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Christo and Jeanne-Claude The Gates Celebrated With New York Exhibition
New York's The Shed will host a major retrospective celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Gates, the monumental public art installation by Christo...
Sir Grayson Perry Revealed As Kingfisher On The Masked Singer
Artist and national treasure Sir Grayson Perry was unveiled as the celebrity behind the Kingfisher mask on Saturday night’s edition of The Masked...
Pyotr Pavlensky: Fashion Inspired By Artwork And Practice Hits Paris
Paris: A/POLITICAL presented the highly anticipated debut runway show of Coucou Bebe 75018, TESTOSTERONE, during Paris Fashion Week at the iconic...
Marina Tabassum To Design Serpentine’s 2025 Pavilion
The Serpentine has announced that Bangladeshi architect and educator Marina Tabassum and her firm, Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA), will design the...
Jo Baer Best Known For Her Hard-Edge Minimalist Paintings Dies Aged 95
Jo Baer, the celebrated American painter who revolutionised Minimalist abstraction before charting a bold course into figuration, has died at 95....
Martina Droth Appointed New Director At Yale Center for British Art
Yale President Maurie McInnis has announced that Martina Droth, an art historian and curator who has served in a series of prominent roles at the...
David Lynch: Influential Director And Artist, Dies Aged 78
David Lynch was not only an Oscar-nominated filmmaker but also a painter, actor, photographer and musician. He cultivated a Surrealist style in his...
Julie Mehretu Honoured With France’s Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The celebrated Ethiopian-born artist Julie Mehretu, known for her dynamic abstractions and deep engagement with contemporary social and political...
Jocelyn Wildenstein Art World Socialite Known for Her Plastic Surgery Dies
The Swiss-born billionaire/socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein, who transcended tabloid headlines, has died aged 84. Her dramatic life and surgically...
Kathleen Soriano Named Interim Director of Hastings Contemporary
Kathleen Soriano has been named interim Director of Hastings Contemporary beginning January 2025. The new head is an independent curator, strategic...
Andrew McIntosh Patrick Fine Art Society Director Dies Aged 90
Andrew McIntosh Patrick, a colossus in the London art world whose career helped change the face of British art and decorative arts appreciation,...
Lorraine O’Grady Pioneering Black Conceptual Artist Dies Aged 90
Lorraine O'Grady, a pioneering conceptual artist whose bold works challenged the conventions of Contemporary Art while fiercely advocating for the...