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Damien Hirst Studio Targeted By Burglars: Two Plead Guilty
A man has pleaded guilty to the burglary of artwork by Damien Hirst at his Thames Wharf Studio, the artist’s long-standing workspace on the...
Frieze Tate Fund Announces Three New Acquisitions For 2025
Tate has announced three new acquisitions made possible through the 2025 Frieze Tate Fund, supported this year by £150,000 in philanthropic...
The Courtauld Receives Landmark £30 Million Gift from the Reuben Foundation
The Courtauld has announced a £30 million gift from the Reuben Foundation — the largest single donation in the institution’s history. The endowment,...
Máret Ánne Sara: Goavve-Geabbil Launches Tate’s Hyundai Commission 2025
Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall has never shied away from scale or intensity, and this year’s Hyundai Commission pushes both to new extremes. Máret Ánne...
Bob Ross Works Worth Millions Auctioned To Support PBS After Federal Cuts
News Flash — Bonhams LA Sees Bob Ross Prices Storm Past Expectation In a result that feels somehow inevitable, Bonhams Los Angeles logged $662,000...
National Gallery Sells Off Benches Over Health And Safety Concerns
A familiar fixture of the National Gallery is soon to disappear. The red leather benches that have long punctuated its rooms—symbols of quiet...
British Museum Inaugural Fundraiser Ball Announced
This October, as Frieze once again transforms London into a global stage for art, the British Museum will venture into new territory of its own. On...
Steve McQueen: Granddaughter Sues Over $65m Jackson Pollock Drip Painting
A Jackson Pollock 'Drip' painting once thought to be lost has become the focus of a transatlantic legal battle. The work, valued at around $65...
Ronald Perelman: $400m Insurance Claim Over Fire-Damaged Art Dismissed
A New York judge has dismissed Ronald Perelman’s attempt to claim $400 million from insurers for paintings he said had been damaged in a 2018 fire...
Original Drawing Behind Rembrandt’s Dog In The Night Watch Found
New research has revealed that the barking dog in Rembrandt’s The Night Watch draws directly on an early 17th-century design by Adriaen van de Venne...
Is Arts Council England About To Be Put Out To Pasture?
Rumblings around Whitehall suggest that Arts Council England (ACE) may be about to lose one of its most fundamental powers: the right to decide who...
Man Dies Unloading Warhol BMW Art Car in Washington D.C.
A tragic accident has overshadowed preparations for Cars at the Capital, the Hagerty Driver’s Foundation’s annual display on Washington’s National...
