British Museum Puts Four Million Objects Online
The British Museum today launches a major revamp of its online collection database, allowing over 4 million objects to be seen by people anywhere in the world.
28 April 2020
Art Collective MSCHF Who Cut Up £25k Damien Hirst Spot Print Auctions It For £212,000
The Brooklyn-based Art Collective MSCHF has purchased a £25k Damien Hirst spot print and cut out the dots.
Serpentine Pavilion And Summer Gala 2020 Cancelled
The 2020 Serpentine Pavilion designed by the Johannesburg-based practice Counterspace will not be built this year because of the COVID19 crisis.
Outside The Box: Hauser & Wirth Launch First VR Exhibition
In its Future Menorca Space Using New HWVR Technology Hauser & Wirth have announced their first VR exhibition in the new space. The exhibition features works by Louise Bourgeois, Mark Bradford, Charles Gaines, Ellen Gallagher, Jenny Holzer, Roni Horn, Luchita Hurtado, Mike Kelley, Glenn Ligon, Damon McCarthy, Paul McCarthy, Bruce Nauman, Lorna Simpson and Lawrence Weiner.
23 April 2020
BP Portrait Award 2020 Shortlist Announced
The three artists to be shortlisted for the annual BP Portrait Award 2020 have been announced. The exhibition will open virtually on Tuesday 5 May while the National Portrait Gallery, London is temporarily closed due to the current Coronavirus pandemic.
20 April 2020
Sean Scully’s Philadelphia Museum Retrospective Postponed
The highly anticipated Philadelphia Museum of Art solo exhibition by the Irish/American artist Sean Scully has been postponed. The announcement was made today 20/04/2020.
Damien Hirst Creates Rainbow Edition To Support NHS Corona Crisis
The Turner Prize-winning British artist Damien Hirst has created a new rainbow work to show support for the National Health Service (NHS) in the current Coronavirus crisis.
Salvador Dalí The Enigma of Faith – Revd Jonathan Evens
Salvador Dalí was an enigma, perhaps never more so than in his engagement with religion. An exhibition currently touring the US demonstrates the divided and dualistic nature of that relationship. ‘Salvador Dalí’s Stairway to Heaven
Health secretary Matt Hancock Spins Corona Yarn In Front Of Damien Hirst Painting
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has briefed the nation on COVID19 in front of a painting by YBA artist Damien Hirst. The painting chosen from the Government Art Collection is in-situ in the cabinet minister’s office.
Banksy: My Wife Hates It When I Work From Home
A brand new installation by Banksy has appeared on his Instagram account. Aptly christened, ‘Rats, My Wife Hates It When I Work From Home’.
16 April 2020
Olafur Eliasson Launches New Earth Day Serpentine Project
The Danish Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has announced a new Earth Day project in association with the Serpentine Galleries.
13 April 2020
CoronART Chronicles: From ARCO To ConfineART – Virginie Puertolas-Syn
Who would have thought early February when Art Basel Hong Kong was cancelled that the coronavirus crisis was going to spread like lighting to everywhere else on the planet
Bloomsbury Group’s Charleston Trust Must Raise £400k To Survive
An emergency appeal has been launched by the Charleston Trust, the keepers of the Bloomsbury Group’s country retreat Charleston. The Trust is looking to raise £400,000 for staffing, upkeep and essential repairs, resulting from loss of funds due to the COVID19 crisis.
10 April 2020
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Creates £20m emergency COVID-19 Fund
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation has created a £20m emergency fund and will this year split its £1m visual artists and composers’ awards amongst EVERY eligible entrant.
Liverpool Biennial Postponed Until 2021
The Liverpool Biennial is the latest casualty in the 2020 cultural calendar. The highly regarded international event has been postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.
8 April 2020
National Gallery Explores Easter Story Paintings Online
London’s National Gallery is cleverly telling the Easter story through paintings in their collection. The story of the events leading up to and following the Crucifixion, known as the Passion of Christ is explored.
Royal Academy Postpones Summer Exhibition Until Autumn
The 252nd Summer Exhibition, at the Royal Academy which was due to open in June, has been rescheduled for autumn 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage Saved For The Nation
The appeal to save artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage for the nation has successfully reached its £3.5-million target in just ten weeks, with a final total of £3,624,087.
