Impressionism To Street Art Leads Summer Sales At Christies, Sotheby’s And Bonham’s
The Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale at Sotheby’s 23rd June 2014 combines an outstanding level of quality across the… Read More
19 June 2014
Archives: News
Lisson Gallery Announces The Opening Of Major New York Exhibition Space
London’s Lisson Gallery has just announced the opening of a new 8,500 square foot gallery in the Chelsea area of… Read More
19 June 2014
Marc-Olivier Wahler Chosen As First Audemars Piguet Art Commission Guest Curator
Marc-Olivier Wahler has been chosen as the first guest curator for the annual Audemars Piguet Art Commission. Wahler has been… Read More
18 June 2014
Chapmans Scour Antique Emporiums In Hastings For New Crowd Funded Exhibition
The Jerwood Gallery in Hastings is trying to raise £25,000 to bring Jake and Dinos Chapman to the gallery for… Read More
18 June 2014
Archibald Knox and Modern British Art Triumph At Olympia Antiques Fair
Founded over forty years ago, the Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair is the most established art and antiques fair… Read More
17 June 2014
Liverpool Biennial Unveil WW1 Dazzle Ship By Venezuelan Artist Carlos Cruz-Diez
The vibrant ‘dazzle’ designs, which were used extensively during the First World War as a means of camouflaging war ships,… Read More
17 June 2014
Morris Louis Veils Series To Be Exhibited In New York Gallery
An exhibition of Morris Louis Veils series will be presented in New York at the Mnuchin Gallery in September. This… Read More
17 June 2014
Sigmar Polke Retrospective Exhibition Announced For Tate Modern In October
A retrospective exhibition of the work of Sigmar Polke (1941-2010) has been announced for this autumn at Tate Modern. Considered… Read More
16 June 2014
Photographers Gallery Director Awarded OBE In Queen’s Birthday Honours
The Director of The Photographers’ Gallery, London, Brett Rogers, has been awarded an OBE for services to arts and media… Read More
16 June 2014
Banksy Stall Art From NY Residency To Be Sold At Bonham’s
Banksy paintings on canvas bought during his 2013 ‘residency’ in New York are to go under the hammer at Bonham’s… Read More
16 June 2014
Gurlitt Henri Matisse Painting Confirmed Looted By The Nazis
The first painting to be confirmed, as stolen by the Nazis, has emerged from the Gurlitt hoard. It is a… Read More
16 June 2014
Roger Mayne English Photographer And Social Documenter Dies Age 85
Roger Mayne the English photographer, best known for his documentation of the children of Southam Street, London has died age 85.
15 June 2014
Richard Hamilton’s James Joyce Ulysses Illustrations On Display At The British Museum
A major collection of drawings and prints, illustrating James Joyce’s Ulysses by Richard Hamilton, the ‘Godfather’ of Pop Art has… Read More
15 June 2014
John Deakin: Acerbic Court Jester With A Critical Gaze
Under the Influence, John Deakin, Photography and the Lure of Soho, curated by Robert Muir, explores the lost world of… Read More
15 June 2014
Gilbert & George A Major New Retrospective Exhibition Opens In Monaco
A major exhibition of the art of Gilbert & George has opened at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco. Over… Read More
14 June 2014
Jeff Koons Strips Down To Reveal There’s Nothing Underneath After All
Here’s enough to put you off your breakfast! Yes that’s right Jeff Koons naked…Again!!! The new issue of Vanity Fair… Read More
14 June 2014
Ai Weiwei Presents Sichuan Earthquake Data At First Tate Modern Hackathon
Unique dataset using the names of victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China has been made available by the… Read More
13 June 2014
Cy Twombly Foundation Gifts Major Works To Tate Modern
The foundation created by Cy Twombly, the american artist who passed away in 2011, has made a major donation of works to Tate Modern.
13 June 2014
Claude Monet Water Lilies Set To Fetch £20-30m At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s London is offering as a highlight of the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on Monday 23rd June 2014… Read More
12 June 2014
Devon Rembrandt Scientifically Verified As Genuine By World Leading Expert
An old master portrait, previously thought to be the hand of a follower of Rembrandt, has now been scientifically verified… Read More
11 June 2014
Larry Clark Offers Collectors A One Off Original For £100
One-of-a-kind photographs by Larry Clark will be offered to collectors and fans of the artist at the Simon Lee Gallery… Read More
11 June 2014
Stik Creates New Work At Union Tower In New York
Stik, the London grafitti artist, was in the process of finishing his second major New York City piece. Repeats of… Read More
11 June 2014
Peter Doig’s Toronto Masterpiece Country-Rock Wing-Mirror Goes Under The Hammer
Peter Doig’s masterpiece Country-Rock (Wing-Mirror) will be offered for the first time at auction in Sotheby’s Contemporary art sale in… Read More
10 June 2014
Turner Prize Winner Antony Gormley Creates Inhabitable London Site-Specific Sculpture
The Turner prize winning artist Antony Gormley has created a new site-specific sculpture for a london hotel. ‘Room’ is a… Read More
10 June 2014
Marina Abramovic Descends On London Please Switch Off All Mobile Devices
Marina Abramović has taken over the Serpentine Gallery to present a unique work. The globally acclaimed artist began her performance… Read More
10 June 2014
Zavier Ellis: The End Of Days Takes Over Mark Hix’s Cock ‘n’ Bull Gallery
Zavier Ellis is mounting a new solo exhibition ‘Type 1 Zealotry’ at Mark Hix’s Cock ‘n’ Bull Gallery in Shorditch…. Read More
9 June 2014
War Child Select Artist Charming Baker For Global Summit Visual Focus
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in association with War Child UK have selected the artist Charming Baker to provide… Read More
9 June 2014
Simon Starling Metamorphology Major New Exhibition In Chicago Opens
British Artist Simon Starling ( b. 1967) has established himself as one of the leading artists of his generation, since… Read More
8 June 2014
Frieze London Announce Details of 12th edition Contemporary Art Fair
Frieze London has announced the details of the 12th edition of their contemporary art fair to be held in Regents… Read More
8 June 2014
Robyn Denny British Abstract Painter, Printmaker And Designer Dies
Robyn Denny (b.1930) the British abstract painter, printmaker, and designer has died age 84 .Denny was born in Abinger, Surrey
7 June 2014
A Billionaire’s Obsession: Perez Simon Collection On Display At Leighton House
The Leighton House Museum in London will present a rarely seen collection of Victorian masterpieces of art belonging to the… Read More
7 June 2014
Rodolfo Villaplana Portraits Explore The Characters Suffering New Venice Exhibition
Should artworks be considered as mere decorations serving the architecture they inhabit or should architecture be seen as the necessary… Read More
6 June 2014