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Tate Modern Loses Privacy Court Case With Goldfish Bowl Luxury Flats

Tate Modern has lost their case with residents of the Neo Bankside luxury development after a high court ruling. The lawsuit has dragged on for several years.

Alfred Leslie: Leading New York Beat Painter And Filmmaker Dies Aged 95

The leading New York ‘Beat’ Painter and filmmaker Alfred Leslie has died aged 95. Leslie was born in the Bronx in 1927 and lived and worked in Manhattan.

Oscar Nomination For Nan Goldin Film All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed has received an Oscar Nomination for best documentary at this year’s Academy Awards.

John Akomfrah RA To Represent GB At 60th Venice Biennale

The artist and filmmaker Sir John Akomfrah RA will is to represent Great Britain at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2024

Peter Doig Wins $2.5 Million In Disputed Painting Case

The painter Peter Doig has won $2.5 million in a ruling in federal court after a Chicago gallery sued him for claiming a painting was not his work.

Rediscovered Antoine Watteau Painting Hits Christie’s Auction Block

It is rare for a major painting by Antoine Watteau to surface on the open market. Most are held in leading museums and public collections around the world.

Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Announce 2023 Shortlist And Exhibition

The Photographers’ Gallery London has revealed details of the 2023 edition of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize.

Munch Masterpiece With Nazi Restitution Connections To Be Sold At Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s is to offer ‘Dance On The Beach’ an important panel by the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch It is estimated to fetch around £12-20m.

Contemporary Artworks Given To Queen Elizabeth For Platinum Jubilee Exhibited

Works by twenty contemporary artists gifted by the Royal Academy of Arts to Queen Elizabeth II to mark the Platinum Jubilee have gone on display today at The Queen’s Gallery

Russian Cyber Attack Halts Banksy’s Ukraine Charity Sale – Pussy Riot Scatters Putin’s Ashes – Art Night Moves To Dundee

Art Basel Group Cancels London’s Masterpiece Fair – Louvre To Limit Daily Visitors to 30,000 – Mary Cassatt Biopic To Premiere On International Women’s Day

Art Basel Group Cancels London’s Masterpiece Fair – Louvre To Limit Daily Visitors to 30,000 – Mary Cassatt Bio-Pic To Premiere On International Women’s Day

Reframing The Muse: Platform London Art Fair – Ruth Millington

For the 2023 edition of Platform, art historian and author Ruth Millington presents 20 artists who collaborate with inspiring individuals

Marilyn Stafford Trailblazing Photographer Dies Aged 97 – Claudia Barbieri

Like many women artists of her generation, the photographer Marilyn Stafford, who died on January 2 aged 97, won public recognition late in life

Michael Snow Canadian Sculptor And Experimental Filmmaker Dies Aged 94

Michael Snow Canadian artist who worked in various media, including film, installation, sculpture, photography, and music, has died aged 94

British Museum Close To Parthenon Marbles Deal – Ukraine Banksy Theft Ringleader Faces Imprisonment – Arata Isozaki Japanese Architect Dies Aged 91

Arise Sir Grayson Perry and Sir John Akomfrah Knighted In New Year’s Honours List

The New Year’s Honours list 2023 has given a nod to several Visual Artists in this year’s presentation. The List reflects the contribution

Philip Pearlstein American Realist Figurative Painter Dies Aged 98

Philip Pearlstein (May 24, 1924 – December 17, 2022) an American painter best known for his Realist nude paintings that rivalled Lucian Freud has died aged 98.

Adriano Pedrosa Selected Artistic Director Of Venice Biennale 2024

The Board of La Biennale di Venezia have selected Adriano Pedrosa as Director of the Visual Arts Sector

Philip Guston Family Collection Gifted To Met Museum

The Met has announced a transformative gift of 220 works by Philip Guston from the collection of Musa Mayer his daughter.

Bored Ape Hypesters Sued For Millions – Tate Britain’s ‘Racist’ Mural Back On Show Next Autumn – National Portrait Gallery To Reopen 22 June

Bored Ape Hypesters Sued For Millions – Tate Britain’s ‘Racist’ Mural Back On Show – National Portrait Gallery To Reopen 22 June

Damien Hirst Creates 300 Mass-Produced Paintings at $40k A Pop – Stolen Kandinsky Polish Museum Authorities Threaten Legal Action – Viva Magenta Is Pantone Colour Of The Year 2023

Art Basel Miami Beach 20th Anniversary Edition – What The Dealers Said

Art Basel’s 2022 edition in Miami Beach closed on Saturday, December 3, 2022, following a week of solid sales across all market sectors and throughout the show.

Elgin Marbles: UK Government In Settlement Talks With Greece – Banksy Mural Theft Foiled In Kyiv – Omai By Sir Joshua Reynolds Raises £25m To Stop Export

Tom Phillips RA Creator Of A Humument A Continually Evolving Artwork Dies

The British artist Tom Phillips RA has died. Phillips was born in London in 1937. He attended St Catherine’s College, Oxford, in 1957, where he read English

Record-Breaking Venice Biennale Closes – Katy Hessel The Story Of Art Without Men Chosen Waterstones Book Of The Year – Douglas Gordon Presents Neon-Inspired Work On Piccadilly Screen

Record-Breaking Venice Biennale Closes – Katy Hessel The Story Of Art Without Men Chosen Waterstones Book Of The Year – Douglas Gordon Presents Neon-Inspired Work On Picadilly Screen

Ashley Bickerton Leading Neo-Geo Artist Dies Aged 63

The Neo-Geo Artist Ashley Bickerton (May 26, 1959 – November 30, 2022) has died in Bali after a protracted illness.

Andres Serrano: Talks About Free Speech And NFTs – Artlyst Interview

Serrano’s photograph, Piss Christ (1987), became the subject of a US national debate on freedom of artistic expression.

Grace Ndiritu Wins Jarman Award 2022 – £120,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year Award – 2023 Turner Prize Towner Eastbourne Jury Announced