Exhibition at Yale Center for British Art Highlights Major Works by Abstract Painters

NEW HAVEN, CT.- This fall, the Yale Center for British Art launched its 2010–11 season with an exhibition of major works by postwar British artists who came to maturity in the 1960s. The Independent Eye: Contemporary British Art from the Collection of Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie features thirty paintings and fourteen works on paper by Patrick Caulfield, John Walker, R. B. Kitaj, Howard Hodgkin, and Ian Stephenson, in addition to paintings by John Hoyland, England’s foremost abstract painter, all drawn [...]

Artists Announced for Ambitious Exhibition of Contemporary British Art

LONDON.- The British Art Show is widely recognised as the most ambitious and influential exhibition of contemporary British art. Organised by Hayward Touring Exhibitions, it takes place every five years and tours to four different cities across the UK. Now in its seventh incarnation the British Art Show opens in Nottingham, and tours for the first time in 20 years to the Hayward Gallery, followed by venues in Glasgow and Plymouth. It is curated by Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom [...]

John Moores Judging Underway – Contemporary Painting Prize Receives Nearly 3000 Entries

LIVERPOOL.- A painted canvas smeared in beeswax and another daubed in coffee beans are among the 2,880 entries bidding to win Britain’s biggest painting competition. Now in its 53rd year, the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize is one of the most prestigious events in the British art world. Peter McDonald’s “Fontana” won the prize in 2008 With a first prize of £25,000, it’s entered anonymously and open to all UK-based artists working with paint. Previous winners include David Hockney, Peter [...]