We are delighted to have been advising and supporting Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair for a number of years. At the 2019 edition of the Fair, the Boodle Hatfield Printmaking Prize was launched, followed by a prize giving evening in late February 2020 at which the shortlisted prints were displayed and the winner announced. At the 2020 edition of Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, members of the Art Law & More team selected their shortlisted prints for the 2021 Boodle Hatfield Printmaking Prize. Over the coming weeks we will be getting to know some of the ten shortlisted artists through a series of Q&As. We begin with Jake Garfield, a printer based in London, whose shortlisted print is called ‘Private View’ (woodcut, lino & stencil on arches paper).
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UK decides not to participate in EU’s controversial cultural property regulations
Only a few days after finalising Brexit, the UK has announced it will not adhere to the EU’s strict regulations on importing cultural property. This comes after four years of negotiation over the approval of the ‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’, a 2,000-page document that outlines the legal cooperation between the EU and the UK.
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Continue readingMore mysterious monoliths pop up across the UK
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In a last minute Christmas gift for UK arts institutions, the Government has announced it will be bolstering the export licensing system to save more national art treasures from leaving the UK.
Continue readingArchaeologists discover ornate ancient food stand in Pompeii
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Continue readingVatican’s Nativity scene causes controversy with astronaut and Darth Vader doppelganger
‘Twas a few days before Christmas, when all through the Vatican not an artwork was stirring, not even the Pietà. When out in St Peter’s Square there arose such a clatter, as the new Nativity scene attracted unfavourable chatter.
Continue readingRecord £65 million of art enters public collections
A record-breaking £65 million worth of cultural objects have been bestowed to UK arts institutions under the acceptance in lieu scheme (AIL).
Continue readingChristie’s Old Masters Sale breaks records for de Heem and Ghirlandaio paintings
Christie’s final Old Masters Sale of the season smashed auction records for the Florentine Renaissance painter Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448-1494) and Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1684). Led by Christie’s global president Jussi Pylkknänen in London, it was the first time an Old Master sale at the auction house was livestreamed.
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