Maria Lassnig The Grande Dame Of Austrian Art Dies Aged 95
Maria Lassnig, the grande dame of Austrian art, has died age 95. Lassnig was born in Carinthia in 1919 and worked mostly in Vienna.
7 May 2014
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Turner Prize Shortlist Revealed At Tate Britain For 2014 Competition
Tate Britain has just announced the four artists who have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2014. The artists are… Read More
7 May 2014
Cornelius Gurlitt Nazi Treasure Trove Hoarder Dies In Munich
Cornelius Gurlitt the son of a notorious Nazi art dealer whose secret collection included many Third Reich looted pieces, has died in Germany age 81.
6 May 2014
Designers in Residence Announced For Seventh Annual Design Museum Programme
The Design Museum’s 7th annual Designers in Residence programme is a platform to celebrate new and emerging designers at an… Read More
6 May 2014
Obsessive Compulsive Order: Repetition Explored In Copperfield’s Opening Exhibition
With so many galleries closing or displaced by significant rent increases in the last 6 months, Copperfield, a new gallery… Read More
6 May 2014
Dan Loeb Appointed Sotheby’s Board Seat After Ceding Legal Advise
The hedge fund activist Dan Loeb will be appointed a seat on the board of Sotheby’s, after a seven month… Read More
6 May 2014
La Dolce Vita The Birth of Celebrity Culture New Exhibition
The Years of La Dolce Vita, an exhibition which explores one of the most fertile periods in contemporary Italian cinema… Read More
5 May 2014
Black Eye: Pop Up Of 21st Century Black Art Hits NY
Nicola Vassell, former director of Deitch Projects and Pace Gallery, presents “Black Eye”, a show of 21st century black art … Read More
5 May 2014
Josef Albers: New Exhibition Explores The Importance Of Black And White
Josef Albers was a pioneering colour theorist and a historic teacher at the Bauhaus, Germany, Black Mountain College, North Carolina,… Read More
4 May 2014
Stanza: Real Time City of Bits Installation Unveiled In Norway
The Trøndelag Centre for Contemporary Art, Norway is presenting the British artists Stanza with his ‘The Emergent City. A Life… Read More
4 May 2014
The UK’s Largest Comic Book Exhibition Unveiled At The British Library
Friday 2 May was the first chance to see the British Library’s extensive comic book collection on display alongside original… Read More
4 May 2014
Sean Scully: New Jazz Inspired Paintings To Be Exhibited In London
A presentation of ambitious new paintings by Sean Scully, ‘Kind of Red’ will go on exhibit at the Timothy Taylor… Read More
3 May 2014
Stealing Banksy Organisers Announce First World Street Art Museum
STEALING BANKSY? organisers have revealed that their recent exhibition and auction was never created for the sale of street art,… Read More
3 May 2014
Frieze New York 2014 The Complete Artlyst Fair Guide
Frieze New York launch their 2014 edition, on Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan next week from May 9 to 12. This… Read More
3 May 2014
Horst : Ultimate Fashion Photography Explored In New Museum Exhibition
The V&A will host the definitive retrospective exhibition of the work of master photographer Horst P. Horst (1906-1999) this autumn…. Read More
2 May 2014
Gallerist Helly Nahmad Gets A Year In NY State Penitentiary
The New York based international art dealer Hillel ‘Helly’ Nahmad, of Nahmad Contemporary has been sentenced to 366 days in… Read More
2 May 2014
Pinta London celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary With Expanded Earls Court Fair
Pinta London celebrates its fifth anniversary in the capital, bringing a taste of vibrant Latin America to Earls Court for… Read More
1 May 2014
What Me Worry: MAD Magazine Editor Albert B Feldstein Dies Age 88
Albert B. Feldstein, the influential editor of MAD magazine, during it’s heyday period from 1956-1984 has died, in Montana, age 89.
1 May 2014
Tom of Finland To Appear On Itella Posti Stamps in Autumn
Itella Posti the national postal service in Finland is honouring the homo-erotic artist Touko Laaksonen (1920-1991) AKA Tom of Finland… Read More
30 April 2014
Ai Weiwei Withdraws Support From Kickstarter Sci Fi Film Project
A row has broken out between the Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and a little known filmmaker, Jason Wishnow, over… Read More
30 April 2014
Art Basel Announces Their Film program For The 2014 Fair
Art Basel has announced their film programme for the 2014 fair. This year it will be presenting over 30 film… Read More
30 April 2014
James Hilleary: Washington Color School Painter Dies At 90
James Hilleary was a Maryland-based abstract colorist whose geographical proximity to Washington, D.C.
29 April 2014
Giulio Paolini: Renaissance Inspired Conceptual Art Installations Come To The Whitechapel
A new exhibition of work by the Italian artist Giulio Paolini (b.1940) has been announced for July at the Whitechapel… Read More
29 April 2014
Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall To Auction Henry Moore Bronze
A rare bronze “Maquette by Henry Moore from the collection of the legendary Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall is being offered… Read More
29 April 2014
Turner Prize 2014 Shortlist To Be Announced 7 May At Tate Britain
Tate Britain will announce the 2014 Turner Prize shortlist on Wednesday 7 May. The Turner Prize began in 1984, established… Read More
28 April 2014
Irish Art Comes Home To Dublin Ahead Of Sotheby’s Auction
An exhibition of major Irish artworks from Sotheby’s upcoming auction of British and Irish Art will be shown in Dublin,… Read More
28 April 2014
Online Art Trade Report Reveals $1.57bn Turnover For 2013
Specialist insurer Hiscox has released figures, which for the first time show that there is increasing confidence with purchasing art… Read More
28 April 2014
Damien Hirst To Exhibit Dead Parrot Paintings In Austria
The YBA British artist Damien Hirst is exhibiting a series of paintings, not exactly critically acclaimed in the UK, for… Read More
27 April 2014
New Group Show Explores The Enduring Presence Of The Moon
A new group show at the Baltic, which opened on 25 April, explores the enduring presence of the moon and… Read More
27 April 2014
NADA Announces Special Projects And Programmes For NY Frieze Week
New York, NY – The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is pleased to announce special projects and programmes for NADA… Read More
26 April 2014
Hayward Gallery Nominated For Museum of the Year Prize 2014
The Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery which opened its doors in 1968, is one of the world’s most adventurous and innovative… Read More
26 April 2014
Alexander McQueen’s Stunning Savage Beauty Finally Comes To The V&A
London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has announced that it will present Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in London in spring… Read More
26 April 2014