Ai Weiwei Wins Court Case Against Volkswagen In Denmark

Ai Weiwei Wins Court Case Against Volkswagen In Denmark

In 2017, SMC a Volkswagen dealership in Copenhagen shot a photo of a new Volkswagen Polo parked in front of an installation by the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei. The photograph was subsequently used to promote a new model of the Polo car on its website and...
Tate Directors Make A Stand On Climate Change

Tate Directors Make A Stand On Climate Change

The directors of Tate have come out emphatically declaring a climate emergency. In a letter dated today, the organisation hopes to spread the word that our fragile planet has reached breaking point. The following is extracted from a Tate statement “We have...
V&A Annual Report Records Over 4.2m London Visitors

V&A Annual Report Records Over 4.2m London Visitors

The V&A has had a terrific year with a London gate of over 4.2m visitors and the successful launch of their first outpost in Dundee. The museums are the world’s leading galleries of art, design and performance with collections unrivalled in their scope and...
Leon Kossoff Leading School Of London Painter Dies Age 92

Leon Kossoff Leading School Of London Painter Dies Age 92

The death of Leon Kossoff, who died on 4 July after a short illness is nearly the end of an era for the great wave of British painting known as the School of London. I think of painting as a form of drawing – LK 1979 Kossoff was born in Islington, and spent most...