Tair Salakhov, Azerbaijans most acclaimed artist who rose to prominence during the Soviet area, celebrates his life and work in a new major exhibition at Sothebys this week. From his early works of Socialist Realism to his progression as the founder of the so-called ‘Severe …
Time for another missive from our Museum of the Month… The Birthday of the Dauphin never actually got made into a fan; instead it was mounted and the ‘missing’ bits filled in to make a more conventional painting. Nobody’s quite sure why it didn’t fulfil …
Photography by Billie Scheepers Whether Damien Hirst is a great artist, or simply a great self-promoter, is a question that has always divided us art lovers. Certainly he does nothing quietly. Other conceptual artists might try their hand at painting, or dabble with new media. …
Light and energy radiate off the imaginative paintings currently at the Air Gallery. The work is of Desiree Cox – a unique Bahamian artist whose paintings combines her medical background with mythical worlds and conscious and unconscious explorations. Sounds a bit out there, yet when …
Guy Denning, Le Dormer du Val Affordable art. Well, OK, it’s artwork for under three grand. We can already hear the sharp intakes of breath, 3,000 pounds? Affordable? In a recession? We say hush to that. Considering that artwork can often take months to create, …
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Mark Rothko Mural for End Wall (Untitled) [Seagram Mural] 1959 National Gallery of Art, Washington Gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation Inc. Rothko: the popular end of art that Brian Sewell has made a career out of hating. Huge flat slabs of colour, which seemingly …
This semi-apocalyptic artwork from Bermondsey school children covers the hoardings around PriceWaTerHouseRaNdomCapsCooPer’s new building, under construction at More London. The kids from St Michael’s Catholic School don’t need Photoshop to unleash seven shades of Hell on the capital. They’ve got paint brushes, and bags of …
Vyner Street is like a scruffy version of Cork Street set in the tubeless expanse of Hackney. Well, replace the expensive established artists, with the up and coming avant guard and replace the suited rich art lovers at the private views, with eccentrics, artists, and …
The National Gallery have announced their rediscovery of a portrait of Elizabeth Carter in a private collection. The painting, done by John Fayram circa 1735-1741, shows Carter as the Roman Goddess Minerva (or the Greek Goddess Athena, if you prefer), goddess of wisdom and war. …
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