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Venice Biennale Announce Title and Theme – Monumental Kokoschka Triptych On Display At Relaunched Courtauld – QUEERCIRCLE New LGBTQ+ Community Space
Roberto Cicutto, President of La Biennale di Venezia and Cecilia Alemani appointed as the Artistic Director of the Visual Arts Department by the...
20th Serpentine Pavilion By Counterspace Unveiled – Sarah Hardie Wins Inaugural Soho House Art Prize – Madge Gill: Nature in Mind Exhibition Announced
A dazzling new Serpentine Pavilion has been unveiled in London today. The 20th Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Johannesburg-based practice...
London Launches First Gallery Weekend Initiative
The inaugural edition of London Gallery Weekend, a new initiative celebrating art galleries in the UK capital, launches Friday, 4 June 2021. The...
Sprüth Magers Takes On John Baldessari Estate – Cecil Rhodes Oxford Statue Academics Sign Petition – French Woman Ends Legal Battle Over Nazi-Looted Pissarro
Remove Cecil Rhodes Oxford Statue 350 Academics Sign Petition A statue honouring the South African imperialist Sir Cecil Rhodes will remain...
Richard Nonas Post-Minimalist sculptor Dies – Victoria Pomery To Leave Turner Contemporary – Banksy Loses Second Copyright Battle
Richard Nonas Post-Minimalist sculptor Dies Age 85 Richard Nonas (January 3, 1936 – May 11, 2021), one of the most influential Post-Minimalist...
Eric Carle Artist Illustrator Of Very Hungry Caterpillar Dies Age 91
Eric Carle, the much-loved artist, illustrator, and writer has passed away peacefully on May 23, 2021 at his summer studio in Northampton,...
Super Inclusive Fourth Plinth Proposals Unveiled In London
New proposals for the Fourth Plinth project were announced today and include, a towering grain silo filled with plants, the reimagining of a 1914...
Lord Hall National Gallery Chairman Resigns Over Diana Interview – 20th Serpentine Pavilion – Art Basel HK What The Galleries Said
The former BBC director-general Lord Hall has resigned as Chairman of the National Gallery following an inquiry into Martin Bashir's manipulated...
The Trouble With The Turner Prize – Edward Lucie-Smith
The Turner Prize continues to be in trouble. When it first appeared, the competition had an easily comprehensible aim: to single out the best new...
TEFAF Maastricht Cancels 2021 Art Fair – Rijksmuseum Examines Slavery Past – Robot pAInts Her Way Into Art History
TEFAF Maastricht has cancelled the 2021 edition of their prestigious fair due to the logistical uncertainties of exhibitors. After careful...
Liverpool Biennial Launches 11th Edition Titled The Stomach And The Port
The Liverpool Biennial is always one of the highlights of the out of London season. It is the UK's first and most important international biennial...
David Hockney Criticised For Childish Tube Sign Design
On the eve of a major new show at the Royal Academy, Britain's best-loved artist David Hockney has been criticised, by members of the public, mostly...