6+ day ago   (326+ words) At the British Museum, it is presented flat in a glass cabinet in a darkened room with subtle lighting. You first get a glimpse of it from an upper balcony, where you can see all seventy yards spread out below,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (476+ words) In ‘Strewn Field’, fumage – a technique used to create an image by painting with smoke from a lighted candle – is applied to archival documents collaged onto paper, transforming documentary evidence into something ghostly and transient. ‘Strewn Field’ recalls Cai Guo-Qiang’s…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (91+ words) Alexander Calder, Bent Propeller, 1971. A large tapestry by Joan Miró, 1974. It was displayed in the lobby of 2 World Trade Centre (the South Tower) Louise Nevelson’s Sky Gate, New York Please Consider Supporting Us. Your contribution—whatever the size—helps us…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (720+ words) Simon Carter, The Unsayable Lights, Firstsite Colchester, courtesy the artist Our Spectral Vision 2016 by Liz West – Commissioned by the Natural History Museum, London, UK for the exhibition Colour and Vision: Through the eyes of nature. Image ©Hannah Devereux ‘Art Then!...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (588+ words) artlyst.com Meet Mia Hansson The Woman Recreating The Bayeux Tapestry By Hand The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived at the British Museum and opens to the public this week for the first time on British soil, a genuine cultural event…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (172+ words) Beyond the Battle is designed to bring the moment to classrooms that may not be able to get anywhere near Bloomsbury. The competition is free to enter, with no cost to schools. English Heritage manages more than 400 sites, from prehistoric…...

6+ day, 1+ min ago   (700+ words) Charleston, the former Sussex home and studio of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, has been awarded Designated status by Arts Council England, recognising the national and international importance of its collection. The designation is among the highest honours available to…...