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Abraham Cruzvillegas Chosen For first Hyundai Tate Modern Turbine Hall Commission
Abraham Cruzvillegas will undertake the inaugural Hyundai Commission for the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. This will be the first in a new series of...
Edgar Degas’ Ground-breaking ‘Scène De Ballet’ For Auction At Bonhams
Bonhams will place Edgar Degas’ 1885 oil on canvas, Scène de ballet under the hammer at the Impressionist & Modern Art auction on 3 February...
Francis Bacon Rare Double Self-Portrait For Sotheby’s Auction
Sotheby’s London will offer Francis Bacon’s hugely rare Two Studies for Self-Portrait 1977, which is estimated to sell for £13 to £18 million, one...
Paolozzi Mosaic Arches At Tottenham Court Road Tube Station May Be Destroyed
The Sir Eduardo Paolozzi mosaic arches that are incorporated into the top part of the escalators at Tottenham Court Road underground station, may be...
Luc Tuymans Convicted Of Plagiarism For Using Photo Of Politician
The Belgian artist Luc Tuymans has been found guilty of copyright infringement after losing a legal battle in his home country over the alleged...
Rauschenberg And Fontana Highlights Of Sotheby’s Auction Of Hoglund Collection
Sotheby's contemporary evening sale in London on February 10 will feature works by artists like Lucio Fontana, Robert Rauschenberg and Jean...
Virginia Overton First UK Show At White Cube Mason’s Yard
White Cube Mason’s Yard presents an exhibition of new work by American artist Virginia Overton, which is her first in the UK. For this exhibition...
London Art Fair’s Art Projects Award Presented To Jeremy Hutchison
The London Art Fair has presented the inaugural Sotheby’s Institute of Art sponsored Art Projects Award to the British artist Jeremy Hutchison. His...
Spanish Forgery Ring Creating Picasso, Miró, and Matisse Fakes Arrested
Three people in the cities of Zaragoza and Tarragona have been arrested for trying to sell fake Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse...
Achenbach Ordered To Pay €19.4 million Damages, Private Collection Auctioned
The saga concludes in the trial of German art adviser Helge Achenbach that began in December - after the 62-year-old was accused of defrauding one...
Banksy To Return To San Francisco Street After Five Years
After a number of Banksy sojourns abroad, it is now common for the street artist's work to pop up almost anywhere; but it would seem that the...
British Prime Minister Gives Henry Moore Print To Obama
A work by the British sculptor Henry Moore became a very special gift last week, when British Prime Minister David Cameron presented an artwork to...