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Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Saved For The Nation By Public Donations
A sculpture by Barbara Hepworth of tremendous aesthetic and historical importance has been saved for the nation following a successful public...
Anish Kapoor Climate Protest Painting Installed On Active Shell Oil Platform
Greenpeace climbers have mounted a provocative artwork on a North Sea gas rig as heatwaves ravage the UK and beyond. In a protest, Greenpeace...
Ekow Eshun To Curate British Art Show 10 In 2026
Hayward Gallery Touring has tapped curator and writer Ekow Eshun to steer the British Art Show 10, opening September 2026 in Coventry before rolling...
Doris Saatchi: The Silent Force Behind Britain’s Art Revolution Dies Aged 88
To speak of British art's transformation in the 1980s without acknowledging Doris Saatchi is to tell half the story. Born Doris Lockhart in 1937,...
Pearlman Foundation Donates Modern Masterpieces to MoMA, LACMA, and Brooklyn Museum
The Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation has announced the dispersal of its entire collection to three major institutions: New York’s Museum of Modern...
Seized Picasso and Basquiat Works Hit U.S. Government Auction Block
A trove of blue-chip artworks—once owned by fugitive financier Jho Low and Wolf of Wall Street producer Joey McFarland—has surfaced in an unlikely...
Met Trustee Wesley LePatner Among New York Shooting Victims
Wesley LePatner, a Blackstone executive and newly elected Metropolitan Museum of Art trustee, was killed in Monday’s shooting at 345 Park Avenue....
U.S. Withdraws From UNESCO As ‘Woke’ Culture Wars Go Global
The United States has formally notified UNESCO of its intention to withdraw from the United Nations' cultural arm by December 2026, reigniting a...
Caravaggio’s Provocative Cupid Makes UK Debut At Wallace Collection
For the first time on British soil, Caravaggio's Victorious Cupid (1601-02) prepares to unsettle London audiences this November. On loan from...
Bridget Riley Donates Major New Work To Tate Britain’s Collection
Bridget Riley's Concerto I (2024) enters the Tate collection—a gift from the artist herself. The painting debuts alongside Fall (1963) in a focused...
Bayeux Tapestry: UK Return Reignites Regional Heritage Wars
After over 958 years in exile, the Bayeux Tapestry's impending UK return has reignited old battles - not with swords this time, but with policy...
MIMA To Host Turner Prize 2026: A Cultural Coup For Middlesbrough
The Turner Prize is coming to Teesside. Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) will stage the prestigious contemporary art award in autumn...