Chris Marker French Experimental Transmedia Artist Dies In Paris
Marker’s best known film was the 1962 dystopian masterpiece La Jetée (The Jetty). It had the impact necessary to inspire many leading science fiction
31 July 2012
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Mel Bochner Survey For Whitechapel Gallery In October
The Whitechapel Gallery has announced the first major British survey show of the New York artist Mel Bochner, one of… Read More
30 July 2012
Tate’s Lost Art Gallery Resurrects Emins Momart Fire Tent
Art is sometimes lost. History is riddled with stories of how museums and galleries around the world have had works… Read More
29 July 2012
Artangel Announces Lindsay Seers Installation Nowhere Less Now
One of the high points of the upcoming Autumn London art season will undoubtedly be Lindsay Seers’ Nowhere Less Now… Read More
29 July 2012
Damien Hirst Donates Guitars To Joe Strummer Charity
Turner Prize winning artist Damien Hirst has donated two brand new paintings on Guitars to be raffled to honour the… Read More
29 July 2012
Olympic Caldron Designer Heatherwick Studio New V&A Exhibition
The V&A is currently presenting an exhibition of the Heatherwick Studios, the team behind the design of the spectacular Olympic… Read More
28 July 2012
Thomas Heatherwick Unveiled As Olympic Caldron Designer
The 2012 Olympic ceremony got underway this evening and as the grand finally took centre stage, a most magnificent sculpture… Read More
28 July 2012
Martin Creed Olympic Bell Ringing Video Primrose Hill
Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed, executed a live sound piece on 27 July 2012 at 8:12 BST- Watch… Read More
27 July 2012
Hells Bells Martin Creed Rings In The Olympics
To Celebrate the launch of the 2012 Olympics today (27 July 2012) Bells will ring out in a once in… Read More
27 July 2012
Alexander Calder Installed At St. Pancras To Celebrate The Olympics
In celebration of the 2012 Olympics New York’s Pace Gallery has opened a 9,000 square- foot gallery in London’s Mayfair…. Read More
27 July 2012
Franz West: Best Known Viennese Artist Of His Generation Dies
Franz West the innovative Austrian sculptor has died age 65. He was one of the best known contemporary artists living in Vienna, where he was born in 1947
26 July 2012
Northern Prize 2013 Long List Announced
The long list for the coveted Northern Art Prize has been announced by Pippa Hale, Founder and Director of the… Read More
26 July 2012
Photographers Gallery Unveils The World in London Olympic Exhibition
The World in London is a major public art project initiated by The Photographers’ Gallery, to coincide with the London… Read More
25 July 2012
Delfina Foundation Announces Expansion Architects
The Delfina Foundation has announced that London-based Studio Octopi and Cairo-based Shahira Fahmy Architects are the winning duo of an… Read More
25 July 2012
Cartier Bresson A Question of Colour Positive View Foundation
Positive View Foundation has announced its inaugural exhibition Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour, to be held at Somerset House, 8… Read More
25 July 2012
SUNDAY Art Fair Announces 2012 Dates
The ‘SUNDAY’ art fair has announced its 2012 dates which will again coincide with Frieze week. This gallery-led art fair,… Read More
25 July 2012
David Cerny Sculpture London Booster Stops Traffic In Islington
The Czech sculptor David Cerny unveils his first major London public commission for over ten years
25 July 2012
Clive Head Terminus Place Dulwich Picture Gallery
The Dulwich Picture Gallery has announced a new contemporary art installation, Terminus Place by the artist Clive Head, as part… Read More
25 July 2012
Museum Of Everything Emigrates To Garage In Moscow
In August 2012, The Museum of Everything is checking its visas, packing a strong pair of incontinence pants and heading… Read More
25 July 2012
Banksy Olympic Rogue Branding Murals Unveiled
As the London Olympics rapidly approach on Friday, I suppose it was only a matter of time before we started… Read More
24 July 2012
Louvre To Launch New Islamic Art Galleries In September
The Louvre is to launch its new Islamic Galleries on 22 September. The galleries will provide a permanent home for the Museum’s unrivalled Collection
24 July 2012
MAJOR CHINESE INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE ART EXHIBITION AT HAYWARD
The Hayward Gallery has announced a major new exhibition of contemporary art from China. Art of Change: New Directions from… Read More
24 July 2012
Major Anish Kapoor Exhibition Announced For October 2012
The Lisson Gallery is mounting a major exhibition of new works by Anish Kapoor in October 2012. It will be… Read More
24 July 2012
Frieze Projects East Opens For Cultural Olympiad
Frieze Projects East has opened a series of new public art projects commissioned by the London 2012 Festival and CREATE…. Read More
24 July 2012
Will Sophie Smallhornn Eclipse Ai Weiwei With Her Olympic Stadium Shell
The seven million pound fabric wrap for the olympic stadium, which was sponsored by the controversial Dow Chemical company is… Read More
24 July 2012
Shortlist Announced For Prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize 2012
The shortlist has been announced for the prestigious 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize. It features six exceptional and completely different buildings… Read More
24 July 2012
Christie’s Announces Final Summer Auctions and Autumn Line-Up
Christie’s is constantly reinventing itself. Given the fact that the art market has not suffered greatly from the financial crisis,… Read More
23 July 2012
Tino Sehgal Tate’s Unilever Series Live Commission Unveiled
“This commission for the London 2012 Festival delivers on our key values – brilliant art by a world leading artist… Read More
23 July 2012
Herbert Vogel Minimal Art Collector Dies In New York
The art collector Herbert Vogel, who compiled one of the world’s most important art collections with his wife, Dorothy, died yesterday age age 89.
23 July 2012
Amy Winehouse Death Anniversary Honoured In Camden
Hundreds of Amy Winehouse fans are expected to pour into Camden Town today (Monday 23 July) to mark the first… Read More
22 July 2012
Chelsea College of Art Bids Farewell To PG Dip
Chelsea College of Art and Design is getting rid of their Post-Graduate Diploma Fine Art course, and many are sad… Read More
22 July 2012
Guernica 75 Years of Impact for Picasso’s Greatest Painting
2012 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the most infamous moments of the Spanish Civil War and the European… Read More
22 July 2012