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Found: Egyptian Sphinxes A Tiepolo Drawing And Two Newly Discovered Van Goghs
What's In Your Attic, Loft Or Cellar? A pair of stone garden statues depicting Egyptian Sphinxes, bought by a couple for £300, fifteen years ago,...
Banksy Shred Art Sells For Record £16m At Sotheby’s
A neo-dadaist painting by Banksy, which shredded itself at a Sotheby's auction has sold for a record £16 million. Love is in the Bin sold for £1m in...
Anicka Yi Unveils A Robotic Ecosystem At Tate’s Turbine Hall – Studio Voltaire Reopens – documenta fifteen Announces Participating Artists
Tate Modern has unveiled a significant new work by artist Anicka Yi. This captivating installation is Yi's largest and most ambitious project to...
Warhol Portrait Of Basquiat Auctioned – Botticelli Christ Leads $40m Estimate At Sotheby’s – Christie’s Record Contemporary Achieves Highest Total
Andy Warhol Portrait Of Basquiat Auctioned This November, Christie's New York presents Andy Warhol's portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat as a leading...
Pandora Papers Reveal Artworld Money Laundering – Windrush Sculpture Unveiled – LA’s Academy Museum Opens
The Pandora Papers which came to light over the weekend have released over twelve million documents revealing systematic tax-dodging by fourteen...
Courtauld Gallery Announces Reopening Dates – Frida Kahlo Trademark Dispute Dropped By US Court – Sonic Ray Installation Revives London’s Only Lighthouse
London's Courtauld Gallery will reopen to the public on Friday 19 November 2021, following the most significant modernisation project in its...
Lubaina Himid Unveils GAC Commission – Tate’s Turbine Hall Commission Dates Announced – British Museum Launches NFT Partnership Platform
The Turner Prize-winning artist Lubaina Himid CBE has been awarded the Robson Orr TenTen Award 2021 by the Government Art Collection (GAC). The new...
Brancusi Kiss: French Authorities Refuse Historical Monument Export Licence
A sculpture by the Romanian artist Constantin Brancusi is the subject of a long-running legal battle. The case has prompted French authorities to...
Frida Kahlo Last Self-Portrait Auctioned – Van Gogh And Frans Hals Theft Trial – Firstsite Selected Art Fund Museum of the Year
Frida Kahlo Last Self Portrait Expected To Reach $30m Sotheby's is auctioning an important self-portrait by the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The 1949...
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Posthumously Wrap The Arc de Triomphe – Donald Judd Now Represented By Gagosian – Gavin Turk Pisses Himself
In 1961, three years after they met in Paris, Christo and Jeanne-Claude began creating works of art in public spaces. One of their projects was to...
Francis Bacon Forgery Ring Italian Police Make Arrests
Italian police have seized 500 drawings and collages reputed to be by the Irish born artist Francis Bacon. The stash also included €3m worth of cash...
Wim Wenders 9/11 Photos Exhibited At Imperial War Museum
A new exhibition of photos by Wim Wenders taken at the site of the World Trade Center towers a month after 9/11 has gone on display at the Imperial...