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61st Venice Biennale: International Jury Resigns Over Russia and Israel Participation
The 61st Venice Biennale has entered an open institutional crisis. The event’s international jury resigned collectively today, 30 April, eight...
New Banksy Sculpture Appears At Waterloo Place London
A sculpture of a suited figure marching forward off a plinth, one hand raised to carry a flag whose billowing fabric entirely obscures the face...
Robert Indiana Legal Saga: $102 Million Verdict Brings Estate Closer To Resolution
A Manhattan federal jury has awarded more than $102 million in damages to Morgan Art Foundation, Robert Indiana’s former business partner, in...
Russia’s Venice Biennale Pavilion Will Be Closed To The Public
The controversy surrounding Russia’s return to the Venice Biennale after a two-year absence has produced an outcome that satisfies almost no...
Ittai Gradel Whistleblower Of British Museum Thefts Dies Aged 61
Ittai Gradel, the Danish antiquities dealer whose persistence exposed one of the most serious institutional failures in the British Museum’s...
Turner Prize 2026 Shortlist Announced As Competition Heads To Middlesbrough
Tate Britain has announced the four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2026, naming Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau and Tanoa...
Antony Gormley Sculpture Sold Off By Reform-Run Kent County Council
A work by Antony Gormley, one of Britain’s most significant living sculptors, has been sold by Kent County Council without public debate,...
Art Fund Announces Museum of the Year 2026 Shortlist
Art Fund, the national charity for art and museums, has announced the five finalists for Museum of the Year 2026, the world’s largest museum...
UK Cultural Organisations To Share £130m In Government Grants
More than 130 cultural organisations in England are set to share close to £130 million in government funding. The package is aimed at stabilising...
Venice Biennale: EU Pulls €2m In Funding Over Reopened Russia Pavilion
The Venice Biennale is facing the prospect of losing €2 million in European Commission funding over its decision to allow Russia to reopen its...
PRINTED MATTER Celebrates 50 Years Of Artist’s Books
Fifty years is a long time for any cultural institution to survive, let alone one built around the proposition that artists’ books deserve to...
Shroud of Turin: DNA Tests Prove It’s A Forgery
New research into the Shroud of Turin has found DNA from carrots, cats, dogs, cattle, pigs, wheat, corn, peanuts and bananas on its surface. Whether...