 3rd January 2021. One of the most prominent female visual art practitioners in the world, this is Vasconcelos’ largest exhibition ever held in the UK and YSP’s headline presentation for 2020 in a year of programming dominated by women artists. Bringing together works produced over the last twenty years, the...

Sculptor Jeff Lowe Brings Large-Scale Aluminium Works to Pangolin London

A solo exhibition by influential British sculptor Jeff Lowe at Pangolin London has been announced for January 2020. Open from 15th January – 22nd February 2020, the exhibition will feature a series of Lowe’s large-scale sculptures alongside smaller works and prints. This marks a shift in Lowe’s usual aesthetic through a change in technique, material and bold use of colour. Jeff Lowe’s new series of large-scale sculptures are shaped from curved sheets of aluminium, folded...

Art FocusTurner Prize Sensation As All Four Artists Share Joint Award

All four artists shortlisted for the 2019 Turner Prize have been named joint winners after they collectively argued that the judges should recognise the causes of “commonality, multiplicity and solidarity”. The award ceremony in Margate on Tuesday 3rd December made history as Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani were named the collective winners after they jointly wrote to the judges. Helen Cammock read out a joint statement on stage. The artists,...

Art FocusScottish Colourists Lead Lyon & Turnbull’s December 5th Auction

A beautifully executed work by celebrated Scottish artist Samuel John Peploe (1871-1935) valued at £150,000 to 200,000 leads Lyon & Turnbull’s forthcoming Scottish Paintings auction on 5th December in Edinburgh. An elegant example of Peploe’s mastery of colour and composition, Still Life of Roses and Pear will be offered alongside a number of important works by the other Scottish Colourists John Duncan Fergusson, George Leslie Hunter and Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell. The Scottish Colourists Samuel...