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David Hockney Criticises Gerhard Richter In A Second Scathing Attack
David Hockney has made it clear that his opinion of the work of Gerhard Richter is not going to change any time soon, and it seems that the great...
Phyllida Barlow Exhibition ‘Set’ Opens At The Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh
The Fruitmarket Gallery’s summer show is a major exhibition of new work made specially for The Fruitmarket Gallery by Phyllida Barlow, one of the...
Masterpiece London Reports Record Visitor Numbers And Buoyant Sales
Masterpiece London which ends on Wednesday 1 July has reported record visitor numbers and strong sales across the board. The Fair has drawn...
Tino Sehgal’s Radical Redefinition of Art Presented In Berlin
Works by the Turner Prize nominated artist Tino Sehgal are presented in an exhibition at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. This ties in with...
Muhammad Zeeshan To Open At Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
In Funkier Than A Mosquito's Twitter, Pakistani artist Muhammad Zeeshan presents us with a world in which everything is not as it seems, and what is...
Record Price For Barbara Hepworth Bronze At Christies Modern British Sale
Christie’s Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale realised £18,973,000 / $29,749,664 / €26,505,281, with strong sell-through rates of 80% by lot...
£30 Peter Blake Painting Breaks Record For The Artist At Christie’s
'Boys With New Ties' by Sir Peter Blake fetched £662,500 ($1,038,800) at Christie's London on Thursday, hitting a new world record for Blake at...
M.C. Escher Retrospective For National Galleries of Scotland And Dulwich
M.C. Escher is an artist whose work is as instantly recognisable, yet his name means little to a British audience. Escher was never affiliated to...
Shepard Fairey: Detroit Arrest Warrant Issued For allegedly Tagging Buildings
The American 'Street Artist' Shepard Fairey is being sought by police in Detroit after he allegedly tagged buildings around the city. A warrant for...
Gerhard Richter, Douglas Gordon, Jeremy Deller Among Artists At Manchester International Festival
From Thursday 2 July Manchester will be alive with music, dance, theatre - and visual art as Manchester International Festival (2 to 19 July)...
Michael Petry Explores Gender And Craftsmanship In New Pallant House Exhibition
A brand new installation by the multimedia artist Michael Petry (b.1960) in a Queen Anne townhouse, featuring glass sculptures created in direct...
Islamic State Destroy Two Ancient Tombs At Palmyra
In another act of cultural vandalism Islamic State (IS) has destroyed two ancient Islamic tombs at Palmyra. The reports come a month after the group...