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Turner Prize 2025: Shortlist Revealed On JMW Turner’s 250th Birthday
Tate Britain has announced the shortlist for the Turner Prize 2025. In a fitting tribute on JMW Turner’s 250th birthday, the four nominated artists...
Scientists Reveal OLO A Brand New Intense Colour Variant
Researchers in the United States have ventured beyond the bounds of human perception, claiming to unlock a colour no eye has ever seen—until now....
Sir John Soane St John On Bethnal Green Renovation Project Launched
St John on Bethnal Green is a Grade 1 listed building of international significance that has been at the centre of the vibrant parish of Bethnal...
UK AIDS Memorial Quilt To Be Displayed In Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
From June 12 to June 16, 2025, Tate Modern will host a powerful and poignant exhibition: the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt. This vast textile...
Sarah Cunningham: Lisson Gallery Rising Star’s Death Was Accidental
The death of artist Sarah Cunningham, whose work was championed by London's Lisson Gallery, has been ruled accidental by a coroner. The 31-year-old...
Eric Gill: Restored BBC Prospero And Ariel Statue Goes Under Glass
Following a contentious restoration, the BBC has reinstalled Eric Gill’s Prospero and Ariel sculpture outside its London headquarters, reopening...
Rare Rembrandt Lion Drawing Auctioned To Fund Big Cat Conservation Efforts
Billionaire collector and conservationist Thomas Kaplan has announced plans to sell 'Young Lion Resting', a rare Rembrandt drawing, to support...
David Hockney Cigarette Controversy Paris Metro Bans Exhibition Poster
David Hockney, Britain’s most celebrated living painter, is at the centre of a censorship row after Paris Metro authorities pulled a promotional...
Monumental Joan Mitchell Painting Donated To Tate By Miami’s Pérez Family
Tate Modern has unveiled a spectacular new addition to its collection with the arrival of Iva (1973), a towering six-metre triptych by Abstract...
New Documentary About Glaswegian Art From 1985 Announced – Clare Henry
Personality, passion, and imagination are essential for any artist or teacher. Sam Ainsley and David Harding have it in spades. Over roughly 20...
Tate Returns Henry Gibbs Painting To Heirs Of Belgian Jewish Family
Tate has welcomed the recommendations of the UK government’s Spoliation Advisory Panel to return Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy by Henry...
$12 Renoir Discovery In Pennsylvania Antique Auction Could Be Authentic
In what could be the art find of the year, Pennsylvania antique dealer Heidi Markow reportedly purchased an uncatalogued drawing by Pierre-Auguste...