Peter Doig Wins Authenticity Lawsuit Judge Reveals Chicago Verdict
A federal judge in Chicago has given his verdict on artist Peter Doig’s lengthy trial. The case concerned the authenticity of a painting. Judge… Read More
24 August 2016
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Zaha Hadid Solo Exhibition To Be Mounted At Serpentine In December
A solo exhibition of paintings, drawings and digital works by the late British/Iraqi Architect Zaha Hadid is to be mounted… Read More
23 August 2016
Karen Bradley Culture Secretary Plans To Increase Access To Arts and Culture
Karen Bradley the new Culture Secretary made her maiden speech last week, in Liverpool, setting out plans for a more inclusive… Read More
23 August 2016
Yves Klein: Tate Liverpool Mounts First UK Museum Solo In 20 Years
The UK’s first museum solo exhibition in more than 20 years of the French artist Yves Klein (1928-1962) will be presented… Read More
23 August 2016
Hague Trial: Fanatic Pleads Guilty To Destruction of Timbuktu Historic Monuments
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi an Islamic fanatic has pleaded guilty to war crimes for his part in the destruction of historic monuments in… Read More
22 August 2016
Listed Banksy Spy Booth Removed From Cheltenham Wall
Has Banksy’s artwork ‘Spy Booth’ been stolen? The listed mural in Cheltenham has certainly been removed. The work of art… Read More
22 August 2016
Shambolic Peter Doig Trial Exposed In Instagram Report By Loyola Condenser
This first-hand, in-depth account of the Peter Doig attribution trial currently in progress in Chicago has been chronicled by an Instagram user in… Read More
21 August 2016
Museums Association Ethics Committee Responds To Art Not Oil BP Sponsorship Report
The Museums Association Ethics Committee has responded to allegations published in a report (May 2016) by the Art Not Oil Coalition regarding the relationship between… Read More
21 August 2016
Alternative Rich List Celebrates Life-Rich British Artist Tony Plant
Who says you need money in the bank to be rich! Tony Plant a British artist is the latest person discovered for… Read More
20 August 2016
Unveiled: Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Masterpieces Go Digital
The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) has gone digital. Considered one of the finest collections of Western modern art outside Europe and North America, the… Read More
20 August 2016
Restitution Fail: Adam & Eve Cranach Panels To Remain In California
Two of the most famous paintings in the world, 16th-century panels depicting Adam & Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder are… Read More
19 August 2016
Jeff Koons Named As Artist At Center Of David Zwirner Lawsuit
Jeff Koons has turned out to be the “world-renowned artist” at the centre of a highly publicised lawsuit between the London/New York… Read More
19 August 2016
Tate’s Online Archive Project Reaches 3/4m Users Since Going Digital
The Tate’s Archives & Access project, a large-scale digitisation and outreach programme funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Tate, has… Read More
18 August 2016
Back to Banksy’s Dismaland One Year On Project Pays Tribute
One year on, some of the team behind Banksy’s Dismaland (24 Aug – 27 Sept 2015) are back with a new creative… Read More
18 August 2016
Is Marina Abramovic A Racist Colonial Or Just Out Of Touch
Marina Abramović’s new memoir, which is to be published in October, has caused a social media storm and people are… Read More
17 August 2016
New Museum Of London Architects And Design Team Revealed
Stanton Williams and Asif Khan working together with conservation architect Julian Harrap and landscape design consultants J&L Gibbons have been chosen… Read More
17 August 2016
Damien Hirst Last Supper Goes On Display At National Gallery Washington
A series of 13 monumental prints by the YBA artist Damien Hirst, entitled The Last Supper (1990) has been put on exhibit,… Read More
17 August 2016
Hackney Wick Gets Serious About Stopping Development Plans At Vittoria Wharf
Hackney Wick which has the highest concentration of artists per square foot in all of Europe is again under threat… Read More
16 August 2016
Appropriation In Art – Part of a Belief System By Edward Lucie- Smith
In recent years the word ‘appropriation’ has become a fashionable, obliquely commendatory term used in discussions of contemporary art. The implication is that… Read More
15 August 2016
Peter Blake Explores Alphabets Letters & Numbers At The De La Warr Pavilion
The De La Warr Pavilion is presenting an exhibition of Peter Blake’s Alphabets Letters & Numbers, comprising three print series, Alphabet (1991), An Alphabet (2007) and Appropriated… Read More
15 August 2016
Peter Doig: Nice Painting But Not By Me The Case Continues
A disputed painting has dragged the Scottish-born Canadian painter Peter Doig into the courtroom. The painting not only looks nothing like… Read More
14 August 2016
Photo Feature: Richard Long Walking A Labyrinth At Modern Art Oxford
Modern Art Oxford is soon to unveil its fourth exhibition ‘It’s Me to the World’ in KALEIDOSCOPE, a celebration of… Read More
13 August 2016
Art Exhibitions At St Stephen Walbrook London Autumn 2016
Brazilian artist Kim Poor will exhibit a series of paintings in various mediums, including her unique technique of glass fused on… Read More
13 August 2016
Rainer Crone Professor and Andy Warhol Expert Dies Aged 73
Rainer Crone a highly respected university academic emeritus of Contemporary Art and History of Film at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich
13 August 2016
Surrealist Dorothea Tanning’s Final Paintings To Be Exhibited In London
The Alison Jacques Gallery in London will be exhibiting the Surrealist Dorothea Tanning’s final paintings, which will be shown together… Read More
12 August 2016
British Museum Sculpture In Easter Island Restitution Bid
The British Museum is again the focus of an international campaign calling for the return of a sacred object. Chilean… Read More
12 August 2016
Penelope Curtis Former Director of Tate Britain To Curate At TEFAF Maastricht
TEFAF Maastricht, the world’s leading art and antiques fair, has announced that Penelope Curtis the former Director of Tate Britain will be… Read More
12 August 2016
Maggi Hambling Works On Paper Exhibition Announced For British Museum
A new show of works on paper by Maggi Hambling has been announced by the British Museum. Working across all media, in painting,… Read More
11 August 2016
Canadian Artist Jean-Paul Kelly Explored At Delfina Foundation This Autumn
New work by the Canadian artist, Jean-Paul Kelly is to be presented by the Delfina Foundation in September. Exploring the relationship between… Read More
11 August 2016
Contemporary Art Not Really Avant Garde Just Truly Irrational By Edward Lucie-Smith
Deep in August, gazing at the rather forlorn contemporary art landscape that is standard for this time of year, when major exhibition… Read More
11 August 2016
Ben Eine Creates Original Artwork For London Havana Club Pop-Up
A two-week pop-up events space, featuring original art by the internationally recognised Street Artist Ben Eine, which includes a bar… Read More
10 August 2016
Bella Easton A Journey Of Complementary Opposites New Exhibition
A new show in Mayfair of work by the remarkable Bella Easton develops, replicates and reflects on apparently straightforward scenes from… Read More
10 August 2016