Venice Biennale 2015 Chooses All the World’s Futures As Theme
The President of la Biennale di Venezia, Paolo Baratta, accompanied by the curator of the 56th International Art Exhibition, Okwui… Read More
23 October 2014
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Max Mara Art Prize For Women Reveals Corin Sworn Whitechapel Commission
A major new art commission by Corin Sworn, the latest winner of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women, will… Read More
23 October 2014
Hackney vs Mayfair Artlyst’s Alternative Power 100 Disrupts Art Review Institution
Sir Nicholas Serota, has been honoured on this year’s Art Review Power 100 list by achieving the top slot. Serota… Read More
23 October 2014
Critics Flash Mob To Defend McCarthy’s ‘Sex Toy’ Sculpture As French President Supports
The current dust-up around Paul McCarthy’s immense green ‘sex toy’ sculpture in Paris has divided opinion with either anger or… Read More
23 October 2014
£2.3 million Verbeeck Painting Breaks Auction Record
Frans Verbeeck’s The Mocking of Human Follies (c.1560) was sold at auction last night in Vienna for a staggering £2.3… Read More
23 October 2014
Artists Rebuild Berlin Wall’s Lines In Light
On the 9th November Germany will be commemoraing the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and preparations… Read More
23 October 2014
Grayson Perry: Unveils First Episode of Latest Channel 4 Portrait Series
Grayson Perry has unveiled a thought provoking new documentary series, which aired its first episode tonight. It follows four British… Read More
22 October 2014
Russian Performance Artist Cuts Off Earlobe As Political Protest
The extreme performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky created a storm in Russia last November by nailing his scrotum to the cobblestones… Read More
22 October 2014
Paul McCarthy’s ‘Sex Toy’ Sculpture Removed Permanently From Place Vendome In Paris
Paul McCarthy’s giant inflatable ‘sex toy’ sculpture that was reduced to a flaccid pile on one of Paris’s swankiest squares… Read More
22 October 2014
Frieze London Final Recap: Dealers Prepare For FIAC Paris Launch Tomorrow
The 12th edition of Frieze London is a fading memory as many of the same international dealers prepare for the… Read More
22 October 2014
Art Basel And Central St Martins To Teach You How To Be A Collector In Hong Kong
It is time to become the international art collector that you always dreamed you would be. A course to teach… Read More
22 October 2014
Louvre Recovers Painting Stolen In WWII
More than six decades ago, during World War II, a painting of French King Henri III (1551–89) was stolen from… Read More
22 October 2014
Cy Twombly’s Blackboard Painting For Auction At Christie’s
A work by Cy Twombly is being offered for auction at Christie’s by Nicola Del Roscio – the artist’s former assistant and the president of of the Cy Twombly foundation
22 October 2014
Man Ray Trust To Auction Important Works Of Dada And Surrealist Art
A significant collection of works, never before on the market, by Man Ray will be offered at Sotheby’s, Paris on… Read More
21 October 2014
Oscar De La Renta Acclaimed Fashion Designer Dies At 82
Oscar de la Renta legendary fashion designer, has died aged 82. The acclaimed designer has dressed leading ladies of stage and screen and every first lady
21 October 2014
Kainer Heirs Sue UBS Over Nazi-Looted Degas
According to the New York Times; the descendants of Jewish collectors Ludwig and Margret Kainer, whose fortune, and art collection… Read More
21 October 2014
Politicians Wade Into Casino’s Plan To Sell £80 Million Warhols
Germany’s ongoing controversy over the sale of two Andy Warhol paintings has become a war of words as politicians have… Read More
21 October 2014
New Banksy ‘Girl With The Pierced Eardrum’ Defaced In Bristol
A day after a Banksy hoax reporting that the acclaimed street artist had been arrested; another of the artist’s public… Read More
21 October 2014
Rene Burri Iconic 20th Century Photographer Dies Age 81
The International news photographer René Burri has died age 81. Burri studied at the School of Applied Arts in his native city of Zurich
20 October 2014
Nazi Loot To Be Returned By Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum
An intricate silver-gilt and enamel salt cellar is one of the 500 silverware items, believed to be worth in excess… Read More
20 October 2014
Banksy Not Arrested – Internet Duped By American Site
The American satire website National Report had claimed in a news piece that the man behind the pseudonym was 35-year-old… Read More
20 October 2014
Instagram Publicity Hunter Vandalises Koons Retrospective
First Paul McCarthy’s ‘Tree’ Sculpture was vandalised in paris; and now, it seems it is the turn of another controversial… Read More
20 October 2014
Rare Victorian 3D photographs Loaned to Tate Britain By Brian May
Astronomer and Queen guitarist, Dr Brian May has loaned a rare collection of Victorian stereographic photographs to Tate Britain. They… Read More
20 October 2014
Gurlitt Art Trove For Kunstmuseum Bern
Kunstmuseum Bern (Museum of Fine Arts Bern), Switzerland has accepted the collection of Cornelius Gurlitt’s 1,300 works that has been… Read More
20 October 2014
Trio Of Monets Could Exceed £40 Million At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s upcoming November Impressionist and modern art sale–has unveiled three major works by Claude Monet – all from the same… Read More
20 October 2014
Vandals Deflate McCarthy’s ‘Sex Toy’ Sculpture In Paris
Paul McCarthy’s giant inflatable ‘sex toy’ sculpture was reduced to a flaccid lump of plastic on one of Paris’s swankiest… Read More
19 October 2014
Friezing day 3: Inside Frieze Masters Ben Austin’s Diary
I took myself off to Frieze Masters, the other day, everyone’s favourite fair, for this is the place that dreams… Read More
19 October 2014
McCarthy ‘Sex Toy’ Sculpture Causes Outrage In Paris
The sculpture entitled ‘Tree’ by US artist Paul McCarthy is on display at the Place Vendome in Paris, France –… Read More
18 October 2014
Igor Mitoraj Sculptor Of Fragmented Bodies Has Died At 70
Sculptor Igor Mitoraj, has died at the aged 70, known for his fractured anatomies and immense bandaged heads, exemplified by Testa Addormentata
18 October 2014
Manzoni Highest Price Of Frieze Week
At Sotheby’s London, eight bidders drove Piero Manzoni’s monumental Achrome well beyond pre-sale expectations to £12,626,500 or €15,872,822 – the… Read More
18 October 2014
Fabien Baron’s Frozen Monuments Displayed At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s London has opened an exhibition of Fabien Baron’s portfolio of photographs taken in the frozen landscapes of Greenland. This… Read More
17 October 2014
PAD London’s Premier Boutique Art And Design Fair Launches Its Eighth Edition
The 8th PAD London opens to the public on Wednesday 15 October and runs until Sunday 19th in a marquee… Read More
17 October 2014