Pablo Picasso’s Granddaughter Marina Sells Off The Family Jewels
An extraordinary group of Pablo Picasso’s multi-faceted œuvre from the collection of the artist’s Granddaughter, Marina Picasso will go under the hammer in… Read More
12 January 2016
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Zabludowicz Collection Explores 24/7 Working Culture At Eighth Annual Testing Ground
Use/User/Used is an exhibition that is part of the innovative Testing Groung programme held at the Zabludowicz Collection in Camden North… Read More
12 January 2016
Sotheby’s Acquires Art Advisory Company Managed By Amy Cappellazzo
After only a matter of months, Sotheby’s has announced that it has acquired, for around £50m dollars, the art advisory firm Art Agency, Partners (AAP)
12 January 2016
David Bowie Musician, Actor and Visual Artist Dies Aged 69
The musician, actor and visual artist David Bowie has died in New York, age 69. He was recently the subject of a comprehensive retrospective
11 January 2016
Stanza Unveils An Interactive Sculpture Installation Incorporating 3D Self-Portraiture
Stanza the London based British artist has unveiled his latest work, The Reader. Stanza works with new technology to create installations… Read More
10 January 2016
IK Prize 2016 Call For Entries Announced By Tate
Last year’s IK Prize won by creative studio Flying Object explored Sound, smell, taste and touch used to highlight different… Read More
10 January 2016
Catlin Art Guide 2016 Prepares For London Art Fair Launch
The all new XL Catlin Art Guide 2016 which showcases emerging Artists in the UK is set for release at the… Read More
9 January 2016
Andre Courreges French Fashion Designer, Painter And Sculptor Dies At 92
The French fashion designer, painter and sculptor Andre Courreges, who created a a futuristic, ultra-modern style revolution in the 1960s and 1970s,
9 January 2016
Rose Wylie Exhibits Large Scale Paintings At Turner Contemporary In January
The John Moores Painting Prize winner 2014, Rose Wylie, 82 is the subject of a major new exhibition at Turner Contemporary’s… Read More
8 January 2016
Laurie Anderson Appointed Guest Director Of 2016 Brighton Festival
The artist/musician Laurie Anderson has been announced as the guest director of the 2016 Brighton Festival. Best known for her inventive… Read More
8 January 2016
Curatorial Advisory Board Announced For Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
Some of the UK museum industry’s strongest voices, have been appointed as a new advisory board at mima, (Middlesbrough Institute of… Read More
7 January 2016
Internationally Renowned Artists Explore Preliminary Studies In East Anglian Exhibition
Sixteen well known artists with an East Anglian connection will reveal elements from their creative process that would otherwise remain unseen
7 January 2016
Richard Sapper Iconic Post War Designer Dies Aged 83
The iconic Post War designer Richard Sapper, has died in Italy aged 83. Sapper (30 May 1932 – 31 December 2015)
7 January 2016
Guy Wildenstein Trial To Take Five Month Hiatus Over Legal Technicality
The trial of Guy Wildenstein head of the New-York based art industry, Wildenstein and Company has been suspended
7 January 2016
Alex J Wood Explores Human Endeavour In First Solo Show
A first solo exhibition of the inventive works by Alex J Wood explores British eccentricity and obsessiveness, a significant area… Read More
6 January 2016
New Early Alberto Giacometti Exhibition Reveals Breakthrough Influences
“During those years I saw anew the bodies that attracted me in reality and the abstract forms that seemed true… Read More
6 January 2016
Early Francis Bacon Relationship Revealed In Newly Discovered Diary
A newly discovered diary found during research for a major biography of the painter Francis Bacon has uncovered new information… Read More
6 January 2016
George Frederic Watts Studio To Reopen To The Public After Renovations
George Frederic Watts studio in Compton, Surrey will open to the public, for the first time since major renovations, on 26 January. The… Read More
5 January 2016
Facebook Censors Danish MP’s Photograph Of Little Mermaid Sculpture
Copenhagen’s national symbol, the sculpture ‘The Little Mermaid’ has been banned by Facebook for indecency. The Danish Social Democrat MP Mette Gjerskov has accused… Read More
5 January 2016
Artist Roger Hilton Brought To Life In New Thought Provoking Play
Roger Hilton CBE, is the subject of Botallack O’Clock a thought-provoking probe into the artist’s creative mind. In 1965, after representing Britain… Read More
5 January 2016
Andy Warhol Cultural Icon Celebrity and Provocateur New Ashmolean Exhibition Announced
An important private collection of works by Andy Warhol will be on show at the Ashmolean, Oxford, from February. In collaboration with… Read More
5 January 2016
Elizabeth Price Explores Ashmolean And Pitt Rivers Collection In New Video
Elizabeth Price, the Turner Prize and 2013 Contemporary Art Society Award winner has created a new work in response to the… Read More
4 January 2016
Richard Prince And Larry Gagosian Sued In New Plagiarism Case
Donald Graham a professional photographer has sued the Gagosian Gallery, Larry Gagosian, and the artist Richard Prince. The case brought as a… Read More
4 January 2016
Critically Acclaimed Rain Room Closes In Shanghai Recording 200,000 Visitors
The Rain Room, a critically-acclaimed art installation by London-based Random International, has closed their doors in Shanghai reporting over 200,000 visitors. The four-month exhibition… Read More
4 January 2016
Dedicated Gallery To House Government Art Collection Proposed
Original works of art created by some of the best known artists in the UK are hidden away and not on… Read More
3 January 2016
Peter Kennard Creator Of Infamous Tony Blair Selfie Offers Free Download
Peter Kennard the artist best known for his photo-montage of Tony Blair taking a selfie in front of a Middle East… Read More
2 January 2016
New Contemporary Arts Festival Launched Commemorating 950th Battle Of Hastings Anniversary
A new contemporary arts festival is being launched to commemorate the 950th anniversary of William the Conqueror’s invasion of England and the Battle… Read More
2 January 2016
Visual Arts In Memoriam: Tributes To Those We Have Lost In 2015
Artlyst looks back on the innovators who passed away in 2015. These are the people who have made an outstanding contribution to… Read More
1 January 2016
London Art Fair 2016 Announces Highlights And ‘Dialogues’
London Art Fair has today announced a series of collaborations between emerging UK and international galleries for ‘Dialogues’, a section… Read More
31 December 2015
Phyllida Barlow And Anita Zabludowicz Honoured In 2016 New Years List
The New Years Honours list has again been very thin on the ground for the Visual Arts, but on the… Read More
31 December 2015
Ai Weiwei Volunteers At Moria Refugee Camp, Lesbos
The Chinese dissident artist and honorary Royal Academician Ai Weiwei has long-been a supporter of refugees since the beginning of… Read More
30 December 2015
Florian Rothmayr: Largest Solo London Exhibition To Date At Camden Arts Centre
Florian Roithmayr presents a new body of sculptural works in Gallery 3 which observe material transformation and transference in the… Read More
30 December 2015