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Hans Stofer Tinkering With Paint And Other Stuff
ArtLyst Review By Jack CastleThere is a story going around about a Chinese painter who was tasked by the emperor to draw a crab. The painter asked...
Ecstatic Tracey Emin Carries The Torch For Margate
Tracey Emin may not have won the Turner Prize for her unmade bed, but she is a local hero in Margate, almost single handedly promoting the...
PAD London Moet Hennessy Design Prize Announced
"It is about making rather than manufacturing, uniqueness rather than availability." - Nigel Coates The 6th edition of PAD London marks the launch...
Kate Middleton Unveils New Portraits Of Boris Johnson And Anish Kapoor
One hundred historically important new portraits were unveiled this morning, by The Duchess of Cambridge, at the National Portrait Gallery, an...
Puerto Rico Comes To London In New Group Exhibition
ArtLyst Review By Sharon StromWe know London summers leave much to be desired weather-wise. Why else would Londoners flock en masse to sunnier...
Christie’s And Sotheby’s Report Record Half Year Figures
In the first half of 2012 leading auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s show conflicting views on the state of the market. ...
Should London Host the Next World Fair
Germany has everything these days. They hold all the world’s hope to climb out of the financial crisis pit of despair that is being dug by...
Stolen Henri Matisse Recovered In Miami Hotel Room
A stolen painting by Henri Matisse, valued at over two million pounds has been recovered by the FBI after a sting operation, in a Miami hotel room....
Olympic Medalist Dame Kelly Holmes Portrait Unveiled At NPG
A portrait of Dame Kelly Holmes the double Olympic champion has gone on display at the National Portrait Gallery. The portrait is the work of the...
Gary Hume Flashback Exhibition Opens At Jerwood Gallery Hastings
The Jerwood Gallery has announced a major new exhibition of the work of Gary Hume. Flashback, is a monographic touring exhibition from the Arts...
Walter Pichler Artist Architect Dies In Austria Age 76
The artist and architect Walter Pichler has died in Austria age 76. Pichler was born in 1936 in an area that escaped fighting during the war. He was...
Liverpool Biennial Seeks 100 Electric Guitarists For Modern Concerto
An open call went out yesterday for 100 volunteer electric guitarists and 8 bassists to perform in the UK premiere of American avant-garde composer...