UK AIDS Memorial Quilt To Be Displayed In Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
From June 12 to June 16, 2025, Tate Modern will host a powerful and poignant exhibition: the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt. This vast textile…
22 April 2025
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Sarah Cunningham: Lisson Gallery Rising Star’s Death Was Accidental
The death of artist Sarah Cunningham, whose work was championed by London’s Lisson Gallery, has been ruled accidental by a coroner….
11 April 2025
Eric Gill: Restored BBC Prospero And Ariel Statue Goes Under Glass
Following a contentious restoration, the BBC has reinstalled Eric Gill’s Prospero and Ariel sculpture outside its London headquarters…
10 April 2025
Rare Rembrandt Lion Drawing Auctioned To Fund Big Cat Conservation Efforts
Billionaire collector and conservationist Thomas Kaplan has announced plans to sell Young Lion Resting, a rare Rembrandt drawing, to support wildlife conservation initiatives….
10 April 2025
David Hockney Cigarette Controversy Paris Metro Bans Exhibition Poster
David Hockney, Britain’s most celebrated living painter, is at the centre of a censorship row after Paris Metro authorities pulled a promotional poster for his upcoming retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton…
3 April 2025
Monumental Joan Mitchell Painting Donated To Tate By Miami’s Pérez Family
Tate Modern has unveiled a spectacular new addition to its collection with the arrival of Iva (1973), a towering six-metre triptych by Abstract Expressionist pioneer Joan Mitchell…
3 April 2025
New Documentary About Glaswegian Art From 1985 Announced – Clare Henry
Personality, passion, and imagination are essential for any artist or teacher. Sam Ainsley and David Harding have it in spades….
1 April 2025
Tate Returns Henry Gibbs Painting To Heirs Of Belgian Jewish Family
Tate has welcomed the recommendations of the UK government’s Spoliation Advisory Panel to return Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy by Henry Gibbs to the heirs of Jewish Belgian art collector
1 April 2025
$12 Renoir Discovery In Pennsylvania Antique Auction Could Be Authentic
In what could be the art find of the year, Pennsylvania antique dealer Heidi Markow reportedly purchased an uncatalogued drawing by Pierre-Auguste Renoir….
27 March 2025
Iron Age Wealth Unearthed: Yorkshire Archaeological Hoard Rewrites History
Beneath the soil of a North Yorkshire field, archaeologists have uncovered a treasure trove that’s shaking up how we perceive Iron Age Britain….
25 March 2025
British Museum Retains Crown As UK’s Most-Visited Attraction
LONDON — For the second year running, the British Museum has topped the list of the United Kingdom’s most-visited attractions, drawing 6.5 million people through its doors in 2024…
24 March 2025
Maurizio Cattelan: Three Convicted In £4.8m Golden Toilet Heist
In the early hours of 14 September 2019, a brazen heist at Blenheim Palace saw thieves make off with a solid 24k gold toilet worth £4.8 million…
19 March 2025
Eric Gill: Man Pleads Not Guilty In BBC Criminal Damage Case
A man has pleaded not guilty to damaging a stone sculpture outside the BBC headquarters in London, which cost over £150,000 to repair….
18 March 2025
The Frick Collection Reopens Its Gilded Age Fifth Avenue Home
New York, NY – The Frick Collection, housed in one of New York City’s last great Gilded Age homes, offers intimate encounters with one of the world’s foremost collections of fine and decorative arts….
17 March 2025
London’s National Gallery Bicentennial Breaks Visitor And Digital Records
In 2024, over four million people experienced the National Gallery in person, a 15% increase from 2023. 4,713,519 visits were recorded for the Gallery
17 March 2025
RCA Marks Eleven Years As Top Global Art & Design University
The Royal College of Art (RCA) in London has again been named the world’s leading university for art and design…
13 March 2025
Liu Jiakun Named 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize Winner
Chinese architect Liu Jiakun has been named the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate, the highest honour in the field of architecture.
10 March 2025
Tate Unveil Máret Ánne Sara As Next Hyundai Commission Artist
Tate and Hyundai Motor have announced that Máret Ánne Sara, a Northern Sámi artist and writer, will create the 10th annual Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall….
5 March 2025
Maurizio Cattelan: Trial Begins for Blenheim Palace Gold Toilet Theft
The brazen theft of a fully functional, solid gold toilet by the artist Maurizio Cattelan at Blenheim Palace
25 February 2025
William Blake’s London Home Moves Closer To Be Saved For The Nation
Saving William Blake’s London House for the nation moved closer to reality when the London Assembly passed a motion…
21 February 2025
Qatar to Build Permanent Pavilion at Venice Biennale’s Historic Giardini
Qatar has secured a prime location in the Giardini della Biennale, the historic heart of the Venice Biennale, to construct its national pavilion….
15 February 2025
Steve McQueen’s Grenfell: A National Tour of Remembrance
Over the next three years, Steve McQueen’s film installation Grenfell will travel to six public art galleries across the UK…
15 February 2025
Hidden Picasso Portrait Found Beneath A Blue Period Masterpiece
A previously unknown painting by Pablo Picasso has emerged from the shadows of history, hidden for over a century beneath one of the artist’s earliest Blue Period masterpieces….
14 February 2025
Modigliani Portrait Found In Le Mans Flea Market Authenticated
The discovery of a lost masterpiece is always a popular read. However, the story becomes headline news when a painting by Amedeo Modigliani….
12 February 2025
Campaign Launched To Put Arts At The Heart Of UK Schools
In a bold move to revive the dwindling presence of arts education in British schools, a coalition of more than 20 UK organisations has unveiled Arts and Minds…
12 February 2025
Banksy Goat Artwork Removed From London Building Amid Refurbishment Plans
A mural by the elusive street artist Banksy has been removed from the side of a building in west London, sparking discussions about preserving urban art…
11 February 2025
David Geffen Sued By Billionaire Crypto Mogul Over Giacometti Sculpture
A legal battle is brewing with Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun suing billionaire media mogul David Geffen over the… Read More
6 February 2025
William S. Burroughs: Rare and Unseen Artworks On Show in London
William S. Burroughs, the maverick writer, artist, and cultural provocateur whose work defied convention, reshaping the landscape of 20th-century literature…
5 February 2025
Dame Tracey Emin: Investiture Ceremony Held At Buckingham Palace
King Charles III has appointed the artist Tracey Emin a Dame Commander for services to the arts at Buckingham Palace. The event took place earlier today (Tuesday, 4 February).
4 February 2025
Smithsonian Closes Diversity Office In Wake Of Trump Executive Order
In a move that has sent ripples through the US cultural sector, the Smithsonian Institution has shuttered its diversity office just days after President…
30 January 2025
Philip Guston’s Anti-Fascist Mural Restored And Unveiled In Mexico
After nearly a century, Philip Guston’s monumental mural, The Struggle Against Terrorism, has been meticulously restored…
29 January 2025
Mona Lisa: New Dedicated Room And Separate Ticketing Announced
President Macron visited the Louvre today to unveil an ambitious plan for the world’s most popular Museum, promising a “New Renaissance”….
28 January 2025