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Populist Matters: The Rise and Fall of London’s Museum Attendance – Edward Lucie-Smith
At a time when London’s big art museums are going all out to be populist, they also seem to be witnessing a fairly general fall in attendances. The...
Andy Warhol At 90 His Influence Lives On
Happy 90th Birthday Andy Warhol. This is the artist that propelled contemporary art to the breaking-point that we know today. He was the zeitgeist...
Ai Weiwei Announces Beijing Authorities Have Demolished My Studio
The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has announced that, "Chinese authorities in Beijing have demolished my studio". It was reported on his...
Zombie Boy Immortalized In Bronze By Artist Marc Quinn Found Dead
Zombie Boy an iconic body artist and model, tattooed as a living skeleton, has been found dead in Montreal. He worked in various sideshows and freak...
Artists Pull Work From Design Museum Exhibition Protesting Arms Dealer Event
Several artists have pulled their work from the current group exhibition at the Design Museum in Kensington, London. The move was in protest to the...
Grayson Perry Seeks Early Ceramic Works For Holburne Museum Exhibition
The Holburne Museum in Bath have asked collectors to lend early ceramic works by the Turner Prize winning, transvestite artist Grayson Perry. In an...
Disputed Cranach the Elder Paintings To Remain At Norton Simon Museum
The disputed Lucas Cranach the Elder's paintings of Adam and Eve, a highlight of the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California have been cleared...
Sir Charles Saumarez Smith Joins Blain|Southern As Senior Gallery Director
Sir Charles Saumarez Smith is to join Blain|Southern as Senior Director of the gallery. The appointment was announced today 27 July 2018. The Royal...
National Portrait Gallery To Exhibit Works Regionally Associated With Sitters
The National Portrait Gallery, London has announced Coming Home, a simple but powerful idea that will see the NPG lend 50 of their most beloved...
Facebook Sent-Up By Flemish Tourist Board After Rubens Painting Ban
The Flemish tourist board has created a video protesting Facebook's continued censorship of old master paintings on their social media site. The...
Christie’s Record £3bn Half-Year Figures Eclipses Sotheby’s
A 26% rise has been reported at Christie’s with overall sales to almost £3bn ($4bn, up 35%) compared to £2.35bn in the first half of 2017. Continued...
Visit The Courtauld Gallery Before It Closes For £50m Refurbishment
This summer will be the last chance to visit The Courtauld Gallery before it closes on 3 September for a two-year or more £50m major redevelopment...