My mother, Joy Fleischmann, who has died aged 93, spent many years working as an assistant to her husband, the Hungarian-born sculptor Arthur Fleischmann, before branching out as an artist herself after... Read more »
I was at the Henry Thornton grammar school in Clapham, south-west London, with the artist Tom Phillips and we became close friends, swapping passions and enthusiasms: his for painting and mine for... Read more »
The north London commercial gallery Oof, which is dedicated to the intersection between art and football, has continued its incursion into the UK’s sporting culture by exhibiting an original artwork to millions... Read more »
My friend and fellow artist Bruce Russell, who has died aged 76, was one of the most original and admired abstract artists of the 1970s and 80s. His paintings will be remembered... Read more »
This week: uproar over the National Gallery in London’s building plans—is it a sensitive makeover or like “an airport lounge”? We talk to the director of the National Gallery, Gabriele Finaldi, about... Read more »
There’s something so inherently delightful about art trails. A treasure hunt-esque experience coupled with culture and education, often providing new insight into works that you may not have gained otherwise. They can... Read more »
My dad, Alan Smith, who has died after a heart attack aged 81, was an artist, designer and bon vivant at the heart of the “swinging London” scene of the 1960s, before... Read more »
I t is set to become the world’s most expensive art collection ever sold, containing an estimated $1 billion worth of masterpieces by the likes of Paul Cezanne, Édouard Manet and David Hockney,... Read more »
This week: Ben Luke talks to Anny Shaw, a contributing editor at The Art Newspaper, about the atmosphere at the Frieze London and Frieze Masters fairs amid the UK’s economic struggles and... Read more »
The Notting Hill Carnival, which takes place in west London this weekend after a two-year pandemic hiatus, is getting a striking new art and architectural landmark. The London-based artist Alvaro Barrington and... Read more »
