Museum Hang Out Of Picasso, Matisse Shut By Paris Authorities
The Musée du Montparnasse – a museum known for celebrating the art historical richness of the Parisian area of Montparnasse… Read More
26 January 2015
News
Claude Monet’s ‘L’Embarcadère’ Up For Auction At Sotheby’s London
Claude Monet’s acclaimed work ‘L’Embarcadère’, 1871, is to be offered at Sotheby’s forthcoming London Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale… Read More
26 January 2015
London Art Fair Closes Its 2015 Edition On A High Note
The 27th London Art Fair has closed its doors for the 2015 edition with only one way to sum up… Read More
25 January 2015
L’Origine Du Monde Facebook Legal Battle – Court To Reach Decision
A French Facebook user has taken the social media giant to court after his account was closed down after he… Read More
24 January 2015
Luc Tuymans Quiet Restrained, And At Times Unsettling New Exhibition
Luc Tuymans is widely credited with having contributed to the revival of painting in the 1990s, Tuymans continues to assert… Read More
24 January 2015
Christie’s London To Offer Prime Richter and Twombly In February Post War Sale
Christie’s will offer another outstanding week of auctions in February led by Gerhard Richter’s Vierwaldstätter See (Lake Lucerne), 1969, a… Read More
24 January 2015
Artes Mundi Prize Winner Theaster Gates Splits £40,000 With Nominees
The Chicago-based American artist Theaster Gates, winner of this year’s winner of the Artes Mundi 6 award, which was announced… Read More
24 January 2015
£38 Million Trove Of Stolen Antiquities Uncovered In Swiss Raid
The Swiss and Italian police have uncovered a massive Swiss-Italian antiquities smuggling ring. Police seized 5,361 vases, bronze statues, and… Read More
23 January 2015
King Tutankhamun’s Death Mask Under Scrutiny For Amateur Restoration
Amateur restoration using inappropriate epoxy glue has defaced one of the worlds most iconic works of art. The mask of… Read More
23 January 2015
Tracey Emin’s Pivotal Installation Exorcism Under The Hammer For £600,000
Christie’s has announced it is selling a particularly pivotal, not to mention large installation by one-time YBA tracey Emin called… Read More
23 January 2015
Stolen Dale Chihuly Sculpture Destroyed By Combine Harvester In Corn Field
Four people have been charged with the theft of sculpture by the internalionally renouned artist Dale Chihuly. Sections of the… Read More
23 January 2015
Artes Mundi £40,000 Prize Taken By American Artist Theaster Gates
The Chicago-based American artist Theaster Gates is this year’s winner of the Artes Mundi 6 award which was announced in… Read More
23 January 2015
Hugh Scott-Douglas Has First Exhibition At Simon Lee Gallery
Simon Lee Gallery presents Hugh Scott-Douglas’ first exhibition at the gallery, the artist’s first solo show in London. Hugh Scott-Douglas’… Read More
22 January 2015
Abraham Cruzvillegas Chosen For first Hyundai Tate Modern Turbine Hall Commission
Abraham Cruzvillegas will undertake the inaugural Hyundai Commission for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. This will be the first… Read More
22 January 2015
Edgar Degas’ Ground-breaking ‘Scène De Ballet’ For Auction At Bonhams
Bonhams will place Edgar Degas’ 1885 oil on canvas, Scène de ballet under the hammer at the Impressionist & Modern… Read More
22 January 2015
Francis Bacon Rare Double Self-Portrait For Sotheby’s Auction
Sotheby’s London will offer Francis Bacon’s hugely rare Two Studies for Self-Portrait 1977, which is estimated to sell for £13… Read More
22 January 2015
Paolozzi Mosaic Arches At Tottenham Court Road Tube Station May Be Destroyed
The Sir Eduardo Paolozzi mosaic arches that are incorporated into the top part of the escalators at Tottenham Court Road… Read More
22 January 2015
Luc Tuymans Convicted Of Plagiarism For Using Photo Of Politician
The Belgian artist Luc Tuymans has been found guilty of copyright infringement after losing a legal battle in his home… Read More
21 January 2015
Rauschenberg And Fontana Highlights Of Sotheby’s Auction Of Hoglund Collection
Sotheby’s contemporary evening sale in London on February 10 will feature works by artists like Lucio Fontana, Robert Rauschenberg and… Read More
21 January 2015
Virginia Overton First UK Show At White Cube Mason’s Yard
White Cube Mason’s Yard presents an exhibition of new work by American artist Virginia Overton, which is her first in… Read More
21 January 2015
London Art Fair’s Art Projects Award Presented To Jeremy Hutchison
The London Art Fair has presented the inaugural Sotheby’s Institute of Art sponsored Art Projects Award to the British artist… Read More
21 January 2015
Spanish Forgery Ring Creating Picasso, Miró, and Matisse Fakes Arrested
Three people in the cities of Zaragoza and Tarragona have been arrested for trying to sell fake Joan Miró, Pablo… Read More
20 January 2015
Achenbach Ordered To Pay €19.4 million Damages, Private Collection Auctioned
The saga concludes in the trial of German art adviser Helge Achenbach that began in December – after the 62-year-old… Read More
20 January 2015
Banksy To Return To San Francisco Street After Five Years
After a number of Banksy sojourns abroad, it is now common for the street artist’s work to pop up almost… Read More
20 January 2015
British Prime Minister Gives Henry Moore Print To Obama
A work by the British sculptor Henry Moore became a very special gift last week, when British Prime Minister David… Read More
20 January 2015
Christie’s Release Record Breaking Figures Of £5.1 billion For 2014
Christie’s have released the figures for art sales for the year ending December 2014. This figure is the highest total… Read More
20 January 2015
Francis Bacon Masterpieces Have Dual Exhibitions In Russia And UK
The Hermitage Museum Saint Peterburg brings to an end its 250th anniversary celebrations with Francis Bacon exhibitions in Russia and… Read More
19 January 2015
Joseph Beuys Lives! 7000 Oaks Project To Go Ahead In Scotland
My idea would be this time to plant seven thousand oaks in Kassel… And to mark every tree with a… Read More
19 January 2015
Simon Rattle Portrait Shot On 150-Year Old Camera Unveiled At NPG
A previously unpublished photograph of the British conductor Sir Simon Rattle by Rory Coonan has been unveiled at The National… Read More
19 January 2015
Wolfgang Beltracchi German Master Art Forger Completes Jail Term
The German master forger Wolfgang Beltracchi, who was convicted of creating 14 fake works of art purported to be by… Read More
19 January 2015
Richard Long Elected Second Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon
The Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon honours the lifetime achievements of one of the UK’s greatest artists, Richard Long. The award… Read More
19 January 2015
Pierre Huyghe To Go On Swiss Alpine Expedition
It seems that French artist Pierre Huyghe is rather busy at the moment. After creating a beguiling environment at Documenta… Read More
19 January 2015