George Grosz Hitler Painting Acquired By Berlin Museum
The German Historical Museum in Berlin has acquired a significant painting by George Grosz executed at the time he was living in exile in New York.
Artists Launch Campaign To Save Derek Jarman’s Seaside Home
The Art Fund is trying to raise £3.5m by 31 March 2020 to purchase Prospect Cottage the much-loved beachside home and garden of the artist/film director Derek Jarman.
19 January 2020
Stolen Gustav Klimt Portrait Thieves Confess
A stolen multi-million-pound painting discovered hidden in a false wall has been confirmed as an authentic Gustav Klimt original, Italian authorities have confirmed. The canvas was taken nearly 23 years ago.
Art Auguries: The Shape Of Things To Come – Edward Lucie-Smith
On Monday, January 13 the Times (London) published a chirpy article by Ben Luke promising wonders to come in London’s official galleries during the coming year. I have to say that the prospects he offered didn’t look so wonderful to me – that is to say where contemporary art is concerned.
14 January 2020
Connect, BTS: Global Project Merges Music And Visual Art
What better way to launch a global art event than to have a K-Pop band (BTS), Hans Ulrich Obrist and a host of first-rate artists including Sir Antony Gormley officiate.
8 January 2020
Whipped Cream And Other Delights: Fourth Plinth Goes Soft Serve
A giant soft-serve dollop of whipped cream topped with a cherry, a fly and a drone by Heather Phillipson will grace the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square central London for the next year two years.
10 Biennial/Triennials You Must see In 2020
Yes, there are a number of biennials/triennials on offer around the globe this year.
What I Don’t Like About The Contemporary Art Scene – Edward Lucie-Smith
A New Year, a new decade – I’ve been thinking about all the things I currently don’t like about the contemporary art scene here in Britain. Most of all, I don’t like its pervasive self-righteousness, the ever-increasing assumption that ‘official art’ has all the answers.
Pablo Picasso Painting Vandalised At Tate Modern
Pablo Picasso’s Bust of a Woman (1944) on view at the Tate Modern has been removed from display and is undergoing conservation after a member of the public damaged the work.
Gainsborough Landscape Painting Granted Temporary Export Bar
Helen Whately the Arts Minister has placed an export bar on Thomas Gainsborough’s ‘Going to Market, Early Morning’ in the hope that a UK gallery or museum can acquire the work for the nation.
26 December 2019
Lost LS Lowry Painting Sells At Christie’s For £2.65m
A long lost painting by LS Lowry which hasn’t been seen for 70 years has been rediscovered and heads for the auction block at Christie’s in the new year. The work titled The Mill, Pendlebury, painted in 1943 shows workers on a bank holiday with children playing cricket.
18 December 2019
Ten UK Exhibitions You Should Have Seen In 2019 – Edward Lucie-Smith
From a critic’s point of view, It is pretty difficult, to sum up, the year 2019. It was, for example, a year when greater and greater emphasis was placed on doing full justice to women artists.
Bedwyr Williams Creates 31st Edition Of Pocket Tube Map
Art on the Underground is pleased to present a new work by Welsh artist Bedwyr Williams for the 31st edition of the Pocket Tube map.
11 December 2019
Alt Power 100 2019 Artlyst – Back To Basics
The Alt Power 100 2019 Artlyst is our annual way of acknowledging and thanking all of the recipients for making a difference to the ‘art world’ that we inhabit. Now in its 9th edition, this UK centric list is a celebration of Artists, Educators, Philanthropists, Curators and art industry insiders who remain the core of our 2019 choices.
Banksy Christmas Mural Highlighting Homeless Crisis Appears In Birmingham
A new Banksy Christmas artwork has appeared in Birmingham (UK), highlighting the homeless crisis.
Tackling Artistic Inequality Outside Mainstream Art Institutions
Art has incredible power. It is a force for cultural reflection, social change and an invaluable medium through which we challenge existing assumptions, broaden our outlook and catalyse change.
9 December 2019
Go Bananas! Miami Art Basel What The Dealers Said
Art Basel in Miami Beach closed yesterday with reports of significant sales in all disciplines and mediums. In recent years it has become the cultural meeting point for the Americas, in December attracting collectors and institutions from the U.S., Latin America, and around the globe.
Pantone Picks Classic Blue As 2020 Colour Of The Year
Classic Blue has been chosen by Pantone as the 2020 colour of the year. The hue is elegant in its simplicity.
5 December 2019
Turner Prize 2019: Sharing But Who’s Caring – Edward Lucie-Smith
The decision made by this year’s four Turner Prize 2019 nominees to share-and-share-alike has had a mixed reception from the press.
4 December 2019
Hepworth Wakefield Receives £100k Freelands Foundation Award
The Freelands Foundation has announced The Hepworth Wakefield as the fourth recipient of the annual £100,000 Freelands Award.
3 December 2019
All Four Nominees Win Multifaceted Turner Prize 2019
And the winner of the 2019 Turner Prize is… All Four Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani. They will forever be known as the Collective.
2 December 2019
London Art Fair: First UP For The 2020 Art Season
London Art Fair is the UK’s oldest established Contemporary art fair. It returns from 22-26 January 2020, bringing museum-quality modern and contemporary art to the capital.
1 December 2019
Judy Chicago: Baltic Gateshead – Edward Lucie-Smith
As the calendar moves ever closer to the pre-Christmas election that will in all likelihood bring about Brexit, exhibition scheduling grows ever more bizarre. A good example is an outstanding exhibition devoted to the career of Judy Chicago that has recently opened its doors at the Baltic Art Gallery in Gateshead.
29 November 2019
Your Art Basel Miami Beach 2019 Everything Guide – Artlyst
The 18th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach takes place in the newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Centre from 5-8 December 2019.
22 November 2019
Nan Goldin and Dr Nicholas Cullinan In Conversation NPG – David Buckley
To coincide with her major exhibition “Sirens” at the Marian Goodman Gallery, Nan Goldin was welcomed by a full-house audience at the National Portrait Gallery.
21 November 2019
Troy – A State of Mind – Edward Lucie-Smith
The latest in an excellent series of significant exhibitions at the British Museum – much better than the smaller ones the B.M. does in the cramped spaces of what used to be the reading rooms of the British Library – is about the legendary city of Troy, long besieged and finally at last taken and destroyed by a coalition of Greek states.
13 November 2019
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Announces 2019 Recipients of Awards for Artists
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) has announced the 2019 recipients of Awards for Artists, one of the most significant philanthropic awards for visual artists and composers in the UK.
12 November 2019
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 the medium of the traditional school class photograph.
£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 of innovative institutions who strive to break new ground by exploring overlooked or under-represented areas of art history.