Original Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair Announces 2017 Stellar Line-Up
The Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair has moved to Vauxhall for the latest edition of this annual London art extravaganza.
27 June 2017
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Salvador Dali’s Body To Be Exhumed Following Paternity Suit Judge Orders
A Spanish judge in Madrid has ordered the exhumation of Salvador Dali’s body in order to get samples for a paternity suit brought by a woman claiming to be his daughter. “The DNA study of the painter’s corpse is necessary due to the lack of other biological or personal remains with which to perform the comparative study.” The court said although the decision could be appealed.
26 June 2017
Edward Albee Estate To Be Auctioned By Sotheby’s New York
Sotheby’s has announced that it will be handling the estate collection of the great American playwright Edward Albee. The dedicated auction will be held this September in New York with proceeds of the sale benefiting The Edward F. Albee Foundation, which provides residencies for writers and visual artists in Montauk, Long Island.
26 June 2017
Khadija Saye Remembered By Kathy Kubicki Tutor At UCA Farnham
Khadija Saye was amazingly talented, and her determination to study photography at university overcame challenging social conditions and an environment that could easily have held her back. I was lucky enough to have taught Khadija during her undergraduate studies 2010 – 13.
26 June 2017
Dame Julia Peyton-Jones Appointed Senior Global Director of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
Dame Julia Peyton-Jones the former co-director of the Serpentine Gallery in London, for over 25 years, has been appointed Senior Global Director of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac. Peyton-Jones will take on her ambassadorial and curatorial role on 1 September 2017, and will be based in London, where the gallery opened a new space in Mayfair earlier this year.
25 June 2017
I Am: Middle Eastern Women Artists Come To London
As the world’s attention focuses on respecting women’s rights, and with a critical need to develop understanding and encourage friendship between the peoples of the Middle East and West, an East-West bridge-building exhibition under the title “I AM” an exhibition of Middle Eastern Women Artists comes to London from Amman, Jordan.
24 June 2017
Wassily Kandinsky Painting Achieves £33m A New Auction Record At Sotheby’s
A new auction record for Wassily Kandinsky was broken twice last night at Sotheby’s London. Murnau – Landschaft mit grünem Haus from 1909, sold for £21 million / $26.4 million / €23.9 million. Both early works by Kandinsky were among the few left in private hands, this painting made its auction debut having remained in the private collection of the same family since the 1920s.
22 June 2017
Serpentine Pavilion By African Architect Diebedo Francis Kere Unveiled
Diebedo Francis Kere the first African architect to undertake the prestigious Serpentine Pavilion unveiled his much-anticipated structure yesterday in London
21 June 2017
Benjamin Sullivan Painting of His Wife Breastfeeding Wins BP Portrait Prize
A portrait of a serene mother breastfeeding her eight-month-old daughter has won this year’s BP Portrait Award, winning the sitter’s husband the £30,000 first prize.
20 June 2017
BP Portrait Award Cannot Escape Tainted Sponsorship Allegations
Ahead of the announcement of the BP Portrait Award winner this evening, the National Portrait Gallery faces major controversy as a formal complaint alleges its BP sponsorship breaches the gallery’s Ethical Fundraising Policy.
20 June 2017
Three Charged In Damien Hirst Spot Print Forgery Scam
Three men have been arrested and accused of creating and selling $400,000 in fake Damien Hirst prints. The works have been sold to dozens of art collectors around the world.
20 June 2017
Clifford Chance Showcases LGBT Art In 2017 International Exhibition Series
Clifford Chance is again celebrating Gay Pride with an international series of exhibitions showcasing the work of some of the best… Read More
19 June 2017
Art Basel 48 What the Dealers Said About The Fair
Galleries throughout Art Basel 48 have reported exceptional sales across the board, pointing to Art Basel’s ability to convene leading galleries and collectors from around the world.
18 June 2017
British Photographer Khadija Saye Dies In Grenfell Fire aged 24
The British Photographer Khadija Saye has died aged 24.She has officially been confirmed as a Victim of the Grenfell Tower Block Fire which has so far claimed nearly 50 lives.
17 June 2017
Diversity Empowers Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017
The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2017 has shown flair and diversity in its choice of visual art related honours.
17 June 2017
Qatar Boycott: Will It Marginalise The Region’s Cultural Renaissance?
Last October I was in Doha the capital of Qatar which seemed like a well-oiled machine when it came to Art, Education, and Culture.
15 June 2017
National Portrait Gallery Receives £9.4m From National Lottery Towards £35.5m Refurbishment
The National Portrait Gallery is to receive £9.4 million from The National Lottery towards a £35.5m refurbishment programme, which will be the Gallery’s biggest ever development and its most significant project since the opening of its Ondaatje Wing in 2000.
