A major work by the English painter John Constable, R.A. (1776-1837) is to go under the hammer at Christie’s at the end of June. The full-scale six-foot ‘sketch’ for View on the Stour near Dedham, circa 1821-22, will be offered...
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Jeff Koons – The Art Of Not Quite Now By Edward Lucie-Smith
The Jeff Koons exhibition, entitled with the single word ‘NOW', is the latest exhibition to be presented in Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery, a series of beautiful spaces designed by architects Caruso St John. There is, in fact no nicer space for...
Curated Choices: London Art Exhibitions May 2016 By Paul Carey -Kent
Paul Carey-Kent curates his choices of London art exhibitions for May 2016. His rolling ten recommended contemporary art shows are all on view now.Lisa Milroy: Out of Hand @ Laure Genillard, 2 Hanway Place – Tottenham Court RoadTo 25...
Tehran 20th Century International Art Collection Exhibited In Berlin
The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art is to tour an exhibition that will feature both international Contemporary/Modern masterpieces and Iranian artists. It is scheduled to run in Berlin from December to February 2017.This is one of the largest and most valuable...
A-list Artists Prove Value At Sotheby’s £167,689,576 Contemporary Art Sale
Sotheby’s evening sale of Contemporary Art in New York has achieved a staggering $242,194,000 £167,689,576.22 The result included several record prices for artists. “Tonight we achieved exactly what we set out to do: tailor a sale to the market’s current taste. You...
British Artists Emin, Gormley And Hodgkin Unveil Major New York Exhibitions
Three major British artists, Antony Gormley, Tracey Emin and Howard Hodgkin have unveiled exhibitions in New York in time for Frieze week. This exemplifies just how highly regarded UK work is regarded on the other side of the pond. The work ranges in price from...
Leonardo da Vinci Gay Mona Lisa Theory Has Zero Credibility Whatever
Have you ever dwelled on something that initially appears full of complex meaning, and gone around and around on it until it appears to have absolutely zero meaning whatever? One of the points of art historical researching – and a crucial factor in how funds should be...
Queer British Art: Tate Announces Defining New LGBT Exhibition
Tate Britain has announced a new show for the Autumn titled 'Queer British Art' which is scheduled to mark the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of (male) homosexuality in Britain.This will be the first major exhibition in Britain to focus on queer...
First-ever Giacometti And Yves Klein Joint Exhibition Mounted At Gagosian
Although Giacometti and Klein, were artists born a generation apart and couldn't be more different the two artists lived and worked within a mile of each other, in Montparnasse, Paris, but there are few clues in their work to suggest that they...