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Arts Council England And VisitEngland Announce New Cultural Partnership
Arts Council England and VisitEngland have announced that by working together to coordinate activity, both will grow the value of tourism in...
Uber-Confident Art Dealers Lose Face As Cases Go To Court
Art dealers have been getting a hard time of it recently, their profession’s reputation shaken by a succession of high-profile cases. Only a few...
Last Collaborative Fischli Weiss Work Exhibited At Serpentine Gallery
The Serpentine Gallery is presenting an installation by the Swiss artists Fischli/Weiss. This will be the first and the only public sculpture by the...
Alfredo Jaar To Represent Chile At 55th Venice Biennale
Alfredo Jaar will represent Chile at the 55th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with a major new site-specific...
Cindy Sherman and Taryn Simon Donate Work For Asperger’s Auction
The Frostig Collection has announced a fundraising exhibition and auction of photographs by some of the leading photographers of our time, who...
Damien Hirst: Official Year Of The Snake Prediction Outlook
This is the 'Year of the Snake' under the Chinese zodiac and 'allegedly' the snake is quite an interesting person. Well Known Snakes include...
Culture Minister Places Temporary Export Bar On Three Paintings
A 19th century painting of a London park and two canvases by the animal painter George Stubbs could leave the UK unless nearly £10 million is...
Director Mike Leigh to Create Film On JMW Turner’s Life
The British director Mike Leigh is to create a film based on the life of the English painter JMW (Joseph Mallord William) Turner. Leigh favourite,...
Richard Artschwager Pop Minimalist And Conceptual Artist Dies
Richard Artschwager, was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He was never the first name that sprung to mind amongst his...
Georg Baselitz: Why Women Artists Don’t Paint Very Well
The outspoken German painter Georg Baselitz, has caused controversy in an interview, in the German newspaper, Der Spiegel. On this occasion, he has...
Eugene Delacroix Defaced In Act Of Mindless Vandalism At Louvre
A woman has been detained accused of damaging a masterpiece by the French romantic artist Eugene Delacroix, at a branch of the Louvre in the town of...
Van Gogh Sunflowers Projected Onto National Gallery To Celebrate Your Paintings Project
Oversized images of publicly owned masterpieces were projected on to the National Gallery building in Trafalgar Square last night, as part of the...