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Duggie Fields British Artist And Fashion Icon Dies Age 75

Duggie Fields, who died yesterday, was one of the new figurative painters that defined Britain in the 1970s and 80s. His work was internationally...

Banksy Paints Escaping Oscar Wilde Mural For LGBTQ+ History Month

Banksy has confirmed that he was behind an artwork that appeared on a wall at HM Reading Prison earlier in the week.

Kathryn Maple Wins Prestigious John Moores Painting Prize

Kathryn Maple has won the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize 2020 with her vibrant work, The Common. The Walker Art Gallery announced the recipients today.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak Announces £408m Injection For Arts Sector

After suffering the worst financial crisis in 300 years Rishi Sunak, the UK's Chancellor has promised to give the arts sector over £400m to...

Sir Alan Bowness Former Tate Director Dies – Amateur Painting Realises £8.3m At Christie’s – National Gallery And Hugh Lane New Partnership

Sir Alan Bowness Former Tate Director Dies - Amature Painting Realises £8.3m At Christie's - National Gallery And Hugh Lane New Partnership

Duped You: The Story Of Knoedler’s $80m Art Fraud – Netflix

Made You Look: The True Story About Fake Art is a new to Netflix documentary. It charts the demise of Knoedler New York's oldest...

What’s The Fuss About Non-Fungible Tokens? – Edward Lucie-Smith

Suddenly my web feed is full of information about Non-Fungible Tokens - the latest form of digital art. Here, for example, are images of...

Jeff Koons Loses Copyright Infringement Appeal – Rare Van Gogh Montmartre Painting Auctioned – Louvre’s Renovation Of Cy Twombly Gallery an Affront

Jeff Koons Loses Copyright Infringement Appeal - Rare Van Gogh Montmartre Painting Auctioned - Louvre's Renovation Of Cy Twombly Gallery an Affront

UK Museums Set To Open From 17 May – Munch’s Cryptic Graffiti On The Scream – Courtauld Gallery Major Gift

UK Museums Set To Open From 17 May - Scrawled Cryptic Graffiti Discovered On The Scream - Courtauld Gallery Major Gift

Banksy Hula Hoop Girl Removed And Sold From Nottingham Wall

The Banksy mural known as 'Hula-hoop Girl' that appeared on a residential street in Nottingham last October has been hacked from the wall.

What The Art World Will Look Like Post Plague – Edward Lucie-Smith

What’s up for art here in London, once the pandemic is finally over? Will we all be able to go back to the state...

National Gallery’s 200th Birthday Revamp – Derelict IKEA To Become Coventry Arts Centre – New Laws To Protect Historic UK Statues

National Gallery 200th Birthday Revamp - Derelict IKEA To Become Coventry Arts Centre - New Laws To Protect Historic UK Statues

Damien Hirst Gagosian Gallery Takeover – John Moores Painting Prize Shortlist

Damien Hirst Gagosian Gallery Takeover - John Moores Painting Prize Shortlist Announced The first prize winner will be announced on 4 March.

Camille Pissarro Saga Continues – Shai Baitel First Artistic Director Of MAM Shanghai – Louvre Abu Dhabi Explores Abstraction and Calligraphy

The Modern Art Museum MAM Shanghai has announced Shai Baitel as its inaugural Artistic Director. The newly opened state of the art museum located...

DESERT X 2021 Postponed – National Gallery’s Top 20 Online Paintings – Studio Voltaire Set Autumn Reopen Date

DESERT X 2021 Postponed - National Gallery's Top 20 Online Paintings - Studio Voltaire Set Autumn Reopen Date

Guerrilla Girls Call For MoMa Chairman Leon Black To Resign – Goldsmiths Move Towards Industrial Action – Angelina Jolie Auctions £3m Winston Churchill Painting

Leon Black,MoMa, Goldsmiths ,Industrial action ,Angelina Jolie To Sell £3m Sir Winston Churchill Painting

Richard L. Feigen High Profile Art Dealer Dead From COVID Age 90

Richard L. Feigen (August 8, 1930-January 29, 2021) one of the world-leaders in Old Master painting as well as German Expressionism to Francis Bacon,...

Sotheby’s Botticelli Portrait Sells For Record $92m – Star Rembrandt Painting Withdrawn

The sale of Young Man Holding A Roundel 1470-80) by Sandro Botticelli, which went under the hammer today at Sotheby's has made in excess of...

Signed Decourt Painting Discovered – TEFAF Maastricht 2021 Dates – Largest UK Art Exhibition Announced

Signed Decourt Painting Discovered - TEFAF Maastricht 2021 Dates - Largest UK Art Exhibition Announced

Pussy Riot Protests Putin’s Palace – Swiss Authorities Drop Dmitry Rybolovlev Case – Giuseppe Penone Donates 200 More Works

Pussy Riot Protests Putin's Palace - Swiss Authorities Drop Dmitry Rybolovlev Case - Giuseppe Penone Donates 200 More Works

Edward Colston Four Opt For Jury Trial – Explore V&A’s Raphael Cartoons – Edmund de Waal Gifts Library Of Exile To Mosul

The four people charged with criminal damage for pulling down a bronze statue of slave trader Edward Colston and dumping it in Bristol harbour...

Trump Pardons Gambling Gallerist Helly Nahmad – Art Basel Postpones Flagship Fair Again – Stolen Salvator Mundi Recovered

Less than 24 hours before leaving office Donald Trump granted pardons to dozens of convicted criminals including the gallerist Helly Nahmad.

Trump Baby Blimp Acquired By Museum of London – Public Monument Removal Just Got Harder – Nicholas Serota Reappointed ACE Chair

Trump Baby Blimp Acquired By Museum of London - Public Monument Removal Just Got Harder - Nicholas Serota Reappointed ACE Chair

Dasha Zhukova Buys Back Garage Magazine – Cornelius Gurlitt Hoard Remains Untraceable – Met Museum Launches Free Augmented Reality Tour

Dasha Zhukova Buys Back Garage Magazine - Cornelius Gurlitt Hoard Remains Untraceable - Met Museum Launches Free Augmented Reality Tour

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