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Classes will be held at the Ben Uri, Tuesdays 9, 16 and 30 September from 6.30p.m. – 9.00p.m. now booking. Be inspired by ‘Max Weber: An American Cubist in Paris and London’, the Ben Uri’s current exhibition Booking for &l...

William S. Burroughs 
Animals in the Wall A unique collection of over 40 art works by William S Burroughs featuring original works, many never before exhibited A new exhibition of William S. Burroughs’ original art entitled &l...

This weekend, the city of Copenhagen will launch the second edition of Denmark’s latest art fair, CHART, which will take over the beautiful Kunsthal Charlottenborg. Unlike other art fairs, CHART mirrors Denmark’s socialist political cultur...

Visitors to Northamptonshire will be letting off steam in the picturesque surroundings of the Nene Valley, as the area hosts a large-scale contemporary public arts project rivalling any in the UK this summer. The three installations are part of th...

The Anise Gallery's graduate show opens this Friday, 29 August and runs through to 21 September. Installations, animations, copperplate etchings and photography transform London’s Anise gallery in 2014’s Summer Graduate Show. Fou...

Cassone 's correspondent Tom Huhn visited New York's Whitney Museum of American Art to report on the big Jeff Koons retrospective currently pulling in the crowds The art of Jeff Koons provokes a nearly Hegelian formula regarding the rel...

The Australian Centre for Photography (ACP) in partnership with Reportage 2014 is launching a new season of exhibitions on Friday 29 August 2014. The Spring Season features photojournalists Robert Knoth and Antoinette de Jong (The Netherlands), Jodi ...

In response to the popularity of ‘Jeff Koons: A Retrospective’, the Whitney Museum of American Art is expanding its operations to six days per week by opening on Mondays from 11 a.m.–6 p.m. from 1 September 2014 (Labor Day). The Museum...

Remembering The Great War 
 4 August 2014 – 5 July 2015
 Scottish National Portrait Gallery 1 Queen Street Edinburgh EH2 1JD
 Admission free A largely unknown painting which profoundly impressed the poet Wilfred Owen...

This show is not on for a while but we rather liked the photograph and wanted to share it with Cassone readers. An evocative celebration of the men of gypsy flamenco culture, from a gifted contemporary photographer, is to be on show in New York ...

Still Alive: The Contemporary Still Life By members of the Federation of British Artists 5 to 23 August , 10a.m. to 5p.m. (closed Sundays) Mall Galleries is exhibiting new still life paintings by members of the Federation of Briti...

'This is a part of the art world that has often been neglected; the show and the catalogue teach us what a loss that is.' Cassone, July 2014 On Friday 22 August, the Royal Academy is celebrating its well-received exhibition ‘ R...

The Art and Science of Exploration, 1768–80 Queen’s House Greenwich This week 'The Art and Science of Exploration, 1768–80' opens in the newly refurbished rooms at the centre of the Queen’s House. Explori...

An exhibition showcasing the work of deafblind Exeter-based artists will be hosted at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum from 7–21 August. The five artists, who are supported by deafblind charity Sense, were chosen to exhibit at the Local Art ...

Looking for something to do with the children or grandchildren this summer? The Lightbox gallery and museum in Woking, Surrey, has been shortlisted for the Telegraph Family Friendly Museum Award 2014 in association with Kids in Museums. There are only s...

It is 60 years today since the death of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, one of the most important Latin American artists of the 20th century. In 2011 our contributor Patricia Allmer talked to US artist Judy Chicago about her book on Frida Kahlo. We republis...

Second Sight: The David Kronn Collection 
 IMMA – The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin 2 August – 9 November 2014 ‘Second Sight’is drawn from the exceptional collection of photography amassed by Dr David ...

The Royal Mint has issued two of its premier coins, the Kilo and the Five-Ounce, in fine silver and fine gold as part of its five-year programme commemorating the First World War, from outbreak to armistice. Michael Sandle RA, known for his war-th...

Steve Higton Exhibition, ‘Impressions of East Anglia’ at Snape Maltings Gallery On now until 3 September 2014 Snape Maltings Gallery in Snape, Suffolk are hosting a month long exhibition of Steve Higton’s &lsqu...

While the rest of the UK bathes in sunshine, St Pancras and its passengers have been basking underneath a bright rainbow of colour. With artist David Batchelor’s Tetris-like creation, which is currently suspended high above the millions of visitor...