Made In Britain: New Sotheby’s Auction Celebrates British Creativity
A Unique Sale bringing together British Art and Design from the Twentieth Century is set to take place at Sotheby’s…. Read More
11 March 2014
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Folkestone Triennial 2014: Yoko Ono Andy Goldsworthy and Pablo Bronstein Announced
The Creative Foundation announced details today of the artists commissioned for the third edition of Folkestone Triennial, one of the… Read More
11 March 2014
Jean Michel Basquiat: Christie’s Online Auction Halted Lawsuit Filed
In a statement made on Sunday night, Christie’s announced that the Jean-Michel Basquiat online-sale will not go ahead as planned…. Read More
11 March 2014
ADAA Art Fair Closes NY Armory Week With Strong Sales Figures
Attendance at the 26th Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) fair the country’s longest running fine art fair was exceptional… Read More
10 March 2014
Welcome To Iraq Restaged In London After Successful Venice Biennale Run
The highly acclaimed show, ‘Welcome to Iraq’ which received widespread positive attention both from the visiting public and in the… Read More
10 March 2014
Sam Belinfante Wins Hayward Touring Curatorial Open 2014
The artist Sam Belinfante has been selected for the Hayward Touring curatorial open 2014. The Open winner was chosen from… Read More
10 March 2014
Cindy Sherman Retrospective To Be Staged At Kunsthaus Zurich This Summer
The Kunsthaus Zürich will play host to a major retrospective featuring American artist Cindy Sherman (b. 1954). Sherman is one… Read More
10 March 2014
Rossetti’s Magnificent Painting Pandora Goes Under The Hammer At Sotheby’s
Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s magnificent oil painting of 1871 titled ‘Pandora’ goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s as one of the… Read More
10 March 2014
Cristina Iglesias: Tres Aguas New Artangel Sponsored Project For Toledo
The historic city of Toledo in the heart of the Iberian peninsula stands above the fast flowing waters of the… Read More
9 March 2014
Italy Condemns Tasteless Ad Showing Michelangelo’s David Holding Assault Rifle
Outrage over an advert by an American weapons firm showing Michelangelo’s David holding an assault rifle has been expressed by… Read More
9 March 2014
Jacob Epstein Bronzes Stolen From Watford Museum Man Jailed
Allen Buckley, 45, of Caractacus Cottage View, Watford, who stole two small bronze sculptures by Sir Jacob Epstein, last July,… Read More
8 March 2014
British Museum Appoints Sir Richard Lambert As New Chairman
The Trustees of the British Museum have announced that they have elected Sir Richard Lambert as their Chairman, from 4… Read More
8 March 2014
Zabludowicz Collection Presents New Work By Young International Sculptors
This summer, the Zabludowicz Collection will present four solo exhibitions of new and recent work by some of the most… Read More
7 March 2014
Volta New York 2014 Launches Its Highly Anticipated Armory Week Fair
VOLTA NY a highly anticipated satellite art fair which launched yesterday is an invitational show of emerging solo artists’ projects… Read More
7 March 2014
Cornelia Parker Exhibition To Reopen Whitworth Gallery Manchester After £15m Redevelopment
Whitworth Art Gallery, part of The University of Manchester, will reopen its doors on Saturday 25 October 2014 following a… Read More
7 March 2014
Fifty Picasso Nudes Belonging To Marina Picasso To Go On Display
Fifty drawings by Pablo Picasso from the private collection of his grand-daughter Marina Picasso is to go on display at… Read More
6 March 2014
Piet Mondrian: 142 Birthday Marked By Tate And Turner Contemporary
The Turner Contemporary in Margate and Tate Liverpool are marking the birth of the Dutch artist, Piet Mondrian, born on… Read More
6 March 2014
Hampstead Village People: Portraits of Local Cultural Icons
The National Trust, as part of its programme of New Art in London, is staging a photographic exhibition in partnership… Read More
6 March 2014
Steve McQueen: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Acquires Two Important works
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam has purchased two important works by the Turner Prize winning, British artist and filmmaker Steve… Read More
5 March 2014
New York Armory Week 2014: Getting There Ben Austin’s Diary Day 1
My trip out to New York was relatively stress free, bright and breezy in fact, no waiting checking in (Virgin… Read More
5 March 2014
National Gallery London Acquires Art Dealer Agnew & Sons Archive
London’s National Gallery has purchased the important archive belonging to the art dealers Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, following the… Read More
5 March 2014
Sean Scully: Major Exhibition Announced For Shanghai Himalayas Art Museum
The leading British/American abstract artist, Sean Scully will have a major museum exhibition in China to coincide with the Shanghai… Read More
5 March 2014
The Fleming Foundation: Excellence Rooted In A Corporate Art Collection
The bank Robert Fleming and Co. started collecting art in 1968, after David Donald, a bank director, suggested that the… Read More
4 March 2014
Lena Dunham’s Artist Mother Laurie Simmons Unveils Armory Week Solo Show
For those of you who don’t know who the artist Laurie Simmons is, here’s some background. Laurie Simmons was born… Read More
4 March 2014
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Donates Nine Works To American Museums
The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation has announced that six major museums across the United States have acquired nine works by artist… Read More
4 March 2014
Steve McQueen Pulls Out Of The 2014 Hugo Boss Prize Competition
Steve McQueen, the Turner Prize winning director of 12 Years a Slave, which was awarded the Oscar for best picture… Read More
3 March 2014
Southbank Centre Hosts First Women In The Arts Day
As part of the Southbank Centre’s annual WOW – Women of the World festival 2014 the organisers will be hosting… Read More
3 March 2014
Ivon Hitchens’ Companion To Sell Very Personal Collection
A major exhibition of 10 previously unseen oil paintings by the important British abstract artist, Ivon Hitchens (1893-1979) will be… Read More
2 March 2014
Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: An Exploration of Artistic And Intellectual Exchanges
The Frye Art Museum is presenting Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930, an exploration of artistic and intellectual exchanges… Read More
2 March 2014
Chalkie Davies: Seminal Portraits From The 70s and 80s Exhibited In London
The first major British exhibition of the photographer Chalkie Davies, since his groundbreaking show at the Photographers gallery in the… Read More
1 March 2014
BP Portrait Exhibition Moves To Wolverhampton Art Gallery For Final Stop
Fifty five of the most outstanding and innovative paintings from the BP Portrait Prize, the UK’s most prestigious portrait competition,… Read More
1 March 2014
Dutch Golden Age Paintings Return To Newly Renovated Mauritshuis
Following the reopening of the Rijksmuseum, the Stedelijk Museum (Museum of Modern Art) and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam… Read More
1 March 2014