15 November 2022
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.
24 April 2022
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 was known as a multidisciplinary artist, an actionist, painter, graphic artist and composer. He was unable to attend the opening of his show at the 59th Venice Biennale because of a serious illness. The exhibition […]
5 April 2019
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
6 December 2018
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.
30 November 2018
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 one of the most prominent theorists of Minimalism along with Donald Judd, but also made significant contributions to the development of performance art, minimalism, land art, the Process Art movement and installation art. Morris born […]
17 October 2018
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
11 April 2018
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.
31 October 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.
6 August 2017
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.
4 May 2017
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.
26 April 2017
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
7 April 2017
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.
2 April 2017
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
17 March 2017
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.
2 March 2017
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
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.
17 February 2017
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.