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Arts Council England: New Grants For 122 Visual Arts Organisations
Arts Council England has announced details of its investment plans for the next three years 2015-2018 including its new national portfolio of arts...
Tracey Emin’s Turner Prize Nominated Unmade Bed Fetches £2.5m At Christie’s
Tracey Emin's Turner Prize nominated 'My Bed' installation has sold at Christie's, London salesroom tonight for £2.5m (including commission),...
Sotheby’s Lands £100m Paul And Bunny Melon Estate Sale
This Autumn, a series of sales at Sotheby’s will offer for sale one of the most important single owner collections ever to come to the market – that...
Gerry Judah Creates Massive Sculpture For Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2014
The artist Gerry Judah has created a monumental motor racing themed sculpture for this years Goodwood Festival of Speed. Mercedes-Benz can trace its...
Record Price For Francis Bacon Triptych And Peter Doig At Sotheby’s
Sotheby's London was again breaking records this evening when a rare Francis Bacon triptych of George Dyer attracted bids from four collectors...
Glastonbury Festival Archive Donated To V&A For Future Generations
The Victoria and Albert Museum in Kensington has acquired the Glastonbury Festival Archive. The V&A has announced a collaboration with...
START Art Fair’s First Edition Ends On A High Note
London's latest contemporary art fair START has ended on a high note, after receiving universal praise for its fresh approach. This was reflected in...
Tracey Emin Unmade Bed Goes Under The Hammer At Christie’s 1 July
Tracey Emin's unmade, My Bed, 1998 goes under the hammer at Christie's tomorrow and is expected to realise in excess of £1m. The piece of...
Banksy Spy Booth: Stop Notice Could Be Issued By Cheltenham Council
Cheltenham Borough Council have not ruled out placing a stop notice on a Grade II building in order to prevent a Banksy mural from being removed. It...
MANIFESTA 10 Opens To The Public In Contentious St Petersburg Russia
MANIFESTA 10 opened to the public yesterday on 28 June 2014, in St. Petersburg, Russia. As a location, St. Petersburg was considered a difficult...
Picasso Mandolin And Guitar: The Mystery Of A Hidden Portrait
Picasso once said, “Art is a lie that tells the truth”, this statement offers great insight into his painting “Mandolin and...
Banksy Mural Removal Could Damage Cheltenham Grade II Listed Building
The people responsible for removing a Banksy mural from a wall in Cheltenham may be acting illegaly under Section 9 of the 1990 Planning Act by...