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....
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10 September 2019
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...
10 September 2019
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...
6 September 2019
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.
5 September 2019
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).
31 August 2019
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.
10 August 2019
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...
8 August 2019
Cruise Ships Finally Banned From Historic Venetian Canals
Following the collision between the MSC Opera, a 275m (900ft) long ocean liner, and a small tourist boat, during the opening weeks of the...
8 August 2019
Brancusi Sculpture Damaged: Should This Devalue The £18m Work
When someone attacked Michelangelo's Pieta with a hammer in the 1970s, the sculpture was severely damaged. It was restored and put back on display...
Late Gallerist Karsten Schubert Leaves Cezanne Collection To Nation
The gallerist Karsten Schubert, who died last week has generously bequeathed his collection of Cezanne drawings and prints to the Nation. The works will...
4 August 2019
Tate Modern Declared Crime Scene After Child Thrown From Viewing Platform
Tate Modern was shut and declared a crime scene on Sunday after a six-year-old French boy was thrown five floors from the 10th-floor viewing...
2 August 2019
Sackler Family Robs Peter So They Don’t Have To Pay Paul in Opioid Crisis
A filing to the Supreme Court, in the U.S. State of Arizona, has alleged that the Sackler family "siphoned" billions from the family-owned company,...
Carlos Cruz-Diez Protagonist Of Kinetic And Op Art Dies
The Franco-Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez, born Caracas, 1923 has died in Paris where he lived and worked since 1960. Cruz-Diez was a major protagonist...
28 July 2019
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...
Marisa Merz Exponent Of Arte Povera Movement Dies Age 93
Marisa Merz (born 1931, Turin, Italy) the only woman artist closely associated with the Arte Povera movement has died age 93.
22 July 2019
Export Ban: Glyn Philpot Painting Of Nijinsky No Great National Loss
A temporary export bar on a painting depicting the Russian dancer Vaslav Nijinksy by the English artist Glyn Philpot has been placed by Arts...
21 July 2019
Constantin Brancusi: Elderly New York Art Collector Sues Lawyer Over Deceit
An elderly New York art collector has taken his Philadelphia attorney to court for cheating him out of millions.
Ai Weiwei Wins Court Case Against Volkswagen In Denmark
In 2017, SMC a Volkswagen dealership in Copenhagen shot a photo of a new Volkswagen Polo parked in front of an installation by the...
17 July 2019
Louvre Removes Sackler Name From Galleries After PAIN Protest
Musée du Louvre has removed or taped over all references to the Sackler Family in response to protests from organisations including Nan Goldin's PAIN...
17 July 2019
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...
16 July 2019
V&A Annual Report Records Over 4.2m London Visitors
The V&A has had a terrific year with a London gate of over 4.2m visitors and the successful launch of their first outpost in...
Leon Kossoff Leading School Of London Painter Dies Age 92
The death of Leon Kossoff, who died on 4 July after a short illness is nearly the end of an era for the great...
4 July 2019
Hastings Contemporary: An Optimistic New Chapter For A Popular Gallery
Hastings Contemporary, (the former Jerwood Gallery) launched as an independent gallery on Tuesday with three notable exhibitions, Roy Oxlade alongside works by his tutor...
4 July 2019
St Fagans National Museum of History Wins Museum of the Year 2019
The Art Fund’s Museum of the Year 2019 has been awarded to St Fagans National Museum of History, near Cardiff. The prize winner was...