Japanese architect Junya Ishigami has been selected as designer of the annual temporary Serpentine pavilion in Kensington Gardens, which will remain in the park for three months this summer. Continue reading
Category: Art News
Tate Modern successfully defends ‘invasion of privacy’ case to save viewing platform
On Tuesday, a claim by neighbouring residents to close part of Tate Modern’s 360-degree viewing platform was dismissed by the High Court. Continue reading
Tasteless Hitler painting auction is spectacular flop
An auction house in Nuremberg failed to sell a collection of paintings attributed to Adolf Hitler on Saturday (10 February 2019). Continue reading
Renovation plans force MoMA to close for four months over summer
As the Museum of Modern Art enters the final stage of its $400 million (£308,470,000) renovation, it was announced this week that the museum will completely close from 15th June to 21st October 2019. Continue reading
Government widens Treasure Act in bid to protect national artefacts
For the first time in over 20 years, the Government has proposed major changes to The Treasure Act 1996 in an effort to keep national treasures accessible to the public. Continue reading
Superyacht crews schooled in the care of super art collections
Isn’t it a pain when your kid tosses his bowl of cornflakes at your Basquiat aboard your superyacht? Continue reading
Sotheby’s break sale records for painting by Pre-Modern Female Artist
A life-size portrait by Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun has sold for a staggering $7.18 million (£5.5 million) at Sotheby’s Old Masters sale in New York. Continue reading
Bataclan Banksy theft rattles Paris
Parisians were outraged to discover the theft of a Banksy mural commemorating the victims of the Bataclan massacre on Saturday (26 January 2019). Continue reading
New Oscar de la Renta boutique boasts hidden 17th century masterpiece
A family of mice buried in the walls or some untreated woodworm in the basement. Just a few nasty discoveries you might make when moving into a new house. Sometimes, you can strike it rich like luxury fashion brand Oscar de la Renta, which discovered a 17th century painting hidden behind the walls of its new store in Paris. Continue reading
The time when Turner trumped Constable
Two paintings by titans of the British art world have been reunited in London after 187 years. Continue reading
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