How Three Loaned Masterpieces From Berlin State Museums Wound Up For Sale At Gagosian
The shadowy sale of three significant 20th-century American paintings on permanent loan to Berlin’s State Museums has sparked an international outcry.
23 July 2024
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DISARM: Fiona Banner Debuts Global Art Project In Major Cities
CIRCA has announced a new commission titled ‘DISARM’ by British artist Fiona Banner, known as The Vanity Press.
16 July 2024
Sycamore Gap Tree Honoured With National Trust Print Edition
A new collection of five bespoke prints, titled ‘Heartwood,’ crafted from the trunk of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree….
15 July 2024
Banksy Revealed As Mastermind Behind Inflatable Migrant Boat At Glasto
Banksy has been revealed as the mastermind behind the inflatable boat filled with migrant dummies crowd surfing at Glastonbury.
30 June 2024
Marina Abramović: Unveils Seven Minute Silence Peace Intervention At Glastonbury
In a high-profile intervention, performance artist Marina Abramović has created a seven-minute silence work for peace at Glastonbury…
29 June 2024
Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024 Replacing BP Portrait Award – Shortlist Announced
LONDON — The prestigious Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award, previously known as the BP Portrait Award, returns to the National Portrait Gallery…
24 June 2024
Film London Jarman Award 2024 Shortlist Announced
From dreamlike explorations of nocturnal women working to intricate narratives delving into migration, gender, censorship, crime…
20 June 2024
Peggy Guggenheim: Modern Art Masterpieces Return To Petersfield
This summer, Petersfield is hosting some of the most significant works from one of the 20th century’s most esteemed modern art collectors
18 June 2024
Tracey Emin Made A Dame In King’s Birthday Honours List
Tracey Emin, YBA Artist, born on July 3, 1963, in Croydon, London, has been given a Damehood in the King’s Birthday Honour list 2024.
14 June 2024
Anya Gallaccio Selected As Artist For London’s AIDS Memorial
Artist Anya Gallaccio has been selected to create The AIDS Memorial in London. This poignant monument will be located on South Crescent, Store Street in Fitzrovia
12 June 2024
Van Gogh Sunflower Triptych Reunited In London After 125 Years
Two of Vincent van Gogh’s sunflower paintings, unseen together since their creation in 1889, will be reunited at the National Gallery later this year.
7 June 2024
Performance Artist Charged After Tagging Gustav Courbet’s L’Origine du Monde
Deborah De Robertis, a performance artist, has been charged with damage and theft of cultural property after tagging five artworks
3 June 2024
Korean Architect Minsuk Cho Unveils Serpentine Pavilion 2024
The 23rd Serpentine Pavilion, aptly named “Archipelagic Void,” is set to debut on 7 June 2024. This year’s Pavilion
3 June 2024
Yayoi Kusama: Giant Bronze Pumpkin Unveiled In Kensington Gardens
This summer, the Serpentine and The Royal Parks will unveil a monumental sculpture by the iconic Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. From July 9 to November 3, 2024…
1 June 2024
Damien Hirst Under Fire Over Backdating Spot Paintings
Damien Hirst, the Turner Prize winning YBA artist known for his controversial works of dead animals in vitrines, is facing a backlash. A recent report…
23 May 2024
Taking Venice: New Documentary Reveals Untold Story Of 1964 Venice Biennale
Amei Wallach’s Taking Venice is a documentary that plunges us into the tumultuous and vibrant world of the 1964 Venice Biennale, but not in the way you might expect.
21 May 2024
Cyberattack Hits Christie’s Website Ahead of Spring Auctions
Just days before its marquee spring auctions, Christie’s, the leading auction giant, has fallen victim to an apparent cyberattack, causing its website to crash.
11 May 2024
Bluecoat Receives £680,000 Boost From Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme
The Bluecoat, a culturally important gallery in the heart of Liverpool, is set to receive a transformative £680,000 injection from Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme.
8 May 2024
Art Protesters Deface Gustave Courbet’s Origin of the World At Centre Pompidou-Metz
Art Activists in Paris have defaced Gustave Courbet’s “The Origin of the World” (1866). The painting was at the centre of controversy yesterday at the Centre Pompidou-Metz.
7 May 2024
Make Space For The 256th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
The Royal Academy’s 256th Summer Exhibition, a unique and compelling exploration of contemporary art and architecture, is set to be a pivotal platform for the artistic community.
2 May 2024
Russian Security Forces Raid Moscow’s Garage Museum
Russian Police have conducted searches at Moscow’s Garage Museum of Contemporary Art. According to Ostorozhno Novosti’s news channel on Telegram
30 April 2024
Art Fund Announces Shortlist For Museum Of The Year 2024
Art Fund, the UK’s national charity for art, has announced the five museums that have been selected as finalists for the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024, the world’s largest museum prize.
30 April 2024
Pope Francis Visits The Venice Biennale Vatican Pavilion
Pope Francis made history on Sunday by becoming the first pontiff to attend the Venice Biennale, one of the world’s largest art exhibitions.
29 April 2024
Turner Prize 40th Anniversary Nominations Announced By Tate Britain
Tate Britain revealed today the prestigious Turner Prize 2024 shortlist, featuring four standout artists: Pio Abad, Claudette Johnson, Jasleen Kaur, and Delaine Le Bas.
24 April 2024
Gerhard Richter To Unveil New Monumental Public Artwork In Kensington Gardens
Serpentine and The Royal Parks are preparing to unveil a new large-scale sculpture by renowned German artist Gerhard Richter, a significant addition to Kensington Gardens
23 April 2024
Australia’s Archie Moore Clinches Golden Lion Award At 60th Venice Biennale
Archie Moore, a First Nations artist from Australia, has clinched the prestigious Golden Lion Award for Best National Participation at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia.
20 April 2024
Faith Ringgold Artist Portraying The African American Experience Dies Aged 93
Faith Ringgold, a pioneering multimedia artist renowned for her vibrant pictorial quilts capturing the essence of the African American experience, passed away on Saturday
14 April 2024
Fondation Maeght Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Exhibitions and Festivities
The Fondation Maeght, France’s pioneering institution for Modern and Contemporary Art, will commemorate its sixtieth Anniversary in the summer of 2024.
10 April 2024
Ibrahim Mahama Transforms Barbican’s Lakeside Terrace with New Public Commission
The Barbican has unveiled its latest project, a monumental public commission by Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama.
9 April 2024
Marlborough Gallery To Close Legendary Art Business After 80 Years
Marlborough Gallery, a stalwart in the post-war era, has announced the closure of its prestigious galleries in New York, London, Madrid, and Barcelona.
4 April 2024
Inigo Philbrick: The Rise Fall And Release Of An Art World Liability
Inigo Philbrick, an international figure in the art world, once lauded as a rising star, has recently emerged from a stint at Allenwood, a low-security federal prison
30 March 2024
Dr Nicholas Cullinan Appointed New Director of Troubled British Museum
Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE has been appointed as the new Director of the British Museum. He will inherit a position marred by staff sackings…
28 March 2024