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Yinka Shonibare British Library Installation Acquired By Tate
Tate has announced that it has acquired the installation 'The British Library' by Yinka Shonibare CBE. It was initially commissioned by HOUSE 2014...
Grayson Perry Brexit Vases Go On Display At V&A
Grayson Perry's timely pair of vases depicting Brexit, one leave the other remain go on permanent display in the V&A’s Ceramics Galleries from...
Manhattan’s Newest Arts Centre The Shed Opens
The Shed, Manhattan's newest arts centre has opened to rave reviews. Despite local condemnation calling the rest of the development of glass and...
Jimmie Durham Receives 58th Venice Biennale Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award
Jimmie Durham has been announced the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale...
Paint by Numbers Hobby kit Originator Dan Robbins Dies Age 93
The artist behind 'Paint-by-Numbers' hobby kits Dan Robbins has died at age 93. He passed away Sylvania, Ohio. Robbins worked for paint products...
Christo Gets Green Light To Cover Arc de Triomphe Paris
The artist Christo has announced that he has received permission from the French government and the country’s Center for National Monuments to wrap...
Has Art On Instagram Reached Saturation Point – Hiscox Releases 2019 Report
The Hiscox online art trade report 2019 was released this week and besides revealing some very discouraging growth figures, it has explored the...
Laure Prouvost To Produce New Art On The Underground Commission
The French/British artist Laure Prouvost has been commissioned by Art on the Underground to create a major new artwork. This ambitious city-wide...
Anish Kapoor Creates The Ultimate Brexit Artwork
Anish Kapoor has created a new work titled 'A Brexit, A Broxit, We All Fall Down'. The work depicts an open wound representing the state of the...
Ralph Rugoff And Aaron Cezar Announce Performance Programme For 58TH Venice Biennale
A series of dynamic performance has been announced for the opening week and final weekend of the 58th Venice Biennale of Art. There will be fourteen...
Francis Bacon Screaming Pope Portrait to Be Auctioned At Sotheby’s
Francis Bacon's $20-30m 'Screaming Pope' Study for a Head is to go under the hammer at Sotheby's, in May. It is one of the most iconic works by the...
Stolen £40m Picasso Will Saudi Billionaire or Insurers Get The Portrait
A stolen Picasso painting valued at up to £40m has been recovered by the Dutch art sleuth Arthur Brand. The painting depicts Picasso's lover and...