A stolen painting by Henri Matisse, valued at over two million pounds has been recovered by the FBI after a sting operation, in a Miami hotel room. The painting, which disappeared from the Sofia Imber Contemporary Art Museum in Caracas, Venezuela ten years ago was...
Over 5,175 UK and international collectors, many of who had flown in especially to attend the third fair has confirmed Masterpiece in a unique position as a central force to the international art market. ‘This year has seen Masterpiece London settle in and...
It was announced this morning that Victoria Pomery, Director of Turner Contemporary has been awarded an OBE for services to the arts. The award recognises her outstanding contribution over the past 10 years to Turner Contemporary and the wider arts in East Kent. Since...
In celebration of the Diamond Jubilee BBC South East asked their viewers and listeners to help create a unique artwork to commemorate the event. More than 5,000 BBC South East viewers and listeners submitted family portraits, photos of their ancestors, snaps of...
Latest London Art ReviewApproaching Payne Shurvell visitors are promptly informed that they cannot enter the gallery through the main entrance. The industrial courtyard does not offer any clues. Soon visitors are lead on a meandering route inside the...
The unstoppable British Artist Tracey Emin has been asked by Margate council to carry the Olympic torch through the town as part of a Nationwide event . The Olympic flame was handed over to organisers of the London Games at a ceremony in Athens on 17 May.Spyros...
Tracey Emin’s first exhibition in her home town of Margate opens at the Turner Contemporary on 26 May. Titled; 'She Lay Down Deep Beneath the Sea'. The show was conceived specially for Margate, where Emin grew up and which has provided inspiration for many of...
Louise Bourgeois Ernesto Neto and Turner Prize winner Susan Philipsz top the billFrieze Art Fair New York has announced the artists participating in this years inaugural sculpture park. The installation has always been a highly regarded institution, we'll received...
The Turner Contemporary in Margate celebrated its first birthday yesterday (16 April 2012),with the knowledge that 496,554 visitors passed through the doors, more than treble what was predicted for the first year of operation. The future success is guaranteed...