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SelgasCano Commissioned To Design 15th Serpentine Pavilion In 2015
The Serpentine Galleries have announced that architects SelgasCano will design the 15th Serpentine Pavilion. The commission celebrates its 15th...
Extreme Footwear Explored In Shoes Pleasure And Pain Exhibition At V&A
The transformative power of extreme footwear will be explored in the V&A’s summer 2015 fashion exhibition, Shoes: Pleasure and Pain. More than...
Turner Masterpiece Sells For £30.3 million At Sotheby’s London Auction
Last night, at Sotheby’s London, one of the last great Turner masterpieces remaining in private hands set a world auction record for the artist*,...
Tony Oursler London Solo Exhibition Set For January
A solo exhibition of the work of Tony Oursler is to be mounted by the Lisson Gallery in January. The artist’s first of new work in the UK for over...
Japanese Artist Megumi Igarashi Arrested For Obscenity In Tokyo
Megumi Igarashi the Japanese artist who created a kayak based on an image of her vagina has been arrested for obscenity. Police stated, in a case,...
Andy Warhol Marilyn Tapestry On Display In UK For First Time At Modern Art Oxford
A tapestry of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol is on display to the public for the first time in the UK as part of 'Love Is Enough', an exhibition...
Second ‘Smile Britannia’ Charity Art Auction To Be Held At Houses Of Parliament
Some of the UK’s best contemporary and urban artists will auction off their work to support projects improving lives across the globe. The auction...
Brit Artist Tracey Emin’s Design For Brit Awards Statuette Unveiled
Tracey Emin is the latest artist to have her design for a Brit Award unveiled, ahead of the ceremony which takes place in February 2015. The artist...
£45 Million Of Art Gifted To The Nation In 2014
A report published by Arts Council England has revealed the details of 27 gifts offered by private owners to British public collections, with a...
Steven Murphy Resigns From Chief Executive Officer Role At Christie’s
In September 2010, former Rodale president Steven Murphy became the first American CEO in the history of the auction house. Now with the recent...
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Announces Shortlist For Helsinki Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has announced that an independent, 11-member jury has unanimously selected six concept designs as finalists...
Cornelia Parker’s Magna Carta And Alice In Wonderland At 150 Celebrated At British Library
The British Library has announced a new commission by the leading British artist Cornelia Parker, which responds to the legacy of Magna Carta in the...