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Steve McQueen Unveils Year 3 Project At Tate Britain

Steve McQueen the Turner Prize-winning artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker has together with Tate Britain, Artangel and A New Direction, launched an ambitious project using...

£250k Sotheby’s Prize Shared By Two Brazilian Exhibition Projects

Sotheby's has announced the winners of the 2019 Sotheby's Prize, which, in its third year, continues to celebrate curatorial excellence and champion the work...

Charlotte Salomon: An Auschwitz Victim’s Personal Painted Narrative

This is an extraordinary exhibition by a talented artist who has long been championed in international circles. Charlotte Salomon was born to a middle-class...

Conrad Shawcross Unveils New Public Sculpture At Chelsea Barracks

A new public sculpture by the British sculptor, Conrad Shawcross RA, was unveiled today at Chelsea Barracks. This marks the first artwork to be...

Turner Prize To Be Presented By British Vogue’s Edward Enninful

This year's year's Turner Prize will be presented by the Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue, Edward Enninful OBE, in Margate on Tuesday 3 December 2019.

Tutankhamun: Raiding The Tomb At The Saatchi Gallery – Edward Lucie-Smith

As a child in Jamaica, where there are no archaeological museums of any kind, I fell in love with this long-ago Egyptian pharaoh. I...

Roundhouse Refuses Sackler £1m Donation

The Roundhouse in London is to continue to use the controversial Sackler family signage on the theatre patron's wall even though they have refused...

Parasol Unit To Close London Gallery

The Parasol Unit has announced that they will be closing their Wharf Rd gallery space in East London next year.

How Wheelchair Friendly Are London Commercial Galleries? – David Lock Investigates

As a wheelchair user, I wanted to write a piece about what it's like for a disabled person visiting commercial galleries in London.

Richard Baker Wins £10,000 HIX Award 2019

Richard Baker has been named the winner of the £10k 2019 Hix award. He soared over the other fourteen shortlisted artists chosen from over...

Yayoi Kusama Designs Art Balloon For Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Yayoi Kusama, The world-renowned Japanese artist, has designed a balloon for this year's iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Export Ban For Joseph Wright Of Derby Two Boys With A Bladder

An export bar on Joseph Wright of Derby’s ‘Two Boys with a Bladder’ has been placed on the recommendation of Arts Minister Helen Whately....

Historic Muybridge Collection Returns To His Hometown Kingston

A highly important collection of work by pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge is to be brought back to his home town thanks to a partnership...

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...

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...

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.

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....

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...

V&A Acquires Extinction Rebellion Graphic Design Archive

The V&A has acquired a series of work exploring the design identity of Extinction Rebellion (XR) – a global activist group calling for urgent...

Tate Directors Make A Stand On Climate Change

The directors of Tate have come out emphatically declaring a climate emergency. In a letter dated today, the organisation hopes to spread the word...

Diverse Turner Prize 2019 Tate Britain Announces Nominees

The four artists who have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2019 have been announced at Tate Britain today.

Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2018 – Celebrating Artists And Art Professionals

The Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2018, now in its 8th edition is a celebration of artists and art professionals who have made a difference...

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