Jackson Pollock Alchemy Painting Finally Reveals The Artist’s Secrets
A large-scale painting by the late Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock has shed new light on how the artist created his… Read More
19 February 2015
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Thirty Leading International Artists Presented In New Zabludowicz Collection Exhibition
Zabludowicz Collection is to present a new major exhibition featuring over 30 leading international artists, including eight Turner Prize winners,… Read More
19 February 2015
Government Sponsored Museums Reveal 2 Million More Visits Than Previous Year
Latest statistics for Government-sponsored museums published last week reveal 49 million visits were made to the 16 museums and galleries… Read More
19 February 2015
Maggi Hambling Presents War Requiem & Aftermath A New Survey
The Cultural Institute at King’s College London will be presenting War Requiem & Aftermath, a survey of recent work by… Read More
18 February 2015
Johnnie Shand Kydd Exhibits Photographs Of Tracey Emin’s And Grayson Perry’s YBA Greek Holidays
Every year for the past 18 years English photographer Johnnie Shand Kydd has photographed the art scene as they holiday… Read More
18 February 2015
Spirited Away Director Hayao Miyazaki Speaks Out Against Muhammad Cartoons
The acclaimed animator Hayao Miyazaki, has waded into the highly contentious debate surrounding the publication of religious satire, and the… Read More
18 February 2015
Pierre Huyghe Awarded Kurt Schwitters Prize For 2015
After narrowly missing out on the 2014 Vincent Award at the Gemeentemuseum, in The Hague, the 52-year-old French artist, known… Read More
18 February 2015
Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Nominated For UNESCO World Heritage Listed Status
Ten buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York have been nominated for… Read More
18 February 2015
Prosecutor Asks For Five-Year Suspended Prison Term For Picasso Theft Couple
Artlyst reported last December that 271 undocumented works by Picasso estimated at a minimum of €60 million (£50 million) were… Read More
17 February 2015
Bryan Pearce Outsider Art Stolen In Cornwall Heist
Works by outsider artist Bryan Pearce have been stolen from a quiet Cornwall village. The burglar took the works from… Read More
17 February 2015
Creative Industries Federation Welcomes Warwick Commission On Future Cultural Value
The Creative Industries Federation today welcomed the Warwick Commission’s report as an important step in uniting the UK’s arts, creative… Read More
17 February 2015
Paul Cummins Tower of London Poppies Artist Received Death Threats
Paul Cummins the artist behind the poppy installation at the Tower of London has revealed that he received death threats… Read More
17 February 2015
Looted Masterpiece Spotted In Helmut Newton photographs
New evidence has come to light in the search for a lost Arnold Böcklin masterpiece from a highly unlikely source,… Read More
16 February 2015
America’s Only Art Cop Gets Conviction – Chagall Thief Gets Four Years
An art thief that tried to sell a number of stolen expressionist masterpieces that including paintings by Marc Chagall and… Read More
16 February 2015
Brian Clarke Presents Site-Specific Works At Pace Gallery London
Pace London presents an exhibition of new work by the leading British artist Brian Clarke. Showing the artist’s stained-glass pieces… Read More
16 February 2015
Urs Fischer To Present Next Event Sculpture At Henry Moore Institute
The Henry Moore Institute turns inside out as the outside of the building becomes a site for sculpture. The next… Read More
16 February 2015
Ai Weiwei Zodiac Heads Sculptures Set New Auction Record For The Artist
The newly relaunched Phillips Auctioneers have sold Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads, 2010 for £2.8m ($4.3m) at… Read More
16 February 2015
Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation Has Restituted Eight Works To Heirs
Eight artworks have been restituted to the heirs of the Jewish publisher Rudolf Mosse by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation,… Read More
15 February 2015
Prophet Muhammad Cartoonist Lars Vilks Targeted In Deadly Copenhagen Shooting
Denmark is recovering from a terrorist attack that left one person dead and three injured after a free speech debate… Read More
15 February 2015
Christie’s Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening Auction Realises £117,142,500
The Post-War & Contemporary Art evening sale at Christie’s London realised a total of £117,142,500 / $178,408,028 / €157,556,663 selling… Read More
15 February 2015
Aowen Jin Presents Ink Paintings Only Visible Under UV Light
Celebrate the Year of the Sheep with a contemporary twist and discover how Chinese culture has inspired artists around the… Read More
14 February 2015
Goldsmiths Auction For New Gallery Raises Nearly £1.5 Million
Christie’s hosted a special auction today in support of the £2.8 million needed to create the Gallery at Goldsmiths, as… Read More
13 February 2015
HSBC Leak Reveals Key Art World Tax Avoidance Connections
Leaked documents from HSBC’s secretive Swiss banking arm have this week reveal snippets of private information about some of the… Read More
13 February 2015
Russian Avant-Garde Art Forgery Ring Trial Postponed
After detectives from the German Federal Criminal Police seized a trove of forged paintings; The trial of three men charged… Read More
13 February 2015
Tania Bruguera Cuban Performance Re-enacted At Neuberger Museum New York
After a total of 14 artists wrote an open letter to the Guardian, in which they condemned Cuban artist Tania… Read More
13 February 2015
Da Vinci Expert Denies Authenticating Seized Leonardo Painting Found In Swiss Vault
A painting of great value believed to be the work of Leonardo da Vinci was recently seized on the orders… Read More
12 February 2015
Helen Mirren Supports The Restitution Of Nazi-Looted Art
British actress and Dame, Helen Mirren expressed her support for the restitution of Nazi-looted art at the 65th Berlinale International… Read More
12 February 2015
Gerhard Richter Record Price For Europe’s Top Living Artist At Sotheby’s
Last evening’s Sotheby’s sale of Contemporary Art in Europe was led by Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild which established a new record for the artist
12 February 2015
Joan Miro Sculptures To Be Sold To Benefit Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Eight Sculptures by Joan Miró, are being sold by the artist’s family to benefit Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The exhibition will… Read More
12 February 2015
Jeff Koons’ Louvre Exhibition Has Been Axed
Jeff Koons’ recent time in Paris has certainly had its ups and downs. This January, the artist was due to show a selection of large-scale sculptures
11 February 2015
Leonardo Da Vinci Painting To Be Sold For $135 Million, Seized From Swiss Bank
A painting of great value believed to be the work of Leonardo da Vinci has been seized on the orders… Read More
11 February 2015
Buyer Of Georgia O’Keeffe Painting For Record $44 Million Revealed
Late last year the $15 million or £9.5 million estimate for Georgia O’Keeffe’s work at auction was shattered after a… Read More
11 February 2015