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Tate Ordered To Reveal BP Sponsorship Figures After Ruling
After Tate gallery management appeared before an Information Tribunal to defend their right to withhold details of the galleries’ financial...
Sheikh Saud $7.5 Million Rare Stamp Debt to Qatar’s Rulers
Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al-Thani of Qatar died suddenly at his home in London on November 9th, age just 48; he was considered a powerful player on...
Jeff Koons Sculpture Removed From Pompidou Centre Amidst Plagiarism Allegations
A porcelain sculpture by the American artist Jeff Koons has been taken off display at his retrospective exhibition at the Pompidou centre in Paris...
Sotheby’s Achieves Record Year With Women The Unexpected Power Players
Sotheby's has seen a notably intensified focus on the emergence of female power players in the art market in 2014. There was a surge in appreciation...
Gustav Klimt’s Woman In Gold Subject Of New Helen Mirren Film
Woman in Gold is a new film starring Helen Mirren based on the restitution of a masterpiece by Gustav Klimt. The American-British drama is directed...
Tony Cragg Denies Involvement In Achenbach Fraud
Following on from the trial of German art dealer Helge Achenbach that began the week before last - after the 62-year-old was accused of defrauding...
Michelangelo’s David Under Threat From Recent Earthquakes
Dario Franceschini, the Italian minister of culture, has announced that the state will invest €200,000 (£156,000) on an “anti-seismic plinth" for...
The Year Of The Postcard Celebrated With Online Project Postcardwall
Online project Postcardwall is making 2015 the ‘year of the postcard’. For nearly five years, Sophie Hill has written about art using her postcard...
James Turrell To Create Site-specific Light Work For Houghton Hall Norfolk
The American artist James Turrell is to create a site-specific light work which will illuminate the entire west façade of Houghton Hall in Norfolk...
There’s A Giant Floating Head Over Japan
Just over 60 miles north of Tokyo, in the sky over Utsunomiya, there floats a giant head. Yes, a giant head, which appears to be of a gigantic...
Christie’s Theft: £1m In Jewels Stolen In London Headquarters Heist
Thieves have breached stringent security at Christie's London flagship headquarters to pull off a heist valued at up to a million pounds. The stolen...
Jane Bown British Portrait Photographer Dies Aged Eighty Nine
The British portrait photographer Jane Bown, known for her images of famous people including the Beatles and Francis Bacon and Samuel Beckett, has...