Françoise Gilot Painter And Mistress Of Picasso Has Died Aged 101
Francoise Gilot, an accomplished painter and writer whose stormy relationship with Pablo Picasso often overshadowed her work, has died in a Manhattan hospital aged 101.
8 June 2023
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Sotheby’s To Repurpose Marcel Breuer Whitney Building In Manhattan
The iconic 1966 brutalist building on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, designed by the Bauhaus architect Marcel Breuer will be the new home of auctioneers Sotheby’s.
3 June 2023
British Museum Ends Sponsorship Arrangement With Fossil Fuel Giant BP
BP’s sponsorship of the British Museum is to end following years of protest.
2 June 2023
London Gallery Weekend 2023 Everything you Need To Know
London Gallery Weekend is the world’s largest event of its kind and unique among global gallery weekend events in the breadth and diversity of its participating galleries.
1 June 2023
Kenneth Anger Artist Filmmaker And Underground Cult Figure Dies Aged 96
The homoerotic artist and filmmaker Kenneth Anger, whose transgressional body of work delved into the occult, paganism and LGBTQ+ subject matter, has died aged 96.
29 May 2023
Tate Britain Rehangs Worlds Greatest British Art Collection
Tate Britain opens a complete rehang of the world’s greatest collection of British art, the first time in ten years that the gallery’s free displays have been presented anew.
23 May 2023
Brazilian Pavilion Awarded Golden Lion At 18th Venice International Architecture Exhibition
The Fundação Bienal de São Paulo has announce at Ca’ Giustinian in Venice, that the Brazilian Pavilion was awarded the Golden Lion for best National Participation at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition
20 May 2023
Warhol Foundation Loses Supreme Court Appeal In Prince Appropriation Case
The United States Supreme Court ruled (18 May) that “To avoid copyright infringement by a second artist who bases a new work…
19 May 2023
Sackler Name Erased From All Oxford University Buildings
The Sackler name has been erased from all buildings associated with Oxford University. This includes the Sackler Library, two Sackler galleries
18 May 2023
Vice Media Goes Belly Up Resulting In $225m Fire Sale
The once great and powerful Vice Media has filed for bankruptcy protection resulting in a fire sale to a consortium.
15 May 2023
India’s Diplomatic Campaign To Restitute The Koh-i-Noor Diamond And Other Artefacts
India has launched a diplomatic campaign to reclaim the Koh-i-Noor diamond and thousands of other artefacts housed in museums
13 May 2023
Johnny Depp To Direct Biopic Of Amedeo Modigliani
Johnny Depp is set to direct his second film, a biopic about the life of the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.
11 May 2023
Get Ready For TEFAF NY – NY Auction Houses Gear Up For Spring Sales – Lost Empire State Building Murals Found
TEFAF New York opens Today for their exclusive private view. For those in the know, TEFAF is an art fair that features a range of fine and decorative art from antiquity to the present day.
11 May 2023
Should Great Artists Be Cancelled For Bad Or Inappropriate Behaviour
Should an artist’s behaviour and beliefs be considered separate from their art? This complex and controversial issue has been debated in the art world for many years.
10 May 2023
Bridget Riley Unveils New British School At Rome Painted Ceiling
Bridget Riley has unveiled a painted ceiling for the British School of Rome (BSR) Riley has created many murals and wall paintings but this is her first ceiling painting.
4 May 2023
Royal Sculptor Frances Segelman Unveils King Charles Sculpture Ahead Of Coronation
Ahead of the Coronation, Royal sculptor Frances Segelman has created a new bronze sculpture of King Charles III.
4 May 2023
France Set To Release Recommendations On Cultural Restitution
France is set to release their long-awaited policy report on the restitution of cultural property—the guidelines for returning looted artworks from Nazi occupation and stolen artefacts from the colonial period.
4 May 2023
Warhol Painting Of OJ Simpson Goes Under The Hammer At Phillips
A silkscreen portrait on canvas of the controversial football player OJ Simpson by the Pop Artist Andy Warhol is to be auctioned by Phillips in New York.
1 May 2023
Karin Hindsbo To Succeed Frances Morris As New Director Of Tate Modern
Karin Hindsbo, Director of The National Museum, Oslo, has been appointed the new Director of Tate Modern. She will replace Frances Morris, who has been at the helm of the job for the last seven years.
29 April 2023
Turner Prize 2023 Shortlist Announced By Tate And Towner Eastbourne
The four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2023 was announced by Tate today. They are Jesse Darling, Ghislaine Leung, Rory Pilgrim and Barbara Walker.
27 April 2023
Royal Academy Schools Partner With Claridges Creating New £30k Art Prize
The Royal Academy of Arts and Claridge’s have announced a partnership to create The Claridge’s/Royal Academy Schools Art Prize.
26 April 2023
More Sackler Pain at Harvard – Damien Hirst’s 9 Day £20m Windfall -Texas Princess Evicted In Rome
News In Brief: Harvard Students have been protesting at the University’s Arthur M. Sackler Museum….
24 April 2023
Paisley Art Institute Made Homeless After 147 Years – Clare Henry
A total fiasco is taking place in Paisley. The Art Galleries are gone, replaced by 60 digital displays, a café, picnic areas and a museum.
24 April 2023
UK Government Endorses Seven Sites For UNESCO World Heritage Status
The UK Government has revealed the seven places it supports to win UNESCO World Heritage Status.
18 April 2023
Monica Lewinsky Poses For New York Artist Marilyn Minter – Damien Hirst Sculpture Knocked Off Its Plinth By Rolls Royce
Monica Lewinsky Poses For New York Artist Marilyn Minter – Damien Hirst Sculpture…
13 April 2023
Damien Hirst Puts The Spin On NFTs – Joshua Reynolds’ Portrait of Mai New Joint Ownership
Damien Hirst has released a new series of his ‘Spin” artworks a digital and physical creation using machine learning algorithms.
6 April 2023
Global Art Market Resilient: Art Basel/UBS Release Annual Report
The art market has again bucked the trend remaining buoyant throughout the post-pandemic fiscal year.
4 April 2023
Dominique White Wins 9th Max Mara Art Prize For Women
Max Mara, Whitechapel Gallery and Collezione Maramotti have announced Dominique White (b. 1993) as the winner of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women.
28 March 2023
Museum Visitor Figures Bounce Back Following Disruptive COVID Pandemic
Following the uncertainty and disruption caused by lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, gallerygoers are finally returning to exhibitions at major museums worldwide.
28 March 2023
Ai Weiwei Unveils Lego Monet Water Lilies At Design Museum – Suffragette Millicent Garrett Fawcett Portrait Acquired By Parliament’s Art Collection
Ai Weiwei Unveils Lego Monet Water Lilies
27 March 2023
New Banksy Mural Reduced To A Cloud Of Dust
Banksy created a new mural which appeared on the wall of a derelict farmhouse in the seaside town of Herne Bay, Kent
16 March 2023
Phyllida Barlow English Artist And Educator Dies Aged 78
Phyllida Barlow was a much-loved teacher at the Slade for nearly half a century. She had several illustrious students, including… Read More
13 March 2023