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Queen Appoints Fitzwilliam Chief Tim Knox Director Of Royal Collection
Tim Knox has been appointed Director of the Royal Collection by Her Majesty The Queen. He is to succeed Sir Jonathan Marsden and will be responsible...
Nan Goldin: Epidemic Opioid Addiction Demands Sackler Family Accountability
Nan Goldin has woven a practice revolving around human crisis whether it be the 1980s AIDS epidemic or domestic abuse. Her own experiences offer a...
Matt Hancock Appointed Culture Secretary In May’s Latest Reshuffle
Matt Hancock has been named the new culture secretary replacing Karen Bradley in the cabinet reshuffle which took place today, Monday, 8th January,...
Damien Hirst Underwater Mocumentary Big Hit For Netflix
Damien Hirst’s has released a mocumentary film on Netflix following the storyline of his Disney-like exhibition titled “Treasures from the Wreck of...
Exposed: Institutional Male Bias In Official UK Government Art Collection
Kevin Brennan, the shadow arts minister, has revealed that there is an 'Institutional' male bias in the government's art collection. He pointed out...
Betty Woodman Feminist Pioneer Painter/Ceramicist Dies Aged 87
Betty Woodman (b. 1930, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA) has died age 87, on 2 January. Woodman was a highly respected Feminist painter and ceramicist....
Manifesta 12 Unveils Theme For 2018 Event
Manifesta 12 have unveiled the theme for the next event taking place 16 June 2018 until 4 November 2018. Titled “The Planetary Garden. Cultivating...
Pussy Riot Member Maria Alyokhina Ordered To Do Community Service
Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhinais has been ordered to do 40 hours of community service stemming from a protest staged at the Russian Federal...
Things I Hate About The British Art World Today – Edward Lucie-Smith
The British art world is apparently in a healthy state at the moment. In particular, it is on extremely cuddly terms with a benevolent arts...
Richard Long Knighted In New Year’s Honours List 2018
Richard Long, the four-times Turner Prize nominee and one-time winner (1989) has been knighted in the New Year's honours list. Other Visual...
Top Art News Stories Featured On Artlyst In 2017
It has been a challenging year in the art world with record auction prices and soaring fair costs. Many art dealers have had to rethink their...
Tim Rollins Artist And KOS Founder Dies Aged 62
The artist Tim Rollins has died, age 62. He co-founded Group Material in Manhattan, 1979 with Julie Ault and Félix González-Torres before going on...