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Tschabalala Self: Lady in Blue To Grace Fourth Plinth Trafalgar Square
This September, London’s Fourth Plinth will welcome a striking new figure: Lady in Blue by New York-based artist Tschabalala Self. Following...
Ai Weiwei Returns To Beijing After Ten Year Hiatus
Ai Weiwei returned to China quietly last month, ending a ten-year absence that began when he left the country in 2015. The three-week stay in...
Freelands Foundation Unveils £1.5 million Awards Supporting Art Education
The Freelands Foundation has unveiled a new £1.5 million awards programme aimed at one of the most overlooked areas of the UK’s cultural landscape:...
Contemporary Art At The Courtauld Finds A Sponsor
The Courtauld has secured a further significant philanthropic commitment from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, taking the Foundation’s total support...
Tarek Atoui Takes On Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission
Tate has named Tarek Atoui as the next artist to take on the Hyundai Commission, with a new large-scale work set to unfold across the Turbine Hall...
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy Announces £1.5 billion Investment in the Arts.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has set out a £1.5 billion commitment to the arts, culture and heritage sectors, a move the Government says will...
Chagall Murals Face Sell Off As Lincoln Centre Weighs Its Future
Lincoln Centre Plaza, home to the Metropolitan Opera, is in financial dire straits, and the scale of its response now risks reshaping the Centre...
Serpentine Selects Mexico’s LANZA Atelier Architects For 2026 Pavilion
Serpentine has announced that Mexican architecture studio LANZA atelier, founded by Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo, has been selected to...
Claude Lorrain Landscape Painting With Export Bar Seeks UK Buyer
An export bar has been placed on Claude Lorrain’s Landscape with Rural Dance, giving UK institutions a chance to secure the painting for the...
Degas Pastel Leads £59.7m In Artworks Entering UK Collections Via Tax Schemes
A pastel by Edgar Degas led £59.7m worth of artworks into UK public collections last year, as donors used government-backed cultural schemes to...
Critics Circle Visual Arts And Architecture Awards Announced
The Critics’ Circle Visual Arts and Architecture Section named the recipients of its annual awards at a ceremony held last night, marking a...
Bob Ross Paintings Head to Bonhams to Support Public Television
Bob Ross, whose gentle voice soothed a generation of Sunday painters, is back on the auction block. Bonhams has announced it will offer a selection...