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George Rickey: 40 year Saga Of Glasgow’s Lost £1m Sculpture – Clare Henry
I first met the well known American kinetic sculptor George Rickey in 1982. In celebration of his 75th birthday. The Scottish Sculpture Trust led by...
Yinka Shonibare Receives Art Icon Award – Patti Smith’s Poem To Greta Thunberg – Artist’s Resale Rights Post Brexit
Whitechapel Gallery has announced that Yinka Shonibare CBE RA (b. 1962, UK) is the eighth artist to receive the prestigious annual Art Icon award,...
Art Industry Deaths 2020 – In Memoriam – Artlyst
This has been a tough year for all of us. The art world was especially hard hit with the loss of so many of our leading figures. Here is a roundup...
Artist Christopher Le Brun Knighted In New Year’s Honours List 2021
Christopher Le Brun, (born 1951) artist and former president of the Royal Academy (PRA) has been Knighted in the New Year's Honours List. Other...
David Medalla Multidisciplinary Filipino Artist Dies Age 78
The multidisciplinary artist, David Medalla b.1942 in the Philippines, has died age 78. Medalla enrolled at Columbia University in New York upon the...
Patti Smith Joins Artist Anne Imhof To Rock In London’s New Year
American Punk Rock legend Patti Smith and Golden Lion, Venice Biennale winner, German artist Anne Imhof will ring in 2021 online. A moving tribute...
Art Critic Barbara Rose Dies – Damien Hirst’s Personal Instagram Tour – 2020 Cultural Gifts Scheme Revealed
Barbara Rose Art Critic Champion Of Minimalism Dies Age 84 Barbara Ellen Rose (June 11, 1936 – December 25, 2020) Who died over the weekend was an...
How Corporate! Hockney Hires Managing Director – Sotheby’s Out Performs Christie’s in 2020 – Mega* Barbara Streisand Buys A $4.5m Van Gogh
David Hockney, in a very 21st-century manner, has appointed Edith Devaney in the newly created role of Managing Director and Curator of his...
London Museums and Galleries To Close Throughout The Holiday Period – England’s Creative Coast 2021 – Korros Ensemble Cheer
Just in from Tate. From tomorrow, Tate Modern and Tate Britain will close temporarily in line with government guidance. Tate Liverpool and Tate St...
Is Banksy William Hogarth’s Successor? – Edward Lucie-Smith
The appearance of a new Banksy graffito in Bristol more or less confirms his position as the genuine top dog in the current British art scene. His...
Aachoo! New Banksy COVID Mural Unveiled In Bristol
A new mural by the elusive graffiti artist Banksy has appeared on a house in Bristol. It depicts an elderly woman coughing her false teeth out as...
Pantone 2021 Colours Of The Year – Rijksmuseum Slavery Exhibition Unveiled – ICA Set To Re-Boot
Pantone 2021 Colours Of The Year X 2 Pantone, the company behind the definitive colour charts, has announced their colour (or as in this year)...