21 October 2019
Historic Muybridge Collection Returns To His Hometown Kingston
A highly important collection of work by pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge is to be brought back to his home town thanks to a partnership...
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20 October 2019
NPG Unveil Frances Segelman Sculpture Of Holocaust Survivor Sir Ben Helfgott
The National Portrait Gallery has unveiled the Gallery's acquisition of a bronze sculpture of Holocaust Survivor Sir Ben Helfgott, Honorary President of Yad Vashem...
13 October 2019
Max Mara Art Prize for Women 8th Edition Announces Shortlist
The Whitechapel Gallery, Collezione Maramotti and Max Mara have announced the five shortlisted artists for the 8th edition of the Max Mara Art Prize...
John Giorno Multidisciplinary Artist Poet Dies Age 82
John Giorno whose legendary influence as an artist-poet stemming from the expansive and multidisciplinary nature of his work has died age 82.
10 October 2019
New £20 Note To Feature Artist JMW Turner And Turner Contemporary Gallery
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, unveiled the new design of the £20 note featuring the artist JMW Turner.
9 October 2019
Frieze London Report 2019 – What The Galleries Said
The 17th edition of Frieze London closed on Sunday 6 October, has brought together more than 160 galleries from 35 countries, representing the fair's...
8 October 2019
Phillip A. Bruno Collection Gifted To The Hunterian Glasgow
A new exhibition at The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, celebrates the gift of over 70 works from the collection of distinguished gallery director and...
7 October 2019
All Change: Tim Marlow Resigns As Royal Academy Art Director
Last week Christopher Le Brun announced he was stepping down as President of the Royal Academy and this week Tim Marlow the highly regarded...
3 October 2019
Banksy: Devolved Parliament Chimp Painting Sells For £9.9m
The largest painting on canvas by the elusive street artist Banksy depicting the House of Commons populated with chimpanzees has sold
1 October 2019
Banksy Opens Croydon Pop Up Shop
A shop by the Street Artist Banksy has appeared overnight at an empty retail premises in Croydon.
1 October 2019
An Appreciation of the Life and Work of Susan Hiller – Sue Hubbard
On my way to Tate Modern in the rain, last night, I smiled, thinking just how much Susan Hiller would have liked that there...
1 October 2019
V&A Marks 500th Anniversary Of Raphael’s Death With Refurbished Cartoon Court
The V&A will mark the 500th anniversary of Raphael's death by transforming the way museum visitors experience the highly important Raphael Cartoons, loaned to...
Turner Prize Plus Margate Now Festival Consolidates Seaside Town’s Art Credentials
I've watched Margate grow as a cultural hub since the launch of the Turner Contemporary Gallery in 2011.
27 September 2019
Tacita Dean Awarded Government Art Collection/Outset Commission
The multidisciplinary artist Tacita Dean has been awarded the Robson Orr TenTen Award 2019 by the Government Art Collection (GAC).
Brexit Party Appropriates Antony Gormley’s Angel Of The North For Video
The Brexit Party has appropriated an image of Antony Gormley’s Angel Of The North in a party political broadcast. This is a clear misuse...
26 September 2019
Christopher Le Brun Royal Academy President To Step Down
Christopher Le Brun will step down as President of the Royal Academy of Arts in December 2019 after serving for eight years.
Wallace Collection Opens Up Loan Options
The Wallace Collection is to change its policy and loan out works of art from the gallery to other museums. In the past it...
22 September 2019
School of Paris Rendez-Vous at Louvre Abu Dhabi – Paul Carter Robinson
The influx of immigrants into any vernacular urban culture has always been a gamechanger, and there is no better example than Paris at the...
New Contemporaries Mark 70 Years Promoting The UK’s Best Emerging Art
Bloomberg New Contemporaries which has recently opened their 2019 edition at Leeds Art Gallery is a must-see exhibition for those trying to keep their...
14 September 2019
Gold Toilet By Maurizio Cattelan Stolen From Blenheim Palace
Maurizio Cattelan's infamous solid 18-carat gold sculpture of a toilet has been stolen from his exhibition at Blenheim Palace. Thames Valley Police said that...
Robert Frank: Beat Generation Photographer Dead at 94
One of the most influential photographers of the 20th Century, Robert Frank, (November 9, 1924 – September 9, 2019) has died at the age of 94....
10 September 2019
Matt’s Gallery Celebrates 40 Years of Innovative Exhibitions
Matt’s Gallery is a London institution which in many ways has been responsible for the vibrant emerging art scene that London represents on the...
10 September 2019
Hix Award 2019 Shortlisted Artists Announced
The HIX Award, the annual art prize set up by the restaurateur and author Mark Hix, have joined up with Hauser & Wirth as...
6 September 2019
Stolen Joshua Reynolds Painting In Japanese Museum Was Sold By Sotheby’s
A painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, stolen from a UK stately home in 1984, has been discovered in the collection of a Japanese museum.
5 September 2019
Grayson Perry: Ground-Breaking Lost Pots Reunited For The First Time
A new exhibition at the Holburne Museum reunites ceramics from Grayson Perry's earliest forays into the art world. It will re-introduce the explosive and...
British Museum Acquires Dante Gabriel Rossetti Painting Belonging To William Morris
The British Museum has acquired an important painting by the English painter, poet and Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founder, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882).
31 August 2019
Banksy’s 17-Ton Laugh Now Truck To Be Sold At Bonhams
Banksy's 17-ton truck, covered in graffiti by his own hand, will be going under the hammer at Bonhams on Saturday 14 September, at its...
Nan Goldin Arrested As Sacklers Offer Insignificant Opioid Settlement
The American photographer Nan Goldin was arrested yesterday and charged with disorderly conduct. She and a group of protesters were stopped outside the Manhattan...
Ai Weiwei To Take Up Residence In The UK
The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has decided to take up residence in the UK. By swapping Berlin for Britain, Mr Ai is giving the UK...
Banksy’s Dover Brexit Mural Likely To Be Sold At Auction
A popular Brexit mural, in the English port of Dover by the elusive Street Artist Banksy has been covered over by scaffolding and netting...
Temporary Export Bar Placed On Pre-Raphaelite Masterpiece By Millais
A temporary export bar on Millais’ ‘Ferdinand Lured by Ariel’ has been put in place by Arts Minister Rebecca Pow