Damien Hirst's company Science UK LTD, has placed an advert for photo-realist painters. The ad, posted on the Jobs section of the Guardian, lists the following requirements for any applicant: “Experience of working with oil paint necessary, good colour matching...
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Did You Know That Mr. Spock Actor Leonard Nimoy Was A Photographer?
Leonard Nimoy, who most sci-fi fans knew as the permanently 'fascinated' Mr Spock from the original Star Trek series and subsequent film franchise, died recently aged 83. Nimoy was in fact not only an actor, and writer, but an art collector, and patron of the arts, as...
Callum Innes To Exhibit New Works At Frith Street Gallery
Frith Street Gallery has announced an exhibition of new paintings by the Scottish painter Callum Innes. One of the most important painters of his generation, Innes is known for a practice that combines intellectual rigour with incredible sensitivity to his chosen...
Gérard Faggionato To Join David Zwirner Gallery London
Gérard Faggionato After 22-years London art dealer Gérard Faggionato isclosing his Mayfair gallery and joining the sales team at the London outpost of New York gallery David Zwirner, reports the New York Times.Faggionato's reduced sales at several recent...
Ali Banisadr: At Once – Blain/Southern – Bosch Meets Abstract Expressionism
Blain/Southern presents 'At Once', an exhibition of oil paintings created over the last two years by New York-based artist Ali Banisadr. This is his first-ever solo show in the UK and includes a 7-metre long triptych, the artist's largest work to date. The nature of...
Christie’s Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening Auction Realises £117,142,500
The Post-War & Contemporary Art evening sale at Christie’s London realised a total of £117,142,500 / $178,408,028 / €157,556,663 selling 95% by value with outstanding sell-through rates. The top price of the evening was paid for Cy Twombly’s Untitled (New York...
Barbara Kruger, Robert Fraser, And Hugh Scott-Douglas – London West End Exhibition Round-up
Barbara Kruger Early Works - Skarstedt Gallery, LondonSkarstedt London presents the exhibition of seminal early works by American artist Barbara Kruger. The exhibition features Kruger’s trademark black and white photographs, overlaid with the artist's...
Damien Hirst Celebrates Valentine’s Day But It Breaks Our Hearts
Damien Hirst is celebrating Valentine's Day in the form of a pop-up exhibition at Paul Stolper, presenting LOVE, an exhibition of prints and sculptural editions by the artist. The exhibition will run over Valentine’s Day, and focuses exclusively on the theme of love....
Gerhard Richter Record Price For Europe’s Top Living Artist At Sotheby’s
Last evening's Sotheby’s sale of Contemporary Art in Europe was led by Gerhard Richter’s Abstraktes Bild which established a new record for the artist, selling for £30.4 million / $46.3 million / €41 million (with an estimate of £14 to 20 million), a new benchmark for...
