This weekend, visitors at the high-profile Art Basel fair in Miami have been going bananas for one very unusual piece of art. Continue reading
Turner Prize 2019: all four nominees win
Everyone’s a winner! All four nominees for this year’s Turner prize have won, after controversially asking the judges if they could split the £40,000 prize. Continue reading
Artist wins court battle to stop luxury watchmakers from cutting up his painting
On Monday, the Danish court prohibited two watchmakers from destroying a painting to make a collection of luxury watches. Altering the artwork and reintroducing it for sale in the public domain without the permission of the artist, Tal R, was held to have violated Danish copyright law. Continue reading
Cambridge University repatriate bronze cockerel to Nigeria
Cambridge University’s Jesus College will return a looted bronze sculpture to Nigeria. This unprecedented move further fuels the growing repatriation movement across British institutions. Continue reading
Thieves steal “1 billion euro” diamonds from Dresden Green Vaults
In the early hours of Monday morning, exquisite diamond jewellery of “immeasurable worth” was stolen from the Grünes Gewölbe in Dresden. The dramatic heist is possibly the largest post-war art theft in history. Continue reading
Venetian heritage sites suffer great losses after catastrophic floods
Huge parts of central Venice were engulfed last week by disastrous floods, with water suddenly rising over 180cm above mean water level. Climate change has been blamed for the unprecedented flooding, which is the worst to have struck the city in 53 years. Continue reading
Auction of ‘kidnapped’ Banksy work reignites bitter feud
The sale of a sculpture by Banksy at Sotheby’s today (19 November) has revived a caustic feud between the prankster-artist and his contemporary, Andy Link. Continue reading
London police foil audacious theft of valuable Rembrandt paintings
Police have thwarted a brazen attempt to steal two priceless 17th-century paintings from England’s oldest public art gallery. Continue reading
Experts solve centuries-old mystery behind Glasgow’s famous painting
Debated for over a century, the mysterious origins behind one of Scotland’s most iconic paintings have been solved by a team of international scholars. Continue reading
National Portrait Gallery announces three year closure ahead of major revamp
London’s National Portrait Gallery is one of the country’s top visitor attractions, welcoming more than 1.5 million people through its doors last year. In a divisive move announced on Tuesday, the gallery is set to close for three years to undergo a £35.5 million refurbishment. Continue reading
