Sister Wendy Beckett Art Historian And Carmelite Nun Dies Age 88
The celebrated art historian and nun Sister Wendy Beckett has died at the age of 88, it has been announced. In the 1990s she...
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Tate Purchases Women’s Rights Campaigner Sylvia Pankhurst Watercolours
Tate Britain have revealed that it will be purchasing four watercolours by the renowned artist and women’s rights campaigner Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960).
20 December 2018
Is Banksy Back In Bristol For Xmas? New Port Talbot Mural Unveiled
The official Banksy website has confirmed that a mural which appeared on a Port Talbot wall is the work of the elusive Street Artist....
18 December 2018
Anglo-Saxon Pendant Voted Britain’s favourite In Art Fund’s 2018 Poll
The winner of the UK's most popular acquisition in 2018 is an Anglo-Saxon gold pendant, found in Winfarthing, Norfolk and purchased by Norwich Castle...
17 December 2018
Manifesta 13 Director Hedwig Fijen Announces Team For Marseille Event
A new artistic team has been selected for Manifesta 13 which takes place in Marseille in 2020 by Director of Manifesta, Hedwig Fijen.
14 December 2018
Art Accepted For Nation Through Cultural Gifts Scheme Down By A Third
Arts Council England has published the 2017/18 Cultural Gifts Scheme and Acceptance in Lieu annual report which shows that in the last year, 42...
11 December 2018
Olafur Eliasson: Melting Ice Blocks Herald Impending Climate Change Catastrophe
The highly anticipated launch of Ice Watch Olafur Eliasson's global installation project, highlighting the catastrophic consequences of climate change was unveiled at Tate Modern...
10 December 2018
Ai Weiwei Creates Flag To Mark 70th Anniversary Universal Human Rights Declaration
The decedent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has created a flag to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
10 December 2018
Art Basel Miami Beach 2018 What The Galleries Said – Artlyst Report
Art Basel's 17th edition in Miami Beach concluded with strong and consistent sales across all levels of the market.
7 December 2018
Living Coral Unveiled As Pantone Colour Of The Year 2019
PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral has been selected as the institution's colour of the year.
6 December 2018
Pussy Riot: Russia Ordered To Pay $55,000 For Human Rights Violations
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the Russian Government in the case of Punk activist band Pussy Riot, whose members include...
6 December 2018
Anish Kapoor Lawsuit Victory As NRA Remove Cloud Gate Footage
The Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Anish Kapoor has won his battle to remove footage of his iconic Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago from a...
6 December 2018
Olafur Eliasson Ice Watch Installation Highlights Climate Change In London
Olafur Eliasson working in collaboration with leading geologist Minik Rosing, is exhibiting blocks of melting ice, one in front of Tate Modern and another...
4 December 2018
Charlotte Prodger Wins Turner Prize Videodrone-A-Thon 2018
This year's Turner Prize winner 2018 has been awarded to Charlotte Prodger a Glasgow-based video artist whose work deals with identity and place. She was...
4 December 2018
Jerwood Charitable Foundation Announces Twelve Recipients Of £100K Fund
The Jerwood Charitable Foundation has announced the 12 recipients of awards and commissions that will form the 2019 visual arts development and exhibition programme...
30 November 2018
Robert Morris Pioneer Of Minimalism Dies Age 87
Robert Morris, who died this week was a highly influential American sculptor, conceptual artist and writer. He was regarded as one of the most...
29 November 2018
Historical Vincent van Gogh Photograph Is Actually His Brother Theo
Experts have revealed that a photograph long thought to be of the 13-year-old Vincent van Gogh is actually a portrait of his brother Theo...
28 November 2018
Innovative Arts Hub Offers New Venue For Mid-Level Galleries – Georgina Adam
Much has been written recently about the problems of the mid-level gallery, and indeed the roll-call of spaces that have closed in the last...
27 November 2018
Hauser & Wirth Announce Independent Not For Profit Art Institute
Iwan Wirth, and Manuela Wirth, the Co-Founders of Hauser & Wirth, along with Marc Payot have announced the establishment of Hauser & Wirth Institute,...
25 November 2018
Freelands Foundation Announce £100k Female-Artist Award To Veronica Ryan At Spike Island
The Freelands Foundation has announced Spike Island as the third recipient of the annual £100,000 Freelands Award.
21 November 2018
Nicholas Serota Quits Ben Uri Advisory Panel Over Collection Deaccession
We reported 0n 30th October that the Ben Uri Gallery trustees had decided to de-access around 700 artworks, in order to fund wider plans...
20 November 2018
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Announces Awards To UK Visual Artists And Composers
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation have unveiled the Ten visual artists and composers living and working in the UK who will each receive £60,000 with...
20 November 2018
Billion Dollar Week For Christie’s And Sotheby’s As Iconic Works Smash Records
It's been a week of record-breaking sales for the two leading auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's recording billion dollar sales totals and record-breaking prices...
19 November 2018
RCA Secret 2018: Postcard Masterpieces Return At £60 A Pop
Once again it's RCA Secret time where the public is invited to try and spot the named artists from the students in order to...
16 November 2018
David Hockney Pool Painting Breaks All Records For Living Artist $90 312 500
A David Hockney painting depicting an iconic landscape with swimming pool has broken world records in New York. Portrait of an Artist (Pool with...
15 November 2018
Cerith Wyn Evans Wins The Second Hepworth Prize For Sculpture
Cerith Wyn Evans has won The Hepworth Prize For Sculpture now in its second edition. This year’s shortlisted artists were Michael Dean, Mona Hatoum,...
15 November 2018
Street Artist Ron English Buys Banksy Slave Labour Mural To Whitewash
The US Street Artist Ron English has purchased Banksy's Poundland wall mural 'Slave Labour' for £561,000, with the plan to whitewash over the artwork....
Michel Comte Multimedia Arctic Installation Commissioned By Wavelength Foundation
Responding to an international call to the global arts and culture community, acclaimed artist and photographer Michel Comte will be the first high-profile artist...
13 November 2018
Rijksmuseum Marks 350th Anniversary of Rembrandt’s Death With New Exhibition
Rijksmuseum marks the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death in 2019 with ‘Year of Rembrandt’. The year-long celebration opens with All the Rembrandts (15 February...
12 November 2018
Paris Photo Closes 22nd Edition With Robust Sales And Optimism
Paris Photo, the well established fair dedicated to the photographic medium, closed the doors to its 22nd edition on Sunday 11 November