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Carlo Gavazzeni Ricordi Teatri d’Invenzione The Fine Art Society, London 17 January – 9 February 2013 The Fine Art Society is currently presenting the first UK solo show of works by acclaimed Italian artist Carlo Gavazzeni Rico...

‘Henry and Catherine Reunited’ places portraits of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon together for the first time in nearly 500 years. The pictures will be on show from today (Friday 25 January) at the National Portrait Gallery, Londo...

Hundreds of women over the age of 60 will converge on The Tanks at Tate Modern on 3 February 2013 to participate in Silver Action, a live and unscripted performance conceived by artist Suzanne Lacy. This is the first event in the BMW Tate Live series ...

Twelve years ago Anya Stonelake arrived in London and started White Space Gallery. In that time she has missed 12 Russian winters in her beloved St Petersburg and 12Baltic springs but it is our good fortune that we have not. Thanks to Anya we have disco...

Anise Gallery, London 21 February–31 March Public talk 16 January 5 p.m. This exhibition of paintings by Bath based artist Thom Gorst investigates the aesthetic quality of industrial and maritime surfaces. Thom’s recent doctorate...

Painting is enjoying a remarkable creative renaissance in the 21st century, with many of the world’s leading artists now working in this most enduring and seductive of media. 100 Painters of Tomorrow is an ambitious new project, initiated by edito...

Thursday 18 – Sunday 21 April 2013 The Cotswold Art & Antique Dealers’ Association Fair returns for the second occasion to the elegant setting of Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1PP from Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 Apri...

14–17 March 2013, Olympia II, London In response to hard economic times and encouraged by a desire to live more ‘conscientiously,’ the UK has seen a big resurgence in crafts of all kinds over the last few years (see Jenny Kingsl...

The Federation of British Artists presents an exhibition of the landscapes of modern Britain at London's Mall Galleries. 24 January – 16 February 2013 From the hard lines of inner citie...

Founded by Neha Kirpal in 2008, Delhi's India Art Fair gets ever bigger and better. This year, from 31 January (preview day) to 3 February, 1000 artists from India and around the world will be showing their work - over 100 galleries will be repres...

This January, Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that cares for the Banqueting House on Whitehall, invites visitors to view a new permanent display about the execution of Charles I. The display, which will be installed in time for t...

The Wallace Collection and the Courtauld Gallery , both major galleries in London, have each announced three significant exhibitions scheduled for 2013. From 6 February to 12 May 2013 ‘Murillo at the Wallace Collection: Painting of the Sp...

Menthe Wells, an artist who has exhibited internationally, has an exhibition of sculpture and painting in Los Angeles now until 27 January at the LA Artcore’s Brewery Art Center.The exhibition includes 40 paintings and new genre calligraphic wel...

As we get into the new year, there is no shortage of exhibitions to visit. If you are in Paris in the next week or so, don't miss Edward Hopper at the Grand Palais (until 28 January) or Chaim Soutine at the Orangerie (until 21 January). In London,...

On 17 January at 8p.m. artist Julie Pickard is joining a talented group of musicians at a church in east London to try to capture on paper something of the experience of listening to their music. The acoustic trio of Benedict Taylor, Daniel Thomps...

The Whitney Museum has a hit on its hands: a beautiful show organized by a young curator that makes a cogent case for the work of a young artist ( The New York Times , 4 October 2012) New Yorkers have only a few days left to catch this a...

Objects and art never seen before reveal personal stories The experiences of people who endured Nazi persecution will be revealed through objects, sound, film and a specially commissioned artwork – on display for the first time at IWM Nort...

Luxury fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar has re-created its classic 1959 Richard Avedon cover shot for the February 2013 issue, using actress Anne Hathaway. The image will appear on the cover of subscribers’ copies of next month&rsqu...

EDF Energy London Eye to lift London with an inspiring perspective for 2013 The EDF Energy London Eye has teamed up with renowned London photographer Matt Stuart to inspire Britons on a free rotation on the London Eye. The EDF Energy Lo...

Robert Holyhead, some of whose paintings have been acquired by the Tate, the Government Art Collection and the Arts Council, has a show on at London's Karsten Schubert Gallery. The show closes 11 January. His work can also be seen at 'Towa...

A flotilla of 300 illuminated floating ‘paper boats’ are currently sailing in Canary Wharf’s Middle Dock. Commissioned for Canary Wharf Group’s award-winning public art programme, the beautiful boats are lit from within by ever-c...

The phrase ‘suffering for one’s art’ is rarely taken as literally as by Ezra Cohen, who is opening his own veins in the run-up to his latest exhibition. The gory story is not atypical of an artist known to seek out inspiration in extre...

18 January - 16 March 2013 Abbot Hall Art Gallery’s first exhibition of 2013 showcases the dazzling images of Zurich-based artist Uwe Wittwer (b.1954). It is an exciting departure for Abbot Hall to be exhibiting the work of a Swiss painte...