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The short list for the 2012 Turner Prize has been announced today, here we take a look at the four potential candidates who are nominated for the prize which is hitting London for the 28th time this year. The prize is a massive highlight in the art world calendar and is a huge honour for the artist who receives it. The only criteria for … read more»

Eighteen years after his death a retrospective of James Stirling’s work has opened at London’s Tate Britain. The exhibition, curated by architectural writer Anthony Vidler, displays work spanning his whole career taken from the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal and will be held in the Clore Gallery, a space that … read more»

Watercolour at Tate Britain February 16 – August 21 Soldiers at Rye, 1941 Edward Burra Gouache, watercolour and ink on paper, Tate Opening this week at Tate Britain, Watercolour seeks to challenge the preconception that watercolour is a medium for tasteful nomads and awfully-well-brought-up young ladies – and by showcasing a plethora … read more»

Tomorrow the latest exhibition to take residence at the Tate Britain, Watercolour will open it’s doors to the public. Watercolour, featuring works from the likes of JMW Turner, Thomas Girtin, Anish Kapoor and Tracey Emin, aims to challenge our perceptions of the watercolour genre and is being described as the most ambitious exhibition … read more»

Tomorrow is the first day of the new Susan Hiller exhibition at the Tate Britain. Susan Hiller is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists of her generation and this exhibition will feature a selection of her key works, from assembled postcard images made in the 1970s to her pioneering mixed-media installations and video … read more»

The Tate Britain has unvailed a bare Christmas tree as part of a annual Christmas exhibition. Giorgio Sadotti’s Norwegian Spruce, entitled Flower Ssnake is completely naked other than a coiled bullwhip and a circle of silver postcards at the bottom of the tree. In the past Christmas trees have been decorated with everything from wax to … read more»

Cake Britain  Ever since Alive and Wonderland had a bit of a renaissance the whole world has since become obsessed with recreating anything vaguely related to the theme of white rabbits and holes, overgrown or shrunken girls and Queens governing hearts.  Tate Britain and Tate Modern are not failing to disappoint you mad hatter Jackers as … read more»

 are holding BP Saturdays, a free annual art and music event run by youngsters for youngsters, jah get me?  Tate Britain Featuring some pretty exciting workshops for anyone aged 15-25 ranging from digital media, art music, including live gigs from Ebony Bones, Ramadanman, Dollop DJs, dudes from Rinse FM providing the soundtrack to a Fiona … read more»

Art and film mixing it up? Jack likes. To coincide with the Francis Alys exhibition currently on at the Tate Modern, Lightbox is showing his film Guards, from 2004 at Tate Britain. One of seven films  from the project Seven Walks commissioned by Artangel, a London-based art commissioning agency, in 2005, Guards follows 64 Coldstream Guards … read more»

From now until the 3rd January, pay a visit to Tate Britain and you’ll come across Fiona Banner’s exhibit for the Tate’s Duveens Commission 2o10. Best known for her ‘wordscapes’, written transcriptions of the frame-by-frame action in Hollywood war films, Fiona has long been fascinated by the emblem of the fighter … read more»