New Satellite Art Fair Launches For NY Armory Week
A new satellite art fair has launched to run parallel to New York’s Armory week. For the first (and last)… Read More
27 February 2013
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Christina Mackie Unveils Contemporary Art Society £60,000 Winning Commission
In November 2011, Christina Mackie won the Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums – Commission to Collect with Nottingham… Read More
26 February 2013
Seung Ah Paik: Paintings Deflecting A Single Authoritative Viewpoint
Painted on unbleached calico and installed as a series of large-scale banners or drapes, Seung Ah Paik’s self-portraits involve viewers… Read More
26 February 2013
Pedro Reyes A Socio-political Critique On Contemporary Society
Disarm is a new exhibition opening at the Lisson Gallery 26 March. It is a solo exhibition by Mexican artist… Read More
25 February 2013
Dinos Chapman To Release His First Album Of Electronic Music
Dinos Chapman who is better known as one half of the Brit art duo the Chapman Brothers is releasing an… Read More
25 February 2013
Thomas Scheibitz To Exhibit At Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead
An exhibition of new and recent work by Thomas Scheibitz (born in Radeberg in 1968), one of the leading German… Read More
25 February 2013
Private Museum Owners Gather In London For First Summit
More than 30 private museum owners are gathering in London this week for the inaugural Private Museum Summit. This is… Read More
25 February 2013
Renzo Piano Chosen To Design Harvard Art Museum’s Renovations
The Italian architect Renzo Piano has been chosen to design Harvard Art Museum’s renovations. The group comprising the Fogg Museum,… Read More
24 February 2013
Christie’s Announces Back Door Premium Hike In All Bands
Christie’s quietly announced last week that it will be increasing its buyer’s premium by 5% on the first £75,000. This… Read More
24 February 2013
Francis Bacon Screaming Pope Painting Discovered Behind Sunday Painter’s Canvases
One of Francis Bacon’s iconic “Screaming Pope”series paintings, from the 1950s has emerged on the backs of several paintings used… Read More
24 February 2013
Banksy Mural Sale Halted In Miami Auction Drama
A Banksy mural, titled Slave Labour, that was hacked from a wall in Wood Green London, last week has been… Read More
23 February 2013
Banksy Goes Under The Hammer In Miami Today Despite International Condemnation
Who technically “owns” Street Art installed without permission in a public location, on a private building? This question is currently… Read More
23 February 2013
Nicola Lees Appointed Curator of Frieze Foundation 2013
Nicola Lees has been appointed the new Curator of Frieze Foundation, responsible for the unique programme of artist commissions, which… Read More
23 February 2013
Damien Hirst Creates Original Lithographic Print For Comic Relief
Damien Hirst has donated 50 specially made signed, limited edition lithographs to comic relief. They depict his famous diamond-encrusted skull,… Read More
23 February 2013
Art Enthusiast Uncovers The Secret Of The Origin Of The World
An art enthusiast may have found the answer to a 150 year old art mystery. The Origin of the World,… Read More
22 February 2013
The Armory Show 2013: Gallery Lineup Previewed Here
The Armory Show, is one of the worlds leading international contemporary and modern art fairs. It takes place every March… Read More
22 February 2013
Nasrin Tabatabai and Babak Afrassiabi New Chisenhale Gallery Exhibition
The Chisenhale Gallery and the Delfina Foundation are presenting the first UK solo exhibition by Nasrin Tabatabai and Babak Afrassiabi…. Read More
22 February 2013
Marc Chagall Reassessed In Major European Exhibitions
Marc Chagall (1887–1985) is considered one of the semenal artists of the twentieth century. He was nearly a hundred when… Read More
21 February 2013
Artist Cooks Up Horse Meat Controversy With London Installation
A piece of art surprised commuters in the capital yesterday as Patrick Thomas, debuted his latest provocative piece, ‘Moo’, to… Read More
21 February 2013
National Portrait Gallery To Catalogue Papers Of George Frederic Watts
£23,582 has been received from the National Cataloguing Grants Programme for Archives to be used to document the contents of… Read More
21 February 2013
Divine Documentary Opens 27th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Opening Night of the 27th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (LLGFF) spotlights a new documentary ‘I Am Divine’… Read More
20 February 2013
New London Solo Exhibition For Iraqi Artist Sadik Alfraji
Ayyam Gallery has announced a new solo exhibition, I Do Not Feel That I Am Free, by Iraqi artist Sadik… Read More
20 February 2013
Happy 100th Birthday William Scott: New Jerwood Gallery Exhibition Announced
The Jerwood Gallery in Hastings has announced the opening on 27 April 2013 of a new exhibition ‘William Scott: Divided… Read More
20 February 2013
Old Masters Donated To British Museums By Sir Denis Mahon
The transfer of the late Sir Denis Mahon’s collection of 57 Italian Baroque paintings into museums and galleries across the… Read More
20 February 2013
Man Charged In Connection With NY Salvador Dali Theft
A Greek national has pleaded not guilty to stealing a watercolour by the Surrealist painter Salvador Dali from an art… Read More
20 February 2013
SP-Arte Sao Paulo Announces Lineup For Spring 2013 Fair
SP-Arte, has announced its ninth edition, taking place in SAO PAULO.- April 3–7, 2013, at the São Paulo Bienal Pavilion… Read More
19 February 2013
Goldsmiths To Create A New Series Of Challenging Exhibitions
Red Bull are working alongside Goldsmiths to create a series of exhibitions with the third year Fine Art and History… Read More
19 February 2013
JERWOOD FILM AND VIDEO UMBRELLA AWARDS ANNOUNCE THE SECOND EDITION
Jerwood Visual Arts (JVA) and Film and Video Umbrella have announced the continuation of the Jerwood/Film and Video Umbrella Awards,… Read More
19 February 2013
Ceri Hand Gallery Showcases Robotic Drawings By Juneau Projects
Artist duo Juneau Projects have completed their artist residency at Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio with a showcase revealing drawings created… Read More
19 February 2013
Michael Bauer: Rich Amalgams of Fascinating Personal Detritus
Bauer’s paintings are fragmented, sexual, feverish and funny; worlds within worlds that won’t be pinned down. They make me think… Read More
18 February 2013
Claire Aho: A Pioneer of Finnish Colour Photography
The Photographers’ Gallery is presenting an exhibition of Claire Aho’s Studio Works. This will be the first solo international showcase… Read More
18 February 2013
Roy Lichtenstein Exhibition Expected To Break Tate Modern Attendance Records
The most comprehensive exhibition ever devoted to the leading Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein opens at Tate Modern this Thursday. Co-organised… Read More
18 February 2013