19 October 2018
Grayson Perry Unveils Major Monnaie de Paris Exhibition During FIAC Week
The Monnaie de Paris is presenting the first French solo exhibition of the Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry (born 1960).
FIAC 2018 Paris Opens For 45th Edition At Grand Palais – Guide
The 45th edition of FIAC 2018 has opened in Paris and runs from 18 to 21 October 2018. This year’s fair hosts 193 galleries in the nave and exhibition rooms of the Grand Palais. The 2018 selection – including many of the most influential specialists worldwide in the fields of modern art, contemporary art and […]
18 October 2018
Tate Collective Unveil Public Art Commissions Celebrating Key Women Across London
An exhibition of 20 newly-commissioned artworks celebrating London women was unveiled in public spaces across the city today Thursday 18 October. In conjunction with the Mayor of London and the London Tate Collective team
17 October 2018
Banksy Sotheby’s Shredder Stunt Was All Smoke And Mirrors
Was the art stunt of the century carried out by the Street Artist Banksy on the 5th of October an elaborate magic trick? or was it an expression of true anarchy? Much of the world now knows that a stencil spray-painting self-destructed when the frame turned into a paper shredder
17 October 2018
Mel Ramos: West Coast Pop Artist Dies Age 83
The West Coast Pop Artist Mel Ramos (born July 24, 1935) has died in California, age 83. He was best known as an American figurative painter, specialising in the satirisation of pin-up art. His female nudes, incorporated elements of realism and abstract art. Born in Sacramento, California, to a first generation Portuguese-Azorean immigrant family, he […]
13 October 2018
Discredited Banksy Mural To Go Under The Hammer In LA
An iconic secondary market Banksy mural that was hacked off of a wall in London is to go under the hammer at Julien’s Auctions in LA.
Tracey Emin Wins Commission For Seven Metre High Sculpture In Oslo
A newly commissioned artwork by the British Artist Tracey Emin has been approved for installation on the Oslo harbour.
12 October 2018
Rachel Whiteread Unveils First Permanent UK Sculpture: First Photos – Paul Black
Artlyst has recently travelled to Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, the site of the first permanent UK sculpture from Turn Prize-winning artist Rachel Whiteread.
11 October 2018
Frieze Week 2018 Through The Shredder – Zoltan Alexander
During Frieze Week 2018, amongst hundreds of art openings throughout the city, the most brilliant event was last Friday night at Sotheby’s when Banksy’s beloved iconic painting “Girl With Balloon” was auto-shredded by its own frame just minutes after the hammer came down on an auction record of £1.04m.
10 October 2018
Mat Collishaw Exhibits Elizabeth I Inspired Installation In Greenwich
A major new installation by internationally acclaimed British artist, Mat Collishaw has been unveiled at The Queen’s House, Greenwich.
8 October 2018
Jeff Koons Cracked Egg Blue Loses Its Lustre At Christie’s
Jeff Koons Cracked Egg (Blue) a large two-part stainless steel sculpture from the Celebration Series, which began with Balloon Dog in 1994, is the first of five versions, each one rendered in a vivid colour.
7 October 2018
Bruegel The Painter Who Painted Things That Couldn’t Be Painted
Few painters have fascinated and enthralled over the centuries as much as Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525/30‒1569) Now, the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna has unveiled the most comprehensive exhibition of this 16th-century Netherlandish painter ever compiled.
5 October 2018
Grenfell Victim Khadija Saye Estate Prints Go Under The Hammer At Christie’s
Two works by Grenfell victim Khadija Saye are to go under the hammer today at Christie’s
4 October 2018
Has Frieze Become More About Instagram and Less About Art?
I’m what you could call a seasoned Frieze regular. I may have missed the first London fair but I was soon sucked into the great black hole of mega-international art fairs and beamed myself out beyond London to Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach, not to mention the first Frieze in New York. Galleries […]
Frieze Tate Fund Announce 2018 Artist Acquisitions
The Frieze Tate Fund founded in 2003 and now in its third year as Endeavor has enabled £150,000 to be made available to purchase artworks for Tate. The acquired works by emerging and leading international artists are exhibited in London, Liverpool and St Ives.
