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Aowen Jin Presents Ink Paintings Only Visible Under UV Light
Celebrate the Year of the Sheep with a contemporary twist and discover how Chinese culture has inspired artists around the world. The Horniman...
Goldsmiths Auction For New Gallery Raises Nearly £1.5 Million
Christie’s hosted a special auction today in support of the £2.8 million needed to create the Gallery at Goldsmiths, as part of the Day Sale. ...
HSBC Leak Reveals Key Art World Tax Avoidance Connections
Leaked documents from HSBC’s secretive Swiss banking arm have this week reveal snippets of private information about some of the bank’s art world...
Russian Avant-Garde Art Forgery Ring Trial Postponed
After detectives from the German Federal Criminal Police seized a trove of forged paintings; The trial of three men charged with running the art...
Tania Bruguera Cuban Performance Re-enacted At Neuberger Museum New York
After a total of 14 artists wrote an open letter to the Guardian, in which they condemned Cuban artist Tania Bruguera's continued detention in her...
Da Vinci Expert Denies Authenticating Seized Leonardo Painting Found In Swiss Vault
A painting of great value believed to be the work of Leonardo da Vinci was recently seized on the orders of Italian police. The work was removed...
Helen Mirren Supports The Restitution Of Nazi-Looted Art
British actress and Dame, Helen Mirren expressed her support for the restitution of Nazi-looted art at the 65th Berlinale International Film...
Gerhard Richter Record Price For Europe’s Top Living Artist At Sotheby’s
Last evening's Sotheby’s sale of Contemporary Art in Europe was led by Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild which established a new record for the...
Joan Miro Sculptures To Be Sold To Benefit Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Eight Sculptures by Joan Miró, are being sold by the artist’s family to benefit Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The exhibition will take place at...
Jeff Koons’ Louvre Exhibition Has Been Axed
Jeff Koons' recent time in Paris has certainly had its ups and downs. This January, the artist was due to show a selection of large-scale sculptures...
Leonardo Da Vinci Painting To Be Sold For $135 Million, Seized From Swiss Bank
A painting of great value believed to be the work of Leonardo da Vinci has been seized on the orders of Italian police. The work was removed from a...
Buyer Of Georgia O’Keeffe Painting For Record $44 Million Revealed
Late last year the $15 million or £9.5 million estimate for Georgia O'Keeffe's work at auction was shattered after a rather intense bidding war...