The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, has unveiled two newly commissioned large-scale ceiling paintings by the British Turner Prize-winning artist Richard Wright. The site-specific permanent installation is situated in two antechambers located to the left and right of the...
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Tate Prepares For The Launch of Schwitters In Britain Exhibition
Kurt Schwitters was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, inspiring a generation of younger artist's in the UK. Now the first major exhibition to examine his late work in context to the rise of European Modernism. The exhibition Schwitters in...
London’s Design Museum Announces Long List For Designs Of The Year Award
The Full List For Designs of the Year AwardARCHITECTURELA TOUR BOIS-LE-PRÊTRE, PARIS - Designed by Druot, Lacaton and VassalThe striking transformation of a run-down tower in northern Paris created an alternative approach to the physical and social redevelopment...
Masterpieces Sold To Hermitage Return To Britain For Exhibition
Masterpieces by Rembrandt, Poussin and Velazquez are among a collection of over 40 works from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg which will travel to Britain for a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition at one of this country’s finest historic houses, Houghton in...
Demergon Curatorial Exchange Award Announced At The Whitechapel Gallery
Iwona Blazwick OBE, Director of the Whitechapel Gallery is pleased to announce Niekolaas Lekkerkerk as the winner of the first Demergon Curatorial Award.The Demergon Curatorial Exchange and Award was set up in partnership between the Demergon Daskalopoulos Foundation...
Shortlisted Architectural Firms For West Kowloon Museum Announced
The six shortlisted architectural firms for the M+, project in West Kowloon, scheduled for completion in 2017, have been announced. This is an ambitious project. The scale of the museum building alone, at around 60,000 square metres, will be on par with the Museum of...
Andrew Logan Unveils Portrait Of Trans-Gender Rights Crusader April Ashley
The renowned British artist, Andrew Logan will debut his portrait of April Ashley, actress and trans-gender rights crusader, at an exhibition of his work entitled, "Welcome to My World" which runs from 26th October until 21st November, at The Gallery Liverpool, 42...
Brighton Photo Biennale 2012 Of Voyeuristic And Seductive Qualities – Review
This cerebral, thoughtful but ultimately dry collection of shows is what one would expect from Photoworks, organisers of the event. Photoworks has always been committed to exploring the conceptual currents in Photography politically motivated. This is an organisation...
Bjarne Melgaard Schizophrenia Architecture And Other Dark Subjects ICA London
The ICA is presenting a major solo exhibition of Bjarne Melgaard to coincide with London’s Frieze Art Fair, in October. Having spent much of his time in Norway, Melgaard currently lives in New York where he occupies a studio in Brooklyn. The...
