Fernando Botero Escapes Blaze Which Destroys Colombian Holiday Home
The internationally recognised Colombian artist Fernando Botero escaped unscathed, when a fire ripped through his holiday home, located in the… Read More
28 January 2014
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Tracey Emin Wins South Bank Arts Outstanding Achievement Award
Tracey Emin was presented today with the South Bank Sky Arts Award for outstanding achievement, in a ceremony hosted by… Read More
27 January 2014
British Comics Unmasked In Major New British Library Exhibition
The UK’s biggest ever exhibition of British comics will be one of the high-points of the British Library’s 2014 exhibition… Read More
27 January 2014
Guerrilla Girls Celebrated In The Artworld and Beyond With New Exhibition
Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond is a new exhibition featuring major works from… Read More
27 January 2014
Frank Auerbach and Leon Kossoff Feature In New De la Warr Pavilion Exhibition
I Cheer a Dead Man’s Sweetheart is both a celebration and an exploration of painting in Britain today, presenting the… Read More
27 January 2014
French Architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc Honoured With Google Doodle
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, the French born architect best-known for his gothic revivalist style restorations of medieval buildings is celebrated today… Read More
27 January 2014
Pussy Riot To Make Special Appearance At New York Amnesty Concert
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova the two jailed members of Russian art/punk band Pussy Riot, who were released before Christmas… Read More
26 January 2014
The Graphic Language of Punk Explored In New Exhibition
A new survey exhibition exploring the extraordinary diversity of punk and post-punk graphic design has been announced for The Galleries… Read More
26 January 2014
Sao Paulo Biennal 31 Focuses On Visual Identity In A Digital World
The 31st São Paulo Biennial (Brazil) has been announced and will take place with the opening scheduled for September 6…. Read More
25 January 2014
The First Ever Winter Pride UK Art Awards Shortlist Announced
The first ever ‘Winter Pride’ UK Art Awards , which launches at London’s Tobacco Dock on 8th February 2014, will… Read More
25 January 2014
Grayson Perry Collects His CBE From Prince Charles At Buckingham Palace
Grayson Perry, the Turner Prize winning artist has collected his CBE from Prince Charles in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace…. Read More
25 January 2014
Artist D J Roberts Homage To Jonathan Richman Lights Up Waltham Forest
So what is the story behind the ‘I’M IN LOVE WITH THE MODERN WORLD’ neon floating on the roofline of… Read More
24 January 2014
Important L.S. Lowry Collection To Go Under The Hammer At Sotheby’s
One of the most important Collection of Works by L.S. Lowry is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s. A stand-alone evening… Read More
24 January 2014
Corin Sworn Wins Fifth Max Mara Art Prize for Women
Iwona Blazwick,Director of the Whitechapel Gallery has announced that Corin Sworn is the fifth winner of the prestigious Max Mara… Read More
23 January 2014
Art Miami Buys New York’s Downtown Fair Set During Frieze Week
The Art Miami group has confirmed that it has bought the Downtown Fair in New York for an unpublished price…. Read More
23 January 2014
Premier Galleries Announced For Art Basel Hong Kong’s Second Edition
Art Basel Hong Kong has announced details of its second edition, taking place 15 May – 18 May 2014, at… Read More
23 January 2014
Panel Discussion To Coincide With Helen Frankenthaler and JMW Turner Exhibition
Making Painting: Helen Frankenthaler and JMW Turner at Turner Contemporary, Margate, will include a panel discussion to mark the opening… Read More
23 January 2014
Top Authors Create Pen Portraits For National Portrait Gallery Fundraiser
Marina Warner, Hilary Mantel, Esther Freud, Joanna Trollope, Sir David Hare, Sir Michael Holroyd and Dame Jacqueline Wilson are among… Read More
23 January 2014
BFI Film Policy Review Recommendations Released By Culture Minister
An independent panel of industry experts, convened by the Minister for Culture and chaired by Lord Chris Smith, has today… Read More
22 January 2014
Ashmolean Acquires Guardi Painting Under Lieu of Inheritance Tax Scheme
The Ashmolean has announced the acquisition of an early view-painting by Francesco Guardi (1712–1793): Venice: the Fondamenta Nuove with the… Read More
22 January 2014
Christie’s Records Record Year With Sales Over £4.5 Billion
Christie’s has released their sales figures for 2013 revealing a record year of £4.54 billion, up 16% ($7.13 billion, up… Read More
22 January 2014
Art14 London Presents An Innovative Programme Of International Artists’ Performances
Art14 London, has announced thier Art14 Performances line-up for this year’s fair. It is a continuing platform for performance, curated… Read More
21 January 2014
Jeddah Art Week Announce Their 2014 Events Programme
Building on the success of its inaugural year — which brought together over 1,500 visitors — JAW 2014 presents a… Read More
21 January 2014
Tate St Ives Set To Close For Four Month Renovation
Tate St Ives has announced that it will close for four months from 27 January to allow building work to… Read More
21 January 2014
George Frederic Watts Archive Launched Online At National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery have launched an online archive catalogue, enabling a wider audience to access details of the Gallery’s… Read More
21 January 2014
Pae White Presents An Unrealised Commission For Gloucester Road Tube Station
Greengrassi is presenting Pae White’s fifth exhibition at the gallery in late January. The work, titled Genau or Never, is… Read More
21 January 2014
Tate Modern Announces Hyundai To Replace Unilever For Turbine Hall Commission
This morning, Tate Modern and Hyundai Motor announced the start of their 11-year partnership. Beginning in autumn 2015, Tate will… Read More
20 January 2014
Latin America’s leading International Art Fair SP-Arte Sao Paulo Returns
SP-Arte, the São Paulo International Art Fair 2014, will return for its 10th year as Latin America’s leading international contemporary… Read More
20 January 2014
ICA Returns To Its Roots As Membership Organisation With £1 Day Memberships
The ICA will begin charging an admissions/members fee from 12 February, as it returns to its roots as a membership… Read More
20 January 2014
Oliver Laric Launches Contemporary Art Society Annual Award Commission Online
Oliver Laric the 2012 winning artist of the Contemporary Art Society Annual Award is to create a new work for… Read More
20 January 2014
Frieze Projects Announced For 2014 New York Fair Programme
The Frieze Projects program of specially commissioned artworks to be realized at Frieze New York 2014 has been announced. The… Read More
19 January 2014
Nazi Degenerate Art Online: V&A To Release Unique Archive List
The V&A have announced plans to release the only known copy of a complete list of ‘Entartete Kunst’ (‘Degenerate Art’)… Read More
19 January 2014