Artist Ai Weiwei Arrested and Missing In China
The artist, Ai Weiwei,best known for his collaboration on the Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing has been arrested in… Read More
5 April 2011
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Gauguin Painting Attacked By Lunatic In Washington
A key Post Impressionist painting by Artist Paul Gauguin, valued at over 100 million pounds was attacked and pulled from… Read More
5 April 2011
Zaha Hadid Design Rejected in Eleventh Hour U-Turn
South of California’s state capital Sacramento, in the small town of Elk Grove (population 153,000) controversy is brewing. It all… Read More
3 April 2011
Is Justin Beiber A Warhol Style Icon?
The answer is yes. If this were were 30 years ago Andy Warhol would embrace Beiber fever as he did… Read More
2 April 2011
British Museums Most Popular in World
Figures released today place British Museums at the top, taking three out of the first five positions globally. Only the… Read More
31 March 2011
Arts Council Funding Cuts Latest
1,333 arts organisations entered the new National Portfolio application process. 695 realised funding, leaving 638 to sink or swim. The… Read More
29 March 2011
ICA Future Back On Track
“The ICA exists to challenge the foundations of contemporary art”, this is the pledge, from its new Executive Director Gregor… Read More
27 March 2011
Anarchists & Artists Protest Cuts in Trafalgar Square
26 March protest was a raving success Up to half a million protesters marched on London today. It was mostly… Read More
26 March 2011
New Warhol Exhibition Dazzles Southampton
A new exhibition exploring the Art of Andy Warhol opens it’s doors to the public on the 27th March in… Read More
26 March 2011
Call For Cameron to Stop Lying About Arts Cuts
Arts Cuts a Survival Guide: What next for the arts? Following a meeting today, at the Young Vic of… Read More
25 March 2011
London Protest Against Arts Cuts 26 March
Royal festival Hall Is Meet Up Point For Artists 10am Groups of artists protesting on the 26th March are meeting… Read More
25 March 2011
Warhol’s Elizabeth Taylor Resurrects Art Market
The year the work was created Warhol stated; “I’m going to stop painting. I want my paintings to sell for… Read More
24 March 2011
Chinese Vase Sells For Astounding £11m At Sotheby’s
Another record price has been achieved for a Chinese vase. This time it is £11m for what is presumed to… Read More
23 March 2011
Demonstration 26 March Artists Unite To Protest Cuts
Critical Creativity; Arts facilitate voice for the masses In March we march, we occupy, we resist and we insist. The… Read More
23 March 2011
Royal Academy Schools Auction Celebrity Launch
St Pancras Renaissance Hotel Opens To Public The Royal Academy Schools Annual Auction, now in it’s in its fourth year… Read More
22 March 2011
Chinese Vase £51m Sale Faces Collapse
The Most Expensive Chinese Work Of Art Still Unclaimed After Four Months We reported on 7 March, the record-breaking £51m… Read More
21 March 2011
Mike Nelson Prepares British Invasion Of Venice Biennale 2011
Mike Nelson, the Loughborough born Artist, known for his atmospheric installations is this years British representative at the Venice Biennale…. Read More
21 March 2011
Banksy Works Destroyed by Cultural Vandals
Stolen – Damaged and Power-Washed! Will Banksy Survive? – New Group Forms To Protect Street Art Last month just before… Read More
20 March 2011
Jeff Koons Artist Rooms Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
This exhibition will bring together a major group of works by Jeff Koons as part of the ARTIST ROOMS series… Read More
19 March 2011
Jake & Dinos Chapman Can’t Pay Your Fees? We’ll Pay Your Fines
100 artists, designers and actors have offered their help by funding the legal fees of students caught up in the… Read More
18 March 2011
Hirst, Gormley, Riley and Hockney Donate Millions to Kettle’s Yard appeal
Kettle’s Yard the ever evolving contemporary art gallery in Cambridge is holding a multi-million pound selling exhibition. Seminal works donated… Read More
18 March 2011
Antony Gormley Gives Red Light To Green Angel
It was widely reported in the London papers this morning that the Angel of the North would be illuminated with… Read More
17 March 2011
Ai Weiwei Sculpture for Somerset House
A large scale public sculpture by China’s most controversial artists, Ai Weiwei’s is to go on display in the courtyard… Read More
17 March 2011
Rare Keith Haring Prints Donated to LGBT Youth Centre
A complete series of 10 silkscreens by iconic gay artist Keith Haring has been donated to the Center by Tyler… Read More
15 March 2011
AP Sues Urban Outfitters Over Shepard Fairey Image
Associated Press has now decided to pour salt on the wounds of the recently settled Shepard Fairey Obama image case… Read More
14 March 2011
Mr Brainwash Run DMC Lawsuit
This must be the season for artists lawsuits. First it was Shepard Fairey settling the case concerning the iconic disputed… Read More
11 March 2011
Frieze Appoints Carmody Groarke Architects 2011
Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover,the directors of the Frieze Art Fair have announced the appointment of the London-based architectural studio… Read More
10 March 2011
Tino Sehgal Gets Tate Turbine Hall For 2012
Tino Sehgal commissioned for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall for the 2012 Olympic period.17 July to 28 October 2012Tate has announced… Read More
8 March 2011
$100m Picasso Painting Hung At Tate Modern
The most expensive painting in the world, sold at auction, Nude, Green Leaves and Bust 1932 by Pablo Picasso goes… Read More
7 March 2011
Pinner Vase Sale a £51m Stiff?
Intrigue and sabotage blamed for the sales collapse The internationally reported sale of an 18th century Qianlong-dynasty Chinese vase from… Read More
6 March 2011
Artist Suze Rotolo Dies in New York Aged 68
New York mixed medium artist Suze Rotolo, who was put in the spotlight for her three-year relationship with singer Bob Dylan,
5 March 2011
Damien Hirst Survey Tate Modern 2012
Tate Modern have announced the first substantial survey of the work of Damien Hirst which will run from 5 April… Read More
3 March 2011