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Tracey Emin Announces Bladder Cancer All Clear
She’s been a major figure in contemporary art for over 25 years; Now In an extensive interview with BBC's Newsnight, Tracey Emin, 57, has spoken...
Yinka Shonibare 2021 RA Coordinator – Tony Cragg At Houghton Hall – National Gallery Announces Shortlist For Bicentenary Revamp
Yinka Shonibare To Coordinate 253rd RA Summer Exhibition - National Gallery The Summer Exhibition Committee members are Royal Academicians Tony...
Van Gogh and Hals Theft Arrest – Bayeux Tapestry Loan In Jeopardy – $55m Picasso At Christie’s
Man Arrested Over Theft Of Van Gogh and Hals Paintings The 58-year-old was taken into custody in Baarn in central Holland. He is suspected of...
Venice Biennale: Council Bans Private Spaces – Thomas Gainsborough Masterpiece Discovered – Lady Petchey Sculpture Prize
Venice town council is trying to make it impossible to rent private exhibition spaces during the Venice Biennale and the Architecture Biennale....
MSCHF Artist Collective: NIKE Blocks Sale Of Modified 666 Satan Shoes
Update: 9 April 2021 - Nike says MSCHF, the art collective which made "Satan Shoes" that contain a drop of human blood in the soles has agreed to...
David Mach RA Unveils 100 Mile Scottish Border Wall Project
Designs have been finalised and planning permission granted for one of the largest artworks to be realised in the UK. Construction has started on...
Artemisia Painting Acquired By Getty Museum – Musée d’Orsay Rebranded – Museum Visitors Plummet By 77%
Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Bought By Getty Museum An important painting by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-c.1654), the subject of a recent...
Warhol Foundation Loses Lynn Goldsmith Prince Appropriation Appeal
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York has ruled that a portrait of Prince by the Pop artist Andy Warhol did not make 'fair use' of the...
Spencer Tunick Creates Naked Lockdown Zoom Happening
Stay Apart Together is a naked conference call by the internationally known artist Spencer Tunick. The artist is recognised for his global nude...
Middle East Art News: Sacha Jafri Sells Massive Painting For £45m – Art Dubai Launches – Qatar Museums Unveil Inaugural Tasweer Photo Festival
British Artist Sacha Jafri Sells Massive Painting For £45m The world's largest painting, created by a little-known British artist Sacha Jafri, has...
David McCabe Who Documented Warhol’s Factory For A Year Dies
David McCabe, who has died at age 80, was best-know for his photos taken over a year, documenting Andy Warhol's studio, The Factory. The year was...
Banksy Game Changer Raises £16.8m For NHS Charities
A Banksy painting left in a foyer at Southampton General Hospital at the start of the COVID19 crisis has sold at Christie's for £16.8m, a record for...