WINSTON CHURCHILL PORTRAIT AT HIS DARKEST HOUR NEW NPG LOAN
The National Portrait Gallery has been lent a major portrait of Winston Churchill, a rarely seen life-size painting by William… Read More
31 October 2012
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Luc Tuymans Artistic Colonialism Explored In New London Exhibition
Review – David Zwirner has recently moved into his first European location: a beautiful town house on 24 Grafton Street,… Read More
31 October 2012
Happy Birthday Pablo Picasso Born This Week In 1881
Art is a lie that makes us realise the truth – Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso was born in Málaga, Spain… Read More
30 October 2012
Jarman Award To Give Artist Filmmakers £26,000 In Prizes
The 5th annual Jarman Award is a prize inspired by one of Britain’s most innovative, esteemed and controversial artists of… Read More
30 October 2012
Bridget Riley Presented With Sikkens Prize For Colour
Bridget Riley the The 81-year old British artist associated with the OP-Art movement has become the first woman to be… Read More
30 October 2012
Artist Run Spaces Spotlighted At The LONDON ART FAIR
Artists’ organisation ALISN has sublet its booth at the London Art Fair to small independent art galleries who are normally… Read More
29 October 2012
Contemporary Art Society Announces £4 Million Modern Art Donation
The Contemporary Art Society has announced that Art collectors Eric and Jean Cass have donated over 300 important modern and… Read More
29 October 2012
Arts Council England Introduces Two Million Pound Funding Grants
If you thought that all Arts Council England grants had dried up, think again, Applications are invited for three new… Read More
29 October 2012
Hugo Boss Prize 2012 Winning Artist To Be Announced
Next Thursday evening, the international art community will assemble at the Guggenheim in New York City for a ceremony announcing… Read More
29 October 2012
Chinese Dissident Artist Sheng Qi Announces First London Exhibition
Hua Gallery has announced the first ever solo exhibition in London of the well known dissident Chinese artist, Sheng Qi.“My… Read More
29 October 2012
British Museum Staff To Stage Three Hour Strike Today
Cleaners and maintenance workers at the British Museum will stage a strike today, highlighting a number of grievances. The union… Read More
29 October 2012
Picasso Ceramics Hoard Discovered In Uzbekistan
A fine collection of ceramics produced by the artist Pablo Picasso and unseen in public for 40 years has gone… Read More
28 October 2012
The Silent University Tate Modern Delfina Foundation Partnership Announced
The Silent University is an autonomous knowledge exchange platform initiated by artist Ahmet Ögüt in collaboration with Tate working with… Read More
28 October 2012
Olympic Stadium Wrap Recycled Into New Contemporary Artwork
The colourful strips used to cover the Olympic stadium at last summer’s games have found their way into the contemporary… Read More
28 October 2012
Artist Monica Ross Recites Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Beaconsfield is working in collaboration with the Cathedral Primary School in Southwark and artist Monica Ross, as part of her… Read More
27 October 2012
Francesco Clemente First Major London Exhibition In Seven Years Announced
Blain|Southern have announced an exhibition of new works by Francesco Clemente, the artist’s first London show in seven years. This… Read More
27 October 2012
Day Of The Dead New Wellcome Collection Exhibition Examines Death
A new exhibition at London’s Wellcome Collection titled ‘Death’, showcases 300 works from a unique collection devoted to the iconography… Read More
27 October 2012
Voodoo Explored In New Nottingham Exhibition Of Haitian Art
A major exhibition of Haitian art has been mounted in the UK for the first time in many years. Nearly… Read More
27 October 2012
William Scott Centenary Marked With Important Gift From Family
A major work by the important British painter William Scott (1913-1989) has been pledged to Tate by the artist’s sons,… Read More
26 October 2012
Barbara Hepworth Drawings Displayed In Major Wakefield Exhibition
Previously unseen Post-war Britain ‘Hospital Drawings’ inspired by the launch of the NHS are to go on display at the… Read More
26 October 2012
David Hockney Unveils A Bigger Picture In Cologne Germany
In 1964, as a young artist David Hockney left his Yorkshire home for Los Angeles, desirous of Hollywood glamour and… Read More
26 October 2012
Ai Weiwei Gangnam Style Protest With Handcuffs Banned In China
No kidding pop-fans here is a video of the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei doing his own version of rapper… Read More
25 October 2012
Queen’s Visit Marks 60 Years Of London BFI Cinema
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II visited BFI Southbank today marking 60 years of the BFI’s first permanent cinema on London’s… Read More
25 October 2012
Londonderry UK City of Culture Hosts World Class Programme
Back in July 2010 Derry/Londonderry was chosen as the UK’s first City of Culture. Today the reality has set in… Read More
25 October 2012
Frieze Art Fair London Audited By ELF Gender Inequality Campaign
The Frieze Art Fair is central to the London and international art calendars, as it showcases the best the art… Read More
24 October 2012
Art Basel Miami Beach Video Program Organised By London’s Artprojx
For the second consecutive year, Art Video will present works by some of today’s most exciting artists across two venues,… Read More
24 October 2012
Mass Seduction Photography And Art Past To Present National Gallery
Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present is a new groundbreaking exhibition exploring the relationship between historical painting, early photography… Read More
24 October 2012
Major Jannis Kounellis Exhibition For London’s Parasol Unit
Considered a protagonist of Arte Povera, an art movement that emerged in Italy during the 1960s, Kounellis embarked on his… Read More
23 October 2012
Andrew Logan Unveils Portrait Of Trans-Gender Rights Crusader April Ashley
The renowned British artist, Andrew Logan will debut his portrait of April Ashley, actress and trans-gender rights crusader, at an… Read More
23 October 2012
London’s First Art Busker Raises Money For Charity
A young British contemporary artists has become the capital’s first ever art busker, hitting the concourse at London St. Pancras… Read More
23 October 2012
Jester Jacques Gallery Signals Growth For Shoreditch Art Scene
One closes, one opens! With the loss of White Cube, Jay Jopling’s seminal space, closing in Hoxton Square in December,… Read More
23 October 2012
Pussy Riot Women Sent To Draconian Work Camps
The Russian authorities have sent the two remaining jailed women from Art/Punk band Pussy Riot to a work camp. Their… Read More
23 October 2012