Archive for the ‘United Kingdom’ Category

A look at the work of Yinka Shonibare, whose work Nelson's Ship in a Bottle will take its place on Trafalgar Square in May 2010.
1610 via Guardian


London's Serpentine Gallery pits the recycled sculptures of Phyllida Barlow against the minimalist forms of Nairy Baghramian.
1595 via Guardian


Children from local London schools led a parade to celebrate 10 years of Tate Modern with Tracey Emin, Sir Paul Smith and others.
1585 via LondonSE1


Louis Vuitton announced the launch of its Young Arts Project in London that partners the brand with the city's top museums.
1581 via Telegraph


People of all ages, shapes and sizes were photographed by Spencer Tunick at eight locations across Salford and Manchester.
1508 via Art Knowledge News


Open to the public only one day a year, the Garden of Cosmic Speculation takes science and maths as its inspiration.
1428 via Kuriositas


Clever and blinding, Cerith Wyn Evans' show seduces us with its formal beauty but also with its sense of loneliness in a crowd.
1424 via White Cube


Crash - Homage to JG Ballard at the Gagosian London aimed to analyze how the British writer influenced a generation of artists.
1422 via We Make Money Not Art


"Grace Kelly: Style Icon" at the Victoria and Albert Museum will display the wardrobe of the Oscar winning actress-turned-princess.
1416 via V&A Museum


“The Inhabitants” at London's Vilma Gold is a group show presenting Charles Altas, Helena Almeida, João Maria Gusmão + Pedro Paiva.
1350 via Vilma Gold


Anish Kapoor's ArcelorMittalOrbit has been chosen as the monument to mark the London Olympics in 2012.
1326 via Fast Company


On view at Gagosian Gallery in London is a group exhibition titled “Crash, Homage to J.G. Ballard” inspired by a prominent British writer.
1306 via Art Observed

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The Royal Academy of Arts has opened its doors to established and unknown artists to submit work for its 242nd Summer Exhibition.
1305 via BBC


A new exhibition seeks to shed new light on Francis Bacon's working practises and expose the fallacy of the artist's own myth.
1292 via The Independent


French architect Jean Nouvel has been selected to design this years Serpentine Gallery Pavilion.
1284 via Arch Daily


Serpentine Pavillions: a look back on a decade of daring designs, from Zaha Hadid to Frank Gehry.
1283 via Guardian


"Victoria & Albert: Art & Love" brings together more than 400 items from the Royal Collection, celebrating the art-loving couple.
1274 via Guardian


London's Hauser & Wirth presents Bharti Kher’s debut solo exhibit. Her vision makes the banal wondrous and the quotidian unusual.
1267 via Hauser & Wirth


A provocative art project by Iraq war artist and Turner prize-winner Steve McQueen reaches its final stage in London this weekend.
1262 via Guardian


Ai Weiwei, the artist who will soon take over Tate Modern's Turbine Hall, on why he wants to tell people that it's OK to speak out.
1261 via Guardian


A V&A exhibition traces the history of British quilting, showcasing elegant bedspreads from the 1700s as well as contemporary designs.
1251 via Guardian


Bring The Noise invited a collective of young British artists into the Tate to create exclusive work inspired by the great Chris Ofili.
1249 via Dazed Digital


On the eve of an auction of David Bailey's portraits at Bonhams, he talks about Picasso and his dread of photographing celebrities.
1237 via Guardian




