Ryan Gander New Autumn Exhibition Palais de Tokyo Paris
A new Ryan Gander exhibition tis o take place at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, this autumn from 28 September… Read More
14 August 2012
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Banksy Sperm Alarm Thief Goes On Trial In London
A man has gone on trial for stealing a well documented mural by the graffiti artist Banksy. It was stolen… Read More
14 August 2012
Gustav Klimt Resurrected In London Street Art Event
Nine well known street artists have been commissioned to produce works inspired by the Vienna Secessionist painter Gustav Klimt. The… Read More
14 August 2012
Ai Weiwei Documentary Uncovers The Artists Personal Life
The journalist and filmmaker Alison Klayman has created a documentary following the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, over a two… Read More
13 August 2012
Photographers Gallery FreshFaced WildEyed Finalists Announced
The Photographers’ Gallery have announced the finalists for FreshFaced+WildEyed 2012 its annual exhibition showcasing the quality and breadth of graduates’… Read More
13 August 2012
Rosa Barba Solo Presentation Turner Contemporary Announced
Turner Contemporary has announced the most comprehensive solo presentation to date by celebrated Italian-German visual artist Rosa Barba, Subject to… Read More
13 August 2012
Poussin Masterpiece Fitzwilliam Museum Announces Acquisition Appeal
The Fitzwilliam Museum announced today the launch of a Public Appeal to acquire Nicolas Poussin’s masterpiece Extreme Unction (c. 1638-40)…. Read More
13 August 2012
Shortlist Announced For Converse Dazed Whitechapel Emerging Artists Award
The Whitechapel Gallery is partnering with Dazed and Converse for the 2012 Emerging Artists Award. This prize offers a platform… Read More
13 August 2012
Berlin Art Week Presents New Highlights In September
The second week in September, from (11 – 16 2012) becomes a new highlight of the European art calendar as… Read More
13 August 2012
Damien Hirst Designs Olympic Closing Ceremony Stage Set
The British YBA painter Damien Hirst has designed the back drop or should I say floor drop for the Olympic… Read More
12 August 2012
Carolee Schneemann Gender Sexuality And The Body Edinburgh Festival
Carolee Schneemann, the American feminist artist, known for her dialogues on gender, and sexual expression is showing at Summerhall during… Read More
12 August 2012
Picasso Nude Cover Up at Edinburgh Airport
After several successful months at Tate Britain, the exhibition ‘Picasso and Modern British Art’ has moved to the Scottish National… Read More
11 August 2012
Pussy Riot Protest Poster Launched By Artist Jamie Reid
Jamie Reid the iconic creator of the graphic sensibility for the 70’s Punk band, the Sex Pistols has created a… Read More
10 August 2012
BOO SAVILLE THE WORLD THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL
TJ Boulting is mounting the third solo show of British artist Boo Saville. This new series of drawings and paintings,… Read More
10 August 2012
Super Collider Take Over Kings Cross Filling Station
Super /Collider will be curating a weekend of science-leaning and Art at the King’s Cross Filling Station, a stunning new… Read More
10 August 2012
Antony Gormley Still Being Welcomed In Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro has welcomed ‘Still Being’, the latest Antony Gormley exhibition which includes four major installations alongside a number… Read More
10 August 2012
British Artist Phyllida Barlow Receives Top Kiev Biennale Award
The prizes have been awarded to mark the close of the first Kiev biennale. It is now known that the… Read More
9 August 2012
Susan Philipsz National Anthem Homage To Olympic Humdrum
Turner prize-winning artist Susan Philipsz has taken to humming the National anthems of Russia, Grenada, Ethiopia, Bahrain, United States, Nigeria… Read More
9 August 2012
Turner Contemporary Announces Maria Nepomuceno For Second Commission
The Brazilian artist Maria Nepomuceno has been asked to create their second commission for Turner Contemporary’s Sunley Gallery. Her exuberant… Read More
9 August 2012
Edouard Manet Portrait of Mademoiselle Saved For The Nation
The Ashmolean Museum has succeeded in raising £7.83 million to acquire Edouard Manet’s Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus and keep… Read More
9 August 2012
William Klein Daido Moriyama Medium And Dissemination Of Photography
Tate Modern will present an exhibition of William Klein and Daido Moriyama this autumn. It will be the first exhibition… Read More
8 August 2012
Dasha Zhukova Awarded Prestigious Leo Award
The ICI have named Dasha Zhukova as the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Leo Award for her contribution to the… Read More
8 August 2012
British Architects and Artists Protest Olympic Marketing Ban
This week, Architects, engineers and Artists, who worked on the 2012 Olympic Games, staged a protest to highlight the heavy… Read More
8 August 2012
HaYoung Kim Eat All You Can New London Exhibition
Hoxton Art Gallery is presenting an exhibition of the work of HaYoung Kim. It is the first solo exhibition in… Read More
8 August 2012
Tony Cragg Sculpture Exhibition For London 2012 Festival
Cass Sculpture Foundation is presenting an exhibition of the seminal work of British sculptor Tony Cragg, as part of the… Read More
8 August 2012
London Pleasure Garden Crumbles Into Administration
As pleasurable as London’s Pleasure Garden appeared to be on the surface, they have not been able to deliver the… Read More
7 August 2012
Robert Hughes Shock Of The New Art Critic Dies
Robert Hughes was perhaps the most irreverent art critic of his generation. He was not sucked into the ethos of the post 1960’s art world.
7 August 2012
John Travolta’s White Suit Comes Out Of The Closet
London – The iconic white 3-piece suit worn by John Travolta as Tony Manero on the disco dance floor in… Read More
7 August 2012
East Londoners Captured In New NPG Olympic Exhibition
The National Portrait Gallery is presenting a new exhibition of 65 photographs of East Londoners that document the impact of… Read More
7 August 2012
Cultural Olympiad’s 73 mile Light Installation For Hadrian’s Wall
YesYesNo a group of New York based artists are to create A major art installation for the London 2012 Festival…. Read More
6 August 2012
Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art Reopens To The Public
After thirty years in the dark, one of the most important collections of 20th century art, compiled outside of the… Read More
6 August 2012
JON FAWCETT Engineered Object-Based Work Tanks At Tate Modern
The inventory of materials used in Jon Fawcett’s work reads like a crossword puzzle made from the remixed narratives of… Read More
6 August 2012