The Contemporary Art Society has announced the shortlisted museums and their nominated artists in line to receive this year's Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums. These are: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in partnership with the Pitt Rivers...
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Irina Antonova The 91 Year Old Director Of The Pushkin Museum Resigns
Irina Antonova, the 91 year old Director of the Pushkin museum, has stepped down from her job, after 52 years. She has held the position since 1961, a mere eight years after the death of Joseph Stalin. She is the oldest and longest serving director of any major art...
Sotheby’s London Contemporary Art Evening Sale Realises £78.8m
Last night in London, Sotheby's Contemporary Art evening sale realised £75.8 million. Leading the auction were two works by Francis Bacon. The 1966 triptych portrait of his friend, muse and lover Isabel Rawsthorne which sold for £11,282,500, while the...
Worlds Largest Publicly Led Art Exhibition Launched For Summer
Members of the public can choose great British artworks to be part of the world’s largest art exhibition, on view on streets around the UK this summer, by selecting their favourite work from a list published on 21 June on artweverywhere.org.uk.To help bring...
Tony Reichardt Collection Of Modern British Art Offered At Christie’s
Christie’s is selling the collection of Tony Reichardt, a pioneering British art dealer in the 1960s and 1970s. Reichardt was an innovative independent Director of Marlborough Fine Art in London from 1961-1985. He was responsible for the Contemporary space...
Art Car Boot Fair Celebrates Ten Years Of Stalling Out In Brick Lane
The Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair is gearing up to be another unmissable event, on Sunday 9th June. Now in its 10th year it will be featuring over 70 renowned artists including Sir Peter Blake, Gavin Turk, Emin International, Polly Morgan, Mat Collishaw, Bob &...
Tate Britain Rehangs The Worlds Greatest Collection Of British Art
A new chronological presentation of the world’s greatest collection of British art, opened at Tate Britain yesterday. In a surprise move, the gallery has removed the acres of explanatory wall text, allowing the public to enjoy the art works for the sake of it....
Gerhard Richter: $37m Record Breaking Price For Work By Living Artist
A record price for a work by a living artist at auction was set last night by Germany's Gerhard Richter. His out-of-focus, photo realist painting of Milan's "Domplatz, Mailand,"(cathedral square) sold for $37.1 million at Sotheby's. The large canvas had been estimated...
Contemporary Art Society Announces Museums Awarded New Media Acquisitions
The inaugural winners of their new Testing Media initiative, which enables institutions across the UK to acquire contemporary artworks in new or challenging media for their collections has been announced by The Contemporary Art Society, in association with the Art...