Exhibition Celebrates Keith Vaughan Centenary
AN EXHIBITION OF FIFTY OILS, GOUACHES & DRAWINGS TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF THIS IMPORTANT BRITISH FIGURATIVE… Read More
6 June 2012
Archives: News
Haroon Mirza Acquired By Five Northwest Public Galleries
Haroon Mirza’s A Sleek Dry Yell (2008) has been jointly acquired by five northwest public galleries thanks to the Contemporary… Read More
6 June 2012
National Portrait Gallery Acquires 18th Century Transvestite Portrait
The LGBT community is thrilled at the NPG London’s acquisition of a painted portrait of a male transvestite. The subject… Read More
6 June 2012
Contemporary Art Under Legal Pressure Over Copyright
We blinked, and suddenly we’ve been jolted back into the late 1990s or early 2000s. That’s right, we are time travelling here, with the sudden discussion and resurgence of court cases
6 June 2012
Buckingham Palace Becomes Council Flats For Jubilee Concert
Something subversive is happening here. 80’s band Madness serenaded the Queen from the rooftop of Buckingham Palace in a showstopper… Read More
5 June 2012
God Save Mr Brainwash And His Diamond Jubilee Abomination
Mr Brainwash, perhaps the worlds worst non artist in history, has released a new mass produced print in order to… Read More
5 June 2012
Howard Hodgkin Celebration Of The Artist’s 80th Birthday
A major new exhibition of works on paper by Howard Hodgkin, one of Britain’s most celebrated living artists, form the… Read More
4 June 2012
Karl Lagerfeld Draws Jubilee Portrait Of The Queen
Karl Lagerfeld the creative director of the Paris based fashion house Chanel has sketched the Queen using pastels to depict… Read More
4 June 2012
One Artist’s Response To The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
While the Queen’s barge sailed down the Thames with its 1,000 boat flotilla a flip side of the Royal coin… Read More
4 June 2012
Royal Academy Champions The Work Of Young Artists
‘It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child’. Pablo Picasso Three… Read More
4 June 2012
Artists Paint Queen’s Diamond Jubilee From Millennium Bridge
The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge was closed today in order to allow artists to paint… Read More
3 June 2012
Banksy’s Six New UK Graffiti Masterpieces Unveiled
In the last month Banksy has been busy at work creating at least a half dozen new pieces in the… Read More
3 June 2012
Anthony McCall’s £500k Spinning Column Gets Green Light
Installation artist Anthony McCall’s £500,000 ‘Column’ has finally been given the go ahead by Wirral Council, after months of delay…. Read More
3 June 2012
Giant Banksy Appears In Bristol To Mark Jubilee
A large scaled Glam Rock mural in the style of Banksy has appeared in Bristol to mark the Queen’s Diamond… Read More
2 June 2012
Royal Academy Head Of Press Jennifer Francis Moves To Philly
Jennifer Francis is no stranger to the world of first rate international museums. As the friendly face of the Royal… Read More
2 June 2012
Lunatic Gets Probation For Defacing £20m Clyfford Still Painting
The woman who attempted to deface a $30 million painting by the American abstract expressionist artist Clyfford Still in a… Read More
2 June 2012
Art Below Pop Up Exhibition For Londoners On The Move
Art Below the innovative ‘Pop Up’ contemporary art gallery that cleverly utilises poster space, in tube stations and on billboards,… Read More
2 June 2012
National Portrait Gallery Celebrates Scottish Athletes In Edinburgh
The printed panels on large specially-designed outdoor pods of highlights from the National Portrait Gallery/BT Road to 2012 project, the… Read More
1 June 2012
Ai Weiwei Serpentine Pavilion A Sublime Masterpiece
The unveiling of this years Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, designed by Herzog & de Meuron and the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei,… Read More
31 May 2012
Ivor Braka’s Sculpture Garden Revealed In Dispute
Ivor Braka, the millionaire art dealer, who has recently been involved in the sale of works by Lucien Freud and… Read More
31 May 2012
Andy Warhol And His NY Factory Comes To Hull
The Ferens Gallery is mounting a major exhibition of Andy Warhol, one of the most influential and infamous artists to… Read More
30 May 2012
The Breast In Art Breakthrough Breast Cancer Auction
An exhibition and auction titled The Breast In Art is to be held at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh. It… Read More
30 May 2012
Google Doodle Creates Peter Carl Fabergé Egg Extravaganza
Peter Carl Fabergé the iconic Russian jeweller famous for creating bejewelled eggs some which sell for over a million pounds… Read More
30 May 2012
Frieze Art Fair London Tenth Edition Line Up Announced
The highly regarded Frieze Art Fair have announced details of their tenth London fair, which will take place 11–14 October… Read More
29 May 2012
Artist David Hockney’s Order of Merit investiture
The Yorkshire born, Internationally renounced artist David Hockney was appointed a member of the Order of Merit ,by the Queen,… Read More
29 May 2012
Monumental Henry Moore Sculptures Move Indoors At Gagosian
Gagosian Gallery, in collaboration with The Henry Moore Foundation, is mounting a major exhibition of large-scale sculptures by Henry Moore,… Read More
29 May 2012
Jenny Holzer The Narrative Part Of Visual Objects
Sprüth Magers in London is mounting a solo exhibition of work by Jenny Holzer. The American artist finds ways to… Read More
29 May 2012
Cinderella Story for Charity Shop Chinese Vase
From a charity shop discard bag to headline news, a 17th-18th century carved Chinese vase surprises the art market by… Read More
29 May 2012
London Prepares For A Diverse Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
The 244th edition of the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition gets underway next week with a series of press views and… Read More
29 May 2012
Harry Hill’s Performance Piece At David Shrigley Exhibition
The BAFTA winning comedian Harry Hill turns his wit and talent to the job of tour guide for a new… Read More
28 May 2012
Free Range Showcases Graduate Shows From Across The UK
Free Range is an Old Truman Brewery special project set up by Tamsin O’Hanlon to provide new creative graduates with… Read More
28 May 2012
Monumental Public Sculpture Unveiled In Doncaster Tomorrow
Doncaster’s Sir Nigel Gresley Square will see an eight metre high sculpture titled Danum fitted into position tomorrow morning. The… Read More
28 May 2012