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Why Lucian Freud Retracted The Attribution Of This Early Portrait
The story of Man in a Black Scarf, a portrait of sufficient quality that Christie's attributed it to Lucian Freud in 1985, only to retract...
Arts Council England Replaces Let’s Create Why Rules Became The Problem
Arts Council England has done what it promised. Let's Create, the ten-year strategy introduced in 2020 and subsequently criticised in an...
Julio Le Parc Pioneering Kinetic Artist Dies Aged 97
Julio Le Parc, the Argentine-born artist whose restless imagination transformed the experience of looking into something physical,...
Lost Leonora Carrington Painting Surfaces in Spain
A painting by Leonora Carrington that has been missing from public knowledge for decades has been located in Spain, in the possession of the family...
Zabludowicz Collection Heads To Christie’s In First Ever Public Sale
Anita and Poju, among the most important contemporary art collectors in Britain, will next month offer approximately 100 works from their...
Sainsbury Centre Secures £91.2 Million Gift From Gatsby Foundation
One of the most architecturally significant museum buildings in Britain has received a transformative funding injection. The Sainsbury Centre at the...
Metropolitan Museum And Neue Galerie in Landmark New York Merger
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Neue Galerie New York have announced they will merge in 2028, bringing one of the world's most...
Rene Matić Wins Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2026
Rene Matić has been announced as the winner of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2026, one of the most significant awards in...
JMW Turner’s Famous Self-Portrait May Not Be By Him
The image of JMW Turner has stared out from British cultural life for nearly two centuries, the portrait that appeared on the £20 banknote...
Zineb Sedira Transforms Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries into a Cinema of Resistance
The Duveen Galleries, one of the most imposing and architecturally demanding spaces in British public art, have been remade as an immersive...
Ten Political Statements By Artists At The 2026 Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale has never been a purely aesthetic event, and anyone who imagined that the 61st edition might somehow sidestep the world's...
61st Venice Biennale: International Jury Resigns Over Russia and Israel Participation
The 61st Venice Biennale has entered an open institutional crisis. The event’s international jury resigned collectively today, 30 April, eight...