Current Exhibitions
Where are all the poets?
Capturing the mizzled atmosphere of mountains in Wales and Scotland, Garry Pereira’s exhibition, Where are all the poets?, started today at The Osborne Studio Gallery and will run until 7 June. Exploring the relationship between artist and landscape, he captures…
Six of the best public art commissions
Public art has earned a bad name, either through appalling art or social engineering by cash happy councils. Julia Rea enjoys six current projects that are none of the above, but simply good art for public delectation
Dancing to art’s song
Take a deep breath, head for the Barbican, and let Mary Francis peel back the layers of art claptrap to reveal why Duchamp and that urinal had such a profound impact on 20th century art
Interview
Saints Alive!
Michael Landy opens at The National Gallery this week and is already attracting rave reviews. Art of England’s Alison Black discovered how Landy squared his destructive techniques with the National’s urge to preserve.
How to make art pay
In a new series Joanna Gray discovers what financial clout is necessary for galleries to thrive. This week former commodities broker Tim Lyes of Lyes & Jones shares his business plan
Thomas Allen wins Anthony J Lester Art Critic Award
His painting, ‘Love Eavesdropping on Past to Inform Indecision While Lives Lived and Lost’ is currently on show in the Mall Galleries
Where to buy art
Cornish rituals in Penzance
Rituals Are Tellers Of Us is curated by MA Curatorial Practice students from Falmouth University
Luigi Ghirri at Austin / Desmond Fine Art
Ghirri is a leading practitioner in the medium of colour photography