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
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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
Antony Williams Wins NPG’s Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024
Antony Williams has been awarded the prestigious Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award by the National Portrait Gallery
12 July 2024
Rouen Cathedral Suffers Significant Fire Engulfing The Spire
Local authorities confirmed that a significant fire engulfed the spire of Rouen Cathedral, an iconic Gothic masterpiece in the French city of Rouen…
11 July 2024
Young V&A Wins Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024
Young V&A was announced as the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024 in a gala ceremony at the National Gallery in London last night.
11 July 2024
Ancient Marble Statue Of Hermes Unearthed In Roman Sewer
A 7-foot-tall marble statue of the Greek God Hermes has been unearthed in an ancient Roman sewer in the Bulgarian… Read More
9 July 2024
Labour Commits To Recharging Invaluable Creative Industries
Sir Keir Starmer has reaffirmed the Labour Government’s commitment to the arts, by unveiling a comprehensive strategy to bolster the UK’s creative industries.
6 July 2024
Historic British Museum Reading Room Reopens to Public
The British Museum’s renowned Reading Room, a cornerstone of London’s intellectual history, has officially reopened its doors to the public.
3 July 2024
Banksy Revealed As Mastermind Behind Inflatable Migrant Boat At Glasto
Banksy has been revealed as the mastermind behind the inflatable boat filled with migrant dummies crowd surfing at Glastonbury.
30 June 2024
Marina Abramović: Unveils Seven Minute Silence Peace Intervention At Glastonbury
In a high-profile intervention, performance artist Marina Abramović has created a seven-minute silence work for peace at Glastonbury…
29 June 2024
Sackler Family: US Supreme Court Lifts Civil Liability Protections
In a landmark decision on Thursday, the US Supreme Court ruled against granting the Sackler family legal protections….
28 June 2024
Original Harry Potter Cover Art Sells for $1.9m at Sotheby’s
The original watercolour illustration for the cover of the first Harry Potter book has fetched $1.9 million, shattering the previous record by nearly fourfold.
28 June 2024
Kazuyuki Takezaki: Japanese Landscape Painter Dies aged 48
Kazuyuki Takezaki, a painter known for his ethereal, blurred landscapes that capture the impermanence of the natural world, died
26 June 2024
Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024 Replacing BP Portrait Award – Shortlist Announced
LONDON — The prestigious Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award, previously known as the BP Portrait Award, returns to the National Portrait Gallery…
24 June 2024
Film London Jarman Award 2024 Shortlist Announced
From dreamlike explorations of nocturnal women working to intricate narratives delving into migration, gender, censorship, crime…
20 June 2024
Just Stop Oil Activists Target Stonehenge with Orange Powder Paint
In yet another redundant gestural protest, two Just Stop Oil activists have targeted the iconic Stonehenge with orange powder paint.
19 June 2024
Three UK Nationals Charged In $2.7 Million NFT Scam
The FBI has charged three British men with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in connection with an alleged NFT scam
18 June 2024
Peggy Guggenheim: Modern Art Masterpieces Return To Petersfield
This summer, Petersfield is hosting some of the most significant works from one of the 20th century’s most esteemed modern art collectors
18 June 2024