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Kathryn Maple Wins Prestigious John Moores Painting Prize
Kathryn Maple has won the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize 2020 with her vibrant work, The Common. The Walker Art Gallery announced the...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak Announces £408m Injection For Arts Sector
After suffering the worst financial crisis in 300 years, Rishi Sunak the UK's Chancellor has promised to give the arts sector over £400m, to prop up...
Sir Alan Bowness Former Tate Director Dies – Amateur Painting Realises £8.3m At Christie’s – National Gallery And Hugh Lane New Partnership
Sir Alan Bowness CBE (11 January 1928 – 1 March 2021) British art historian, art critic, director of the Tate Gallery between 1980 and 1988 has died...
Duped You: The Story Of Knoedler’s $80m Art Fraud – Netflix
Made You Look: The True Story About Fake Art is a new to Netflix documentary. It charts the demise of Knoedler New York's oldest commercial art...
What’s The Fuss About Non-Fungible Tokens? – Edward Lucie-Smith
Suddenly my web feed is full of information about Non-Fungible Tokens - the latest form of digital art. Here, for example, are images of items of...
Jeff Koons Loses Copyright Infringement Appeal – Rare Van Gogh Montmartre Painting Auctioned – Louvre’s Renovation Of Cy Twombly Gallery an Affront
Jeff Koons Loses His Copyright Infringement Appeal A French Court Rules The long-awaited court appeal case between Jeff Koons and the photographer...
UK Museums Set To Open From 17 May – Munch’s Cryptic Graffiti On The Scream – Courtauld Gallery Major Gift
UK Museums Set To Re-open From 17 May Prime Minister Boris Johnson has provisionally announced that museums could open their doors to the public...
Banksy Hula Hoop Girl Removed And Sold From Nottingham Wall
The Banksy mural known as 'Hula-hoop Girl' that appeared on a residential street in Nottingham last October has been hacked from the wall and sold...
What The Art World Will Look Like Post Plague – Edward Lucie-Smith
What’s up for art here in London, once the pandemic is finally over? Will we all be able to go back to the state of things as they were, in the...
National Gallery’s 200th Birthday Revamp – Derelict IKEA To Become Coventry Arts Centre – New Laws To Protect Historic UK Statues
National Gallery Seeks Architect For 200th Birthday Revamp The National Gallery has announced it is seeking a multi-disciplinary design team to work...
Damien Hirst Gagosian Gallery Takeover – John Moores Painting Prize Shortlist
It's not as if Damien Hirst lacks space in London, especially when it comes to exhibiting his own work. Between his superb Caruso St John, designed...
Camille Pissarro Saga Continues – Shai Baitel First Artistic Director Of MAM Shanghai – Louvre Abu Dhabi Explores Abstraction and Calligraphy
Artlyst International News Brief: Camille Pissarro: Disputed Nazi Restitution Case Continues - Shai Baitel Appointed First Art Director Of MAM...