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Christie’s Release Record Breaking Figures Of £5.1 billion For 2014
Christie’s have released the figures for art sales for the year ending December 2014. This figure is the highest total for Christie’s or any art...
Francis Bacon Masterpieces Have Dual Exhibitions In Russia And UK
The Hermitage Museum Saint Peterburg brings to an end its 250th anniversary celebrations with Francis Bacon exhibitions in Russia and the UK. Both...
Joseph Beuys Lives! 7000 Oaks Project To Go Ahead In Scotland
My idea would be this time to plant seven thousand oaks in Kassel… And to mark every tree with a little stone, so that everybody after three, two,...
Simon Rattle Portrait Shot On 150-Year Old Camera Unveiled At NPG
A previously unpublished photograph of the British conductor Sir Simon Rattle by Rory Coonan has been unveiled at The National Portrait Gallery. The...
Wolfgang Beltracchi German Master Art Forger Completes Jail Term
The German master forger Wolfgang Beltracchi, who was convicted of creating 14 fake works of art purported to be by the likes of Max Ernst and...
Richard Long Elected Second Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon
The Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon honours the lifetime achievements of one of the UK's greatest artists, Richard Long. The award will be presented at...
Pierre Huyghe To Go On Swiss Alpine Expedition
It seems that French artist Pierre Huyghe is rather busy at the moment. After creating a beguiling environment at Documenta 13, and a retrospective...
Art Recovery Group Launches Database For Lost Stolen And Disputed Artworks
The Art Recovery Group will launch a new searchable resource for lost, stolen and disputed works of art and cultural heritage in London on Monday 19...
Jack Vettriano Scotland’s Kitschiest Painter: £1.2m Collection Goes Under The Hammer
Paintings by the popular commercial artist Jack Vettriano are estimated to reach £1.2m when they are sold at auction, in Edinburgh, in March....
Caravaggio Misattribution Lawsuit: Court Clears Sotheby’s Of Professional Negligence
The court case involving a painting by the Italian baroque master Caravaggio, which Sotheby’s sold for a fraction of its value has been dismissed by...
Pierre Huyghe For Metropolitan Museum Of Art’s Next Rooftop Installation
After creating a beguiling environment at Documenta 13, and a retrospective first at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, not to mention narrowly missing...
Margaret Keane’s Big Eye Paintings Exhibited At California Museum
The success of the Tim Burton film Big Eyes which tells the incredible story of American artist Margaret Keane, her scheming husband Walter Keane,...