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
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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
Andrew McIntosh Patrick Fine Art Society Director Dies Aged 90
Andrew McIntosh Patrick, a colossus in the London art world whose career helped change the face of British art and… Read More
17 December 2024
BAISHUI: Stunning Installations Reflect The Eternal Cycles Of Water – Art Basel Miami Beach
Based in Shanghai and Hong Kong, BAISHUI is a multi-media visual and installation artist whose practice transcends boundaries. She brings… Read More
12 December 2024
Jasleen Kaur Scoops 40th Turner Prize At Tate Britain
And the 2024 Turner Prize goes to Jasleen Kaur. This year, the prize was presented by the actor James Norton… Read More
3 December 2024
Candida Gertler Co-founder Of The Outset Contemporary Art Fund Resigns
Candida Gertler, who co-founded the Outset Contemporary Art Fund in June 2003, has resigned from the organisation’s board of trustees…. Read More
28 November 2024
Anselm Kiefer: Amsterdam Exhibition Unites Stedelijk Museum And Van Gogh Museum
A monumental work by the German artist Anselm Kiefer, reaching no less than 24 metres in length, will be given pride of place in an exhibition of landmarks opening next spring in Amsterdam. In an unprecedented collaboration, the Van Gogh Museum… Read More
28 November 2024
Liz Gilmore Steps Down As Director of Hastings Contemporary
Liz Gilmore, the Director of Hastings Contemporary, is stepping down from her role after 14 years to become CEO of… Read More
20 November 2024
Miren Arzalluz Named New Director General of Guggenheim Bilbao
The Board of Trustees of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao has announced that Miren Arzalluz has been appointed Director General following… Read More
12 November 2024
Keith Haring: Subway Drawings Head For Sotheby’s Auction Block
In the early 1980s, Keith Haring took his practice underground into the New York City subway system, at a time when the city was alive… Read More
30 October 2024
Egon Schiele: Bronze Death Mask Goes Under The Hammer
Update: A rare bronze death mask of the Austrian Expressionist painter Egon Schiele has sold at Sloane Street Auctions in… Read More
22 October 2024
Tracey Emin Tells Louis Theroux Damien Hirst Peaked In His 40s
In an exclusive interview with Louis Theroux, artist Tracey Emin stated that male artists like Damien Hirst peaked in their… Read More
15 October 2024
Denzil Forrester Wins Prestigious Robson Orr TenTen Award 2024
The British artist Denzil Forrester has been named the recipient of the prestigious Robson Orr TenTen Award for 2024, as… Read More
8 October 2024
Nan Goldin Shoots Debbie Harry For Gucci Cruise Campaign
Gucci’s latest campaign, “We Will Always Have London,” was launched worldwide this week. It includes images and films by Nan… Read More
28 September 2024
Jame St Findlay Wins £30k Claridge’s Royal Academy Schools Art Prize
Jame St Findlay, a recent graduate of the Royal Academy Schools, has been named the prestigious Claridge’s Royal Academy Schools… Read More
27 September 2024
Paul Smith Launches New Art Exhibition Space In Albemarle Street
Fashion Designer Paul Smith is opening a new exhibition Space in Albemarle Street in time for Frieze Week. Since the… Read More
26 September 2024
Royal Academy’s Axel Rüger Appointed New Director Of The Frick
Axel Rüger, secretary and chief executive of the Royal Academy of Arts, is leaving his position for the role of… Read More
20 September 2024
Norman Ackroyd RA Master Printmaker Has Died Aged 86
Norman Ackroyd, RA, one of Britain’s leading landscape artists and master printmakers, died on 16 September, 2024, at the age… Read More
18 September 2024
Richard Pettibone Artist and Pioneer of Appropriation Art Dies Aged 86
Richard Pettibone, an American artist known for his miniature paintings of modern and contemporary art, has died at the age… Read More
14 September 2024
Daria Blum: Winner Claridge’s Royal Academy Schools Art Prize Unveils Exhibition
Daria Blum is presenting a solo exhibition as the winner of the first Claridge’s Royal Academy Schools Art Prize that… Read More
12 September 2024