IS Outlaws Destroy World Heritage Site of Palmyra In Syria
Islamic State militants have blown up the Syrian World Heritage site of Palmyra. The ancient temple of Baalshamin, one of the most important ’Silk… Read More
24 August 2015
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Emily Jacir: Europa To Open At Whitechapel Gallery
The Whitechapel Gallery presents the first UK survey of artist Emily Jacir this autumn. Bringing together almost two decades of… Read More
24 August 2015
Dismaland: Some Miss The Point Of The Intentionally Miserable Farce
If the reports from varying news agencies are correct then something has gone seriously wrong with Bristol street artist Banksy’s… Read More
23 August 2015
Suspect Arrested By Dutch Police Over $17 Million Vincent Van Gogh Forgery
A 56-year-old man has been arrested by Dutch police after they believed the individual was attempting to sell a forgery… Read More
22 August 2015
London Art Calendar’s Fiery Re-ignition: What’s In Store For September 2015
August is a notoriously quiet month in London’s artistic calendar. A time of year witness to the widespread fleeing of… Read More
22 August 2015
Nazi-Looted Ernst Ferdinand Oehme Artworks Restituted To Jewish Heirs
After extensive research the German museum Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz has restituted two works of art by the Dresden Romantic painter Ernst… Read More
21 August 2015
Bridget Riley Juxtaposed With Portrait Sculpture At Frieze Masters
Tomasso Brothers Fine Art and Karsten Schubert announce a shared presentation at Frieze Masters, London, 14-18 October 2015 which brings… Read More
21 August 2015
Iconic Andy Warhol Paintings Disappear From Slovakia Warhol Museum
The Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art in Medzilaborce, Slovakia has for the first time publicly reported that two well known canvases… Read More
21 August 2015
GROUNDWORK: New Group Exhibition On Display At The New Art Centre
In line with the New Art Centre’s important history of supporting forward-thinking young artists, each artist represented in the group… Read More
20 August 2015
Ed Vaizey Places Export Bar On Topographical Watercolour By Thomas Davies
The very first eyewitness representation of Niagara Falls, a 1762 topographical watercolour by Thomas Davies, is at risk of being… Read More
20 August 2015
Banksy Dismaland A Real-life Sculpture Park For The Dispossessed
An ominous artist’s impression of the 21st century is depicted in a theme park created by the prophetic street artist Banksy,… Read More
20 August 2015
Herzog & de Meuron Win Prestigious 2015 RIBA Jencks Award
RIBA, (The Royal Institute of British Architects) has announced Herzog & de Meuron are the winners of the 2015 RIBA Jencks… Read More
20 August 2015
Richard Saltoun Gallery Surveys The Career Of Surrealist Artist Pierre Molinier
Richard Saltoun Gallery announces a solo exhibition of the career and unorthodox life of French Surrealist artist Pierre Molinier (b…. Read More
20 August 2015
Rodin Sculpture Theft: $300,000 Bust Missing From Copenhagen Museum
A sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) valued at $300,000 has been stolen from a Copenhagen Museum (Ny Carlsberg… Read More
20 August 2015
The Simpsons Creator Samuel Simon Collection To Be Sold At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s is offering fine art and memorabilia from the personal collection of creative genius and television legend Samuel “Sam” Simon… Read More
20 August 2015
NORTH: New Festival To Explore The Breadth Of Talent Within The Region
NORTH is a new initiative which aims to showcase and develop contemporary art in the North of England whilst provoking… Read More
20 August 2015
Prominent Archaeologist Beheaded By IS Militants In Palmyra Syria
Khaled al-Asaad the well respected Archaeologist who worked to preserve the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria for over 40 years… Read More
19 August 2015
Sinta Tantra Investigates Colour At Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery presents an investigation of the complex world of colour, Sinta Tantra’s Fantastic/Chromatic is a playful yet rigorous… Read More
19 August 2015
Annie Leibovitz: Portraits of Women Touring Exhibition Announced
An international touring exhibition of newly commissioned photographs by world- renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz focusing on portraits of women has been… Read More
19 August 2015
Contemporary Chinese Artists To display Monumental Works At Cass Sculpture Foundation
The Cass Sculpture Foundation is to present ‘A Beautiful Disorder’, the first major exhibition of newly commissioned outdoor sculpture by contemporary Chinese… Read More
19 August 2015
Department Of Culture Extend Export Bar On Northampton’s Sekhemka Statue
The UK department for culture has taken the unprecedented step of extending a deadline over the export of the Egyptian… Read More
19 August 2015
Joanna Kirk: New Exhibition To Open At Blain|Southern
Blain|Southern presents an exhibition of new large-scale works in pastel by Joanna Kirk. Fusing drawing and painting, Kirk is one… Read More
19 August 2015
New Banksy Installation Spotted In Weston-super-Mare
A new installation in Weston-super-Mare bearing all of the characteristics of a Banksy has been unveiled. The giant sculpture of a theme-park castle and… Read More
19 August 2015
Fiona Banner: New Exhibition To Open At Frith Street Gallery
Fiona Banner’s font is an amalgamation of typefaces she has worked with previously, through full stop sculptures and typeset and… Read More
18 August 2015
Exotic Creatures As Depicted By The Georgians Explored In New Exhibition
The Royal Pavilion, Brighton will explore how animals considered exotic by the Georgians and early Victorians were depicted, kept and presented in… Read More
18 August 2015
Nazi-Looted Hans Wertinger Painting Finally Restituted To Heirs
A Nazi-looted painting by Hans Wertinger has been restituted to the heirs of the Jewish art dealers Isaac Rosenbaum and… Read More
18 August 2015
Sophie Hill Unveils Year Of The Postcard Project At Stour Space
A new exhibition by the artist Sophie Hill titled, 365 @ Stour Space Year of the Postcard is unveiled on 3… Read More
18 August 2015
Indecent Art: Margaret Harrison’s Iconic Feminist Practice Exhibited At MIMA
It has been forty years since her brush with the law, now the humorous, immensely skilled and often rebellious Margaret… Read More
18 August 2015
British Museum: Fifteenth Must-See Destination On Lonely Planet’s Bucket List
The British Museum in London has made it onto the top 20 must-see global sites, alongside world heritage sites like the Taj… Read More
18 August 2015
Antony Gormley’s Event Horizon To Be Displayed In Hong Kong
Antony Gormley’s signature statues that the artist perches atop of buildings are soon to be installed in Hong Kong this… Read More
17 August 2015
Turner Prize Takes A Road Trip Across Scotland In 2015
The Turner Prize 2015, will take a trip across Scotland, as part of the event this year. The Travelling Gallery will take a… Read More
17 August 2015
Kamal Boullata: First London Exhibition In Over Three Decades At Berloni Gallery
This autumn, BERLONI will stage the first London exhibition of Kamal Boullata’s work since 1978. The acclaimed Jerusalem born artist… Read More
17 August 2015