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Art Basel Parent Company MCH Buys Masterpiece London In Takeover Deal
MCH Group which owns and operates Art Basel has acquired a majority shareholding in Masterpiece London. The Group now holds 67.5 per cent of the...
DCMS Reports £92bn Sector Bonanza For Creative Industries, Digital and Sport
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has just released a report stating that the sector's contribution to the economy is up...
Bill Gates To Loan Da Vinci Leicester Codex To Uffizi Gallery
Bill Gates has agreed to lend The Leicester Codex by Leonardo da Vinci to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence for the first time in 20 years. The...
Eduardo Chillida Estate To Be Handled By Hauser & Wirth
Hauser & Wirth have announced worldwide exclusive representation of The Estate of Eduardo Chillida, Spain’s foremost sculptor of the twentieth...
Tracey Emin Unveils Artist Decorated Connaught Christmas Tree 2017
The Connaught Christmas Tree is rapidly becoming an art community tradition in London. The commission has seen important artists such as the British...
UK Artists Getting Poorer As 82% Earn Less Than £10,000 PA
A new report out today shows that UK emerging, mid-career and senior artists are getting poorer: 82% now earn less than £10,000 a year. Artfinder...
Design Museum Proves Popular With 780,000 Visitors Recorded Last Year
The new Design Museum now located at Kensington High Street has reason to celebrate since it opened its doors on 24 November 2016 More than 780,000...
Naum Gabo Sculpture Donated To Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art
An important 20th-century sculpture made from glass, perspex and stainless steel by the Russian artist Naum Gabo (1890-1977) has been acquired by...
Britain Stripped Of Hosting European Capital Of Culture In 2023
As a result of Brexit, Britain has been stripped of hosting the European Capital of Culture in 2023. Plans for the UK to host a Capital of Culture...
Unattributed Lucas Cranach the Elder Masterpiece Found At Windsor Castle
A newly attributed masterpiece by the German painter Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) and his workshop has been discovered in the Queen’s...
Bloomberg New Contemporaries Leaves ICA Home For Block 336 In Brixton
Bloomberg New Contemporaries is to leave its London home at the ICA where it has been mounted since 1989 for Block 336 in Brixton. Following this...
Peggy and David Rockefeller Auction Revealed In Hong Kong Exhibition
Highlights from what many have dubbed the sale to watch in 2018, the collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller has been revealed by Christie's. It...