Grenville Davey, the Turner Prize-winning sculptor, has died at age 60. He was born in Launceston, Cornwall, in 1961 and studied at Exeter College of Art and Design until 1982, graduating from Goldsmiths College in 1985. He won the Turner Prize in 1992 for the...
The widow of Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein has announced that the Lichtenstein family has donated the late artist's studio building to the Museum. The Whitney, who since moving downtown in 2015 has been a neighbour of the studio, operating four blocks north on...
UK tax authorities have seized three Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) as part of a probe into a suspected VAT fraud involving 250 alleged fake companies. Sceptics fear NFTs are a pyramid scheme HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have arrested three people on suspicion of...
Following the success of Sotheby's inaugural NFT sales in 2021, which to date have achieved $100 million since launching less than a year ago, Sotheby's announces the first dedicated live evening auction for NFTs, Punk It!, a single-lot sale of 104 CryptoPunks on 23...
I really enjoyed attending the FOG Design+Art Opening Gala in San Francisco on the 19th of January. The Fair took place at the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, which provides a spectacular view of the Bay area. With only 45 galleries, FOG Design+Art looked more like a...
The Royal Academy of Arts has elected three new Royal Academicians: Michael Armitage, in the category of Painting, Peter Barber, in the category of Architecture, and Ryan Gander, in the category of Sculpture. In addition, professor Dame Sarah Gilbert and Hisham Matar...
The YBA artist Tracey Emin has requested that her neon sculpture 'More Passion' be removed from the private quarters at 10 Downing Street as a protest to 'Party-Gate' as well as the present Government's handling of the COVID crisis. In a statement on Instagram, Ms...
Array Collective, has won the Turner Prize 2021. It was announced this evening at a ceremony at Coventry Cathedral, in partnership with Tate and Coventry UK City of Culture 2021. The £25,000 prize was presented by Pauline Black, the lead singer of 2 Tone pioneers, The...
Art Wars founder and curator Ben Moore has been warned by lawyers representing several artists, including Anish Kapoor and David Bailey, to expect litigation after the charitable organisation produced NFTs of their painted 'Stormtrooper' helmets. The donated...