Scottish Independence: Anish Kapoor, Tracey Emin and Gavin Turk Vote No
Is Nationalism a cultural black hole? This is a question raised time and time again when arguing that Scotland should sever ties with the United Kingdom
8 August 2014
Archives: News
Grayson Perry Unveils His Essex Holiday Home In New Television Series
Images of the Essex holiday home designed by the Turner Prize winning artist Grayson Perry have been released by channel… Read More
8 August 2014
Olafur Eliasson: Riverbed Installation Unveiled In Denmark This August
The first major solo exhibition of the internationally acclaimed Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art,… Read More
7 August 2014
Pre-Raphaelite Paintings Return To Tate After Two Year Road Trip
Tate Britain’s major Pre-Raphaelite works including John Everett Millais’s Ophelia 1851-2 and Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s The Beloved 1865-6 will go… Read More
7 August 2014
Mirrorcity: Twenty London Artists Explore Digital Age Realities And Consequences
London is arguably one of the world’s centres for contemporary art and MIRRORCITY, opening this Autumn at the Hayward Gallery,… Read More
7 August 2014
Global Art Market Growth Reaches Unprecedented $7 Billion Half Year Figure
New industry figures have revealed that the international art market has grown by 17% to $7 billion in the first… Read More
7 August 2014
The Naked Body Explored In New Exhibition At London’s Drawing Room
A group exhibition titled ‘The Nakeds’ exploring nude drawings of the human body is featured at the Drawing Room, in… Read More
6 August 2014
Andy Warhol’s Shadows Installation Featured At MOCA This Autumn
A rare opportunity to see Andy Warhol’s Shadows installation at Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) from September 20, 2014
6 August 2014
Merge Festival Announces Art and Science Theme For This Years Event
London’s MERGE Festival has announced that this year’s theme will be ‘Art and Science’. The free programme of events will… Read More
6 August 2014
Roald Dahl Portrait By Matthew Smith Goes On Display At The NPG
A rarely seen portrait of one of the world’s most celebrated writers, Roald Dahl, painted when he was a young… Read More
6 August 2014
Helly Nahmad Under Scrutiny For Modigliani Stolen By The Nazis
Back in February 2011 we reported that the disgraced international art dealer Helly Nahmad was in possession of a $20m… Read More
6 August 2014
Central Saint Martins Student Claims Scatworks Caused Her To Fail
A Central Saint Martins ceramics student has alleged that she failed her undergraduate ceramics degree because a series of ceramic… Read More
5 August 2014
Adriana Lara: What It Means To Be Mexican Dairy Art Centre
Dairy Art Centre in London is presenting a collection of works by Mexican artist Adriana Lara. Brought together by Dairy… Read More
5 August 2014
Ryoji Ikeda’s Column Of Monumental Light Blasts Off In London
Spectra a column of monumental light created by the Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda and produced and presented by Artangel has… Read More
5 August 2014
Anthony Caro: The Final Works Exhibited At Annely Juda Gallery
The last works created by the sculptor Sir Anthony Caro in the two years before his death in 2013 will… Read More
5 August 2014
Jake Chapman: Don’t Take Children To Art Galleries They’re Not Human Yet
Turner Prize nominated artist Jake Chapman has said that taking children to art galleries is a “total waste of time”…. Read More
5 August 2014
Ultra Violet Warhol Superstar Artist Dies In Manhattan Age 78
Isabelle Collin Dufresne, better known as the Warhol ‘Superstar’ Ultra Violet, has died at a Manhattan hospital.
4 August 2014
Michelangelo’s David Statue Could Collapse As Stress Cracks Appear
The iconic statue of David by Michelangelo could crumble under the stress of its own weight because of “weak ankles”… Read More
4 August 2014
Art Marks Great War With Ceramic Poppies, Films and Ghost Sculptures
To mark the 100 year anniversary of the First World War, which began at 23:00 on 4 August 1914 and… Read More
4 August 2014
Fake Jeff Koons Stainless Steel Balloon Dogs Flood In From China
Now anyone can buy a Jeff Koons ‘style’ balloon dog in stainless steel polished to perfection. A Chinese company, VLA… Read More
2 August 2014
King Robbo Legend of the London Graffiti Scene Dies Age 45
Banksy’s long-term antagonist King Robbo has died age 45. He had been in a vegetative state since 2011 when he was found at the bottom of a flight of stairs
2 August 2014
Lucian Freud: Court Rules Against Son’s Request To Reveal Secret Beneficiaries List
A court has ruled that Lucian Freud’s will is to remain secret despite a challenge by his son Paul McAdam… Read More
1 August 2014
Northampton Museums lose Art Council Accreditation Over £16m Egyptian Statue Sale
The sale of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue to a private collector, by the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery and Abington… Read More
1 August 2014
Tate Reveals A Powerful Line-up For 2015 Including Calder, Hepworth And Pollock
The Tate has announced their programme of exciting highlights for its 2015 exhibition programme. Look out for retrospectives of two… Read More
1 August 2014
Damien Hirst New Town Gets Council Approval For 750 New Homes
Who lives in a house like this? Damien Hirst has received the green light from Ilfracombe a North Devon local… Read More
31 July 2014
Frieze London 2014 Announces New Live Performance Art initiative
‘Live’ is a new initiative at Frieze London 2014 that will provide a platform for ambitious, active or performance-based installations…. Read More
31 July 2014
Edinburgh Art Festival Opens With Over 40 Exhibitions Events And Performances
The internationally regarded Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) opens tomorrow with an exciting month-long calendar of more than 40 exhibitions, special… Read More
30 July 2014
Russian Owned Phillips Auctioneers Appoints Edward Dolman As New CEO
Edward Dolman, the executive director and acting chief executive of The Qatar Museums Authority has revealed that he is taking… Read More
30 July 2014
Hackney WickED: Elevator Gallery Unveils Tomorrow People: Artists of the Future Now
As a key feature during the ‘not to be missed’ Hackney WickED festival, Elevator Gallery presents The Tomorrow People: Artists… Read More
30 July 2014
Pussy Riot Members Sue Russia In European Human Rights Court
Two of the Art-Punk band Pussy Riot members jailed for hooliganism are suing the Russian government over their imprisonment for… Read More
29 July 2014
Tate Secures Tracey Emin My Bed Installation For Long Term Loan
Tracey Emin’s Turner prize nominated ‘My Bed’, which recently sold at Christie’s for £2.5m, a record for the artist, will… Read More
29 July 2014
Artist Charles Avery Announced For 2014 Billboard for Edinburgh Project
Billboard for Edinburgh an innovative project which has been running for the past 6 years, in the heart of the… Read More
29 July 2014