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Art Dubai Postpones 2020 Fair Due To Coronavirus
The Art Dubai organisers have postponed the 2020 art fair indefinitely. This is the second major art event to be canceled this Winter, alongside Art...
Ulay: Marina Abramović Creative Collaborator Dies
Frank Uwe Laysiepen, AKA Ulay, Conceptual artist and long-term creative partner of Marina Abramović, has died age 76. Born in Germany and based in...
Louvre Reopens After Staff Concerns Over Coronavirus Outbreak
Paris: The Louvre Museum shut its doors over the weekend, reopening only on Wednesday 4 March due to staff concerns over the coronavirus outbreak....
Penny Macbeth Appointed New Glasgow School of Art Director
Penny Macbeth has been appointed as the new director of the Glasgow School of Art. Following a tumultuous week of uncertainty, as reported by Clare...
Blain Southern Slides Into Voluntary Administration
Administrators from the London-based firm ReSolve, have been called in to sort out the financial mess at Blain|Southern, one of London's top art...
Mackintosh Museum Closure Highlights A Culture Of Complacency – Clare Henry
Today's terrible news, Glasgow council is closing Mackintosh's iconic Scotland Street School Museum. I despair. Soon there will be nothing...
Artist Pyotr Pavlensky Charged With Invasion of Privacy In France
The Russian dissident Performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky, 35, is to face invasion of privacy charges after leaking a graphic sex tape of Parisian...
Glasgow School Of Art: A Burnt-Out Toxic Culture – Clare Henry
There have been few iconic institutions more beloved that Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art. When it caught fire twice in four...
Banksy Valentine Mural Confirmed On Instagram
A new artwork that appeared on the side of a house in Bristol yesterday has been confirmed as the work of the elusive street artist Banksy. The...
Blain|Southern To Close Worldwide Operation
After a tumultuous six months, Blain|Southern has decided to call it a day. As a gallery, they will be missed by many, however, according to Artlyst...
Sonia Boyce Chosen To Represent Britain At 59th Venice Biennale
Sonia Boyce OBE RA has been announced as the artist to represent the UK at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in 2021....
David Hockney’s Iconic Splash Painting Sells For £23m
David Hockney's iconic work, The Splash, has been sold for £23.1m at Sotheby's in London. The name of the buyer has not been disclosed. It had been...