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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...
BAISHUI: Stunning Installations Reflect The Eternal Cycles Of Water – Art Basel Miami Beach
Based in Shanghai and Hong Kong, BAISHUI is a multi-media visual and installation artist whose practice transcends boundaries. She brings a...
Jasleen Kaur Scoops 40th Turner Prize At Tate Britain
And the 2024 Turner Prize goes to Jasleen Kaur. This year, the prize was presented by the actor James Norton at a ceremony attended by artists,...
Candida Gertler Co-founder Of The Outset Contemporary Art Fund Resigns
Candida Gertler, who co-founded the Outset Contemporary Art Fund in June 2003, has resigned from the organisation's board of trustees. In a...