Forty one works of post-war public art in England has been grade II listed by the government. The newly protected list also includes three works by Antony Gormley, Barbara Hepworth and a Henry Moore bronze, opposite Parliament in London. Heritage...
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Ellsworth Kelly Foundation Donates $250k To Art Preservation Organisation
A significant gift from the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation to establish a new endowment has been given to The Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies. Entitled The Ellsworth Kelly Fund for Preservation, the money will go to the maintenance and...
Phyllida Barlow Becomes 40th Artist In Celebrated Artist Rooms Collection
Phyllida Barlow will be the fortieth artist to join the ARTIST ROOMS collection the collection at The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) and Tate. Her first ARTIST ROOMS work, gifted by the artist, is untitled: upturnedhouse, 2, made in...
Art Basel Miami Beach Art Week And Satellite Fair Guide 2015
This week, Art Basel stages one of the largest art shows for Modern and Contemporary works of art in Miami Beach Florida and Artlyst has their eyes and ears in the city, to report first hand what's on. Participating galleries, include some of the worlds leading art...
Whitworth Gifted Major Artworks From Dealers Ivor Braka and Thomas Dane
Director of the Whitworth, Dr Maria Balshaw, has announced a major donation of works by leading British artists including: Tracey Emin, Anya Gallaccio, Gilbert & George, Paul Graham, Michael Landy and Rebecca Warren. Selected in discussion...
A. Alfred Taubman’s $500m Art Collection To Be Sold At Sotheby’s
The disgraced Collector and former owner of Sotheby’s, A. Alfred Taubman’s art collection will be sold in a series of dedicated auctions beginning this autumn in New York*. The outstanding collection, which comprises more than 500 works...
How Much Has the Foreign Office Spent On Art In The Last 5 Years
Artlyst asks; "How much money the Foreign and Commonwealth Office spent on art, in the last 5 years and how much was spent on average per artwork"? Here's the wishy washy answer, dear readers! FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST REF: 0082 Thank you for...
First Minister’s Christmas Card Resurrected From Glasgow School Of Art Fire
A festive creation that survived the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) fire has been chosen as the Scottish First Minister's official Christmas greetings card for 2014. The image, which was safely housed in the GSA archives, is a winter scene, and was produced in the 1970s...
Art Marks Great War With Ceramic Poppies, Films and Ghost Sculptures
To mark the 100 year anniversary of the First World War, which began at 23:00 on 4 August 1914 and continued until 11 November 1918, the Tower of London is mounting a major new installation, 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red' is an evolving installation by...