Leonard A. Lauder: Visionary Art Patron Dies Aged 92
Leonard A. Lauder (1933–2025): the venerable collector, philanthropist, and driving force behind the Estée Lauder empire, has died at 92…. Read More
16 June 2025
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Sting Launches Baltic’s £10m Endowment Fund with Major Donation
Gateshead, UK – Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art has received a transformative donation from North East music legend Sting, marking… Read More
12 June 2025
Simon Wallis OBE Appointed To Lead Royal Academy Of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts has named Simon Wallis OBE as its new Secretary and Chief Executive, marking a pivotal moment for the… Read More
6 June 2025
Adrien Brody Made in America: A Mixed-Media Pastiche Salad
Adrien Brody, the Oscar-winning actor, has spent the past decade layering paint, newspaper clippings, and graffiti onto canvases in a… Read More
5 June 2025
Damien Hirst At 60 Vows To Create Fresh Work For 200 Years
Damien Hirst reveals plans for posthumous artworks in a characteristically provocative interview with The Times, the YBA casually dropped that he… Read More
29 May 2025
Alan Yentob: Arts Broadcaster And BBC 1 Controller Dies Aged 78
Alan Yentob, the respected BBC broadcaster, documentary filmmaker, and arts champion, has passed away aged 78. Over a career spanning… Read More
25 May 2025
Jim Morrison: Missing Père Lachaise Cemetery Bust Found After 37 Years
After thirty-seven years of being passed off in the underworld, a stolen marble bust of Jim Morrison has resurfaced in… Read More
21 May 2025
Cate Blanchett To Co-Host Serpentine Summer Party’s 25th Anniversary
London, UK – The Serpentine Galleries’ annual Summer Party, the capital’s most anticipated cultural soirée since its launch in 2000, marks… Read More
15 May 2025
Tilda Swinton Curates Marianna Kennedy’s Supersonic Mediaeval At Christie’s Paris
Christie’s Paris has transformed into an immersive stage for Marianna Kennedy’s visionary artistry, guided by the singular imagination of Tilda Swinton. Supersonic Mediaeval invites visitors… Read More
7 May 2025
Dara Birnbaum: Media Art Pioneer And Broadcast Image Deconstructor Dies
Dara Birnbaum (1946–2025), who passed away last week, spent five decades laying siege to the apparatus of television, rewriting its… Read More
4 May 2025
Richard Long Creates Monumental Mud Work For National Gallery’s Bicentennial
A sweeping five-metre disc of River Avon mud now dominates the entrance to the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing, marking the… Read More
28 April 2025
Zurab Tsereteli: Controversial Russian Artist Dies Aged 91
Zurab Tsereteli, the Georgian-born sculptor whose colossal, often contentious works became fixtures of Moscow’s skyline and landmarks worldwide, has died… Read More
26 April 2025
Antoni Gaudí Formally Declared Venerable In Vatican’s Sainthood Process
Antoni Gaudí, the mystic master of Catalan Modernism, has taken an unexpected step—not in architecture, but in ecclesiastical ascent. This… Read More
23 April 2025
King To Exhibit Original Artwork In Royal Drawing School Anniversary Show
King Charles III, custodian of the renowned Royal Collection—one of the world’s most significant private art holdings—is set to reveal… Read More
23 April 2025
Max Kozloff: New York Art Critic And Artist Dies Aged 91
Max Kozloff (1933–2025): A Visionary Critic, Artist, and Chronicler of Modernity New York, NY — Max Kozloff, the incisive critic,… Read More
10 April 2025
Val Kilmer: Tribute to the Actor And Artist (1959–2025) Obituary
Val Kilmer, a fiercely original actor and visual artist, has died at age 65. He was best known for his… Read More
8 April 2025
Christophe Cherix Named New Director of MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has appointed Christophe Cherix as its next David Rockefeller Director, marking a pivotal transition… Read More
31 March 2025
British Museum: New Trustees To Include Claudia Winkleman and Dr Tiffany Jenkins
The British Museum has announced new trustee appointments—five well-known figures from disciplines including history, journalism, and broadcasting who are quietly… Read More
26 March 2025
Bloomberg Donates £20m Plus Artefacts To London Museum
Bloomberg Philanthropies, an American philanthropic group, have offered the London Museum a generous gift: A record £20 million and over… Read More
18 March 2025
Jack Vettriano: Self-Taught Scottish Magic Realist Painter Has Died Aged 73
Jack Vettriano, a popular Scottish painter who created memorable works reproduced by ‘Athena’ as posters in the 1990s, has died… Read More
4 March 2025
Arte Povera Pioneer Michelangelo Pistoletto Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Italian artist and Arte Povera pioneer Michelangelo Pistoletto has been nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, recognising his lifelong… Read More
1 March 2025
Lubaina Himid to Represent UK at 2026 Venice Biennale
Renowned British artist and Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid has been selected to represent the UK at the 61st Venice… Read More
25 February 2025
In the Mood for Love: Hockney in London, 1960–1963
David Hockney’s early years in London were a time of explosive creativity, personal discovery, and artistic daring. In the Mood for… Read More
14 February 2025
Christo and Jeanne-Claude The Gates Celebrated With New York Exhibition
New York’s The Shed will host a major retrospective celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Gates, the monumental public art installation… Read More
13 February 2025
Sir Grayson Perry Revealed As Kingfisher On The Masked Singer
Artist and national treasure Sir Grayson Perry was unveiled as the celebrity behind the Kingfisher mask on Saturday night’s edition… Read More
1 February 2025
Pyotr Pavlensky: Fashion Inspired By Artwork And Practice Hits Paris
Paris: A/POLITICAL presented the highly anticipated debut runway show of Coucou Bebe 75018, TESTOSTERONE, during Paris Fashion Week at the… Read More
30 January 2025
Marina Tabassum To Design Serpentine’s 2025 Pavilion
The Serpentine has announced that Bangladeshi architect and educator Marina Tabassum and her firm, Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA), will design… Read More
28 January 2025
Martina Droth Appointed New Director At Yale Center for British Art
Yale President Maurie McInnis has announced that Martina Droth, an art historian and curator who has served in a series… Read More
21 January 2025
David Lynch: Influential Director And Artist, Dies Aged 78
David Lynch was not only an Oscar-nominated filmmaker but also a painter, actor, photographer and musician. He cultivated a Surrealist… Read More
16 January 2025
Julie Mehretu Honoured With France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The celebrated Ethiopian-born artist Julie Mehretu, known for her dynamic abstractions and deep engagement with contemporary social and political themes,… Read More
13 January 2025
Jocelyn Wildenstein Art World Socialite Known for Her Plastic Surgery Dies
The Swiss-born billionaire/socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein, who transcended tabloid headlines, has died aged 84. Her dramatic life and surgically altered visage… Read More
4 January 2025
Kathleen Soriano Named Interim Director of Hastings Contemporary
Kathleen Soriano has been named interim Director of Hastings Contemporary beginning January 2025. The new head is an independent curator,… Read More
19 December 2024