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Now The V&A Contemplates Mass Redundancies
The V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) are contemplating mass redundancies. Nearly 10% of staff could be culled, a press release received on the...
Robert Bechtle First Wave American Photorealist Painter Dies Age 88
Robert Bechtle who has died age 88 was an American painter and printmaker born in San Francisco in 1932. He lived all his life in the Bay Area. His...
International Philip Guston Exhibition Postponed Over Anti-KKK Imagery
The eagerly awaited retrospective exhibition of the American artist Philip Guston, set to take place at Tate Modern in February 2021 has been...
$80m Price Tag For Botticelli Portrait To Be Sold At Sotheby’s
Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel by Sandro Botticelli painted in the 15th century will go under the hammer at Sotheby's in January. Young...
Royal Academy Contemplates Shedding 150 Jobs Due To COVID Impact
The Royal Academy has announced that they will be entering a period of consultation over staff redundancies at their London gallery. This is due to...
V&A And Smithsonian Cancel Joint Venture Museum In East London
The V&A and Smithsonian have cancelled their joint venture in East London which would have seen the world-renowned institutions partner in...
Spencer Tunick Stages Naked Social Distancing At London’s Alexandra Palace
The American performance artist/impresario Spencer Tunick, known for his nude human installations in public spaces has gathered two hundred twenty...
COVID19 Blamed For 36% Drop In Gallery Sales Art Basel Reports
Art Basel has published their 2020 mid-year survey 'The Impact of COVID- 19 on the Gallery Sector'. It shows smaller galleries have been hardest...
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...