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Francis Bacon Complete Catalogue Raisonne Set For April Publication
Owners of paintings by Francis Bacon have now missed the deadline to be included in his first complete Catalogue Raisonné, which closed at the end...
South London Gallery Gifted Grade II Listed Peckham Road Fire Station
One of Artlyst's favourite exhibition spaces, The South London Gallery, has been gifted the Grade II listed former Peckham Road Fire Station, by an...
Louvre Closed Due To Paris Terrorist Attacks Until Further Notice
The tourist Art Mecca of Paris - the Louvre art museum- is closed due to the terrorist attacks in Paris until further notice. "The Louvre Museum,...
National Gallery Shows Solidarity With Paris Over Attacks
The Louvre, Pompidou and the Musee D’Orsay were closed today as a result of the attacks in Paris which killed nearly 130 people on Friday evening....
Henry Moore: Unknown Drawing Offered At Bonhams Modern British Art Sale
In 1952, the world famous artist Henry Moore was invited to provide a design as part of a Christmas fundraising project for a new charity. The...
V&A Undresses The Top Layer To Expose The Undergarment In New Exhibition
The V&A has announced a new exhibition which traces the story of underwear design from the 18th century to the present day, considering the...
British Artist Rachel Howard Launches New Sculpture To Wear
Next week, a new, solid gold sculpture to wear from the British artist Rachel Howard is launched at Blain Southern Gallery, in London. Following on...
The Human Body Stripped Bare In New Sotheby’s Exhibition
The human body stripped bare has the power to compel, to shock and to seduce. From the heroic, muscular male forms of Antiquity to the reclining...
The Art Market: Polarisation Between The Anticipation And Expectation
It is a simple law of physics - but, sadly, not a view held by more optimistic economists - that growth cannot continue indefinitely. Most auction...
Ai Weiwei: Human Rights Considered ‘Dirty Words’ By UK Politicians
The dissident artist and human right activist Ai Weiwei has criticised British government policy towards nations with tarnished human rights...
Jimmy Cauty’s Model Village Comes to London Following Dismaland Scrum
Jimmy Cauty’s iconic 'Model Village’ is coming to London following the media scrum and high density crowds of Banksy’s Dismaland, last summer. For...
Kate Lyddon Invited To Display Bodily Absurdity At The Zabludowicz Collection
Working across drawing, painting and sculpture, Kate Lyddon has created scenes of bodily absurdity and dark humour. A cast of characters, sometimes...