Clyfford Still Museum Agrees To Loan Royal Academy Nine Iconic Paintings
The Clyfford Still Museum in Denver Colorado has agreed to loan the Royal Academy an unprecedented nine major paintings from the… Read More
13 April 2016
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Royal Academy Announces First Major UK Abstract Expressionism Exhibition For Sixty Years
The first major exhibition of Abstract Expressionism to be held in the UK in almost six decades. With over 150… Read More
12 April 2016
Emma Ridgway Appointed Modern Art Oxford’s New Head of Programmes
Emma Ridgway has been appointed Modern Art Oxford’s new Head of Programmes. She replaces Sally Shaw who moves to Director of Firstsite, Colchester…. Read More
12 April 2016
Contentious Nahmad Modigliani Masterpiece: Geneva storage Facility Raided By Authorities
Back in 2014 Artlyst reported that Amedeo Modigliani’s Seated Man with a Cane, a 1918 painting that was allegedly stolen… Read More
11 April 2016
Darren Coffield Talks To Artlyst About Exhibiting With Francis Bacon
Darren Coffield was born in London in 1969. He studied at Goldsmiths College, Camberwell School of Art and the Slade… Read More
11 April 2016
Major Picasso Portrait Exhibition Announced By London’s National Portrait Gallery
London’s National Portrait Gallery has announced a major exhibition of portraits by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) opening this October. All phases of… Read More
11 April 2016
Smithsonian Decides Today Whether To Open A London Satellite Branch
Back in 2015 ithe Guardian reported that The Smithsonian Institution was considering opening their first location outside the US, on the former Olympic… Read More
11 April 2016
Republican Presidential Hopeful Ted Cruz Introduces Stolen Nazis Art Restitution Bill
Ted Cruz the US Republican Senator and hopeful in the next presidential election, has been joined by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chuck… Read More
10 April 2016
Empty Art College Studios Explored In New Paintings By Paul Winstanley
New paintings and prints by the British artist Paul Winstanley, depicting the interiors of British art schools, are on exhibition… Read More
10 April 2016
Ben Rivers Awarded The Second EYE Art & Film Prize 2016
The British artist and filmmaker Ben Rivers has been announced as the second winner of the EYE Art & Film Prize 2016 at… Read More
9 April 2016
Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Sued For $45m Over Disputed Drag Self Portraits
Bobby Miller the cult photographer and poet has filed a $65 million claim against the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, as well as several… Read More
8 April 2016
MacDougall’s Announces The Creation Of New Department Of International Photography
MacDougall Arts has had over ten years of experience in the art market, with a successful track record of specialist Russian… Read More
8 April 2016
BP Portrait Award 2016 Reveals Shortlisted Artists For £30k Prize
The BP Portrait Award 2016 at the National Portrait Gallery, London, has unveiled the three shortlisted artists for the prestigious 2016 prize,… Read More
7 April 2016
Richard Wilson Explores Artist Duos For 248th RA Summer Exhibition
The British sculptor and Royal Academician Richard Wilson who is to coordinate this year’s Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition has… Read More
7 April 2016
Art Night New Contemporary Arts Festival Will Transform London
Art Night is a new annual contemporary arts festival that will transform London for one unforgettable night on 2 July 2016…. Read More
6 April 2016
Auctionata Accused Of Shill Bidding And Other Trade Violations
The Berlin-based online art auction company Auctionata has been accused of shill bidding and other trade violations. The German business magazine Wirtschaftswoche has revealed… Read More
6 April 2016
Ai Weiwei To Donate 10% Of Exhibition Takings To Greek Refugee Crisis
A major exhibition of the Chinese dissident artist and activist Ai Weiwei has been announced by the Museum of Cycladic Art (MCA) in Athens. Ai… Read More
6 April 2016
Photo London 2016 Announces Details Of Public Talks Programme
Photo London today announced details of the public talks that will take place at Somerset House from 18 – 22… Read More
5 April 2016
£100,000 Freelands Foundation Artist Award Announced For Mid-career Female Artists
A new annual art prize has been announced by the Freelands Foundation. The Freelands Artist Award will enable a regional… Read More
5 April 2016
Royal College Of Art Seeks Long Lost David Bowie Postcard
This Sunday, 10 April, the highly anticipated launch of RCA Secret, the annual selling event, takes place. Each year well known… Read More
4 April 2016
Ana Milenkovic First London Solo Show Announced By PayneShurvell Gallery
Ana Milenkovic works across a wide range of media to create art that evokes surprising, provoking and multi-layered meanings. In the open-ended… Read More
4 April 2016
Activists Target British Museum’s Links With Oil Giant BP
Anti BP Oil Activists staged a demonstration inside London’s leading museum yesterday in protest of the institutions continuing sponsorship with… Read More
4 April 2016
Art Auctioned To Benefit HIV & AIDS Staying Alive Foundation
Over 92 compelling artworks are to be offered in support of on-the-ground HIV & AIDS initiatives on behalf of the MTV RE:DEFINE Staying… Read More
3 April 2016
Pivotal Rothko Painting Goes Under The Hammer At Christie’s
Christie’s Evening Sale of Post-War & Contemporary Art on May 10, is lead by Mark Rothko’s important 1957 canvas, No. 17. It carries… Read More
2 April 2016
Spencer Tunick: Profoundly Moved By An Excessive Naked Presence In Hull
The one thing that can be relied on as soon as the sun timidly emerges from behind the clouds is that the great British public will instantly strip off
1 April 2016
Architect Dame Zaha Hadid Dies Of Heart Attack In Miami
The Iraqi born British Architect Dame Zaha Hadid, (31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) whose work included the London Olympic Aquatic Centre, has died of a heart attack
31 March 2016
Gavin Nolan To Unveil New Paintings At Charlie Smith London
A new exhibition of Gavin Nolan’s recent paintings depicting versions of historical figures opens at Charlie Smith London 14 April…. Read More
31 March 2016
Florentijn Hofman: Brazil Stole My Rubber Ducky Idea
Florentijn Hofman the Dutch artist famous for sailing giant yellow rubber ducks in waterways like the Thames and Hong Kong… Read More
31 March 2016
Spencer Tunick To Create Mass Nude Photograph In Hull This Summer
The American artist Spencer Tunick known for mass nude-in photo shoots is to stage a mass gathering to celebrate Hull’s year as… Read More
30 March 2016
Shanghai Project Names Hans Ulrich Obrist And Yongwoo Lee As Artistic Directors
Hans Ulrich Obrist of London’s Serpentine Galleries and Yongwoo Lee from The Shanghai Himalayas Museum have been named as the artistic directors of the inaugural edition of… Read More
30 March 2016
Art Below To Feature Three Artists At The Other Art Fair In April
Art Below will feature the work of an eclectic group of 3 artists at The Other Art Fair at Victoria… Read More
30 March 2016
Judy Chicago Unveils New Exhibition At Musée d’art Contemporain de Bordeaux
A new exhibition of work by the Feminist artist Judy Chicago titled, Why Not Judy Chicago? in France provides an overview… Read More
30 March 2016