The world's oldest stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments has changed hands in a dramatic sale at Sotheby's New York for a staggering $5.04 million. The artefact, a relic of Jewish and Christian heritage, captivated collectors and historians alike. After a...
Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 opened on December 4 to a bevy of VIPs seeking to ensure they were the first ones inside. Many collectors want to have first right of refusal, given they do not like knowing that someone else has passed on the piece. The fair included 286...
Here is the Artlyst pick of out-of-London exhibitions on view this winter. There is renewed interest in the Bloomsbury Group and its circle with solo presentations of works by Vanessa Bell and Dora Carrington. Other solo shows include Chila Kumari Singh Burman,...
UK museum directors have written an open letter calling for an end to protests which target galleries and artworks. The demonstrations "have to stop," they say, pointing to the emotional toll taken by staff and the public. "These attacks cause enormous stress for...
A Manchester Magistrates' Court judge has spared jail for two activists from Just Stop Oil who had glued themselves to a JMW Turner painting at Manchester Art Gallery. In a verdict that starkly contrasts with the jailing of two protesters who recently threw soup over...
Just Stop Oil Activists have targeted the National Gallery's Van Gogh 'Poets and Lovers' exhibition with another vandalistic climate protest. In an extraordinary ramping up of their campaign, the activists targeted two iconic Vincent van Gogh paintings, dowsing them...
As part of its centenary celebrations in 2024, Liverpool Cathedral is set to host a landmark exhibition by internationally acclaimed sculptor Anish Kapoor. This "Monadic Singularity" event marks the first time Kapoor will present a solo exhibition in a UK cathedral,...
LONDON—The UK government has officially cancelled the controversial Stonehenge tunnel project, which aimed to construct a two-mile tunnel near the iconic prehistoric monument. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the decision by the new Labour government to abandon the...
Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland, both 22, Just Stop Oil activists, have been found guilty of criminal damage after throwing tomato soup at Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" painting at the National Gallery in London. They will be sentenced in September, and the judge...