1 October 2018
Tania Bruguera Creates Hyundai Commission Inspired By Shifting Migration
Cuban Artist Tania Bruguera has opened, today 1 October the third presentation of the highly ambitious Tate Exchange programme alongside this year’s Hyundai Commission, also created by the artist.
27 September 2018
Jeff Koons Sued For Appropriated Naf Naf Image Fait d’Hiver
Franck Davidovici, the creative director of the clothing brand Naf Naf who is embroiled in a long-running dispute with the artist Jeff Koons has had his day in a Paris court.
26 September 2018
David Hockney Unveils Stained Glass Window At Westminster Abbey
A new stained glass window designed by David Hockney and commissioned to celebrate the reign of Her Majesty The Queen was unveiled at Westminster Abbey today 26 September.
Camden Arts Centre Partners With Frieze For New Emerging Art Prize
Camden Arts Centre has announced a new partnership with Frieze London for 2018.
Collective Protest Turner Prize Nominee Luke Willis Thompson At Tate
A group calling themselves BBZ London have protested at Tate Britain in response to the Turner Prize nomination of Luke Willis Thompson.
25 September 2018
Gustave Courbet Origin of the World Sitter Identified As Constance Queniaux
The woman who posed for Gustave Courbet’s L’Origine du Monde, one of the most controversial and provocative works of art ever painted has been identified. The canvas depicts a woman’s genitalia and torso and for many years was banned from public display, as it was deemed obscene.
24 September 2018
Marina Abramović Attacked: Czech Artist Smashes Painting Over Her Head
The performance artist Marina Abramović had a framed painting smashed over her head as she left the private view of her latest exhibition in Florence Italy.
23 September 2018
Turner Prize 2018 – This Year’s Exhibition In Photos
The balmy Summer has been gobbled up by a new cooler season which promises to excite and challenge our sensibilities.
23 September 2018
Frank Dunphy: Damien Hirst Manager’s Art Collection Sells For Millions At Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s, London, have sold the collection of Damien Hirst’s business manager, mentor and ‘partner in crime’, Frank Dunphy for a total of £10,088,125 million
21 September 2018
Bahrain Art Week Paris An Expressive Epiphany – Paul Carter Robinson
Art Bahrain Paris provided an excellent opportunity to see and experience, first hand the talents of seventeen artists from varying age groups hailing from the small yet vibrant Gulf State.
18 September 2018
Steve McQueen To Document London’s Year Three Classes For Art’s Sake
Steve McQueen the Turner Prize and Oscar-winning filmmaker together with Tate Britain, Artangel and A New Direction, have announced one of the world’s most ambitious contemporary art projects
14 September 2018
David Hockney’s £80m Splash To Go Under The Hammer At Christie’s
One of David Hockney’s most important paintings from the 1970s is to go under the hammer at Christie’s.
10 September 2018
Urs Fischer Immortalises Roman Abramovich Ex Wife Dasha Zhukova In Wax
The Swiss contemporary artist Urs Fischer has created a life-size wax sculpture of the art collector, curator and director of the Garage museum in Moscow, Dasha Zhukova.
6 September 2018
Sean Scully Exhibition Announced By National Gallery London
The National Gallery London has just announced an exhibition of new work by Irish-born, American-based contemporary artist Sean Scully
5 September 2018
Bonhams Auction House Acquired By Epiris Fund II
Epiris Fund II a private equity company has announced that has agreed the acquisition of Bonhams, the global auction house, from private shareholders.
4 September 2018
Hix Award 2018 Announces Winners For Prestigious £10k Prize
he highly regarded chef and restaurateur Mark Hix has announced the shortlist for this year’s 2018 HIX Award, the nationally acclaimed competition for art students and recent graduates.