LVMH Chief Bernard Arnault Buys Stake In Ailing Auctionata
Auctionata, the German based online auction site has been backed by Groupe Arnault, the controlling shareholder of French luxury group LVMH Moët… Read More
14 May 2015
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Alberto Giacometti Portraits Exhibition Announced For National Portrait Gallery London
An exhibition of portraits by Alberto Giacometti is to open at the National Portrait Gallery in London this autumn. The first… Read More
14 May 2015
Andy Warhol’s Moonwalk From Buzz Aldrin Collection Up For Auction
Andy Warhol’s iconic screenprint Moonwalk, 1987 – which comes directly from the private collection of the moonwalker himself, Buzz Aldrin… Read More
14 May 2015
Catlin Art Prize 2015 Goes To RCA Graduate Zhu Tian
The Catlin Art Prize has announced the winner of the 2015 competition. Zhu Tian, a Royal College of Art MA graduate… Read More
13 May 2015
Antony Gormley Unveils Land A New Commission By The Landmark Trust
The Landmark Trust have announced the public opening of LAND, a new collaboration with the British sculptor Antony Gormley, as part of… Read More
13 May 2015
Peter Doig Canoe Painting Breaks Artist Record £16.6m At Christie’s
While all of the press was busy covering the sale of Picasso’s ‘Women of Algiers’ which at £110m smashed the record for any… Read More
13 May 2015
Five Decades Japanese Exhibition To Open At Simon Lee Gallery
Simon Lee Gallery presents ‘Five Decades: Sculpture and Works on Paper: Koji Enokura, Noriyuki Haraguchi, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Noboru Takayama’. The… Read More
13 May 2015
Edinburgh Art Festival 2015 Announces Commissions Programme
Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) has announced details of its 2015 commissions programme, presenting new work by leading Scottish and international emerging and… Read More
13 May 2015
Guercino And Van Dyck Paintings For Auction At Ketterer Kunst In Munich
A comprehensive Old Masters and 19th Century auction has been announced by Ketterer Kunst. The auction includes highlights from Italian… Read More
13 May 2015
Turner Prize Announces 2015 Shortlist At Tate Britain
The four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2015 was announced today at Tate Britain. This year the exhibition will be… Read More
12 May 2015
Frida Kahlo’s Wardrobe And Belongings Documented At Michael Hoppen Gallery
Michael Hoppen Gallery presents Frida by Ishiuchi Miyako (2013), a photographic record of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe and belongings…. Read More
12 May 2015
Wang Huangsheng First Solo Exhibition To Open At October Gallery
October Gallery presents the first solo show in London of Wang Huangsheng (b.1956, China). As one of the most influential… Read More
12 May 2015
Russian Artist Named ‘Prisoner Of Conscience’ By Amnesty International Released
A contemporary artist who was recently declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International following his 1 May arrest in… Read More
12 May 2015
Pablo Picasso Painting Smashes World Auction Record Selling For £115m
A painting from the 1950s by the 20th century master Pablo Picasso entitled Women of Algiers has become the most… Read More
12 May 2015
John Whittingdale Appointed As New Tory Culture Secretary
John Whittingdale has been appointed as the new Culture Secretary. He replaces Sajid Javid who moves to become Secretary of State for Business,… Read More
12 May 2015
Royal Academy Unveils David Chipperfield Redevelopment Design
The Royal Academy of Arts has unveiled designs for a transformative redevelopment which will be completed in time for its 250th anniversary… Read More
11 May 2015
Sotheby’s Reports 127 Percent Increase in First Quarter 2015
Sotheby’s, which has gone through major board changes in the last six months has reported a 127% Increase in First… Read More
11 May 2015
Philip Guston To Open At Timothy Taylor Gallery
Timothy Taylor Gallery presents its fourth exhibition of Philip Guston’s work, which gathers together some of the artist’s finest paintings… Read More
11 May 2015
Giacometti Forgery: Art Dealers Stand Trial
A 67-year-old assessor named Wolf G., and a 60-year-old art dealer named Hans K., have been accused of art fraud… Read More
11 May 2015
Boris Charmatz To Take Over Tate Modern With Dance
This weekend French choreographer Boris Charmatz and a group of 90 professional dancers will take over the Turbine Hall and… Read More
11 May 2015
Chris Burden Pioneering Conceptual Artist Dies Aged 69
Chris Burden whose early work was characterised by the idea that the truly important, viable art of the future would not be with objects
10 May 2015
Painting Thought To Be Imitation Is Genuine Titian Masterpiece
The painting Titian’s Mistress, thought to have been created by a Titian imitator has been revealed to be a genuine… Read More
10 May 2015
Gilbert & George: First Exhibition Of Early Works Launched At MoMa
MoMa have launched the first exhibition of early works by the British artists Gilbert & George. Since the beginning… Read More
10 May 2015
Anonymous Ukrainian Activists Take-Over The Venice Biennale Russian Pavilion
Anonymous Ukrainian activists have staged a take-over of the Russian pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale. The protest titled ‘On… Read More
9 May 2015
Russia’s Tretyakov Gallery Investigated Over Valuation And Smuggling Scam
Russian authorities are currently investigating art valuations by experts at one of the country’s top museums, Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery, a… Read More
8 May 2015
David Hockney Discusses Perspective At Annely Juda Fine Art
Annely Juda Fine Art will present David Hockney ‘Painting and Photography’ and ‘The Arrival of Spring’. The first show is… Read More
7 May 2015
Sarah Lucas Unveils Spectacular Yellow Pavilion At 56th Venice Biennale
Sarah Lucas unveiled her spectacular yellow pavilion, yesterday, at the Venice Biennale. I SCREAM DADDIO is a new exhibition by the artist who is a seminal part of the YBA group. The installation of sculpture was conceived and created for the British Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition. The after launch was accompanied by a surprise set of music by the iconic Mick Jones formerly of the Punk band the Clash and Big Audio Dynamite.
7 May 2015
Argument Reignites Between Madrid Museums Over Priceless Old Masters
It would seem that a row has reignited between Spain’s National Heritage office and Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid…. Read More
6 May 2015
Priceless Roman Mosaics Ruined In Botched Restoration
After an act of ‘so-called’ restoration akin to the horrors of ‘Ecce Homo’ – a mural depicting Christ with a… Read More
6 May 2015
Artlyst Election Special: What Are The Leading Parties Thoughts On The Future Of The Arts?
With the UK general election just around the corner, you may have found it strange that you seemed to have… Read More
6 May 2015
Anti-Muslim Cartoon Contest: Two Shot Dead
In the ongoing wake of the Charlie Hebdo massacre two gunmen, who reportedly opened fire at an exhibition displaying cartoons… Read More
5 May 2015
Jonas Mekas Pioneer Of Internet Art Presents Four Projections In Venice
Jonas Mekas has been a pioneer of internet art since 2006 when he started experimenting with new online audio-visual techniques…. Read More
5 May 2015