Philip Pearlstein American Realist Figurative Painter Dies Aged 98
Philip Pearlstein (May 24, 1924 – December 17, 2022) an American painter best known for his Realist nude paintings that rivalled Lucian Freud has died aged 98.
18 December 2022
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Adriano Pedrosa Selected Artistic Director Of Venice Biennale 2024
The Board of La Biennale di Venezia have selected Adriano Pedrosa as Director of the Visual Arts Sector
15 December 2022
Philip Guston Family Collection Gifted To Met Museum
The Met has announced a transformative gift of 220 works by Philip Guston from the collection of Musa Mayer his daughter.
15 December 2022
Bored Ape Hypesters Sued For Millions – Tate Britain’s ‘Racist’ Mural Back On Show Next Autumn – National Portrait Gallery To Reopen 22 June
Bored Ape Hypesters Sued For Millions – Tate Britain’s ‘Racist’ Mural Back On Show – National Portrait Gallery To Reopen 22 June
15 December 2022
Veronica Ryan Wins The 2022 Turner Prize In Liverpool
The £25,000 Turner Prize has been awarded to Veronica Ryan at a gala ceremony at Tate Liverpool.
7 December 2022
Damien Hirst Creates 300 Mass-Produced Paintings at $40k A Pop – Stolen Kandinsky Polish Museum Authorities Threaten Legal Action – Viva Magenta Is Pantone Colour Of The Year 2023
Damien Hirst Creates 300 Mass-Produced Paintings at $40k A Pop – Stolen Kandinsky Polish Museum Authorities Threaten Legal Action – Viva Magenta Is Pantone Colour Of The Year 2023
5 December 2022
Art Basel Miami Beach 20th Anniversary Edition – What The Dealers Said
Art Basel’s 2022 edition in Miami Beach closed on Saturday, December 3, 2022, following a week of solid sales across all market sectors and throughout the show.
4 December 2022
Elgin Marbles: UK Government In Settlement Talks With Greece – Banksy Mural Theft Foiled In Kyiv – Omai By Sir Joshua Reynolds Raises £25m To Stop Export
Elgin Marbles: UK Government In Settlement Talks With Greece – Banksy Mural Theft Foiled In Kyiv – Omai By Sir Joshua Reynolds Raises £25m To Stop Export
3 December 2022
Tom Phillips RA Creator Of A Humument A Continually Evolving Artwork Dies
The British artist Tom Phillips RA has died. Phillips was born in London in 1937. He attended St Catherine’s College, Oxford, in 1957, where he read English
2 December 2022
Record-Breaking Venice Biennale Closes – Katy Hessel The Story Of Art Without Men Chosen Waterstones Book Of The Year – Douglas Gordon Presents Neon-Inspired Work On Piccadilly Screen
Record-Breaking Venice Biennale Closes – Katy Hessel The Story Of Art Without Men Chosen Waterstones Book Of The Year – Douglas Gordon Presents Neon-Inspired Work On Picadilly Screen
1 December 2022
Ashley Bickerton Leading Neo-Geo Artist Dies Aged 63
The Neo-Geo Artist Ashley Bickerton (May 26, 1959 – November 30, 2022) has died in Bali after a protracted illness.
1 December 2022
Grace Ndiritu Wins Jarman Award 2022 – £120,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year Award – 2023 Turner Prize Towner Eastbourne Jury Announced
Grace Ndiritu Wins Jarman Award 2022 – £120,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year Award – 2023 Turner Prize Towner Eastbourne Jury Announced
23 November 2022
Andres Serrano: Piss Christ Immortalised On The Blockchain With New NFT
The most vandalised artwork in modern history, Piss Christ, 1987, by the American artist Andres Serrano, is celebrating its 35th anniversary
22 November 2022
Cult Film Director John Waters Donates Personal Art Collection To BMA
Cult-film director John Waters famous for his groundbreaking flicks, Pink Flamingos and Hairspray, has donated 372 works of art to the BMA
21 November 2022
Banksy Slams Guess Brand For Appropriating Flower Thrower IP
The elusive ‘Street Artist’ Banksy has lashed out at the American clothing retailer Guess on Instagram for stealing his well-known ‘Flower Thrower’ painting to sell jeans and hoodies in retail shops.
