Sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth Featured In New Cumbrian Summer Exhibition
Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) is featured at Abbot Hall’s summer exhibition which focuses on one of the greatest artists of… Read More
29 July 2014
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Assemble Announced As Architects For New Goldsmiths Art Gallery
The ambitious plans for a new art gallery at Goldsmiths, University of London, were unveiled today (Monday 28 July 2014)…. Read More
28 July 2014
Turner Prize Winner Jeremy Deller Marks WWI Centenary With New App
Jeremy Deller, the Turner Prize winning artist best known for his ‘Lights Out Lights On’ installation, now in the permanent… Read More
28 July 2014
Sajid Javid Pledges £5 million For Glasgow School of Art Restoration
Sajid Javid, the Culture Secretary has visited the fire damaged Glasgow School of Art. The building designed by Charles Rennie… Read More
28 July 2014
Sister Travels: The Mosaic Rooms Present Six Contemporary Women Artists
My Sister Who Travels is a new group exhibition of six contemporary women artists who use lens-based media currently at… Read More
27 July 2014
Naked City: Dozens Of Nude Models Descend On Times Square
Young Naturists in America have teamed up with the artist Andy Golub to promote ‘Body Image and Acceptance’ with full… Read More
27 July 2014
Florentijn Hofman’s First UK Installation Announced For September Thames Festival
Florentijn Hofman has been commissioned by Totally Thames, a month long season of river events in London this September, to… Read More
27 July 2014
Picasso Museum Paris Receives £2.5m Gift From Daughter Maya Widmaier-Picasso
The problematic Musée Picasso in Paris, which has been going through political upheaval has received some good news. Pablo Picasso’s… Read More
26 July 2014
Lucian Freud Bequeaths £16.2m Frank Auerbach Collection To The Nation
A collection of paintings and drawings by Frank Auerbach belonging to the artist Lucian Freud is looking for a permanent… Read More
26 July 2014
New Black Cultural Archives And Exhibition Space Opens in Brixton
A new home for the Black Cultural Archives with a state of the art exhibition space opened this week in… Read More
26 July 2014
Prince George of Cambridge Features In New Buckingham Palace Childhood Exhibition
A brand new exhibition celebrating the well-loved toys, treasured family gifts and tiny outfits belonging to nine generations of royal… Read More
25 July 2014
Group of Seven Artist Emily Carr Celebrated At Dulwich Solo Show
The first major solo exhibition in Europe dedicated to the Canadian Group of Seven artist Emily Carr (1871–1945) will take… Read More
25 July 2014
Police Uncover Rodin and Degas Sculpture In Cornelius Gurlitt Hoard
The Cornelius Gurlitt case continues with the discovery of two new masterpieces. This time it is sculpture by Auguste Rodin… Read More
25 July 2014
Krijn de Koning Creates collaboration For Turner Contemporary And Creative Foundation
Turner Contemporary presents Dwelling (Margate / Folkestone), the first public commission in England by Dutch artist Krijn de Koning. This… Read More
24 July 2014
Christabel Pankhurst: Leading Suffragette Portrait Acquired By NPG
A portrait of Christabel Pankhurst, one of the leading Suffragettes, has gone on public display for the first time in… Read More
24 July 2014
Sickboy UK Street Art Pioneer Exhibition Opens At The Outsiders
The Outsiders London are thrilled to present Make It Last Forever, a multi-disciplinary exhibition by UK street art pioneer, Sickboy…. Read More
24 July 2014
Lydia Yee Announced New Chief Curator At London’s Whitechapel Gallery
The Whitechapel Gallery has announced today that Lydia Yee is appointed Chief Curator. Lydia Yee joins the Whitechapel Gallery in… Read More
24 July 2014
Shoreditch Takes Over The V&A For Late Event In July
The V&A will house the latest in a series of community takeovers, as artists and designers based in Shoreditch take… Read More
23 July 2014
Damien Hirst Gives Thumbs Up To New Art Scholarship Honouring John Hoyland
The inaugural John Hoyland Scholarship has been launched at the Chelsea College of Arts in memory of the late John… Read More
22 July 2014
Grayson Perry Asks Who Are You In New NPG Portrait Exhibition
Grayson Perry is presenting a new exhibition of portraits titled ‘Who Are You?’ (25 October 2014-15 March 2015) at the… Read More
22 July 2014
Ai Weiwei: Navajo Collaboration Pull of the Moon Goes Public
Ai Weiwei, the Chinese dissident artist has joined forces with the Navajo artist Bert Benally to create an innovative collaboration,… Read More
22 July 2014
Judy Chicago: A Feminist Icon Celebrates Her 75th Birthday
Happy Birthday to the groundbreaking feminist artist Judy Chicago who celebrates her 75th birthday today. 18 months ago Judy was… Read More
21 July 2014
Arts Council England Agree To Monitor Fair Pay For Artists
Arts Council England has agreed to monitor commitment to fair pay to artists through the NPO application process and NPO… Read More
21 July 2014
FIAC Announces New Showcase For Emerging International Galleries At Les Docks
FIAC, France’s most important contemporary art fair has announced their new showcase for emerging international galleries.The official satellite event will… Read More
20 July 2014
Applied Artists Lead The Way At Jerwood Makers Open 2014
The Jerwood Makers Open is part of Jerwood Visual Arts, a contemporary gallery programme of exhibitions, awards and events at… Read More
20 July 2014
Glasgow School Of Art: Public Appeal To Replace Burned Books
The Glasgow school of Art have begun an appeal to replace books that were in demand before the tragic fire… Read More
20 July 2014
Gilbert & George: Pugin And Burqas A Vivid Vision Of Britain Today
Sixty new works by Gilbert & George have gone on exhibit at White Cube Bermondsey. For nearly five decades the… Read More
19 July 2014
Japanese Artist Yoshitomo Nara To Have Major Exhibition At London’s Dairy Art Centre
London’s Dairy Art Centre is presenting a major solo exhibition by the Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara, in October. This will… Read More
19 July 2014
Marina Abramovic: Serpentine Residency Marathon Crosses The Half Way Mark
Marina Abramović the Serbian born conceptual artist reaches the half-way mark of her residency at the Serpentine Gallery today, at… Read More
19 July 2014
Otto Piene German Painter And Environmental Artist Dies Age 86
The German painter, printmaker and environmental artist Otto Piene has died age 86.From 1948 until 1950 Piene studied at the Blocherschule
18 July 2014
Sex Exhibition Undresses Your Mind At The Wellcome Collection
London’s Wellcome Collection is planning one of the largest exhibitions ever mounted exploring the most publicly discussed of private acts… Read More
18 July 2014
Banksy Spy Booth Revealed As Hoarding Comes Down In Cheltenham
An ongoing situation has positioned a landlord against a local council in Cheltenham, over a disputed Banksy mural. The painting… Read More
18 July 2014