Apollo Magazine Bought By GB News Hedge Fund Magnate Paul Marshall
Paul Marshall, the co-owner of right-wing news channel GB News, has added the prestigious art journal Apollo to his growing media stable….
12 September 2024
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Vincent van Gogh Exhibition Marks 200th Anniversary Of National Gallery
The National Gallery in London is celebrating its 200th anniversary with a landmark exhibition of Vincent van Gogh’s work…
11 September 2024
Rebecca Horn Inventive Installation and Performance Artist Dies Aged 80
Rebecca Horn RA, a pioneering German installation artist and filmmaker, has died (September 6th, 2024), aged 80.
8 September 2024
Claudette Johnson Commissioned For New Transport for London Mural
Brixton Underground station commission by the celebrated British artist and 2024 Turner Prize nominee Claudette Johnson.
5 September 2024
£6m Watteau Painting Once Owned By Walpole Receives Export Ban
A temporary export bar has been placed on Le Rêve de L’Artiste by Jean-Antoine Watteau. The historic painting once belonged to Britain’s first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole…
2 September 2024
Peter Doig Calls For Art Market Transparency Criticising Secondary Market Profits
The artist Peter Doig, whose work has fetched staggering sums at auction, has voiced his frustration over the lack of transparency in the art market, particularly regarding the secondary market.
1 September 2024
WASPS Studios From Idealism To Big Business – Clare Henry
Scotland’s hot topic is the hike in the cost of WASPS STUDIOS. Set up in 1977 by artists for artists, for almost 50 years, WASPS (short for Workshop & Artists Studio Provision Scotland)
1 September 2024
Bankrupt Boy Scouts of America Art Collection To Be Auctioned Off
Boy Scouts of America art collection to be auctioned compensating survivors of childhood sexual abuse within the Scouts.
30 August 2024
Khaleb Brooks To Create London Memorial Marking Transatlantic Slavery
Khaleb Brooks has been announced as the winner of a prestigious competition to design a Memorial to Victims of Transatlantic Slavery, which will be unveiled in London in 2026….
25 August 2024
Shepard Fairey Unveils New Forward Poster Featuring Kamala Harris
Shepard Fairey has released his first Presidency-themed artwork in over a decade with the latest Kamala Harris poster FORWARD.
23 August 2024
William Blake: Historic Cottage Faces Urgent Restoration Effort
Blake’s cottage, nestled in the coastal village of Felpham, West Sussex, once home to the visionary poet and artist William Blake
22 August 2024
Frank Lloyd Wright: Iconic Price Tower Faces Uncertain Future
The Price Tower, an iconic skyscraper designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, is facing closure just 18 months after being purchased…
21 August 2024
Scottish Art Institutions Unite In Bid For Survival
First, the good news. As it approaches its 150th anniversary, the artists collective, PAISLEY ART INSTITUTE (PAI), has cause for celebration…..
20 August 2024
Firefighters Battle Blaze At Somerset House In Central London
A significant fire has broken out at Somerset House in central London, prompting a large-scale response from emergency services. Around 125 firefighters and 20 fire engines have been deployed…
17 August 2024
Rothko Chapel in Houston Closes Indefinitely Due to Hurricane Damage
The Rothko Chapel, a revered non-denominational sanctuary in Houston, Texas, sustained significant damage from Hurricane Beryl…
15 August 2024
British Museum Admits To Legal Breach In Handling Missing Artefacts
The British Museum has acknowledged that it violated UK laws governing the preservation of national treasures following an internal investigation… Read More
13 August 2024
Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024 NPG Unveils Shortlist
The National Portrait Gallery in London has announced the shortlist for the prestigious Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2024.
13 August 2024
Sackler Name To Remain On Harvard Museums
Harvard University has officially decided not to remove the Sackler name from one of three University art museums and another campus building.
11 August 2024
Latest Banksy Animal Murals London Location Guide
The mysterious and elusive street artist Banksy has captivated the world with his thought-provoking and often controversial stencil artworks.
11 August 2024
Banksy’s Wolf Heist: A Brief History Of His Other Stolen Artworks
A fourth Banksy artwork, unveiled in London today, appears to have been stolen. The work was shared on Instagram on Thursday.
8 August 2024
Yayoi Kusama: TFL Unveils Monumental Sculpture At Liverpool Street Station
The City of London Corporation, has unveiled a monumental new sculpture by internationally renowned artist Yayoi Kusama
7 August 2024
Banksy Elephant Mural is His Second in Twenty-Four Hours
The British street artist Banksy has revealed his second animal-themed mural within 24 hours. The latest piece, featuring two elephants peering out from blocked windows
6 August 2024
Banksy Unveils New Artwork In Leafy Richmond Southwest London
The elusive street artist Banksy has unveiled a new piece on the side of a building in leafy Kew Green, Richmond, southwest London…
5 August 2024
Egon Schiele: Nazi-Looted Portrait’s Ownership Resolved
In a landmark decision, the ownership of an Egon Schiele drawing, “Portrait of the Artist’s Wife, 1917,” has finally been resolved by a judge in Rochester, New York.
5 August 2024
Constantin Brâncuși: Targu Jiu Ensemble Joins UNESCO World Heritage List
The Targu Jiu Ensemble, a remarkable collection of modernist sculptures by Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși, has been officially added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
31 July 2024
Stonehenge Tunnel Project: Chancellor Rachel Reeves Scraps Contentious Scheme
The UK government has officially cancelled the controversial Stonehenge tunnel project, which aimed to construct a two-mile tunnel near the iconic prehistoric monument.
29 July 2024
Just Stop Oil Activists Guilty of Criminal Damage After Soup Attack On Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland, both 22, Just Stop Oil activists, have been found guilty of criminal damage after throwing tomato soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”
28 July 2024
Andy Warhol’s Epic Silent Film Empire Celebrates 60 Years With Screening
The Pop artist turned filmmaker Andy Warhol, along with the avant-garde artist Jonas Mekas, embarked on a cinematic experiment on 25 July 1964
28 July 2024
Anne Imhof: Homophobic Vandalism Destroys Six Austrian Billboards
Six billboards by renowned German artist Anne Imhof were vandalized in what she described as an “act of violent aggression” on July 23…
24 July 2024
How Three Loaned Masterpieces From Berlin State Museums Wound Up For Sale At Gagosian
The shadowy sale of three significant 20th-century American paintings on permanent loan to Berlin’s State Museums has sparked an international outcry.
23 July 2024
DISARM: Fiona Banner Debuts Global Art Project In Major Cities
CIRCA has announced a new commission titled ‘DISARM’ by British artist Fiona Banner, known as The Vanity Press.
16 July 2024
Sycamore Gap Tree Honoured With National Trust Print Edition
A new collection of five bespoke prints, titled ‘Heartwood,’ crafted from the trunk of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree….
15 July 2024