Is Banksy William Hogarth’s Successor? – Edward Lucie-Smith
The appearance of a new Banksy graffito in Bristol more or less confirms his position as the genuine top dog in the current British...
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Aachoo! New Banksy COVID Mural Unveiled In Bristol
A new mural by the elusive graffiti artist Banksy has appeared on a house in Bristol. It depicts an elderly woman coughing her false...
Pantone 2021 Colours Of The Year – Rijksmuseum Slavery Exhibition Unveiled – ICA Set To Re-Boot
Pantone 2021 Colours Of The Year - Rijksmuseum Slavery Exhibition - ICA Set To Re-Boot
8 December 2020
John Lennon’s Death 40 Years On – What Sold At Art Basel Miami Beach – Jeffrey Epstein’s $139m Christie’s and Sotheby’s Sales
John Lennon's Death 40 Years On - What Sold At Art Basel Miami Beach - Jeffrey Epstein's $139m Christie's and Sotheby's Sales
7 December 2020
Monolith Found On The Isle of Wight – Rex Whistler’s Racist Tate Mural – Christie’s NY Post War Results
Artlyst Fast News: Monolith Found On The Isle of Wight Mirrors US Finds
Tate Cuts Staff – James Murdoch Buys Art Basel – Manifesta’s Catalonian Beach Party
Tate Cuts Staff - James Murdoch Buys Art Basel - Manifesta's Catalonian Beach Party
1 December 2020
Eddy Peake In Piccadilly – Freelands Award Announced – Johns / Rauschenberg Collaboration Discovered
Eddy Peake In Piccadilly - Freelands Award Announced - Johns / Rauschenberg Collaboration Discovered
1 December 2020
Art of the Internet Age Takes Center Stage – Edward Lucie-Smith
The Museum of Modern Art in New York has rehung ‘a full third of its collection….the Art of the Internet Age Takes Center Stage
26 November 2020
Liverpool Biennial Programme – Taylor Wessing Prize Winner – Gerry Judah’s Dallas Sculpture
Liverpool Biennial has launched their programme for their 11th Edition happening in spring 2021, running from 20 March – 6 June, with previews held...
Fatos Üstek Quits Directorship of Liverpool Biennial – Society of Antiquaries Priced Out Of Mayfair – Xora’s Sleeping Protest Aimed At JK Rowling
Fatos Üstek Quits Directorship of Liverpool Biennial - Society of Antiquaries Priced Out Of Mayfair - Xora's Sleeping Protest Aimed At JK Rowling
60% UK Museums Facing Permanent Closure – Banksy vs The Bicycle Thief – Zaha Hadid Estate Settled
Museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK are facing a crisis due to the impact of Covid-19, with six in ten (60%) surveyed...
Art Collective Forensic Architecture Analyse The Beirut Port Explosions
Mada Masr invited the art collective Forensic Architecture to examine open-source information, including videos, photographs, and documents to provide a timeline and a precise...
Pace Take Over Empty Blain Southern Premises – Helen Frankenthaler Show For DPG – Austin Osman Spare Painting Discovered
Marc Glimcher, President and CEO of Pace Gallery, has announced plans to expand in London taking over the empty Blain Southern space located at...
17 November 2020
Frieze And Basel 2021 Fairs Have A Rethink As COVID Takes Its Toll
Frieze Art Fairs seem to be having a rethink as a result of closures due to COVID. First off, the 2020 New York and...
17 November 2020
Chagall’s Largest Artwork Auctioned – Prix Pictet Theme Announced – Jade Montserrat Performs
News In Brief: Chagall's Largest Artwork Auctioned - Prix Pictet Theme Announced - Jade Montserrat Performs
Imelda Marcos’ Botticelli Vanishes – Happy 100 Wayne Thiebaud – Iconic JFK Rockwell Painting Auctioned
News Brief: Imelda Marcos' Botticelli Vanishes - Happy 100 Wayne Thiebaud - Iconic JFK Rockwell Painting Auctioned
12 November 2020
Mary Wollstonecraft: A Lumpen Statue By Maggie Hambling – Sue Hubbard
It's been quite a year for statues. Normally no more than street furniture that no one bothers to look at - old white men...
12 November 2020
John Waters Gift To Baltimore Museum – Spain’s Latest Horrific Art Restoration – CINOA Begs UNESCO For Art Trade Cooperation
An Open Letter From CINOA Congratulates UNESCO for their 50-year anniversary of the 1970 Convention but pleads for better representation of the facts and...
National Gallery And Nikon Announce Online Content Partnership – Edward Lucie-Smith
The next 12 months,’ so the press release tells one, ‘will see the National Gallery work with Nikon on a broad schedule of online...
Feminist Icon Mary Wollstonecraft Gets Statue – Deutsche Börse Prize Shortlist – Stanley Spencer’s Last Self-Portrait
Feminist Icon Mary Wollstonecraft Gets Statue - Deutsche Börse Prize Shortlist - Stanley Spencer's Last Self-Portrait
9 November 2020
Kara Walker Boots Trump Out – Sotheby’s Latest Lawsuit – Eileen Agar Whitechapel Show
Kara Walker Boots Trump Out - Eileen Agar Whitechapel Show - Sotheby's Latest Lawsuit
Marina Abramović Opera – Big Issue Artist Guitar Sale – Helmut Newton At Hamiltons
Performance artist, Marina Abramović, will premiere a new film version of her iconic opera, The Seven Deaths of Maria Callas (2020), on a series...
Grayson Perry’s Dead Wood Comment – Donald Trump’s Political Obituary – Taylor Wessing All Women Shortlist
Has Grayson gone mad? Has Trump lost it? Is Taylor Wessing heading for an all-women final. All the news in brief
Jasper Johns Flag Print Valued At $1m Donated To The British Museum
A print by the American Pop artist Jasper Johns depicting an American flag has been donated to the British Museum. Jasper Johns’s Flags I...
All UK Museums, Galleries and Auction Houses Ordered To Shut Down
Information on new national restrictions from the Gov.UK website state closures from 5 November of Museums Galleries and Auction Houses
29 October 2020
Major European Museums Shut As Second Wave Of COVID Strikes
The Louvre and all other French museums are to close their doors as of 6:00 pm tonight. With spiralling infections, both President Emmanuel Macron...
Tracey Emin Reveals Bladder Cancer Surgery Ahead Of RA Show
Tracey Emin, the YBA artist, best known for her Turner Prize-nominated 'Unmade Bed' has revealed that she has been suffering from bladder cancer. Last...
Mark Godfrey Guston Now Exhibition Curator Suspended By Tate
Tate has suspended Mark Godfrey, their Senior Curator of International Art and curator of the highly anticipated ‘Philip Guston Now’ exhibition for speaking out...
26 October 2020
Stik Creates A New Diversity Commission Fund For Hackney Public Sculptures
The popular Street Artist Stik has created a new fund for Hackney that will commission artists to create public sculptures reflecting the diverse communities...
23 October 2020
Marian Goodman To Close London Gallery – Is This The Tip Of The Iceberg?
Marian Goodman is to close her London gallery. A statement released today explained, “Dramatic changes” in the art world propelled the decision.
21 October 2020
Sackler Opioid Case Settled: US Justice Department Announces Global Resolution
Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma: Justice Department Announces Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations