A new exhibition is set to unveiled this weekend to celebrate 100 years of the surrealist art movement at Salford Art Gallery. The Omnipotence of Dream exhibition is now able to go to visit at the gallery, celebrating the art movement started by André Breton. Since its formulation 100 years ago it has provided inspiration
In the heart of the Marais, Kader Attia’s kinetic sculptural installation is gently undulating with haunting synchronicity. It has been a decade since the conceptual artist has had a commercial gallery show in Paris, where he was based for many years, and where he co-founded La Colonie, a discursive space and agora that focused on
A PROMINENT AND INFLUENTIAL FIGURE in philanthropy and the arts, Darren Walker was elected president of the board of trustees at the National Gallery of Art (NGA). The nine-member board governs the museum, appointing the executive director and executive officers, advising on policies such as acquisitions, and supporting the institution’s mission and plans for its
Former Ford Foundation president Darren Walker has been elected president of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.—effective immediately—the institution announced Tuesday. Walker, who has been a board member of the National Gallery since 2019, is perhaps best known for his 11-year tenure at the helm of one of the nation’s largest and most
ROUGHLY one third of the paintings in the National Gallery’s collection of Western European art are of religious subjects and nearly all of these are Christian. These images, originally made for churches or domestic settings, are now displayed in an entirely different context in the Gallery, which has the task of both exploring what they
Cassi Young, the global fine art director of Art Works Group. Young wears & OTHER STORIES dress; BIMBA Y LOLA kitten heels; Young’s own jacket, watch and rings As anyone who has tried to curate an art collection for their home will tell you, it takes an eye to put the right pieces in the
For the best listening experience and to never miss an episode, subscribe to The Decibel on your favourite podcast app or platform: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts and Youtube. If you were to spend an afternoon wandering around an art museum, you’d see hundreds of pieces, if not thousands. But the reality
Entrepreneur Arthur Dallimer, 29, is working in collaboration with planners at Swindon Borough Council and has been permitted to start work on Apsley House on Bath Road, which has been vacant for three years. Arthur plans to create a flagship 90-cover restaurant within the Grade II listed building, one retail unit on the ground floor
A group of museum leaders have published an open letter which calls for an end to protests carried out inside museums and galleries, particularly those involving attacks on artwork. The National Museum Directors’ Council (NMDC), which represents the leaders of the UK’s national collections and major regional museums, broadly made reference to protests which have
Art Market Arun Kakar Installation view of Tina Kim Gallery’s booth at Frieze London, 2024. Photo by Linda Nylind. Courtesy of Linda Nylind / Frieze. Returning to Regent’s Park for the 21st time, Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2024 saw busy crowds, bustling booths, and—most importantly—a solid pace of sales throughout their run from October