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National Portrait Gallery Turns Down £1m Sackler OxyContin Donation
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is the first high profile institution to turn down a £1m grant from the Sackler Trust, over the controversy...
Mike Nelson Unveils The Asset Strippers A Tate Britain Sculpture Commission
Tate Britain has unveiled a major new commissioned work by Mike Nelson. The Asset Strippers has been created for the annual Tate Britain Commission,...
Gavin Turk Unveils The world’s Largest Giant Egg Collaboration
Just in time for Easter, the sensational/YBA artist Gavin Turk has unveiled an ambitious new project in collaboration with Photo London, Somerset...
Okwui Enwezor African Born Curator, Critic And Poet Dies Age 55
Okwui Enwezor the Nigerian curator, art critic, writer, poet, and educator has died of cancer age 55. He lived in New York City and Munich. In 2016,...
George Michael Art Collection Auction Raises £9.4m For Philanthropic Work
The highly anticipated auction of British singer and songwriter George Michael's art collection which captured the spirit of the 1980s and 1990s,...
Duchess Of Cambridge Joins Jenny Saville And Grayson For NPG Gala
The Duchess of Cambridge National Portrait Gallery patron joined, Princess Beatrice of York, Miles Aldridge, Phyllida Barlow, David and Victoria...
Kara Walker To Create Next Hyundai Commission At Tate Modern
The African American Artist Kara Walker has been selected to create the next annual Hyundai Commission at Tate Modern. Walker is renowned for her...
58th Venice Biennale Announces Invited Artists & Collateral Events
The 58th Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition held at the Giardini and Arsenale from Saturday 11 May until Sunday 24 November 2019 will be...
Hockney Tops Christie’s Contemporary Sale With £33m Double Portrait
Post War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s London saw 41 lots finding buyers with three unsold and if not a record price for David Hockney's Henry...
Carolee Schneemann Pioneering Feminist Artist Dies Age 79
Carolee Schneemann, multidisciplinary artist who transformed the definition of art, especially discourse on the body, sexuality, and gender has died...
Yannis Behrakis Pulitzer Prize Winning Reuters photographer Dies At 58
Like other photographers who work for news agencies, Yannis Behrakis' pictures were known through the news, but his name was not familiar to the...
Lost Caravaggio Judith: Is This Painting Another Salvator Mundi?
A long lost painting attributed to Caravaggio which languished in a chateau attic in France for over 100 years is touring art market capitals and...