Sir David Adjaye Cancelled Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
The Financial Times has published an article highlighting allegations of sexual misconduct concerning the British architect Sir David Adjaye.
6 July 2023
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Grayson Perry: The Artful Explorer of Identity Knighted
Grayson Perry, the Turner Prize-winning artist and broadcaster has received his knighthood in a ceremony conducted by Prince William at Windsor Castle yesterday.
29 June 2023
Gustav Klimt: Insipid Lady With Fan Sets New Auction Record For Europe
Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan), the last portrait Gustav Klimt created before his untimely death, has sold in London for £85.3 million ($108.4 million) at Sotheby’s
28 June 2023
Art Basel 2023 What The Dealers Had To Say
The 2023 edition of Art Basel’s flagship fair in Basel concluded with highly praised presentations by 284 galleries from 36 countries
21 June 2023
Banksy Painting Congestion Charge Owned By Sir Paul Smith To Be Auctioned
A Banksy painting owned by the fashion designer Sir Paul Smith is to be auctioned at Bonhams. Congestion Charge (2004)
20 June 2023
Tracey Emin Creates Every Women Bronze Doors For NPG Relaunch
Forty-five portraits that “represent every woman” cover the three doors that now form the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery.
20 June 2023
King’s First Birthday Honours List Overlooks Visual Artists
Novelists Martin Amis, Ian McEwan and Fashion Editor Anna Wintour were honoured in the King’s birthday list, but where were the Visual Artists?
17 June 2023
United States To Rejoin UNESCO After Trump Pull Out In 2017
Audrey Azoulay, head of UNESCO has announced the United States of America has officially notified its decision to rejoin in July 2023.
15 June 2023
Gustav Klimt Portrait Set To Break European Auction Records
Sotheby’s is auctioning a painting by Gustav Klimt that is one of the most sought after and valuable works of art ever to be offered in Europe.
15 June 2023
Art Basel 2023 Opens With A Buzzy Buying Atmosphere
Art Basel, which takes place in Messeplatz in Basel, is known as the fair that unites the international art world.
14 June 2023
Bob & Roberta Smith Unveil Vibrant Flag Designs On Bond Street
Royal Academician Bob & Roberta Smith has unveiled his vibrant flag artwork designs entitled ‘A Puzzle 4U’ on Bond Street.
14 June 2023
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
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