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Arts Council Collection Unveils 2017 List Of Works Acquired For The Nation
The Arts Council Collection has unveiled the full list of 45 works by 29 artists that it has acquired for the nation in 2016-2017. Among the...
Online Art Trade Report Shows Art Market Sales Reach £2.92 Billion
Online art market sales have reached £2.92 Billion $3.75 billion. This is up 15% according to Hiscox, who commissioned the report. The increase of a...
Bristol’s Arnolfini Appoints Claire Doherty As New Director
The Board of Trustees at Arnolfini have announced that Claire Doherty has been appointed as the new Director, following the departure of Kate...
Antony Gormley Denies UEA Sculptures Have Suicidal Subtext
The Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Antony Gormley has spoken for the first time about criticisms of his latest installation at the University of...
Tate Announces Autumn Opening Date For Expanded St Ives Gallery
Tate has announced the 14 October 2017 as the opening date for the newly expanded St Ives gallery. The four-year building project will have...
African American Black Power Painter Barkley Hendricks Dies at 72
Barkley Hendricks the well known African American painter and photographer who evoked the spirit of everyday Black People, in his life-size...
Alistair Burtenshaw Appointed New Director of The Watts Gallery Trust
The Watts Gallery Trust has announced that Alistair Burtenshaw has been appointed as the new Director of Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village and will...
Frieze Sculpture In Regent’s Park Moves To Summer Calendar Slot
Frieze Sculpture, a free outdoor exhibition of 3D work will open from 5 July to 8 October, for the first time. The sculpture park is usually...
Spencer Tunick Uncovers His Largest UK Nude Installation In Hull
Hull as part of its stint as UK City of Culture is presenting nude works of several internationally acclaimed artists including the artists Spencer...
Tate Modern Sued Over Bankside Viewing Platform Peeping Toms
Half dozen residents living in a Richard Rodgers designed luxury-flat tower-block located across from the newly opened Tate Modern extension have...
Is This Basquiat The Most Hyped Auction Painting Of 2017?
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s ‘Untitled' painting from 1982, a monumental canvas that has rarely been seen since it last appeared on the market in May...
BP Portrait Award Unveils Three Shortlisted Artists For 2017 Competition
The BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London, has announced the three short-listed artists for this year's competition. This...