The Shropshire-born artist grew up on a farm, with his childhood experiences influencing everything from the content to the materials of his paintings. Here he discusses the continuing importance of painting and his latest body of work, currently on show at the Saatchi Gallery’s ‘Painters’ Painters’ exhibition.
Scottish culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has intervened in the protests over the recent closure of Inverleith House gallery in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
‘The Last Editions’ is the final chance to celebrate the work of The Multiple Store and to buy one of the high-quality editions it has been commissioning since 1998 by artists including Turner Prize nominees and winners. Co-founder Nicholas Sharp talks about his reasons for starting the project, and why it’s now time to wrap things up.
This week’s selection includes a group drawing show in London, neon lights in Blackpool and digital art in Brighton.
The DACS Foundation has launched a three-year open submission project, with successful applicants receiving expert and bespoke legacy consultancy to develop and sustain their archives.
Sculpture and installation artist to create new work for solo show at the 57th International Art Biennale.
The death of David Bowie is a loss to both music and visual culture.
For the first Now Showing selection of 2016, we explore painting after abstraction in London, consider artistic positions that have been hard won in Edinburgh, and try to make sense of the ‘reality’ around us in Manchester.
Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery has opened in south London with the aim of making the artist’s personal collection of over 3000 works of art accessible to the public through a series of curated exhibitions. We take a look at the inaugural show featuring works by the British painter John Hoyland.
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.
Artist and curator Gaynor O’Flynn’s Artists for Nepal campaign is raising funds to help victims of the recent earthquakes in Himalayan region.
Solo show of ex-YBA is lewd, humourous and paradoxical – everything that makes her so great.
In the lead up to its centenary celebrations, the Ben Uri Gallery – which presents work of Jewish interest or by Jewish artists – has curated No Set Rules, an exhibition of works on paper from its own collection and that of Philip Schlee. Dany Louise visits the small space and discovers more about its history and ambitions.
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.
The Other Art Fair returns to the Old Truman Brewery for its second year during ‘Frieze week’ in October, while this year’s Frieze Art Fair includes the fair’s inaugural Artist Award winner and a new Live programme.
Now on its sixth edition, The Other Art Fair has a selection committee made up of artists and provides a platform for emerging talent to present and sell their work. Director Ryan Stanier explains its approach.
After a £10m redevelopment project, the new Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery opens today with artists’ commissions responding to its permanent collection and a launch exhibition of work from Frank Cohen’s collection.
In his third Reith Lecture for BBC Radio 4, Grayson Perry discussed the art world’s obsession with novelty, and asked if art has lost its ability to shock.
Two major contemporary art events on the Kent coast have announced dates for their 2014 editions.
West Bromwich arts centre to cease current activities on 30 November.
The UK-wide Art Everywhere project, which sees art on billboards and posters across the country, has been launched at an event in Shepherd’s Bush, London.
Willemijn Zandt explores the quest to achieve equality between the sexes by looking at the visual art market.
Our new weekly series casts an eye across the UK’s galleries to offer a selection of must-see shows.
The recent Craft and Social Change conference looked at how craft can affect a ‘soft revolution’ by turning away from top-down structures towards a more DIY culture. But, as Sharon Mangion reports, the ‘slow’ logic of the Craftivism movement is combining once solitary practices with new media technologies to reconnect communities and mobilise global audiences.
Mark Wallinger has unveiled a series of 270 works that will hang in each station of the London Underground.
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