Art Events
Lubaina Himid to Represent UK at 2026 Venice Biennale
Renowned British artist and Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid has been selected to represent the UK at the 61st Venice Biennale in 2026, marking another milestone in her groundbreaking career.
Himid, known for her vibrant, thought-provoking work that explores race, history, and cultural identity, will take over the British Pavilion with a major solo exhibition of new work. The British Council, which commissions the UK’s representative for the prestigious event, made the announcement earlier today.
Read More: https://artlyst.com/people/lubaina-himid-represent-uk-2026-venice-biennale/
With the lure of a luxury beachfront apartment for the weekend, I head to Folkestone on the coast of Kent, which is only an hour from London by train, but I drive there from Brighton.
I arrive at the award-winning Shoreline development and the garage doors’ camera recognises my car’s license plate and swing open. I park and then enter the apartment from the garage to find a very bright and welcoming home.
A talk on a renowned 20th-century British artist will replace a previously postponed event in Dunmow.
Dunmow Art Group was set to host a talk by Janet Dyson on the Bardfield Artists on January 15.
However, due to illness, this has been postponed, however Pauline Hockley has now stepped in to deliver a talk on John Piper.
John Piper was an English painter, printmaker, and stained-glass artist.
Read More: https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/24844200.dunmow-art-group-host-talk-artist-john-piper/
With the cold getting colder in Beijing, the best thing to do is head indoors to catch some art. Here we present two exhibitions and an art market worth checking out.
Mo Yi: “Me in My Landscape” & Luc Tuymans: “The Past” at UCCA
UCCA is presenting two intriguing artists for autumn and winter: Mo Yi and Luc Tuymans. The former, a Chinese street photographer, is known for his ability to capture the melancholy and energy of China’s evolving social fabric at the turn of the century. The latter is a Belgian contemporary artist whose paintings are known for having the ability to communicate yet withhold information on their subject matter simultaneously. While Mo Yi’s exhibition is already on exhibition, the Luc Tuymans exhibition will begin showing on Nov 16.
Read more: https://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2024/11/06/three-coming-art-events-catch
