Jasper Johns Forger Sentenced To Two Years
In 2010, owner of the Empire Bronze Art Foundry in Long Island City, Brian Ramnarine tried to sell a forgery… Read More
17 October 2014
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La Galleria Pall Mall Features Afghanistan Charity Exhibition
La Galleria Pall Mall, London will present Arabella Dorman an artist intrigued by the human condition; her work documents the… Read More
17 October 2014
Friezing Day 2 Ben Austin Takes On The Mighty Frieze
So the other night, I went to the opening of the swanky Marian Goodman Gallery in Lower John St. Soho…. Read More
16 October 2014
Anger Over Casino’s Plans To Sell £80 Million Warhols
In mid-september the German casino conglomerate Westspiel announced their plan to sell ‘Triple Elvis’ (1963) and ‘Four Marlons’ (1966) at… Read More
16 October 2014
Frieze week 2014 Ben Austin’s Diary Two Great Satellite Events
Ok, so it’s a wet and miserable Monday night, but that will not deter the art crowd, especially when it… Read More
16 October 2014
Richard Serra To Make Huge Sculpture For David Zwirner
The artist is creating the work for Zwirner even though Serra has long been represented by the gallery’s chief competitor… Read More
16 October 2014
Richter’s Abstraktes Bild (774-4) For Christie’s Auction
The work by artist Gerhard Richter titled ‘Abstraktes Bild (774-4)’ is a seminal example of the artist’s layered abstract practice… Read More
16 October 2014
Warhol’s The Scream Sells For £3.4 Million At Frieze Masters
New York and London gallery Skarstedt can now count among its early sales Andy Warhol’s 1984 remix of Edvard Munch’s… Read More
16 October 2014
Tate Acquires 100th Work For Its Collection From Frieze Art Fair
Tate has acquired 100 works as an addition to their collection thanks to The Outset /Frieze Art Fair Fund to… Read More
15 October 2014
Francis Bacon’s Seated Pope Up For Auction
A major work by Francis Bacon from the artist’s ‘Papal’ oeuvre will be one of the highlights of the evening… Read More
15 October 2014
Lauren Bacall’s Art Collection For Bonhams Auction
The 700-piece art collection of actress Lauren Bacall, who died earlier this year at the age of 89, will go… Read More
15 October 2014
Saatchi Art Announces New Sensations Winner
Saatchi Art, today announced that Charles Richardson is the winner of this year’s New Sensations Prize. The announcement coincides with… Read More
15 October 2014
Christie’s To Auction Collection Of Late Actor Maximilian Schell
The late Maximilian Schell was a renowned Austrian and Swiss film and stage actor, who also wrote, directed and produced… Read More
15 October 2014
Henri Rousseau Painting Stolen From Museum Charlotte Zander
A painting by artist Henri Rousseau the famous Post-Impressionist; was stolen from Germany’s Museum Charlotte Zander on October 3rd of… Read More
14 October 2014
Unseen Pablo Picasso Self-Portrait In London Exhibition
A self-portrait by Pablo Picasso that was created in 1901, and has not previously been exhibited in public before, will… Read More
14 October 2014
Polke Beats Richter In £46 Million Christie’s Sale
Sigmar Polke’s status had a further boost at Christie’s London on Monday; with the evening sale of the Essl Collection,… Read More
14 October 2014
Art Expert Discovers 70 New Rembrandt Paintings
Ernst van de Wetering; one of the world’s leading experts on Rembrandt has published his latest findings in the sixth… Read More
14 October 2014
Rodolfo Villaplana The Naked And The Nude New MOCA London Exhibition
The young Venezuelan painter, Rodolfo Villaplana, aims to create a synthesis of abstraction and naturalistic figuration. A big ask, you… Read More
14 October 2014
Steve McQueen Unveils New Immersive Projection Sculpture For Frieze Week
As a highlight of Frieze week, the Turner Prize and Oscar winning artist Steve McQueen will present two new works… Read More
14 October 2014
Serpentine Marathon Explores The Complex And Timely Topic Of Extinction
“As artists we need to take a stand against the ongoing erasure of species, even where there is little chance of ultimate success.
14 October 2014
German Officials Angered By Documenta Relocation
The German political world has reacted negatively to the news that the 14th edition of the country’s most important exhibition… Read More
13 October 2014
Klaus Biesenbach And James Franco Have Richard Prince Twitter Disagreement
American artist Richard Prince’s exhibition of Instagram photos on display at Gagosian‘s Madison Avenue space have caused a celebrity Twitter… Read More
13 October 2014
Nino Mustico Collaboration To Be Unveiled At Southbank
A new installation by Italian artist Nino Mustica will be unveiled at London’s Southbank Centre beside the River Thames. The… Read More
13 October 2014
Giacometti And Rothko On View At £500 Million Sotheby’s Show
Alberto Giacometti’s painted bronze ‘Chariot’, which was one of six that the Swiss artist created in the 1950s, is expected… Read More
13 October 2014
Banksy Art Buff Mural Vandalised In Folkestone
Just two weeks after a Banksy mural appeared in Folkstone, it has been vandalised. The piece depicts a woman staring… Read More
13 October 2014
Gerhard Richter Launches First Major London Gallery Exhibition For Frieze Week
New York gallerist Marian Goodman will at launch her eagerly awaited London Gallery on 14 October with an exhibition of… Read More
13 October 2014
Richard Tuttle Unveils Tate Turbine Hall Commission And Whitechapel Retrospective
Richard Tuttle, ‘I Don’t Know, Or The Weave of Textile Language’ will be the largest survey of work ever held… Read More
13 October 2014
The Agency At The End Of Civilisation New Installation By Stanza
The installation “The Agency At The End Of Civilisation” is a real time interpretation of data taken off the Internet… Read More
12 October 2014
Serralves: Portugal’s Premiere Art Foundation Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Serralves Foundation in Porto, with its wonderful contemporary art museum, designed by Pritzker prize-winning architect Alvaro Siza Vieira (known… Read More
12 October 2014
The Art of the Garden Explored At The Queen’s Gallery Buckingham Palace
Whether a sacred sanctuary, a place for scientific study, a haven for the solitary thinker or a space for pure… Read More
12 October 2014
Michael Petry Installation Examines Ancient Gods Eros, Apollo and Diana
The London based international artist Michael Petry has been invited to make works at the Palácio dos Duques de Cadaval… Read More
11 October 2014
Andy Warhol: Iconic Superstar Women Auctioned At Sotheby’s New York
Sotheby’s is presenting a large selection of ‘Warhol’s Women’, portraits of iconic superstars and muses, November 11-12, as part of… Read More
11 October 2014