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Royal Academy

Veronica Ryan, Barbara Walker And Roger Hiorns Newly Elected As Royal Academicians 

The Royal Academy of Arts has elected Veronica Ryan, Barbara Walker And Roger Hiorns as new Royal Academicians, at a recent General Assembly meeting. An honorary Royal Academician was given to Kerry James Marshall Hon RA and Professor Ngaire Woods CBE becomes an Honorary Fellow.  

9 February 2023

Art News, Milestones

Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer Becomes Whitechapel Art Icon Award’s Tenth Winner

Whitechapel Gallery has announced that Jenny Holzer is the tenth artist to receive its prestigious annual Art Icon award.

15 November 2022

Art News, Milestones, News

Hermann Nitsch Dies

Hermann Nitsch Austrian Multidisciplinary Artist Dies Age 83

The Nitsch Foundation, has announced the sad news of Hermann Nitsch’s death at age 83 on April 18, 2022. Nitsch… Read More

24 April 2022

Art News, Milestones, News, Obituary

Jimmie Durham Receives 58th Venice Biennale Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award

Jimmie Durham Receives 58th Venice Biennale Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award

Jimmie Durham has been announced the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

5 April 2019

Announcement, Art News, Milestones

Pussy Riot: Russia Ordered To Pay $55,000 For Human Rights Violations

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the Russian Government in the case of Punk activist band Pussy Riot, whose members include Nadya Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina.

6 December 2018

Announcement, Milestones, News

Robert Morris

Robert Morris Pioneer Of Minimalism Dies Age 87

Robert Morris, who died this week was a highly influential American sculptor, conceptual artist and writer. He was regarded as… Read More

30 November 2018

Milestones, News, Obituary

Mel Ramos - Installation view. Exhibition in Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento. 2012 עברית: מיצירותיו של מל ראמוס, תערוכה במוזיאון לאמנות קרוקר, סקרמנטו. 2012 Date 18 May 2014, 20:49:58 Source flickr Author lar3

Mel Ramos: West Coast Pop Artist Dies Aged 83

The West Coast Pop Artist Mel Ramos (born July 24, 1935) has died in California, age 83. He was best known as an American figurative painter

17 October 2018

Milestones, News, Obituary

Gillian Ayres

Gillian Ayres My Fiercely independent Friend – Sue Hubbard

Yesterday the art world not only lost one of its finest and most loved abstract painters, but I lost a great friend.

12 April 2018

Milestones, News, Obituary

Gillian Ayres

Gillian Ayres Leading British Abstract Painter Dies Aged 88

Gillian Ayres was one of the leading British abstract painters of her generation has died age 88.

11 April 2018

Announcement, Milestones, Obituary

Photo: P C Robinson © Artlyst 2017

Alt Power 100 ArtLyst 2017 – Meet The Alternative Powerhouses

Alt Power 100 ArtLyst: 2017 has been an extraordinary year for exhibitions both here in the UK and abroad.

31 October 2017

Announcement, Art News, Milestones

Andy Warhol Self-Portrait

Happy Birthday Andy Warhol 89 – Rest In Peace

Happy Birthday Andy Warhol. This is the artist that propelled contemporary art to the breaking-point that we know today.

6 August 2017

Art News, Milestones

A.R.Penck portraitiert von Oliver Mark, Nürnberg 1994 English: A.R.Penck, Nuremberg 1994, portrait by Oliver Mark Date 1994 Source Own work

A. R. Penck German Painter Known For His Pictographic Neo-primitivist Style Dies

A. R. Penck, the German painter, printmaker, sculptor, and jazz drummer has died age 77.

4 May 2017

Milestones, News, Obituary

IM Pei Leading Late-Modernist Architect Celebrates His 100th Birthday

IM Pei the Chinese-American architect is 100 today. Born, Leoh Ming Pei on the 26 April 1917 in Guangzhou, China, he moved to the US to study architecture

26 April 2017

Milestones, News

Glenn O'Brien beim 33. Filmfest München 2015 Date 1 July 2015 Source Own work Author Harald Bischoff

Glenn O’Brien NY Art Journalist And Style Guru Dies Aged 70

Glenn O’Brien, the NY art writer and style guru has died age 70.

7 April 2017

Milestones, News, Obituary

Photo of James Rosenquist in his Aripeka, Florida studio, 1988. Photo by Russ Blaise. Date 27 June 2008 (original upload date) Source Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by C.Nilsson using CommonsHelper. Author Russ Blaise at English Wikipedia

James Rosenquist First Wave US Pop Artist Dies Aged 83

James Rosenquist, a first wave pioneer of Pop Art has died in New York. He was 83. He began his career as a sign-painter

2 April 2017

Milestones, News, Obituary

Gilbert & George And David Adjaye Elected As Royal Academicians

Gilbert & George And David Adjaye Elected As Royal Academicians

The Royal Academy of Arts has announced the election of the internationally renowned architect Sir David Adjaye and artist Gilbert & George as new Royal Academicians.

17 March 2017

Milestones, News

Marina Abramović and Gustav Metzger 2009 Photo Andy Miah

Gustav Metzger Creator Of Auto-Destructive Art Dies In London Aged 90

Gustav Metzger, (1926–2017) creator of “auto-destructive art,” has died in London aged ninety.  Metzger made a number of works

2 March 2017

Milestones, News, Obituary

Manifesta 12 Appoints Team of Four Creative Mediators

Manifesta 12 Appoints Team of Four international, interdisciplinary Creative Mediators

The selection of Rotterdam-based Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) as the Manifesta 12 team for urban studies in Palermo, Sicily, has been followed up by the appointment of an international, interdisciplinary team of four creative mediators.

2 March 2017

Appointments, Art News, Milestones

Jannis Kounellis Date 23 August 2004 Source Originally posted on Flickr as Idra 338 Author Gabuchan

Jannis Kounellis Arte Povera Associated Artist Dies At 80

The artist Jannis Kounellis, who was best known for his association with the Arte Povera movement has died in Rome, aged 80.

17 February 2017

Milestones, News, Obituary

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