The Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize was created in 2005 to encourage the best creative representational painting and promote the skill of draughtsmanship. We speak with judge James Lloyd.
From 1976 – 1981 a movement organised by musicians and political activists, Rock Against Racism, set about fighting racism through music – initiating performances from reggae and punk artists under the slogan Love Music, Hate Racism.
Bideford Black: The Next Generation at Burton Art gallery, Devon, is the outcome of a year during which nine UK artists were commissioned to explore a single pigment inextricably linked with place.
Sadler’s Wells welcomes choreographer Sasha Waltz and her tribute to Igor Stravinsky’s masterpiece, The Rite of Spring, to the stage. Waltz’s reimagining draws on the savage forces that inspired the Russian composer 100 years ago.
On the occasion of the gallery’s 12th anniversary, Marian Goodman, Paris, has invited Christian Boltanski to present his latest work.
Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo, showcases El Pueblo Se Equivoca, the newest solo show by the Cuban artist duo Los Carpinteros.
Manchester Art Gallery’s Exhibition for Modern Living by Matthew Darbyshire. Darbyshire’s work critically examines the language of design, sculpture and our relationship to lived environments.
Si Gross makes collectable Pop Art based on people featured in headline news stories. It is a world full of truth and lies that he captures with a combination of sincere and satirical illustrations.
We review Canadian-American singer and composer Rufus Wainwright’s Prima Donna opera, performed at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus theatre as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival 2015.
On 13 November the Carrousel du Louvre will welcome the fourth edition of fotofever paris, a dynamic meeting-point for today’s contemporary photography scene. Founded in 2011, fotofever brings artists and collectors together.
The London Atelier of Representational Art holds traditional values in the teaching of fine art. We speak with its founder, acclaimed artist and sculptor James Napier, about his approach to art.
The inaugural Dubai Design Week celebrates the city’s claim to being one of the great emerging design regions in the world. Taking place across Dubai until 31 October, the six-day event attracts both professionals and aficionados alike.
Acclaimed Austrian artist Kiki Kogelnik was a contemporary of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol in New York. Solo show Fly Me To The Moon at Modern Art Oxford surveyed her diverse practice.
Pilar Corrias Gallery showcases the first solo exhibition in the UK by American artist Ian Cheng.
Art Taipei returns for its 22nd edition this October, building on past experience to promote its position as a leading international art fair and the longest-standing event of its kind in Asia.
Fondazione Prada, Milan, will retrace the career of Arte Povera artist Gianni Piacentino through over 100 artworks dating from 1965 to the present day in a major exhibition, from 7 November.
The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, celebrates Romanian artist Paul Neagu’s multi-sensory encounters with sculpture, presenting over 120 works by the artist across four of its gallery spaces.
The motifs for Ed Ruscha’s new series Metro Mattresses were found on the streets of L.A.
Throughout the history of performance art, the ephemeral nature of a performance has stood in contrast to the idea of the art work as a saleable commodity in a marketplace.
