The Resurgence Of Older Women In Contemporary Art
In a talk given in Berlin in 2012 entitled Is the Old New? or is the New Old? the British… Read More
10 August 2013
Archives: News
Damien Hirst To Mount First Retrospective Exhibition In Middle East
A comprehensive exhibition of work by the YBA artist Damien Hirst is set to open in Doha in October. It… Read More
10 August 2013
Detroit Institute Of Arts Confirms Christie’s To Appraise Museum Collection
It was confirmed by the press office at Christie’s Auctioneers this week that Christie’s Appraisals Inc. has been called in… Read More
10 August 2013
Geoffrey Harrison Becomes Artist In Residence At London’s Weirdest Medical Museum
Barts Pathology Museum’s resident artist unveils a series of paintings inspired by thousands of anatomical specimens. This is an exhibition… Read More
9 August 2013
Sotheby’s Reports Strong Sales In Half Year Financial Results
Sotheby’s (NYSE: BID 6 August 2013) has reported their financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June… Read More
9 August 2013
Cork Street Death Warrant Signed As Council Approves Redevelopment Plans
The future of Cork Street as a mecca for art galleries in London is in jeopardy tonight (6/8/2013) as Westminster… Read More
9 August 2013
Kazimir Malevich and the Russian Avant-Garde New Autumn Exhibition Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
The largest Kazimir Malevich survey in twenty years will be presented by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in October. The exhibition… Read More
8 August 2013
Lady Gaga Goes Nude For Marina Abramovic Video Art Project
The international performance artist Marina Abramović who is attempting to raise $370,000 for her institute to become a reality has… Read More
8 August 2013
Vandalised Portrait of the Queen Rehung at Westminster Abbey
Ralph Heimans’ jubilee portrait of the Queen has been rehung at Westminster Abbey a month after it was vandalised by… Read More
8 August 2013
Peter Blake Launches Art Everywhere The World’s Largest Public Art Exhibition
The iconic British ‘Pop’ artist Sir Peter Blake, creator of the Beatles’ famous Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album… Read More
8 August 2013
Moniker Teams Up With The Other Art Fair During Frieze Week
The Moniker Art Fair will return to London during Frieze Week for their fourth year, having firmly established themselves as… Read More
8 August 2013
British Council Announces The Appointment Of Three New Trustees
The British Council has announced three new members to their Board of Trustees, and have confirmed the appointment of one… Read More
7 August 2013
National Portrait Gallery Commissions Ben Okri Poem To Freed Slave Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
The Booker Prize winning writer Ben Okri has been commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery to write a new poem… Read More
7 August 2013
Queen’s Sculptress Commissioned To Immortalise Boris Johnson In Bronze
Sculptress to HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Frances Segelman will sculpt Mayor of London, Boris Johnson,… Read More
7 August 2013
Amazon Launches Aggressive Expansion Into Fine Art Sales
Would you buy expensive fine art from Amazon? We will soon find out as Amazon.com, Inc. has announced the launch… Read More
7 August 2013
Caroline Douglas Announced As New Contemporary Art Society Director
The Contemporary Art Society has just announced that Caroline Douglas has been appointed as their new Director from October 2013…. Read More
6 August 2013
David Bowie: Groundbreaking Exhibition Set To Go Live At Cinemas
David Bowie’s sell out retrospective exhibition at the V&A is set to go live at a cinema near you, as… Read More
6 August 2013
Andy Warhol Live Graveside Webcam Honours Artist’s 85th Birthday
“I never understood why when you died, you didn’t just vanish, and everything could just keep going on the way… Read More
6 August 2013
Bob Dylan To Exhibit Pastel Portraits At National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery, London will be exhibiting pastel portraits by Bob Dylan in September. This is the first time… Read More
5 August 2013
Modern Painting Conservation Techniques Could Be Damaging Museum Masterpieces
New research carried out in Denmark has brought to light that modern techniques commonly used in the preservation of old… Read More
5 August 2013
Jeremy Deller Collaborative Work Unveiled For Jupiter Artland Site Specific Commissions
Jupiter Artland has unveiled its 2013 programme, including a new exhibition examining the collaborative work of Jeremy Deller with Alan… Read More
5 August 2013
Getty Museum Temporarily Prevented From Exporting British Rembrandt
A last ditch chance to raise the £16,500,000 is needed to keep a newly discovered Rembrandt painting in the UK…. Read More
4 August 2013
Ron Mueck Sculptures Emerge In Artist’s Rooms At Wolverhampton Art Gallery
The work of the Australian born sculptor Ron Mueck has been unveiled at the Wolverhampton Art Gallery (20 July –… Read More
4 August 2013
Richard Prince Curates New York Retrospective Of Fifth Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe
The artist Richard Prince is curating an exhibition of twenty-one paintings and works on paper by British artist Stuart Sutcliffe… Read More
4 August 2013
Schoony Returns To London For Kick Ass Art Exhibition
Tonight, The special effects designer turned artist known as Schoony returned to London to unveil his latest body of work… Read More
3 August 2013
Marina Abramovic Kickstarts Her New Institute With Crowd Funding
Marina Abramovic, the New York-based, Serbian-born performance artist is using Kickstart to crowd fund her new institute designed by Rem… Read More
3 August 2013
Charles Saatchi Auctions Important Artworks To Fund Chelsea Gallery
Charles Saatchi is selling a bed complete with embroidered panels by Tracey Emin along with 50 other works of sculpture… Read More
3 August 2013
Malcolm Morley New Ashmolean Exhibition From The First Turner Prize Winner
The Ashmolean Museum has announced a major collaboration with the Hall Art Foundation to present a series of exhibitions of… Read More
2 August 2013
Judy Chicago Exhibition Announced For Frieze Masters In October
The American Feminist artist, writer and activist Judy Chicago will have a prestigious solo exhibition at Frieze Masters in London… Read More
2 August 2013
Kelly Clarkson Obstructed From Exporting Rare Jane Austen Ring
A beautiful yet simple gold and turquoise ring, one of only three pieces of jewellery in existence that is known… Read More
2 August 2013
Charles Saatchi And Nigella Lawson Officially End The Marriage
The Art Dealer Charles Saatchi was granted a divorce from his TV chef wife Nigella Lawson, in a High Court… Read More
1 August 2013
TURNER PRIZE WILL BE HIGHLIGHT FOR DERRY LONDONDERRY 2013 YEAR OF CULTURE
October 2013 sees the first ever presentation outside England of the Turner Prize, the UK’s most prestigious art prize. The… Read More
1 August 2013