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Merge Festival Presents Exciting Artist Line Up For 2013
MERGE festival is presenting the award winning artist James Capper who will be artist in residence in the Kirkaldy Testing Museum, developing ideas...
Women Photographer’s Provocative Work Challenges Perceptions Of Middle Eastern Identity
A dozen Women photographers are featured in “She Who Tells a Story” which introduces the pioneering work of twelve leading women photographers from...
Gianni Versace Miami Beach Murder Mansion Sells For $41m
The opulent Miami Beach villa where the fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered in 1997 Has been sold for $41.5 million. The furnished Miami...
Ben Okri Poem On Ayuba Suleiman Diallo Unveiled At NPG
Ben Okri has unveiled his poem (see below) dedicated to William Hoare’s compelling portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, the earliest known British...
Glafira Rosales Blows The Whistle On New York’s Biggest Art Fraud
A Long Island art dealer who operated a scam selling more than $80m (£50m) worth of fake Abstract Expressionist art, to a number of high profile...
Derek Jarman: New Exhibition To Mark 20th Anniversary Of His Death
To mark the 20th anniversary of Derek Jarman’s death from HIV-related illnesses in February 1994, King’s Cultural Institute presents Derek Jarman:...
The Secrets of Outsider Art Revealed In New London Exhibition
Once the term Outsider Art, Raw Art or Art Brut was used to describe work produced by artists working in cultural isolation, following their own...
Praemium Imperiale Prize Awarded To Gormley, Chipperfield And Pistoletto
The Turner Prize winning Sculptor Antony Gormley, British architect Sir David Chipperfield and painter Michelangelo Pistoletto are amung the...
Stik On The Lower East Side Ilka Scobie Meets The Artist
“A true patriot must always be ready to defend his country from his government” - Herman Melville quote via Stik Finished just before a torrential...
Richard Hamilton Retrospective Exhibition Unveiled For February 2014 At Tate
Richard Hamilton (1922-2011) was one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century and is widely regarded as a founding figure of pop...
Gilbert & George Honoured With Twin Doctorates By Plymouth University
The pioneering artist duo Gilbert & George have received Honorary Doctorates of Art, in recognition of their contribution to the visual arts...
Hauser & Wirth Somerset Inaugural Show Will Feature Phyllida Barlow
Hauser & Wirth Somerset which is preparing to open in summer 2014, will be a world-class gallery and art centre located at Durslade Farm in...