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Hackney vs Mayfair Artlyst’s Alternative Power 100 Disrupts Art Review Institution
Sir Nicholas Serota, has been honoured on this year's Art Review Power 100 list by achieving the top slot. Serota has sequentially appeared in the...
Critics Flash Mob To Defend McCarthy’s ‘Sex Toy’ Sculpture As French President Supports
The current dust-up around Paul McCarthy's immense green 'sex toy' sculpture in Paris has divided opinion with either anger or fits of giggles being...
£2.3 million Verbeeck Painting Breaks Auction Record
Frans Verbeeck's The Mocking of Human Follies (c.1560) was sold at auction last night in Vienna for a staggering £2.3 million. The sum is an...
Artists Rebuild Berlin Wall’s Lines In Light
On the 9th November Germany will be commemoraing the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and preparations for events including a giant...
Grayson Perry: Unveils First Episode of Latest Channel 4 Portrait Series
Grayson Perry has unveiled a thought provoking new documentary series, which aired its first episode tonight. It follows four British subjects while...
Russian Performance Artist Cuts Off Earlobe As Political Protest
The extreme performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky created a storm in Russia last November by nailing his scrotum to the cobblestones of Moscow's Red...
Paul McCarthy’s ‘Sex Toy’ Sculpture Removed Permanently From Place Vendome In Paris
Paul McCarthy's giant inflatable 'sex toy' sculpture that was reduced to a flaccid pile on one of Paris's swankiest squares after vandals attacked...
Frieze London Final Recap: Dealers Prepare For FIAC Paris Launch Tomorrow
The 12th edition of Frieze London is a fading memory as many of the same international dealers prepare for the FIAC Paris public launch tomorrow. ...
Art Basel And Central St Martins To Teach You How To Be A Collector In Hong Kong
It is time to become the international art collector that you always dreamed you would be. A course to teach novice art collectors what to buy is to...
Louvre Recovers Painting Stolen In WWII
More than six decades ago, during World War II, a painting of French King Henri III (1551–89) was stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris. Now after...
Cy Twombly’s Blackboard Painting For Auction At Christie’s
A work by Cy Twombly is being offered for auction at Christie's by Nicola Del Roscio - the artist's former assistant and the president of of the Cy...
Man Ray Trust To Auction Important Works Of Dada And Surrealist Art
A significant collection of works, never before on the market, by Man Ray will be offered at Sotheby's, Paris on 15 November. Drawings, Objects,...