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Max Mara Art Prize for Women 8th Edition Announces Shortlist

The Whitechapel Gallery, Collezione Maramotti and Max Mara have announced the five shortlisted artists for the 8th edition of the Max Mara Art Prize...

John Giorno Multidisciplinary Artist Poet Dies Age 82

John Giorno whose legendary influence as an artist-poet stemming from the expansive and multidisciplinary nature of his work has died age 82.

New £20 Note To Feature Artist JMW Turner And Turner Contemporary Gallery

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, unveiled the new design of the £20 note featuring the artist JMW Turner.

Frieze London Report 2019 – What The Galleries Said

The 17th edition of Frieze London closed on Sunday 6 October, has brought together more than 160 galleries from 35 countries, representing the fair's...

Phillip A. Bruno Collection Gifted To The Hunterian Glasgow

A new exhibition at The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, celebrates the gift of over 70 works from the collection of distinguished gallery director and...

All Change: Tim Marlow Resigns As Royal Academy Art Director

Last week Christopher Le Brun announced he was stepping down as President of the Royal Academy and this week Tim Marlow the highly regarded...

Banksy: Devolved Parliament Chimp Painting Sells For £9.9m

The largest painting on canvas by the elusive street artist Banksy depicting the House of Commons populated with chimpanzees has sold at auction for...

Banksy Opens Croydon Pop Up Shop During Frieze Week

A shop by the Street Artist Banksy has appeared overnight at an empty retail premises in Croydon.

An Appreciation of the Life and Work of Susan Hiller – Sue Hubbard

On my way to Tate Modern in the rain, last night, I smiled, thinking just how much Susan Hiller would have liked that there...

V&A Marks 500th Anniversary Of Raphael’s Death With Refurbished Cartoon Court

The V&A will mark the 500th anniversary of Raphael's death by transforming the way museum visitors experience the highly important Raphael Cartoons, loaned to...

Turner Prize Plus Margate Now Festival Consolidates Seaside Town’s Art Credentials

I've watched Margate grow as a cultural hub since the launch of the Turner Contemporary Gallery in 2011.

Tacita Dean Awarded Government Art Collection/Outset Commission

The multidisciplinary artist Tacita Dean has been awarded the Robson Orr TenTen Award 2019 by the Government Art Collection (GAC).

Brexit Party Appropriates Antony Gormley’s Angel Of The North For Video

The Brexit Party has appropriated an image of Antony Gormley’s Angel Of The North in a party political broadcast. This is a clear misuse...

Christopher Le Brun Royal Academy President To Step Down

Christopher Le Brun will step down as President of the Royal Academy of Arts in December 2019 after serving for eight years.

Wallace Collection Opens Up Loan Options

The Wallace Collection is to change its policy and loan out works of art from the gallery to other museums. In the past it...

School of Paris Rendez-Vous at Louvre Abu Dhabi – Paul Carter Robinson

The influx of immigrants into any vernacular urban culture has always been a gamechanger, and there is no better example than Paris at the...

New Contemporaries Mark 70 Years Promoting The UK’s Best Emerging Art

Bloomberg New Contemporaries which has recently opened their 2019 edition at Leeds Art Gallery is a must-see exhibition for those trying to keep their...

Gold Toilet By Maurizio Cattelan Stolen From Blenheim Palace

Maurizio Cattelan's infamous solid 18-carat gold sculpture of a toilet has been stolen from his exhibition at Blenheim Palace. Thames Valley Police said that...

Robert Frank: Beat Generation Photographer Dead at 94

One of the most influential photographers of the 20th Century, Robert Frank, (November 9, 1924 – September 9, 2019) has died at the age of 94....

Matt’s Gallery Celebrates 40 Years of Innovative Exhibitions

Matt’s Gallery is a London institution which in many ways has been responsible for the vibrant emerging art scene that London represents on the...

Hix Award 2019 Shortlisted Artists Announced

The HIX Award, the annual art prize set up by the restaurateur and author Mark Hix, have joined up with Hauser & Wirth as...

Stolen Joshua Reynolds Painting In Japanese Museum Was Sold By Sotheby’s

A painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, stolen from a UK stately home in 1984, has been discovered in the collection of a Japanese museum.

Grayson Perry: Ground-Breaking Lost Pots Reunited For The First Time

A new exhibition at the Holburne Museum reunites ceramics from Grayson Perry's earliest forays into the art world. It will re-introduce the explosive and...

British Museum Acquires Dante Gabriel Rossetti Painting Belonging To William Morris

The British Museum has acquired an important painting by the English painter, poet and Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founder, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882).

Banksy’s 17-Ton Laugh Now Truck To Be Sold At Bonhams

Banksy's 17-ton truck, covered in graffiti by his own hand, will be going under the hammer at Bonhams on Saturday 14 September, at its...

Nan Goldin Arrested As Sacklers Offer Insignificant Opioid Settlement

The American photographer Nan Goldin was arrested yesterday and charged with disorderly conduct. She and a group of protesters were stopped outside the Manhattan...

Ai Weiwei To Take Up Residence In The UK

The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has decided to take up residence in the UK. By swapping Berlin for Britain, Mr Ai is giving the UK...

Banksy’s Dover Brexit Mural Likely To Be Sold At Auction

A popular Brexit mural, in the English port of Dover by the elusive Street Artist Banksy has been covered over by scaffolding and netting...

Temporary Export Bar Placed On Pre-Raphaelite Masterpiece By Millais

A temporary export bar on Millais’ ‘Ferdinand Lured by Ariel’ has been put in place by Arts Minister Rebecca Pow

Jeremy Deller Unveils Peterloo Memorial In Manchester

Jeremy Deller, the Turner Prize-winning artist, has unveiled his £1m monument marking the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Peterloo massacre.

High-Value Paintings Queue For Export As Sterling Drops In Brexit Uncertainties

An outstanding painting by Claude Monet 'Le Palais Ducal' 1908 is at risk of going abroad unless a UK buyer can be found . The...

Takis: Kinetic Sculptor Exploring The Gap Between Art And Science Dies

Post-script: This piece was initially intended as a review of the exhibition ‘Takis’Tate Modern. Sadly, since the time of writing the artist has passed...