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FIAC Paris: Artworld Mourns Another Major Fair Cancellation
The French are a defiant lot when it comes to business and culture, but COVID and new EU movement regulations have cancelled FIAC Paris the last...
Sir Terence Conran Designer And Design Museum Founder Dies
Sir Terence Conran, designer, philanthropist and founder of the Design Museum, has died, he was 88. Through a series of parallel careers, Sir...
Meet The Next Generation Saatchi Gallery Entrepreneurs
The daughter of advertising mogul/collector Charles Saatchi has announced the launch of a new gallery in London's Mayfair. Phoebe Saatchi Yates and...
Tate Breaks Ties With Art Dealer Anthony d’Offay After Racist Selfies Appear On Social Media
Tate and the art dealer Anthony d'Offay have agreed to end their relationship. The announcement came today in a joint statement by Tate and Anthony...
Art Basel Announces Cancellation Of Miami Beach fair
Art Basel has had a very tough year. Could it be the Murdoch curse? (Media mogul James Murdoch bought a controlling stake in MCH Group, Art Basel’s...
Ashmolean Rembrandt Discovery Contradicts 1982 Copy Attribution
Experts are not always right. A painting, in the style of Rembrandt which has gathered dust for decades in the basement of the Ashmolean Museum in...
Frank Dunphy Damien Hirst’s Financial Advisor And Manager Dies Age 82
Frank Dunphy, the man behind Damien Hirst's financial success which resulted in his domination of the artworld for over two decades has died age 82....
Banksy Launches Full Scale Refugee Rescue Ship
Update: Over 200 people, many from war-torn countries, seeking refugee status in Europe have been rescued from the artist Banksy's ship after it...
Student Who Vandalised Picasso Painting At Tate Modern Jailed
An architecture student who caused over £350,000 damage to a Picasso painting at Tate Modern has been jailed for eighteen months. Gallery visitors...
Sir Hans Sloane British Museum Founder Relegated To History
The founder of the British Museum Sir Hans Sloane has had his bust removed from a prominent position in the gallery due to his connection to the...
Barbara Hepworth Honoured With Google Doodle
Barbara Hepworth has been honoured with a google doodle. The animated gif sees the sculptor chiselling away at one of her trademark works. This...
Photo London Cancels 2020 October Fair Opting For Virtual Replacement
Photo London the UK's premier photo fair which was supposed to take place in October during Frieze week has been cancelled and moved online...