Finally, four men have been charged in connection with the theft of an 18k gold toilet valued at £4.8 million ($5.9 million) from Blenheim Palace in September 2019.
7 November 2023
The female participant in Tino Sehgal’s ‘Kiss’ is stretched out on the floor, head arched, looking back, as her partner moves in slow motion
13 August 2021
Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Victory is Not an Option’ is a perfectly timed exhibition that parodies Britain’s long slide into populist self-destruction.
20 September 2019
Maurizio Cattelan’s infamous solid 18-carat gold sculpture of a toilet has been stolen from his exhibition at Blenheim Palace. Thames Valley Police said that a gang broke into the palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire at about 4:50 BST and stole the artwork.
14 September 2019
Yves Klein died from a heart attack in 1962, at the age of 34, shortly after creating two prominent works of art currently on display in the heart of the Oxfordshire idyll.
31 July 2018
The presentation of work by Yves Klein in the staterooms of Blenheim Palace, the stateliest of all Britain’s stately homes, is part of a growing trend. The show follows hot on the heels of the Damien Hirst show, currently on view at Houghton Hall, another legendary stately.
23 July 2018
If you’re planning on heading out of London this summer, Artlyst has put together a list of twelve exhibitions to see around the UK. The main event over the summer has to be the Liverpool Biennial but Artlyst is covering this deserving spectacle elsewhere. However, while in Liverpool don’t miss Tate Liverpool’s powerful comparison study of Egon Schiele and Francesca Woodman and the 60th anniversary John Moores Painting Prize at the Walker Art Gallery. Elsewhere around Britain shows not to miss include the Patrick Heron retrospective at Tate St Ives, Elisabeth Frink at Abbot Hall in Cumbria, Yves Klein at Blenheim Palace and Antony Gormley at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge.
20 July 2018
The largest exhibition ever mounted of the French artist Yves Klein has been announced for Blenheim Palace. It will coincide with what would have been the artist’s ninetieth birthday.
26 April 2018
A major new Jenny Holzer exhibition at Blenheim Palace has been announced for September.
6 March 2017
It all started with a photograph, one taken in 1969 during the run-up to the seminal exhibition ‘Live in Your Head…. Read More
19 October 2015
The Blenheim Art Foundation presents Ai Weiwei in the first contemporary art exhibition in the rooms and gardens of the… Read More
30 September 2014
The most extensive UK exhibition to date by the celebrated Chinese artist and social activist Ai Weiwei will be opening… Read More
28 August 2014
