Mughal India Explored In Major Exhibition At British Library
Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire, is the British Library’s latest exhibition examining one of the most powerful and opulent… Read More
8 November 2012
Archives: News
Henry Moore Sculpture Sold As Mayor Defies Public Opinion
A Cross-party Committee raised serious concerns tonight about the ‘inadequate’ process undertaken when a sculpture by the British Modernist artist… Read More
7 November 2012
WOULD BRITISH ARTISTS BE BETTER OFF IN CANADA?
Paul Carey-Kent Surveys A CHOICE FROM WINNIPEG I’ve just had the chance to visit Winnipeg (population 700,000, Canada’s 8th largest),… Read More
7 November 2012
Yoko Ono Appointed Director Of 2013 Southbank’s Meltdown Festival
The conceptual artist and musician, Yoko Ono, who will celebrate her 80th birthday next year, has today been announced as… Read More
7 November 2012
Kate Middleton Painting To Be Exhibited At National Portrait Gallery
The Duchess of Cambridge will have a newly commissioned official portrait hanging in the National Portrait Gallery sometime in 2013,… Read More
7 November 2012
Financial Times Launch 2012 Global Fund for Children Auction
Some of the world’s most celebrated photographers are up for grabs in an auction sponsored by the Financial Times. The… Read More
7 November 2012
Andy Warhol The Flower Paintings New Exhibition
A New York Gallery is to present a comprehensive survey of Andy Warhol’s Flowers paintings from 1964 and 1965. The… Read More
7 November 2012
Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen Intimate Cinematic And Formal Beauty
Review – Who’d thought I was describing a film set in Peckham? Larsen’s film 343 Perspectives showing at Peckham Space,… Read More
6 November 2012
Peter Fischli & David Weiss The Concept Of Undercutting
I have a cousin who, when he was about 5, made me hide in an airing cupboard and await his… Read More
6 November 2012
Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2012 Won By LCC Graduate
A Spanish Londoner has won the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2012 for a picture of a camera shy Bolivian… Read More
6 November 2012
New Tate Exhibition Explores Glam The Performance of Style
A new exhibition exploring the ‘Glam era’ of the early 1970s is to be critically evaluated for the first time… Read More
6 November 2012
The Art Of Dressing Queen Elizabeth By Angela Kelly
A new book has been published in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee year. This unique publication explores how Her Majesty… Read More
5 November 2012
Danny Boyle Joins Artists To Stop Henry Moore Sculpture Sale
We reported on 8 October that a Henry Moore sculpture titled Draped Seated Woman was to be sold by Tower… Read More
5 November 2012
Affordable Art Fair Becomes A Hampstead Fixture
Review – The Affordable Art Fair returned to North London’s Hampstead Heath with a major fair this week. Their signature… Read More
4 November 2012
Cultural Vandalism: Tate Explores Art Under Attack In New Exhibition
Art Under Attack is the subject and title of a new show that Tate Britain is planning for October 2013…. Read More
4 November 2012
Banksy Mural Hacked And Fragmented Resurfaces In Nottingham
An art gallery in Nottingham is exhibiting what’s left of an important Banksy mural as part of an installation. The… Read More
3 November 2012
Exposed: Are Hacktivists Anonymous Just Too Anon?
The way Anonymous present themselves to the world and communicate to the world is interesting. They work underground to expose… Read More
3 November 2012
Zeng Fanzhi First UK Show For China’s Leading Artist
They are not real landscapes. They are rather about an experience of miao wu [marvellous revelation]. Miao wu constitutes a… Read More
3 November 2012
Fitzwilliam Museum Saves Nicolas Poussin Masterpiece for the Nation
The Fitzwilliam Museum has reported that the campaign partnered by the Museum and the Art Fund has raised the necessary … Read More
3 November 2012
Hurricane Sandy Shuts Gagosian Chelsea Gallery Until Further Notice
The Chelsea branch of the Gagosian Gallery in New York has closed until further notice. The exhibition space sustained severe… Read More
2 November 2012
British Artist Stanza Wins Torino’s Share Prize
The London based installation artist Stanza has won the SHARE PRIZE 2012 in Torino Italy for his work titled Capacities…. Read More
2 November 2012
Hugo Boss Prize: Art Prize Goes To Danh Vo
The international art community assemble at the Guggenheim in New York City last night despite the clean up operation from… Read More
2 November 2012
New York Galleries Destroyed By Hurricane Sandy Flooding
Hurricane Sandy, which hit Manhattan on Monday night, October 29, 2012 has taken its toll on several Chelsea, Soho and… Read More
2 November 2012
Arts Council England 118 Jobs Go In Restructuring Cull
Arts Council England has announced that it is to cut 118 jobs. This represents 21% of the ACE workforce …. Read More
1 November 2012
James Capper New Exhibition At Yorkshire Sculpture Park
A new exhibition by James Capper, whose extraordinary sculptures can walk, swim and climb mountains, will open at Yorkshire Sculpture… Read More
1 November 2012
Sandy Cancels Fifteenth Anniversary Of Editions Artists Book Fair
New York – OUT OF RESPECT FOR OUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM THE DEVASTATING AFFECTS OF… Read More
1 November 2012
Fashioned For Freedom Arts Event Aids Human Trafficking Charity
On November 12th St. Marys in Marylebone will play host to Fashioned For Freedom, an ethical fashion event organised by… Read More
1 November 2012
Art 13 London’s New Global Art Fair Announces Curated Galleries Section
Art13 London has announced the gallery line up for London First, a curated section of the Fair featuring 17 young… Read More
1 November 2012
Tate Announces New Acquisitions Of Contemporary African Art
The Tate has announced its new acquisitions of modern and contemporary African art and a related programme in Africa. They… Read More
1 November 2012
L S Lowry Celebrates His 125 Birthday With Google Doodle
L S Lowry, who celebrates his 125 birthday, is honoured with a google doodle today. The painting selected shows his… Read More
1 November 2012
Art Critics Condemn The Influence Of Money And Celebrity
In October, the buzz around the Frieze Art Fair was amplified by some spectacular transactions. The record-breaking sale of Gerhard… Read More
31 October 2012
Halloween In Britain Is Kicked Off By Google Doodle
Getting into the Halloween spirit? Have a look at what search giant Google has dished out for you! This year… Read More
31 October 2012