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Masterpiece Fair Relaunches Under New Branding – Photo London Welcomes New Fair Director Kamiar Maleki
The co-founders of the now defunct Masterpiece fair, cancelled last month by the MCH Group, owners of Art Basel, are reviving the fair in time for...
US Cracks Down On Christie’s And Sotheby’s Russian Money Laundering – Damien Hirst Quietly Donates £8m To NHS – Anish Kapoor Unveils New York ‘Bean Style’ Public Monument
US authorities in New York have issued subpoenas to the three leading auction houses, Christie's, Sotheby's and the Russian-owned Phillips...
Tate Modern Loses Privacy Court Case With Goldfish Bowl Luxury Flats
Tate Modern has lost their case with residents of the Neo Bankside luxury development after a high court ruling. The lawsuit has dragged on for...
Alfred Leslie: Leading New York Beat Painter And Filmmaker Dies Aged 95
The leading New York 'Beat' Painter and filmmaker Alfred Leslie has died aged 95. Leslie was born in the Bronx in 1927 and lived and worked in...
More Restitution Problems For Picasso, Van Gogh And British Museum Antiquities
Restitution is proving to be a complex and challenging problem for many museums and private collections. This week alone, several cases have been...
Oscar Nomination For Nan Goldin Film All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed has received an Oscar Nomination for best documentary at this year's Academy Awards. The 2022 film explores Nan...
John Akomfrah RA To Represent GB At 60th Venice Biennale
The artist and filmmaker Sir John Akomfrah RA will is to represent Great Britain at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia...
Peter Doig Wins $2.5 Million In Disputed Painting Case
The painter Peter Doig has won $2.5 million in a ruling in federal court after a Chicago gallery sued him for claiming a painting was not his work....
Rediscovered Antoine Watteau Painting Hits Christie’s Auction Block
It is rare for a major painting by Antoine Watteau (1684 – 1721) to surface on the open market. Most are held in leading museums and public...
Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Announce 2023 Shortlist And Exhibition
The Photographers’ Gallery London has revealed exhibition details of the 2023 edition and the shortlist for the Deutsche Börse Photography...
Munch Masterpiece With Nazi Restitution Connections To Be Sold At Sotheby’s
Sotheby's is to offer 'Dance On The Beach' an important panel by the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch in an upcoming sale. It is estimated to fetch...
Contemporary Artworks Given To Queen Elizabeth For Platinum Jubilee Exhibited
Works by twenty contemporary artists gifted by the Royal Academy of Arts to Queen Elizabeth II to mark the Platinum Jubilee have gone on display...