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Urs Fischer Immortalises Roman Abramovich Ex Wife Dasha Zhukova In Wax
The Swiss contemporary artist Urs Fischer has created a life-size wax sculpture of the art collector, curator and director of the Garage Museum of...
Behold The Botch Job: Latest Spanish Restoration Destroys 15th Century Sculptures
Two 15th Century wooden sculptures in a Spanish church have been unsympathetically restored by an over-enthusiastic parishioner in an amateur botch...
Sean Scully Exhibition Announced By National Gallery London
The National Gallery London has just announced an exhibition of new work by Irish-born, American-based contemporary artist Sean Scully (b.1945)....
Bonhams Auction House Acquired By Epiris Fund II
Epiris Fund II, a private equity fund has announced the acquisition of Bonhams, the global auction house. It was purchased from private...
Hix Award 2018 Announces Winners For Prestigious £10k Prize
The highly regarded chef and restaurateur Mark Hix has announced the winner for this year’s 2018 HIX Award, the nationally acclaimed competition for...
C R Mackintosh: Rebirth Of The Willow Tea Rooms Glasgow – Clare Henry
Over a hundred years after it first opened, C R Mackintosh's Willow Tearooms has been revived, restored, remade and reborn. Again in the limelight,...
Uncheapening By Stealth: Should Our Museums Remain Free? – Edward Lucie-Smith
I don’t often read the financial sections of newspapers. I’m too dim and out of touch for that. Occasionally, however, when flipping through the...
The Decline And Fall Of The Turner Prize – Edward Lucie-Smith
There can be no doubt that the Turner Prize is pretty much of a sick puppy right now. Supposedly Britain’s premier award for new art, it is defined...
The Naked Truth Exposed In Nude Portrait Exhibition – Laing Art Gallery
A new exhibition featuring iconic naked images of some of the Twentieth Century’s most famous celebrities, thinkers and artists opens at Newcastle’s...
Jeremy Deller To Design Manchester’s Peterloo Massacre Memorial
On 31st October, The Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller will announce his (provisional) design for the Peterloo Memorial in Manchester. He...
Women Need More Recognition For Their Contribution To Visual Arts – Edward Lucie-Smith
Nobody, I think, could be keener than I am to see women obtain more recognition for their creative contribution to the visual arts. I actually have...
Aretha Franklin’s Life Celebrated At National Portrait Gallery Washington
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington is to celebrate the life and work of the iconic singer and musician Aretha Franklin. Her...