David Hockney Granted Order Of Merit By Queen
Britains greatest living artist honoured in New Years list Buckingham Palace has announced that the painter David Hockney has been… Read More
1 January 2012
Art News
Art In London During Olympics Year
2012 is set to be a great year for Art for both London and beyond; here is our pick of… Read More
31 December 2011
Frieze Art Fair Sharp And Slotover Awarded OBE
Founders Honoured On New Years List For Services To The Visual Arts Frieze Art Fair founders Amanda Sharp and Matthew… Read More
31 December 2011
Jonathan Ive Upgrades His CBE To Knighthood
Apple’s industrial designer knighted in New Year’s honours list The Designer Jonathan Ive has been knighted in the 2011 New… Read More
31 December 2011
Art Exhibitions In Review 2011 By Paul Carey Kent
Obvious highlights of 2011 included Miro and Richter at the Tate, Leonardo at the National Gallery, Toulouse-Lautrec at the Courtald,… Read More
30 December 2011
Roger Hiorns Sculpture In Scottish Exhibition
The Arts Council Collection has announced that the installation sculpture “Untitled” by Roger Hiorns will feature in the survey exhibition… Read More
29 December 2011
James Rizzi Pop Urban Primitive Artist Dies Aged 61
It’s been reported that the Brooklyn artist James Rizzi died on Monday, at his New York studio, age 61. He was well known for his Pop urban brand of painting.
28 December 2011
Is Tracey Emin Just A Tory Stooge
BBC Radio 4’s Today Show staff just might think so YBA Artist, Tracey Emin has guest edited BBC Radio 4’s… Read More
28 December 2011
Helen Frankenthaler American Color Field Painter Dies Aged 83
The Washington DC Color Field Painter Helen Frankenthaler has passed away aged 83. She will be remembered for her sublime, large-scaled colour – washed paintings and for a diverse and productive career.
27 December 2011
Mr Brainwash Exploits The Holiday Season
New show opens with a ‘PoP’ on La Brea Avenue Mr Brainwash, AKA Thierry Guetta has rented out a five-story… Read More
27 December 2011
Stolen Banksy Man To Stand Trial
70k Masterpiece stolen from London Hotel discovered on ebay A man has been committed to trial accused of stealing a… Read More
27 December 2011
Tracey Emin Edits BBC Today show
The former YBA shows off her true blue colours Wednesday 28 December 2011 The British Artist Tracey Emin will be… Read More
26 December 2011
20/21 ART FAIR For February 2012
The 20/21 INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR will take place at the Royal College of Art, in Kensington Gore, London SW7, from… Read More
26 December 2011
London Art fair Annouces Photo50 Line Up
The New ALCHEMISTS: Contemporary Photographers Transcending the Print Photo50 is an exhibition of contemporary photography and features fifty works… Read More
25 December 2011
Tate Triennial Cancelled In 2012
The Tate will not be staging a triennial exhibition in 2012. The institution stated that it will not be happening… Read More
24 December 2011
Scottish National Gallery Presents Major Sculpture Survey
including works from Auguste Rodin and Edgar Degas through to Ron Mueck and 2011 Turner Prize winner, Martin Boyce A… Read More
24 December 2011
Prince Charles Gets Support From Top British Artists
Tracey Emin, Brian Eno, Gavin Turk, and Brian Ferry Get Behind Face Britain One of the largest online collaborative art… Read More
23 December 2011
Tracey Emin Hands Teaching Fee To Students
Royal Academy Drawing Professor Pledges Subsidy Turner prize nominated Artist ,Tracey Emin has revealed that she will donate her Royal… Read More
23 December 2011
Whitney Biennial Exhibitors Leaked Online
We have to give a big thanks to the GalleristNY for passing on the information of artists participating in the… Read More
23 December 2011
Lacoste Pulls Plug On 20k Art Prize
Swiss prize cancelled for being too ‘pro-Palestinian’ says museum The Swiss based 2011 Elysée art prize has been cancelled after… Read More
22 December 2011
John Chamberlain Pop Artist Car Crusher Dies Aged 84
John Chamberlain, the sculptor best known for his iconic work fashioned out of crushed, often brightly coloured automobiles has died age 84.
22 December 2011
Euan Macdonald Hayward Gallery Project Space
Artist Euan Macdonald is best known for video works which often capture everyday fleeting moments that challenge viewers’ expectations of… Read More
21 December 2011
Donald Judd Working Papers New London Exhibition
Sprüth Magers London, has announced an exhibition of 33 drawings by Donald Judd (1928-94), covering most of the period where… Read More
21 December 2011
New Richard Hamilton Display For NPG Opens
Ten portraits of the artist Richard Hamilton, one of the founders of Pop Art in Britain, went on display Monday… Read More
21 December 2011
New Banksy Works Appear In Canary Wharf
Banksy Oil Spill Sculpture Garners New Meaning As UK Art Institutions Get Cosy With BP Banksy has been busy in… Read More
20 December 2011
Hepworth Sculpture Worth £1m Stolen In London
Rising Price of Scrap Metal Fuels Spate of Stolen Modern Masterpieces Last night thieves stole a bronze sculpture by the… Read More
20 December 2011
Hayward Reports Record Breaking British Art Show Figures
The highly respected, Hayward gallery organised, touring exhibition, British Art Show 7, has been the most successful to date. In… Read More
20 December 2011
Song Dong Exhibition For Barbican 2012
An exhibition of the Celebrated Chinese artist, Song Dong known for his conceptual and often poetic and essentially personal performances… Read More
20 December 2011
Grayson Perry Gingerbread House Unveiled
Shrine to the unknown Teddy Bear constructed in London Last holiday season we were in awe of a scaled gingerbread… Read More
19 December 2011
Tate Weigh Up Dropping BP Sponsorship In 2012
Tate, NPG, BM and ROH sign partnership deal with BP for a further five years Over the past few months… Read More
19 December 2011
New JMW Turner Exhibition For Margate
Major show at Turner Contemporary opens in January Ninety-five works by Britain’s best-loved painter, JMW Turner, many from Tate’s collection,… Read More
19 December 2011
Kate Middleton Dresses Down For The Art Room
Phone Photo of a casual Kate dressing in jeans on a visit to a London school Juli Beattie is a… Read More
18 December 2011