Damien Hirst Announces Official Major Collateral Exhibition At Venice Biennale 2017
Damien Hirst will unveil an unprecedented project with the Pinault Collection at the 2017 Venice Biennale.
30 October 2016
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Dia Al Azzawi Conflict And Humanitarian Crisis Starkly Depicted In Paint
Dia Al Azzawi is in every way shape or form a painter’s painter. His application and layering of colour can be rich and sublime like Matisse or Leger but also his use of monochromatic elements resembling newspaper clippings are a most powerful vehicle for getting his imagery to act as a mouthpiece for his politically charged subject matter.
24 October 2016
There’s No Business Like Art Business Like No Business I Know by Edward Lucie-Smith
I’m looking forward to the Art Business conference due to be held at Church House here in London on Thursday 1st… Read More
27 August 2016
Iraqi Artist Dia Al-Azzawi To Launch Retrospective In Doha
A major retrospective of the work of Dia Al-Azzawi is to take place simultaneously at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art… Read More
2 August 2016
Art Dubai Tenth Edition Closes With Record Sales And Attendance
Art Dubai’s tenth edition closed last night with participating galleries and artists reporting one of the most successful years of the fair to date.
20 March 2016
World’s Largest Modern And Contemporary Arab Art Collection Visits Spain
The world’s largest collection of modern and contemporary Arab art, visits Spain for the first time. Looking at the World Around… Read More
8 February 2016
Phillips Ups Its Game With Francis Bacon’s Rare Female Nudes
Two examples of Francis Bacon female nudes, a rare entity from the artist, will be on offer, priced from $25… Read More
22 April 2015
Paul Gauguin’s Tahitian Girls Becomes The World’s Most Expensive Artwork
A painting of two Tahitian girls by Paul Gauguin has become the world’s most expensive work of art, after a… Read More
7 February 2015
Damien Hirst Announces His First Solo Exhibition In Sweden
Damien Hirst’s first solo exhibition in Sweden opens on 29 August, at McCabe Fine Art in Stockholm. Known for producing… Read More
28 August 2014
Russian Owned Phillips Auctioneers Appoints Edward Dolman As New CEO
Edward Dolman, the executive director and acting chief executive of The Qatar Museums Authority has revealed that he is taking… Read More
30 July 2014
Woman Tops 2013 Art Review Annual Power 100 List
Art Review has released its annual Power 100 list, an international roll call of the art world’s dominant financial movers… Read More
27 October 2013
Damien Hirst Helps Tate Have Bumper Year Despite Government Cuts
The Damien Hirst exhibition has helped Tate have one of its most successful years ever in 2012-13 and has moved… Read More
20 September 2013
Ben Okri Poem On Ayuba Suleiman Diallo Unveiled At NPG
Ben Okri has unveiled his poem (see below) dedicated to William Hoare’s compelling portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, the earliest… Read More
18 September 2013
SHUBBAK FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ARAB CULTURE ANNOUNCES LONDON THIRD EDITION
The second edition of Shubbak, A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture, featuring artists from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon,… Read More
13 August 2013
National Portrait Gallery Commissions Ben Okri Poem To Freed Slave Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
The Booker Prize winning writer Ben Okri has been commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery to write a new poem… Read More
7 August 2013
The English Cathedral This Summer At The Wapping Project
The Wapping Project Bankside has announces an exhibition of Peter Marlow’s complete series The English Cathedral this summer. It is… Read More
19 July 2013
SHUBBAK CONTEMPORARY ARAB CULTURE ARTS FESTIVAL UNVEILED FOR LONDON
Shubbak is a window on contemporary Arab culture, with 15 days of art exhibitions, concerts, films, theatre, family events, talks… Read More
14 June 2013
Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art Announces Dr Abdellah Karroum As Director
The Qatar Museums Authority, led by HE Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, is delighted to announce… Read More
30 May 2013
Fischli / Weiss Rock Of Ages Unveiled In Kensington Gardens
A monumental installation by the world-renowned artist duo Fischli/Weiss is unveiled this morning (Friday 8 March 2013) in Kensington Gardens… Read More
7 March 2013
International Museum Openings And Exhibitions Of Note In 2013
The most important museum opening in 2013 is the Grand Opening of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on 13 April after… Read More
4 December 2012
Damien Hirst Is Tate’s Six Million Pound Man
Tate Modern announced today that the Damien Hirst exhibition launched as part of the Cultural Olympiad has been one of… Read More
17 September 2012
Arab Women in Sport New London Exhibition
Sotheby’s is hosting a new exhibition, commissioned by Qatar Museums Authority and the first show in London by the internationally… Read More
5 July 2012
Earliest British Portrait Of Freed Slave Goes On UK Tour
The National Portrait Gallery has put on display a portrait of Ayuba Suleiman Diallo the first Black, Muslim emancipated slave…. Read More
26 June 2012
Damien Hirst And Mother Of His Children Divided
Partner Maia Norman walks out after 20 year relationship – It was announced today that Damien Hirst and his Californian-born,… Read More
10 June 2012
Tate Modern Undergoes Reinforcements For Damien Hirst
Tate Modern, has found it necessary to reinforces the third floor gallery floors in preparation for the major Damien Hirst… Read More
10 March 2012
LOUISE BOURGEOIS FIRST SOLO EXHIBITION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) has announced the first solo survey exhibition in the Middle East of the work of… Read More
19 January 2012
Damien Hirst Snubs UK Gagosian Opening
London exhibition eye-candy but where is the maestro? Damien Hirst has chosen New York over London as his location of… Read More
12 January 2012
Tate Security Tightened For Hirst Diamond Skull
Diamond and platinum bling sculpture expected to engage public Damien Hirst’s iconic diamond-encrusted platinum skull will be exhibited in the… Read More
21 November 2011
Damien Hirst Turns His Hand To Graphic Design
Is Damien Hirst a better designer than artist? Artist Damien Hirst’s latest venture into the world of graphic design finds… Read More
23 October 2011
Damien Hirst A Case Of Spots
New Simultaneous Exhibition For February Announced Damien Hirst and Larry Gagosian have announced a simultaneous exhibition celebrating his spot paintings… Read More
5 August 2011
Damien Hirst Survey Tate Modern 2012
Tate Modern have announced the first substantial survey of the work of Damien Hirst which will run from 5 April… Read More
3 March 2011
Artemisia Painting Acquired By Getty Museum – Musée d’Orsay Rebranded – Museum Visitors Plummet By 77%
Artemisia Painting Acquired By Getty Museum – Musée d’Orsay Rebranded – Museums Visitors Plummet By 77%
31 March 2021