Detroit Institute of Arts No objection To Chapter 9 Bankruptcy
The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), steward of a priceless art collection that has been threatened by recent statements by… Read More
20 August 2013
Archives: News
Important William Morris Pre-Raphaelite Fresco Discovered At Red House
An important mural has been discovered at Red House, the former home of the founder of the Arts & Crafts… Read More
19 August 2013
Picasso Murals At Risk Following Anders Breivik’s Oslo Car Bomb
Five Picasso murals sandblasted into the concrete facade of buildings caught in the car bomb planted by the white supremacist … Read More
19 August 2013
Tracey Emin Features In New M&S Fashion Campaign Shot By Annie Leibovitz
The Turner Prize nominated artist Tracey Emin, an Oscar winning actress, a life changing charity CEO, an Olympic gold medallist… Read More
19 August 2013
British Art Exports Surge By £500 Million Despite Dreaded Droit de Suite
British art exports have hit a peak, not seen since the market crashed in 2008. The popularity of London as… Read More
18 August 2013
Damien Hirst Puts The Spin On New Babyshambles Album Sleeve
Damien Hirst has revealed his design for the latest Babyshambles album jacket. The release titled, ‘Sequel To The Prequel’ is… Read More
18 August 2013
Brazilian Artist Henrique Oliveira Presents Installation at Palais de Tokyo
Through a kind of architectural anthropomorphism, Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira reveals the building’s structure at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris…. Read More
18 August 2013
FOUR ARTISTS SELECTED FOR JERWOOD FILM AND VIDEO UMBRELLA AWARDS
The four moving- image artists selected for the second edition of the Jerwood/Film and Video Umbrella Awards are Lucy Clout,… Read More
17 August 2013
Banksy Whitehouse Pub Rat Removed For Grade II Building Restoration
This has been a bad month for Banksy fans as the fate of several outdoor works are sealed by greedy… Read More
17 August 2013
Oscar Award Winning Actress Vivien Leigh Archive Acquired By V&A
The V&A has announced that it has acquired the archive of the British film and theatre actress Vivien Leigh (1913-1967)… Read More
17 August 2013
Damien Hirst Felix Gonzalez-Torres Candy: Two Person London Exhibition
Blain Southern is presenting together the work of Damien Hirst and the late Felix Gonzalez-Torres in a major new two-person… Read More
16 August 2013
Alexander Calder Necklace Worth $300k Found At Flea Market For $15
A brass necklace by the iconic 20th century sculptor Alexander Calder, bought at a flea market for $15 eight years… Read More
16 August 2013
First British Pop Art Exhibition To Be Mounted By Christie’s and Waddington
Christie’s auctioneers, in association with Waddington Custot Galleries, will stage When Britain Went Pop!, an exhibition exploring the early revolutionary… Read More
16 August 2013
Jasper Johns’ Assistant Arrested And Charged With $6 million Theft
Jasper Johns’ former studio assistant of 27 years has been accused of stealing and selling works of art by the… Read More
16 August 2013
Maverick Artist Cyril Mann Receives Green Plaque From Islington Council
A commemorative plaque honouring the maverick artist, Cyril Mann (1911-1980), will be unveiled 2pm, on September 28, 2013, at Bevin… Read More
15 August 2013
V&A Dundee: Planning Permission Granted Building To Start Next Summer
The V&A at Dundee has taken a major step forward as the construction process is set in motion following Dundee… Read More
15 August 2013
Threadneedle Prize 2013 Shortlist For Representational Painting And Sculpture Announced
A special effects artist who has fashioned an ‘urban burka’ from a pair of running trainers, a former artist in… Read More
15 August 2013
Sir Laurie Magnus Appointed New Chairman Of English Heritage
Sir Laurie Magnus has been appointed Chairman of English Heritage by Culture Secretary Maria Miller. Sir Laurie has 35 years’… Read More
14 August 2013
Banksy Flower Girl Mural Hacked Off And Repackaged As Gallery Art
Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles will host its inaugural Street Art auction on Thursday, December 5th, 2013. The event features… Read More
14 August 2013
Hackney WickED Returns For A Weekend Of Art And Festival Fun
The Olympic dust has settled and life has returned to normal (as normal as it gets) in the Wick. The… Read More
14 August 2013
Behold The Monkey Fresco Saved As 40,000 Tourists Visit Church
An elderly parishioner who stunned Spanish cultural officials with an amateur and unauthorised restoration of a prized local fresco of… Read More
13 August 2013
Happy Birthday Herb Ritts August 13, 1952 – December 26, 2002
Herbert “Herb” Ritts (August 13, 1952 – December 26, 2002) was one of the most influencial American fashion photographers in… Read More
13 August 2013
Bob Carlos Clarke Celebrity Portraits Donated To The National Portrait Gallery
An impressive selection of rarely seen celebrity portraits by renowned photographer Bob Carlos Clarke have been donated to the National… Read More
13 August 2013
SHUBBAK FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ARAB CULTURE ANNOUNCES LONDON THIRD EDITION
The second edition of Shubbak, A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture, featuring artists from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon,… Read More
13 August 2013
Jake and Dinos Chapman Selected To Create Performa 13 Commission
Jake and Dinos Chapman have been commissioned to create a piece for the Performa13 biannual. This New York-based organisation and… Read More
12 August 2013
Abdulnasser Gharem Explores Changing Saudi cultural Landscape In New Exhibition
Edge of Arabia is presenting the first major solo exhibition of work by Abdulnasser Gharem – the most significant Saudi… Read More
12 August 2013
AES+F Digital Project Challenges Perceptions Of Islam In Western Society
The Russian based photo-conceptualist group AES made up of artists Tatyana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovitch, and Evgeny Svyatsky began the Islamic… Read More
12 August 2013
FIAC France’s Leading Contemporary Art Fair Celebrates Its 40th Edition
FIAC France’s leading contemporary art fair will celebrate its 40th anniversary edition this October. Their main aim in this edition… Read More
12 August 2013
Erwin Schrodinger Honoured With Google Doodle Showing Quantum Cat
Erwin Schrödinger the Austrian physicist who developed theories of quantum physics is honoured today with a Google’s doodle. Born 12 August… Read More
12 August 2013
The Forgotten Heroes That Saved Europe From Nazi Cultural Devastation
The Monuments Men is a story about the forgotten heroes who saved Europe from cultural devastation during World War II…. Read More
11 August 2013
Project Latitude Publishes Research Showing Brazilian Art Market Growth
Project Latitude, the second industry research conference involving the Brazilian art market, presented in July has released results. It showed some… Read More
11 August 2013
Pierre Auguste Renoir Chattels Go Under The Hammer In New York
The most comprehensive archive auction of chattels belonging to the French impressionist artist Pierre Auguste Renoir’s from his signature polka-dot… Read More
11 August 2013