15 June 2017
General Idea Estate To Be Represented By Mitchell-Innes & Nash
The Estate of General Idea (1969-1994) is to be represented by Mitchell-Innes & Nash, it has been announced.
14 June 2017
Picasso Ring With Portrait Of Lover Dora Maar To Be Auctioned
A ring, containing a Picasso portrait of Dora Maar is to be auctioned at Sotheby’s.
12 June 2017
Audrey Hepburn Family Collection To Be Sold At Christie’s
Items from the family collection of the iconic actress Audrey Hepburn a to go under the hammer at Christie’s in London.
12 June 2017
Pop Artist James Rosenquist Estate Sign Representation Deal With Thaddaeus Ropac
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (London, Paris, Salzburg) have announced that they will represent the estate of the late Pop Artist James Rosenquist Estate based in New York.
10 June 2017
Royal Academy Annual Summer Exhibition Where Old Meets? – Edward Lucie-Smith
Right now, in terms of the shows, it’s offering the public, the Royal Academy is on a roll. There’s been… Read More
9 June 2017
Lost Jackson Pollock Gouache To Be Sold By Provincial Auction House
The discovery of a lost Jackson Pollock painting is always big news in the art world. Now such a painting is going under the hammer on Tuesday, June 20 at J. Levine Auction & Appraisal in Scottsdale Arizona. The small auction room has spent 18 months and tens of thousands of dollars researching the Abstract, untitled gouache painting measures 22 ½ x 32 inches. Forensics and ownership history has been extensively investigated.
9 June 2017
Peggy Guggenheim Granddaughter Appointed Director Of Venice Museum
Karole P.B. Vail, Peggy Guggenheim’s granddaughter is to take over as director of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice.
8 June 2017
Christie’s Secures David Rockefeller Collection For Highest Estimated Auction Sale
Christie’s Auctioneers have secured the estate of David Rockefeller, the youngest son of American philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and art patron Abby Aldrich Rockefeller.
7 June 2017
Museum of Transology Launched To Celebrate Brighton’s LGBTQ Residents
This summer Brighton Museum launches Be Bold, a series of collaborative events and exhibitions funded by Arts Council England and programmed in partnership with Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ communities. The exhibitions aim to reflect the experiences of the city’s LGBTQ residents and begin with the acclaimed Museum of Transology.
7 June 2017
Banksy Pulls Anti Tory Election Print After Election Validation Threat
Banksy has pulled his print offer after Avon and Somerset Police forces investigating the free original print offer threatened that it could invalidate the general election. The Street Artist had offered a free print to applicants who voted against the Conservatives in the General Election on Thursday.
6 June 2017
Grayson Perry Unveils Brexit Vases Ahead of Serpentine Exhibition Extravaganza
The gender fluid potter Grayson Perry has unveiled The Brexit Vases his latest artwork ahead of his show at the Serpentine Gallery which opens later this week.
5 June 2017
Free Banksy Original Print For Every Vote Against The Conservatives
The elusive street artist Banksy is offering a free print to anyone who votes against the Conservatives. The artwork, which is also on Banksy’s Instagram page, depicts his iconic “girl with a balloon” motif, this time with a Union Jack in the balloon. The instructions states; take a photo on your phone of the ballot and send it in and a free print will be posted to you. This could contravene laws designed to ensure votes remain secret and could break rules against bribery.
4 June 2017
Thomas Heatherwick Chosen To Design New £1bn Google London Headquarters
The internet giant Google has submitted plans for a ‘landscraper’ for its London headquarters.Construction on the project is on course to begin in 2018 The King’s Cross building which is as long as the Shard is wide is designed by Bjarke Ingels Group and Heatherwick Studios, the team behind TfL’s New Bus for London and the 2012 Olympic Cauldron.
2 June 2017
Liverpool Celebrates Beatles Sgt Pepper Album 50th Anniversary
The Beatles Sgt Pepper Album will always be associated with British Pop Art. After all the cover artwork was designed by Sir Peter Blake the most important purveyor this genre of art. Now in honour of the 50th anniversary of this groundbreaking album more than 100 international and local Liverpool artists are gathering in Liverpool from today for Sgt Pepper at 50.
1 June 2017
Dan Colen To Be Represented By Lévy Gorvy In New International Partnership
The American artist Dan Colen (b. 1979, New Jersey) is to be represented by Dominique Lévy and Brett Gorvy. This marks a conjoining of galleries which also exhibit the artist’s work. In the past Gagosian and Massimo de Carlo, Milan had an exclusive deal with the artist.
1 June 2017