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The latest exhibition at London’s Photographers’ Gallery, ‘Shoot! Existential Photography’ (until 6 January 2013) focuses on the curious global phenomenon, which appeared after the First World War, of taking and keeping a pictur...

Some of Gillian Ayres' paintings from the 1950s are currently on display at Hastings' Jerwood Gallery - but the show closes on Sunday so catch it this weekend if you can. At the same time, a show of her later work is currently on at London's...

An unusual show at London's Ordovas Gallery invites visitors to compare and contrast the work of two major painters whose work is separated by 400 years - Annibale Carracci and Lucien Freud. Cassone 's reviewer Mark White also dropped in to ...

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This winter, a new photographic show ‘A Diamond Jubilee Exhibition: Portraits of HM The Queen’, will open at the award-winning Lightbox gallery and museum in Woking, Surrey. The exhibition, on display from 6 December 2012 to 10 February 2013...

In a new exhibition, ‘Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan’, the astonishing skills of nimble fingered needle-workers of the Meiji era (1868–1912), usually making Japanese kimonos of the highest quality, had t...

The Colburn School is currently exhibiting works by Los Angeles artist Nancy Mooslin. The exhibition, titled 'Painted Music', is a natural fit for The Colburn School. The visual representation of musical ideas, musical compositions, and musical ...

At a news conference this week, the young curator of the Bromer Art Collection (BAC), Christian Herren (b. 1992), made his first appearance in front of the media. With great poise and confidence, the man who is probably Switzerland´s youngest muse...

Margaret Thomas is a robust and energetic 95 and has painted all her life. In its annual exhibition of over 400 works, the New English Art Club (NEAC) has a small tribute exhibition to Margaret, including a painting from 1951 ( Self Portrait in Sun Ha...

A world-class exhibition filled with a spectacular collection of 350 works by over 180 (mainly) British artists and designers, has opened at the Royal College of Art , in Kensington, London. ‘The Perfect Place to Grow: 175 Years of the Royal Co...

Opening 22 November 6 p.m.
 Exhibition 23–25 November 2012 'Photostart' is an Australian Centre for Photography curated exhibition of student works. It features the work of those who have studied on the Centre’s o...

The Secret London season has opened at the London Transport Museum this month with an exhibition of illustrations, a talk at a secret London location and a tour of a disused Underground station The Serco Prize for Illustration 2012 – Se...

Boltanski's three-channel video installation, 6 Septembres , is a meditation on memory and the passing of time The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University presents ‘ Christian Boltanski: 6 Septembres’ , a three...

Q&A event: Beyond The Last Sky 
Contemporary Palestinian Photography and Video 6 p.m. 15 November 2012 Free Event Q&A with curator Chrisoula Lionis led by Dr David McNeill , Associate Director, Centre for Contem...

'I'm not drawn to the erotic. I'm confused by it. There is very little in my life that is sexual or erotic. It's more to do with memory. I'm more interested in love.' (Tracey Emin , Art News , May 2012) White Cube Sã...

1–24 November 2012 For nearly 50 years, since the age of five, Belgian figurative artist Johan van Mullem (b.1959), has been drawing and painting faces. It is a subject that has absorbed his attention and created a continuity during a ...

The Association of Art Historians’ annual New Voices one-day symposium will be hosted by the University of Nottingham on 24 November . Organized by the AAH Student Members Committee, New Voices one-day conferences provide a forum for current...

Leo Koenig's exhibition ‘ Problem Play ’ has had its opening delayed to 20 November by the havoc caused by the recent hurricane. The gallery was damaged and is currently being repaired. Exhibition dates now: 20 November 2012 &ndash...

Now on until 6 January 2013 The Photographers’ Gallery 16-18 Ramillies Street London W1F 7LW Since The Photographers’ Gallery re-opened in May 2012, a high-quality series of photography exhibitions has grabbed public attent...

British artist Bridget Riley is the first female artist to be awarded the Sikkens Prize. Riley has received this prestigious award for the way in which she has continued to use colour in her work in the past five decades. Announcing the award, th...

American artist, Judy Chicago is to have a major show at London’s Ben Uri gallery, 14 November–10 March, 2013. Chicago is best known for her iconic installation The Dinner Party . The Ben Uri’s survey of five decades of her works, pri...

London’s Somerset House is hosting a high-profile exhibition and auction of original artworks by leading artists, architects and designers this month. 100 participants including fashion designer Paul Smith, design guru Terence Conran and Oly...

Artist Rick Hunt is set to bring his first collection to Southern California with his ‘In the Blues’ exhibit. A native of New Hampshire, Hunt has been actively painting from a young age. Rick spent his teenage years studying art with Kenne...

A Solo Project for Abu Dhabi Art 2012
 7 - 10 November, 2012
 UAE Pavilion And Manarat Al Saadiyat
Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu Dhabi, UAE Liam Gillick will be taking part in Abu Dhabi Art, 2012 with a solo presentation of new wor...