Justin Hammond is an independent curator, publisher, and art dealer, The Catlin Art Prize is an annual showcase for outstanding new artists in the UK, which has been described by The Independent as the Turner Prize for recent graduates. The prize was devised by...
An immediate halt to the removal of the Cheltenham Banksy which appeared on a wall last April has been issued by the local council. The notice states that A temporary stop notice has been issued to halt work on the grade II listed property, where a Banksy artwork was...
Cheltenham Borough Council have not ruled out placing a stop notice on a Grade II building in order to prevent a Banksy mural from being removed. It is currently in situ on a private white stuccoed house. English Heritage the maximum penalty for carrying out work to a...
The Chinese zodiac turns once more to the Horse, but not just any horse. This year brings the rare Fire Horse, a volatile alignment that appears only once every 60 years. Tradition links it with heightened energy, restless movement, flashes of brilliance, and...
Doha is one of the most diverse cities on Earth, with a population of expats that outnumbers Qataris. This makes it the perfect place to host an international art exhibition that focuses on the shifting landscape of the contemporary art world and reflects the current...
Cristina Starr is an artist with a powerful vision. Her oeuvre is rooted in portraiture and realism, yet her portraits are imbued with existential narratives and otherworldly imagery. She is currently exhibiting Pink Sun in Unmanifested at Glena Studio in London, a...
Ai Weiwei returned to China quietly last month, ending a ten-year absence that began when he left the country in 2015. The three-week stay in Beijing marked his first return since the authorities restored his passport a decade ago, effectively allowing him to...
A hundred years after her birth, Beryl Cook is undergoing a significant reassessment. During her lifetime, she was wildly popular and quietly dismissed in the same breath, loved by the public, pushed aside by the London art scene. Often sighted as Britain's...
With auction houses achieving new records all the time, don't believe the moaning minnies, as the outlook for sales is more than on target for the year ahead. It would seem that the sky is indeed the limit where the global art market is concerned, with...