29 March 2020
Art Goes Viral – Edward Lucie-Smith
The coronavirus has been responsible for a major crisis in the art world. Museums and galleries have slammed their doors shut. Increasingly the only way to look at art, in the present situation, is to look at it on a computer screen – or, at a pinch, on the screen of your mobile phone. This is creating a ‘viral’ phenomenon.
25 March 2020
Manifesta 13 Marseille Postponed Due to COVID-19 Crisis
Manifesta 13, the European Nomadic Biennial which originated in the early 1990s in response to the political, economic, and social change following the end of the Cold War, has been postponed because of the COVID-19 crisis. It was due to take place at various venues in Marseille, France 7 June – 1 December 2020
25 March 2020
Rebecca Salter PRA Wins £25,000 Genesis Prize
The Genesis Foundation today announced Rebecca Salter, President of the Royal Academy of Arts, as the winner of the 2020 Genesis Prize.
24 March 2020
Paul Kasmin Formative Contemporary Art Dealer Dies Age 60
The London-born dealer PAUL KASMIN (1960–2020) has died in New York after a protracted illness. The gallery released the following statement.
Italy I Love You My Heart Is With You – Marina Abramović
Marina Abramović made a statement to the people of Italy in association with Palazzo Strozzi as part of project IN TOUCH. The international artist joined Ai Weiwei and Tomás Saraceno in sending a message of solidarity and encouragement emphasising how Italians are demonstrating “great courage and a great feeling of community and humanity” and that the COVID-19 crisis represents an emergency now global
Cass Art Shuts All UK Shops
Cass Art has shut all of their stores leaving artists to scramble for supplies. All professionals and students looking to stock up on materials are now being referred to the Cass website to purchase items for home delivery.
Art And Corona What happens Afterwards – Edward Lucie-Smith
As the contemporary art world goes dark, and as galleries – official spaces and commercial ones – slam shut their doors, one inevitably starts to wonder what the art world will be like once all this is over—the British art world, and also the global one.
20 March 2020
Fourth Plinth Commission Postponed Because Of You Know What
The unveiling of the Fourth Plinth commission, a giant soft-serve dollop of whipped cream topped with a cherry, a fly and a drone by Heather Phillipson has been postponed due to the current public health crisis. The sculpture in Trafalgar Square central London was to replace The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist by Michael Rakowitz […]
Art In The Time Of COVID19 – Sue Hubbard
First, the Louvre in Paris closed. Then the galleries in London started to shut their doors, one by one, like the “lamps going out all over Europe” as the British Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey remarked on the eve of the First World War, adding “We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.”
Tate Closes Galleries Due To Coronavirus Epidemic
The Tate has just released a press statement informing that it will be closing up shop until May due to COVID19 virus. The Serpentine and Hayward Galleries have made a similar announcement.
16 March 2020
London Art Gallery Closures Latest COVID19 Updates
The National Gallery has unprecedentedly cancelled their highly anticipated Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition, scheduled to open on 4th April. The ICA, Wellcome Collection, South London Gallery, Camden Arts Centre, Beaconsfield, and Modern Art Oxford has also suspended opening to the public.
14 March 2020
Gagosian Gallery Closes Due To COVID-19
Gagosian, the largest chain of commercial galleries in the world, has shuttered until further notice. The following message was released this morning.
13 March 2020
Anicka Yi To Create Next Hyundai Commission At Tate Modern
Tate Modern has announced that Anicka Yi will create the next annual Hyundai Commission, an annual event at the gallery. Her new site-specific work for the Turbine Hall will be open to the public from 6 October 2020 to 10 January 2021. Anicka Yi has developed a reputation for highly innovative work – Frances Morris […]
Metropolitan Museum Leads Global Cultural Shut-Down
The Metropolitan Museum in New York has announced, it is to Close Temporarily Starting today, March 13. It will close all three locations—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Breuer, and The Met Cloisters—starting tomorrow, March 13, to support New York City’s effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. The Museum will undertake a thorough cleaning and plans to announce next steps early next week.