Artist Mathieu Tremblin Creates Trompe l’oeil Getty Images Watermark Mural
Graffiti just got a bit more creative! French artist Mathieu Tremblin has created a trompe l’oeil painting of a watermarked… Read More
6 July 2013
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Tate Britain Features Five Contemporary Artists Subverting The Conventions
Painting Now: Five Contemporary Artists focuses on the recent work of Tomma Abts, Gillian Carnegie, Simon Ling, Lucy McKenzie and… Read More
5 July 2013
London’s Thames Festival To Feature Artists Richard Wilson And Doug Fishbone
The Mayor’s Thames Festival undergoes an exciting transformation this year, staging a 10-day celebration of the river through inspiring events… Read More
5 July 2013
Kraftwerk Mount Their First Solo Exhibition At Spruth Magers Berlin
Sprüth Magers are presenting the first solo gallery exhibition of Kraftwerk in Berlin. On display is a 3-D video and… Read More
4 July 2013
Ian Dury: Royal College Graduate Honoured With Retrospective Exhibition
Jemima Dury, the daughter of the late, great musician/songwriter and visual artist, has spent the last two years putting together… Read More
4 July 2013
Kate Moss Makes A Serious Fashion Statement At Christie’s Auctioneers
The iconic uber muse Kate Moss is the subject of a solo sale at Christie’s auction house in London. Curated… Read More
4 July 2013
El Greco Masterpiece Is Top Seller In Sotheby’s £35m Auction
Old Masters have set new record prices in an unprecedented bidding war at Sotheby’s yesterday.
4 July 2013
House Of Peroni Showcasing Cutting Edge Art And Design Opens In London
House Of Peroni, an ambitious project sponsored by the celebrated Italian brewery is showcasing the work and ideas of some… Read More
3 July 2013
Tate Modern Gets £10m Donation From Eyal Ofer Family Foundation
Tate Modern will receive a major gift of £10 million from the Eyal Ofer Family Foundation to support the completion… Read More
3 July 2013
Miles Aldridge And Brancolini Grimaldi Exhibitions Feature At Somerset House
Somerset House is exhibiting ‘I Only Want You to Love Me’ – a major retrospective of photographer Miles Aldridge’s work…. Read More
3 July 2013
ICA Takes A journey Through London’s Subculture 1980 To Present
The ICA has announced a major new off-site project at the Old Selfridges Hotel in London as part of a… Read More
3 July 2013
Monumental Ben Nicholson Painting Leads Sotheby’s Summer Post-War British Art Sale
A monumental painting by British artist Ben Nicholson’s will lead Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Modern & Post-War British Art on… Read More
2 July 2013
Irina Antonova The 91 Year Old Director Of The Pushkin Museum Resigns
Irina Antonova, the 91 year old Director of the Pushkin museum, has stepped down from her job, after 52 years…. Read More
1 July 2013
Westminster Abbey Woman Held For Criminal Damage To Statue
Another art attack at Westminster Abbey has seen a woman arrested for criminal damage, after a statue was spray-painted by… Read More
1 July 2013
Artist Roger Dean Sues Avatar Director James Cameron Over Plagiarism
Roger Dean the artist and graphic designer best known for his album covers for prog-rockers Yes and Asia is suing… Read More
1 July 2013
Ibrahim El-Salahi: A Visionary African/ Arab Modernist Explored At Tate Modern
Tate Modern presents the UK’s first major exhibition of Sudanese artist Ibrahim El-Salahi (b.1930). Bringing together 100 works from across… Read More
1 July 2013
Billionaire Francois Pinault Returns Looted Bronzes To China’s National Museum
Francois-Henri Pinault, the owner of Christie’s has returned two Qianlong (18th-century) bronze sculptures looted 150 years ago from a fountain… Read More
30 June 2013
Memorabilia: An Art Exhibition Which Recalls Precious Moments From Childhood
Memorabilia: An Art Exhibition Which Recalls Precious Moments From Childhood
29 June 2013
Sarah Charlesworth American Conceptual Artist And Photographer Dies
Sarah Charlesworth an American visual artist and photographer, connected to the Conceptual Art movement has died in New York age 66.
29 June 2013
Protester Arrested After Defacing Constable Painting At London’s National Gallery
A man has been arrested after supergluing a photograph to an important painting by John Constable, in London’s National Gallery…. Read More
28 June 2013
Andy Warhol And The Litigious Culture Of A Top Foundation
On 26 June 2013 the Andy Warhol Foundation issued a press release stating that it had ‘concluded a settlement with its insurer
28 June 2013
Bert Stern Iconic Photographer Of Marilyn Monroe Dies Aged 83
Bert Stern who died Tuesday age 83, may not have been the first photographer to capture Marilyn Monroe, but he was definitely the last to secure a professional
28 June 2013
The Marmite Prize For Painting 2013 Winners Announced
This years Marmite Painting Prize was announced in London at the Tannery (27th June.) Brian Cheeswright won First prize for… Read More
27 June 2013
Cindy Sherman Presented With Honorary Doctorate At Royal College Of Art
American contemporary artists Cindy Sherman and Faith Ringgold, Burberry Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey and architect Eva Jiřičná are all… Read More
27 June 2013
Sotheby’s London Contemporary Art Evening Sale Realises £78.8m
Last night in London, Sotheby’s Contemporary Art evening sale realised £75.8 million. Leading the auction were two works by Francis… Read More
27 June 2013
Andy Holden Presents New Work At The Zabludowicz Collection In September
The Zabludowicz Collection in North London is is presenting a solo exhibition of new work by UK-based artist Andy Holden…. Read More
27 June 2013
Chancellor George Osborne Announces 7% Cut To Culture budget
Chancellor George Osborne has officially announced a 7% cut to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as part… Read More
26 June 2013
Fred London Team Up With Kenny Schachter For Curated Summer Show
Vito Acconci, Dan Coombs, Rachel Harrison, Mary Heilmann, Kadie Salmon, Franz West This year the summer show at Fred London… Read More
26 June 2013
Andy Warhol Foundation Announces Settlement With Insurers Over Legal Costs
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has announced though a press release issued today, 26 June 2013 that… Read More
26 June 2013
Christie’s London Post War And Contemporary Auction Realises Over £70m
Christie’s London evening auction of Post-War & Contemporary Art held on 25 June has realised a total of £70,253,225 /… Read More
26 June 2013
British Museum: Once Again UK’s Most Popular Visitor Attraction
The British Museum has published their Annual Review 2012/13 and for the 5th year running is the UK’s most popular… Read More
26 June 2013
D* Face Mural Unveiled In Spitalfields May Be The Largest In London
A monumental mural painted by Street Artist D*Face AKA Dean Stockton, 36, from Dulwich, has appeared on Commercial Street near… Read More
25 June 2013