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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...
Artangel To Present Elizabeth Price Installation In London
Elizabeth Price will now be presented by Artangel in a 19th-century assembly room on Borough Road in London from 4 September – 25 October 2020. This...
Coronavirus Cancels Art Basel Hong Kong
Art Basel Hong Kong has just announced the cancellation of their upcoming fair due to the outbreak and spread of the new coronavirus. The fair was...
George Grosz Hitler Painting Acquired By Berlin Museum
The German Historical Museum in Berlin has acquired a significant painting by George Grosz executed at the time he was living in exile in New York....
Artists Launch Campaign To Save Derek Jarman’s Seaside Home
The Art Fund is trying to raise £3.5m by 31 March 2020 to purchase Prospect Cottage the much-loved beachside home and garden of the artist/film...
London Art Fair’s Positive Spin On A Diverse Range Of Work – Sue Hubbard
Being asked to write about an art fair is a bit like being commissioned to write about Waitrose and compare tins of baked beans with sardines or...
