From October 17, 2025, to March 2, 2026, the Fondation Louis Vuitton will host a sweeping survey of Gerhard Richter’s work—the first to fully span his six-decade career. Born in Dresden in 1932, Richter escaped East Germany in 1961, settling first in Düsseldorf before...
The iconic Trump baby balloon has been acquired by the Museum of London ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration tomorrow. (20th January). The Museum has recognised its significance in the protests that took place in London in July 2018 and June 2019 when protesters took to...
We reported 0n 30th October that the Ben Uri Gallery trustees had decided to de-access around 700 artworks, in order to fund wider plans to include immigrant and refugee artists from all global backgrounds. Now ahead of the full sell-off of works, which began at...
A notice posted in the staff rooms of Tate Modern and Tate Britain Wednesday has caused an outcry. It asked employees which include low paid security and cleaning staff to “put money towards a sailing boat” as a “surprise gift” for Sir Nicholas Serota who departs Tate...
Maria Balshaw the Director of the award-winning Whitworth Gallery as well as University of Manchester and Manchester City Galleries which includes Manchester Art Gallery and Gallery of Costume is to be appointed Director of Tate. She will succeed Sir Nicholas Serota,...
Sir Nicholas Serota will be stepping down as Director of Tate next year. It was announced by the Museum's Board of Trustees that it’s all change at the top of the organisation. The process of finding a new director will begin immediately and is being...
The new culture Secretary, The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP, has appointed Sir Nicholas Andrew Serota, CH, as the new Chair of Arts Council England for a term of four years, commencing on 1 February 2017. Serota will take over from Sir Peter Bazalgette in...
Nicholas Serota director of Tate has warned that 'London's increasingly high cost of living is making it impossible for young artists to live and work in the capital’. “Over the past 20 years London has been one of the great successes in the...
Plymouth’s £4.2 million Ocean Studios, artistic development within 60,000 ft Grade I listed, former naval building, was officially launched yesterday (Thursday 30th July) by Sir Nicholas Serota, Director of the Tate, and Tudor Evans,...