I viewed the six different displays of small artworks selected by six different selectors for the ING Discerning Eye 2022 Exhibition at the Mall Galleries yesterday. My general impression was that much of the content was better than in previous years – while some still had me wondering about “what […]
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20 artworks of the ING Discerning Eye exhibition 2021 that caught my eye
The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2021 edition celebrates its 30th year in one of the longest-running commercial sponsorships of the arts in the UK making it a perfect example of how the private sector can support the arts. Silver lining from the pandemic: after a fully virtual exhibition in 2020, […]
When a Solo Exhibition Is Created by a Community
LOS ANGELES — Is a solo exhibition ever truly solo? Maria Maea’s All in Time highlights the collaborative ways she exists and engages within her community. Using plants and repurposed material, Maea builds film set-like sculptures that relate to storytelling and myth-making; with decades of experience in film production, she […]
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2023
Those wishing to raise their profile as a portrait painter should be interested in the latest Call for Entries for the 132nd Annual Exhibition in 2023 of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters The deadline for the digital entries for the annual exhibition in May 2023 of the Royal Society of […]
Medieval Hungary: The Island – Saint Margaret and the Dominicans (new exhibition in Budapest)
A new temporary exhibition opened at the Budapest History Museum, dedicated to St Margaret and the Dominican monastery on Margaret Island. The story and fate of Saint Margaret, the thirteenth-century saintly princess, has always captured the imagination of people interested in history. The exhibition offers visitors a selection of artifacts […]
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours 211th Exhibition in 2023
The OPEN Call for Entries for The Royal Institute of Water Colours (RI) Annual Exhibition in 2023 has been published. It invites submissions from both International and British artists over 18 years of age. The RI’s annual exhibition has been described by Rosa Sepple, Former President of the RI as…. “the […]
Invader “4000” Opens in Paris with Exhibition and Mosaic Encyclopedia
Infusing meaning into numbers is one way to identify benchmarks, recognizing that time takes us forward regardless of our intentions. For street artist Space Invader, the act of recording and cataloging his two-decade Space Invaders project “is very much an ongoing meta-work, constantly expanding and transforming.” Marking that passage of […]
Exhibition on Medieval Towns in Magdeburg
The new exhibition of the Cultural History Museum is titled ‘Faszination Stadt – The Allure of Cities,’ and is dedicated to the network of medieval towns following Magdeburg law. The topic is broadly framed, starting with city development in antiquity – but then it focuses on the development and spread […]
How an online exhibition can change our perception of an artwork. Because yes size matters ;-)
Art is now more often seen online than in person, most of the time through the screen of our smartphones. One of the challenges to experience art is therefore the sense of scale. Furthermore the original size of an artwork may impact how we perceive the artwork. And it art […]
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2022
This exhibition is on for longer than most of the annual exhibitions of the art societies based at the Mall Galleries. The Annual Exhibition 2022 of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters opened at the Mall Galleries on 24th November and closes on 10th December. This is a review of […]