ICA Forced To Close Doors In Olympic Period Lockdown
Olympic Security has forced the ICA (Institute Of Contemporary Arts) and the Mall Gallery to shut their doors for a… Read More
13 July 2012
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Second Henry Moore Sculpture Stolen From Hertfordshire Foundation
A bronze sundial by the Modernist British sculptor Henry Moore has been stolen from the Henry Moore Foundation. The sculpture… Read More
13 July 2012
Tate Modern Blackout For Olafur Eliasson’s Little Sun
‘Over the years, I have been absorbed by phenomena such as light, time, the negotiation of space, compassion and the… Read More
12 July 2012
Bhopal Installation Highlights Dow Chemical Sponsorship Of 2012 Olympics
A forty-foot multimedia installation by Indian artist Singh Jodha is coming to London on 18th July in time for the… Read More
12 July 2012
Private Equity Billionaire Outed As Purchaser Of Munch’s The Scream
Apollo Global Management founder Leon Black has been named as the client who purchased the record breaking $120 million painting… Read More
12 July 2012
Time On Their Side The Rolling Stones At 50
The Rolling Stones have been together for an astonishing 50 years and to celebrate this milestone, a free photographic exhibition… Read More
12 July 2012
Roger Hiorns Turner Nominated Seizure Saved For The Nation
The Arts Council Collection has announced that Untitled (Seizure) by Turner Prize 2009 nominee Roger Hiorns has been saved from… Read More
11 July 2012
Julian Opie Artists vs Artisans In The Post-Industrial Age – Review
In his seminal article on the relationship between artists and artisans in the postindustrial era, John Roberts wrote; ” The… Read More
11 July 2012
Impressive Deutsche Borse Photography Prize Exhibition Opens- Review
There’s a freshness to the show of this year’s nominees for the Deutsche Borse prize at the Photographer’s gallery. Whereas… Read More
11 July 2012
Syria Fine Art Embargo To Be Enforced By EU
June of this year saw the confirmation of a luxury goods embargo on Syria by the European Union, a political… Read More
11 July 2012
Alexander Calder An Adventure In India – Review
Fruit in England is small, and in Mediterranean countries is it enormous. I remember being taken aback that “orange” could… Read More
11 July 2012
Michelangelo Statue Of David Censored By China State Television
Michelangelo’s Italian Renaissance masterpiece David-Appolo an earlier example of the famous Statue of David, which is located in the city… Read More
11 July 2012
Ryan Gander Continues To Explore Layered Systems Of Meaning
The Fallout of Living, is a new exhibition of work by Ryan Gander at the Lisson Gallery. This is his… Read More
11 July 2012
The Photographers Gallery World in London Olympics Exhibition
The World in London is a major public art project initiated by The Photographers’ Gallery, to coincide with the London… Read More
10 July 2012
DegreeArts Execution Room Unveils Audio Video Exhibition
For the first time ever DegreeArt’s Execution Room unveils an exhibition dedicated to artists’ moving image. Degree Art is a… Read More
10 July 2012
Julian Opie Reinterprets The Vocabulary Of Everyday Life
Julian Opie’s new exhibition which opened at the Lisson Gallery tonight (10 July) promises to be one of the highlights… Read More
10 July 2012
Jerwood Makers Open Presents Five New Commissions
Jerwood Makers Open is an exhibition of new commissions by five emerging makers working at the forefront of applied art… Read More
10 July 2012
Knoedler Willem de Kooning Owner Sues Over Authenticity
A New York millionaire has filed a law suit against the now defunct Knoedler & Company, once New Yorks oldest… Read More
9 July 2012
Yayoi Kusama Unveils Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton Collection
Yayoi Kusama does not know where she stands in the art world. After having recently finished a major retrospective at… Read More
9 July 2012
Design From Tohoku Japan’s Tsunami Zone
Devastated by the 2011 earthquake and the tsunami which followed, Tohoku, a region of outstanding natural beauty, was home to… Read More
9 July 2012
Masterpiece London Reports Record Year For Art And Antiques
Over 5,175 UK and international collectors, many of who had flown in especially to attend the third fair has confirmed… Read More
9 July 2012
Mark Wallinger and Lindsay Seers Turner Contemporary Film Commissions
New site-specific film commissions by internationally acclaimed artists Mark Wallinger and Lindsay Seers will be on show at Turner Contemporary… Read More
7 July 2012
Damien Hirst Trades Steak for Burger King Whopper
It seems like only last week that Damien Hirst installed his massive ‘Cow & Chicken tank in an upmarket Shoreditch… Read More
6 July 2012
The Shard London’s Latest Sore Thumb Completes On Schedule
Last night, I attending an event to celebrate the completion of western Europe’s tallest building ,The Shard. I was promised… Read More
6 July 2012
Treasure Trove of Lost Caravaggio Paintings Discovered
A significant hoard of old master paintings by the artist Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio has been discovered in a… Read More
6 July 2012
Google Image Dictionary Created By London Development Team
Google images is an amazing tool to find anything visual. Type in any combination of words and instantly find thousands… Read More
6 July 2012
Bridget Riley Awarded Siegen’s Prestigious Rubens Prize
The award has been presented every five years since 1955 to a painter living in Europe in honor of his… Read More
5 July 2012
Arab Women in Sport New London Exhibition
Sotheby’s is hosting a new exhibition, commissioned by Qatar Museums Authority and the first show in London by the internationally… Read More
5 July 2012
London’s ICA and BMW Present Art Car Exhibition
BMW in partnership with the ICA are mounting an exhibition of iconic BMW Art Cars, which will take place in… Read More
5 July 2012
Prix Pictet Photography and Sustainability Shortlist Announced
The shortlist of the Prix Pictet, the world’s leading prize in photography and sustainability, has bee n announced. For the… Read More
5 July 2012
Korean Forum to Open Contemporary Art Scene in London
This past weekend international sources from Korea were meeting at the CIA. Only the CIA is not the Central Intelligence… Read More
4 July 2012
Campaign To Raise Threshold Of Artist’s Resale Right In UK
An industry campaign focused against royalties for artists is threatening a potentially important source of income for established and emerging… Read More
4 July 2012