20 November 2022
Jenny Holzer Becomes Whitechapel Art Icon Award’s Tenth Winner
Whitechapel Gallery has announced that Jenny Holzer is the tenth artist to receive its prestigious annual Art Icon award.
15 November 2022
Kunstmuseum Basel Unveils Degenerate Art Exhibition From Their Own Collection
The Kunstmuseum Basel has unveiled an exhibition from their unique German and French Modernism collection.
15 November 2022
Banksy Goes To Ukraine To Create His Latest Political Works
Seven striking new works by the elusive Street Artist Banksy have appeared on bombed-out buildings in Ukraine.
12 November 2022
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Announces £600k Annual Arts Awards
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has awarded £600,000 to new recipients of Awards for Artists 2022.
10 November 2022
Paul G. Allen Collection Achieves $1.5B Auction Record For Christie’s
The Paul G. Allen Collection, auctioned last night at Christie’s, has become the biggest sale in auction history
10 November 2022
Artist Support Pledge Founder Matthew Burrows’ Solo Show – Sue Hubbard’s Much Loved Public Art Poem Finds A Permanent Home – Zavier Ellis And Mathew Gibson Launch New Contemporary Art Academy
Artist Support Pledge Founder Matthew Burrows Solo Show – Sue Hubbard’s Much Loved Public Art Poem Finds A Permanent Home – Zavier Ellis And Mathew Gibson Launch New Contemporary Art Academy
9 November 2022
Lee Bontecou Pioneer American Sculptor And Printmaker Dies Aged 91
Lee Bontecou, whose mysterious shaped canvas abstractions broke barriers in the 1960s, has died at her home in Florida, aged 91
9 November 2022
Lord David Blunkett Sculpted By Frances Segelman For Vision Foundation
Parliamentarians and charity representatives gathered this week to watch the Vision Foundation’s vice president, Lord David Blunkett sit for a sculpture by Frances Segelman
7 November 2022
Arts Council England Announce Shock Levelling Up Measures
Arts Council England has announced a £43.5 million shift in funding as part of the Government’s pet project ‘Levelling up’. ACE is the main organisation distributing grants to arts, culture, and creativity in England.
5 November 2022
Frances Morris To Step Down As Tate Modern Director – Art Basel Head Marc Spiegler Quits – Stuart Semple Launches Pantone Alternative Colour Chart
Frances Morris To Step Down As Tate Modern Director – Art Basel Director Marc Spiegler Quits – Stuart Semple Launches Pantone Alternative Colour Chart
31 October 2022
Pierre Soulages Master Of Textural Black Abstractions Dies Aged 102
Pierre Soulages French artist internationally known as “the painter of black and light,” has died aged 102.
27 October 2022
Sonia Boyce Venice Pavilion Comes To Turner Margate – Clémentine Schneidermann Wins Taylor Wessing Prize 2022 – Frieze Founder Matthew Slotover To Chair Turner Margate
Sonia Boyce Venice Pavilion Comes To Turner Margate – Clémentine Schneidermann Wins Taylor Wessing Prize
26 October 2022
Girl With Pearl Earring Vandalised – Peter Schjeldahl New Yorker Art Critic Dies – The Art Of Sanction Busting British Businessman Arrested
They’ve smashed up petrol pumps and glued themselves to museum masterpieces; now, the latest audacious stunt saw mashed potatoes thrown at a Monet by climate activists.
24 October 2022
Max Mara Art Prize for Women 2022– 2024 Short List Announced
The Whitechapel Gallery, Collezione Maramotti and Max Mara have announced the five shortlisted artists for the ninth edition of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women,2022
23 October 2022
Paris+ par Art Basel What The Dealers Had To Say
Paris+ par Art Basel has concluded a highly successful debut edition marked by buoyant sales, vibrant city-wide programming, and strong… Read More
23 October 2022
Iconic Lowry Painting Sold For £7.8m Will Remain In Salford – Ai Weiwei and Peter Doig Donate Works To Benefit WWF
Iconic Lowry Painting Sold For £7.8 Will Remain In Salford – Ai Weiwei and Peter Doig Donate Works To Benefit WWF
20 October 2022
Turner Prize 2022 Exhibition Opens At Tate Liverpool
The Turner Prize 2022 exhibition has opened at Tate Liverpool, unveiling the four shortlisted artists, Heather Phillipson, Ingrid Pollard, Veronica Ryan and Sin Wai Kin.
18 October 2022