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
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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
Tracey Emin Made A Dame In King’s Birthday Honours List
Tracey Emin, YBA Artist, born on July 3, 1963, in Croydon, London, has been given a Damehood in the King’s Birthday Honour list 2024.
14 June 2024
Brooklyn Museum Director’s Residence Targeted With Antisemitic Vandalism
Following weeks of pro-Palestinian protest at the Brooklyn Museum, Authorities are currently investigating a series of vandalism…
13 June 2024
Anya Gallaccio Selected As Artist For London’s AIDS Memorial
Artist Anya Gallaccio has been selected to create The AIDS Memorial in London. This poignant monument will be located on South Crescent, Store Street in Fitzrovia
12 June 2024
Vandalised: King Charles’ Red Portrait by Jonathan Yeo
Animal rights protesters have vandalised the first official portrait of King Charles III at the Philip Mould Gallery in central London.
11 June 2024
Christie’s Hack: RansomHub Attempts To Auction Client Data
In the latest development in the high-profile cyberattack on Christie’s auction house by the ransomware group RansomHub, new details about… Read More
9 June 2024
Van Gogh Sunflower Triptych Reunited In London After 125 Years
Two of Vincent van Gogh’s sunflower paintings, unseen together since their creation in 1889, will be reunited at the National Gallery later this year.
7 June 2024
Performance Artist Charged After Tagging Gustav Courbet’s L’Origine du Monde
Deborah De Robertis, a performance artist, has been charged with damage and theft of cultural property after tagging five artworks
3 June 2024
Korean Architect Minsuk Cho Unveils Serpentine Pavilion 2024
The 23rd Serpentine Pavilion, aptly named “Archipelagic Void,” is set to debut on 7 June 2024. This year’s Pavilion
3 June 2024
Yayoi Kusama: Giant Bronze Pumpkin Unveiled In Kensington Gardens
This summer, the Serpentine and The Royal Parks will unveil a monumental sculpture by the iconic Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. From July 9 to November 3, 2024…
1 June 2024
Christie’s Cyber Attack: RansomHub Claims Responsibility For Disrupting Spring Auctions
A group of cyber-extortionists known as RansomHub has claimed responsibility for hacking the website of Christie’s earlier this month, just before the marquee auction sales in New York.
28 May 2024
FBI Probes Sale of Suspected British Museum Artefacts to U.S. Buyers
The FBI is investigating the sale of hundreds of suspected stolen treasures from the British Museum to buyers in the United States.
27 May 2024
Stolen £5m Francis Bacon Painting Recovered by Spanish Police
Spanish Police have recovered a painting by the late Irish-born British painter Francis Bacon, valued at €5m (£4.2m), which was stolen from a Madrid home in 2015.
26 May 2024
Damien Hirst Under Fire Over Backdating Spot Paintings
Damien Hirst, the Turner Prize winning YBA artist known for his controversial works of dead animals in vitrines, is facing a backlash. A recent report…
23 May 2024
Taking Venice: New Documentary Reveals Untold Story Of 1964 Venice Biennale
Amei Wallach’s Taking Venice is a documentary that plunges us into the tumultuous and vibrant world of the 1964 Venice Biennale, but not in the way you might expect.
21 May 2024
British Museum Recovers A Further 268 Stolen Objects From Collection
The British Museum has made public the investigation and return of 268 objects that were either misplaced or pilfered from its collection.
20 May 2024
Christie’s And Sotheby’s Report Mixed Results For 2024 Spring Sales
Sotheby’s $227.9m Double-Header marked tentative start to New York Spring auctions with Strong Sell-Through Rate and Multiple Artist Records Offset… Read More
16 May 2024