Dale Lewis is one of three Jerwood Painting Fellows currently exhibiting work at Jerwood Space, London. He talks to Fisun Guner about working with mentor Dan Coombs, his mind-crushing experience as an artist’s assistant, and what inspires his open, chaotic and darkly humorous paintings.
Owners of pioneering Dadaist Kurt Schwitters’ last remaining Merzbau project call on Arts Council England and Tate to help rescue badly damaged site.
Six a-n writers – based in Glasgow, Manchester and London – pick, in no particular order, their top five exhibitions of the year.
Julia Peyton-Jones to leave position at Serpentine Galleries in July 2016, with recruitment for new director already underway.
This week’s selection includes ceramics and moving image in Birmingham, a science and art mashup in Newcastle, and the results of a year-long residency at the English National Opera in London.
Chinese artist and activist to unveil large-scale artwork outside the Gherkin in the City of London, as part of a festival celebrating the area’s architectural landmarks.
This week’s selection includes a Surrealist exhibition in Liverpool, a bumper drawing show in Oxford and sculpture in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Turner Contemporary’s Self exhibition looks at artists’ self-portraits from the 17th century to the present day, exploring the changing way artists have seen themselves – and society has seen artists. Dany Louise reports from Margate.
What does 2014 have in store in terms of conferences and events, art fairs and festivals? We take a month-by-month look at what the year has to offer.
Despite a major Kurt Schwitters’ show at Tate Britain last year, the future of the German artist’s Merz Barn in Cumbria remains uncertain. Ian Hunter of the Littoral Trust, which bought the dilapidated barn building in 2006, explains how things stand with the project and why the continued involvement of artists is key to its future.
Our selection of not-to-be-missed shows this week includes a celebration of Dylan Thomas’ most enduring work by Sir Peter Blake in Cardiff, international artists examining the human form in London, and an exhibition of drawings and paintings in Bristol by an artist best known for his vividly-coloured sculptural installations.
The Royal West of England Academy – Bristol’s first art gallery – has announced Alison Bevan from Penlee House Gallery, Penzance, as its new Director.
Everything must go at Liverpool’s Static gallery, but, as director Paul Sullivan explains, this is not a closing down sale.
Announcing the recipients of this year’s a-n Artist Bursaries, which offer awards of £500-£1,500 to a-n Artist members wishing to undertake self-determined professional development over the coming year.
As the art world descends on London for the 13th Frieze Art Fair, we take a snapshot of art fair activity happening across the capital this week.
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