At The Pub With...
At the Pub With… is a new video series from the Contemporary Art Society, inviting contemporary artists to pull up a chair and join us for informal chats at The Lady Ottoline in Bloomsbury.
Our second episode features Michael Landy CBE, RA (London, b.1963, UK). Known for his conceptually-rooted work that often softly critiques or playfully challenges dominant systems, whether capitalism, consumer culture or religious iconography.
Reflections on the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition 2026
Each week, the Contemporary Art Society publishes the Friday Dispatch, an essay reflecting on the current state of contemporary art or a review of a recent exhibition. This week, Lydia Figes, CAS Curator of Digital (currently on maternity leave), visits the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition and speaks with Ryan Gander, this year’s coordinator of the historic annual show, considering how his vision of ‘interconnectedness’ reshapes one of the art world’s most longstanding rituals.
On Our Radar | Artists to Watch in Spring 2026
On Our Radar shines a light on the careers of emerging and mid-career artists who are developing a distinctive visual vocabulary in a highly competitive environment – and who, regardless of the demands of the market, are forging practices that speak to our current moment.
The Yearbook
Every year, the CAS publishes The Yearbook, a publication that showcases all of the acquisitions we've placed in museum collections over the past financial year. Designed by the Fraser Muggeridge Studio, our most recent Yearbook presents a detail from Shaqúelle Whyte's diptych, Kevin, you're next (2024).
From the archive
Since 1910, the Contemporary Art Society has played a leading role in building inspirational collections of modern and contemporary art for audiences across the country, donating more than 10,000 works for public benefit. We do so in order to ensure the widest possible access to the work of living artists for audiences nationally and to make a significant contribution to the cultural heritage of Britain.
Here are some acquisitions from the past several decades...
