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British Artists And The Spanish Civil War Examined In New Exhibition
The first major exhibition to examine the response of British visual artists to the Spanish Civil War is to take place from 8 November at Pallant...
Clacton Council Banksy Mural Removal Branded “A Crass Act Of Cowardly Authoritarianism”
A council which destroyed a mural by Banksy has been branded "moronic", "useless" and "cretinous", reports the BBC. The work by the Bristol street...
Gavin Turk’s Neon Art Opens At New Art Centre In Salisbury
The exhibition 'We Are One' consists of many of Gavin Turk’s recent neon works; these signature works by the artist evidence the evolution of...
Iconic E.H. Shepard Drawing For Poohsticks Goes Under The Hammer
E.H. Shepard’s original ink drawing of Christopher Robin, Piglet and Pooh on the famous ‘poohsticks’ bridge, first published in...
Leading Artists In Sotheby’s Charity Auction For Elton John AIDS Foundation
A large number of leading contemporary artists have very generously donated no less than 12 artworks, all of which will be auctioned off at...
Jeff Koons Retrospective Travels To Paris For Centre Pompidou Extravaganza
The Jeff Koons retrospective in Paris, which opens at the Centre Pompidou 26 November is designed to take stock of a large body of work, now...
David Cameron And Wife Samantha Visit Poppy Installation Ahead Of Remembrance Day Today
‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’; the installation that has been created in the Tower’s famous dry moat. Which continued to...
William Blake’s Lambeth Studio To Be Rebuilt For New Ashmolean Exhibition
The house which contained the studio of William Blake; the impressively named 13 Hercules Buildings, in Lambeth, south London, was demolished in...
Turner Contemporary In Margate Exemplifies 20 Years Of National Lottery Success
It has been 20 years since the first National Lottery draw and Culture Secretary Sajid Javid visited Margate this week to see the impact National...
Iconic Blondie Punk Photos On View At Somerset House
The Punk/New Wave band Blondie’s celebrates their 40th anniversary by showcasing a series of iconic and previously unpublished photographs by...
Ashmolean Museum Announces Seven Figure Gift From Anonymous Donor
The director of the Ashmolean Museum, Dr Alexander Sturgis, has announced that an anonymous UK benefactor has pledged a seven-figure sum of money to...
Nazi Looted Old Master Returned To Heirs By Canadian Gallery
The painting, Portrait of a Lady (1652) by Dutch Old Master Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck, which is part of the permanent collection of The Art...