Trump Eyes Up Culture Sector: What Could Be Ahead?
As speculation grows about Donald Trump’s return to the White House, questions loom over the future of arts funding in the United States…
22 January 2025
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JMW Turner Turns 250: Celebrating Britain’s Greatest Artist
Britain is poised for a landmark year in 2025 as institutions across the UK prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of JMW Turner…
21 January 2025
British Council Facing Debt Crisis Considers Art Collection Sell-off
The British Council is considering selling off its £200 million art collection due to debts incurred during the COVID crisis.
20 January 2025
Frieze Felix And Other LA Art Fairs Proceed Following Devastating Fires
Los Angeles’ premier art fairs, including Frieze Los Angeles, Felix, and several others, are set to go forward as planned next month despite the devastation caused by recent wildfires…
18 January 2025
Emergency Relief Fund Launched For Los Angeles Artists Impacted By Fire
A coalition of major arts organisations, philanthropists, and global institutions announced Thursday the creation of the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund…
16 January 2025
Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Discovered At School Heads To Auction
A long-lost sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth, one of Britain’s most celebrated modernist artists, was found last February in an… Read More
15 January 2025
Oliviero Toscani: Provocative Photography Visionary Dies Aged 82
The visionary photographer Oliviero Toscani, best known for his controversial photo campaigns for the Italian fashion brand Benetton, died aged 82…
15 January 2025
Just Stop Oil Protesters Charged Over Defacing Darwin’s Grave
Two environmental activists who sprayed chalk paint on Charles Darwin’s grave in Westminster Abbey, London…
14 January 2025
Robert Indiana: Love Sculpture Lego Set Unveiled
Lego has released a Pop Art Tribute to Robert Indiana’s Love sculpture in time for Valentine’s Day. The new “Love” Set…
13 January 2025
Getty Villa Threatened By Palisades Fire Remains Closed To Public
One of Los Angeles’ most prized cultural landmarks, the Getty Villa, has been closed to the public due to the rapidly spreading Palisades Fire….
8 January 2025
Art World Figures Named In King’s 2025 New Year Honours List
The King’s New Year Honours List is an essential and long-standing tradition where individuals throughout the United Kingdom are recognised for their outstanding contributions to society….
30 December 2024
World’s Oldest Ten Commandments Tablet Sells for $5.04m at Sotheby’s
The world’s oldest stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments has changed hands in a dramatic sale at Sotheby’s…
21 December 2024
Camille Claudel: €2m Bronze Discovered In Derelict Paris Apartment – Claudia Barbieri Childs
A rare version of an iconic bronze by the sculptor Camille Claudel, lost for over a century
19 December 2024
Louise Bourgeois: Towering Spider Returns To Tate Modern
Louise Bourgeois’s soaring spider sculpture Maman (1999) will return to Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall next spring in honour of the gallery’s 25th-anniversary…
17 December 2024
Banksy Unveils Cryptic Mural Of Mother And Child For Christmas
Banksy’s latest intervention mural revealed via Instagram has set social media ablaze with conjecture, provocation, and a rush to decode its meaning.
17 December 2024
Nadya Tolokonnikova: Pussy Riot Founder’s Exhibition in Austria Vandalised
A provocative installation by Nadya Tolokonnikova, cofounder of the Russian punk/anarchist collective Pussy Riot…
12 December 2024
Tate Modern Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Free Four-Day Festival
Tate Modern, the world-renowned museum of modern and contemporary art, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a four-day vibrant celebration…
10 December 2024
Pantone Reveals Mocha Mousse As 2025 Colour of the Year
As the calendar approaches Christmas, the design world prepares for Pantone’s Colour of the Year. Chosen by a secretive coterie of designers…
10 December 2024
ICA Hosts New Contemporaries Exhibition As Organisation Marks 75th Anniversary
The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London will open its doors to the latest edition of New Contemporaries’ annual exhibition, featuring works by 35 of the best emerging and early-career artists…
9 December 2024
Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers Realise $32.5 Million At Heritage Auctions
Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, a defining Hollywood artefact, has set a new benchmark record, fetching $32.5 million at Heritage Auctions on Saturday….
9 December 2024
Barbican Secures £191 Million for landmark renewal programme
The Barbican Centre, one of the keystones of London’s cultural life, has secured £191 million from the City of London Corporation…
7 December 2024
Venice Biennale Announces Koyo Kouoh As Artistic Director 2026
The Venice Biennale named Swiss-Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh as the artistic director of its 61st International Art Exhibition.
3 December 2024
Talks Over Parthenon Marbles Take Back Seat
Discussions between the British Museum and Greek officials on the possible reunification of the Parthenon Marbles in Athens are “well advanced,”
3 December 2024
Groucho Club: Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Rape
A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape amid an investigation into a reported sexual attack at the Groucho Club in central London.
1 December 2024
Notre Dame Reopens: First Look At Iconic Cathedral Post-Fire
Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the best examples of Gothic architecture and an iconic representatives of French heritage is about to open its doors….
29 November 2024
Banksy’s Well Hung Lover Mural Faces Uncertainty As Building Auctioned
One of Bristol’s most iconic and photographed Banksy artworks, Well Hung Lover, is about to enter a new chapter.
28 November 2024
Rare Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Faces UK Export Ban
A sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth, one of Britain’s most lauded 20th-century artists, has been placed under a temporary export bar…
28 November 2024
The Groucho Club Shuttered Amidst Serious Criminal Investigation
The Groucho Club, a Soho institution beloved by the media and arts elite, has temporarily closed its doors as the Metropolitan Police…
27 November 2024
Third Activist Charged Over Orange Powder Protest at Stonehenge
A third person has been charged in relation to a June protest at Stonehenge, during which the ancient monument was sprayed with orange powder….
21 November 2024
Bananas? Maurizio Cattelan’s Duct-Taped Comedian Fetches $6.2M at Sotheby’s
Comedian (2019)—Maurizio Cattelan’s infamous banana duct-taped to a wall—caper took the art world by storm, fetching $6.2 million
21 November 2024
$65.5m Monet Water lily Painting Leads Sotheby’s New York Autumn Sales
Sotheby’s November auctions in New York kicked off on November 18 with solid results across its Evening Sales. It amassed… Read More
20 November 2024
Landmark Archibald Knox Exhibition Opens On The Isle of Man
Archibald Knox is synonymous with turn-of-the-century Liberty London elegance and innovation in art and design. Next April, the Isle of Man-Knox’s homeland…
18 November 2024