Karl Benjamin the west coast painter noted for his hard-edge geometric abstractions has died ,aged 86 Benjamin established a national reputation in 1959 as one of Los Angeles best known abstractionists. After retiring from a teaching career he was a professor and...
George Wyllie the Glasgow-born sculptor has died at the age of 90 after a short illness. He was made an MBE in 2005 for services to the arts. Wyllie was best known for his large public sculptures which brought surprise and joy to people of all ages. George Wyllie was...
Design Museum reveals plans for massive expansion and move to Kensington Commonwealth Institute with the promise of ‘doing for design what the Tate did for contemporary art in London’ The Design Museum has today revealed plans for massive expansion in a...
James Hughes-Hallett succeeds Nicholas Ferguson who is retiringThe Board of The Courtauld Institute of Art has announced the appointment of James Hughes-Hallett as their new Chairman and successor to The Courtauld’s first Chairman, Nicholas Ferguson, who retires...
Scientists at Middlesex University in London claim that Picasso's success may be attributed to his dyslexia The 20th century master adapted to his shortcomings including the inability to see words written properly. Researchers think they may have explained the...