Important Neon Artworks From Emin To Kosuth Exhibited At Blackpool’s Grundy
A major new exhibition bringing together some of the most important neon artworks from the 1960s to the present day is… Read More
9 August 2016
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Sotheby’s Reports Strong Second-quarter Despite Market Turmoil
Sotheby’s has made it out of the second quarter with a profit! It reported second-quarter net income, which amounted to $88.6… Read More
9 August 2016
Frank Zappa Estate Goes Under The Hammer At Julien’s Auctioneers
When Gail Zappa, wife of Frank Zappa and executor of the Zappa Family Trust died last October, at age 70, It was always… Read More
9 August 2016
Keith Haring Mural At Risk As Tenants Evicted From New York Building
A mural Keith Haring painted over three floors in the stairwell of an old convent in 1983 or 84 is at… Read More
8 August 2016
New Francis Bacon Exhibition Announced By Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
A new exhibition of the work of Francis Bacon titled Francis Bacon: From Picasso to Velázquez has been announced by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao…. Read More
8 August 2016
Wallace Collection Presents Series Of Site-specific Works By Britain’s Tom Ellis
The Wallace Collection is presenting a series of new site-specific works by British artist Tom Ellis (b.1973), this September. The… Read More
8 August 2016
Syria Explored In A Living History At The Aga Khan Museum Toronto
A new exhibition Syria: A Living History will open at The Aga Khan Museum Toronto on October 15, 2016. The exhibition brings together over… Read More
7 August 2016
Sotheby’s To Launch Online Video Platform To Focus On Leading Museums
The world’s leading museums are the focus of a new online platform developed by Sotheby’s which will promote video content created by many major institutions. The… Read More
7 August 2016
Stolen Albrecht Duerer Engraving Returned To Stuttgart Museum
A long lost Albrecht Duerer engraving titled “Mary crowned by an angel” dating from 1520 has been returned to the Staatsgalerie Art Museum in Stuttgart. The… Read More
6 August 2016
Damien Hirst Plagiarised My Pill Bracelet Says Canadian Artist Colleen Wolstenholme
YBA Artist Damien Hirst is in the process of being sued by the Canadian artist and jewelry designer Colleen Wolstenholme… Read More
6 August 2016
Anthology Art Prize Won By RCA Graduate Eva Masterman
Eva Masterman is the winner of the 2016 Anthology Art Competition, sponsored by CHARLIE SMITH LONDON. The prize giving took place last… Read More
5 August 2016
Important Hans Coper Modernist Bowl Saved For The Nation
An important ceramic bowl by the iconic German born British potter Hans Coper (1920 – 1981) has been saved for the… Read More
5 August 2016
Garage Museum St Petersburg To Showcases Nine Emerging Russian Artists
Building on its regional program, Garage will open its first exhibition on New Holland Island in St Petersburg. The exhibition runs… Read More
4 August 2016
Tony Cragg Presents Largest UK Exhibition At Yorkshire Sculpture Park Next Spring
The Turner Prize winning British sculptor Tony Cragg is presenting his largest UK exhibition ever, at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park inMarch… Read More
4 August 2016
Luc Tuymans: People Wearing Glasses Explored At The National Portrait Gallery
The Belgian Artist Luc Tuymans is to display a selection of paintings at the National Portrait Gallery this autumn, it was announced… Read More
3 August 2016
JMW Turner Paintings Return To Tate Britain After World Tour
A number of important paintings by the British artist JMW Turner have returned home to Tate Britain following a major… Read More
3 August 2016
Should Tate Britain Be Turned Into The Long-overdue Turner Gallery?
Edward Lucie-Smith’s excellent article in Artlyst posed the problem of what to do with Tate Britain, now that Tate Modern… Read More
3 August 2016
Iraqi Artist Dia Al-Azzawi To Launch Retrospective In Doha
A major retrospective of the work of Dia Al-Azzawi is to take place simultaneously at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art… Read More
2 August 2016
Joseph Beuys: Major Drawings Exhibition Launches At National Galleries Scotland
A major new exhibition devoted to the drawings of the German artist Joseph Beuys is a highlight of the summer programme… Read More
2 August 2016
Juergen Teller To Curate Major Exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe’s Photography
The UK based, German photographer Juergen Teller is to curate an exhibition of work by Robert Mapplethorpe, to coincide with what would… Read More
2 August 2016
Beyond Caravaggio: National Gallery Announces Major UK Autumn Exhibition
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610) will be exhibited in the first major show in the UK to explore the work of… Read More
1 August 2016
Frank Cohen Joins Fortnum & Mason For Massive Art Takeover
Collector Frank Cohen is to collaborate with the Fortnum & Mason food emporium to present a pop-up, takeover art event,… Read More
1 August 2016
Bruce McLean’s Powerful, Fluid and Painterly Ceramics Exhibition
The New Art Centre is presenting an exhibition of ceramics by the Scottish artist Bruce McLean. The show is comprised… Read More
1 August 2016
China Returns As Global Art Market Leader For Second Time
According to thierry Ehrmann, Artprice’s CEO, China has returned as the global art market leader. The comprehensive report released on… Read More
1 August 2016
David Shrigley And Sadiq Khan Launch London Is Open To All Campaign
Ten artists have been chosen to display artworks on sites across the London Tube network, as part of Art on the Underground’s latest campaign… Read More
30 July 2016
Rauschenberg’s Iconic Goat Set For UK Return After 52 Year Hiatus
Assembled from materials including a stuffed angora goat, a rubber tyre, a tennis ball and a shoe heel, Robert Rauschenberg’s iconic… Read More
29 July 2016
Feminist Avant Garde Of The 1970s Explored At The Photographers’ Gallery
Feminist Avant Garde of the 1970s is an expansive exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery, comprising forty-eight international female artists and over 150… Read More
29 July 2016
Brexit: Not The Only Big Split In The Art World By Edward Lucie-Smith
August is nearly here – the time when the contemporary art world in London begins its annual snooze, to wake up,… Read More
28 July 2016
Glenn Brown: Appropriating And Reconfiguring Works Fondation Vincent Van Gogh Arles
The British painter and sculptor Glenn Brown is one of the most important and yet often overlooked artists of his… Read More
28 July 2016
Edinburgh Art Festival Prepares To Open Vital 2016 Event
The Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) one of the high points of the Summer art season, opens tomorrow presenting work by… Read More
27 July 2016
Luc Tuymans To Curate Major James Ensor Exhibition At The RA
London’s RA has announced the first major exhibition of James Ensor’s (1860-1949) work to be held in the UK in… Read More
27 July 2016
Christie’s Suffers A 38% Mid-Year Sales Slump Signalling Art Market Contraction
The mid-year reports from Christie’s has shown a 38% drop in sales illustrating a contraction in the buoyant art market…. Read More
27 July 2016