The Independent: “They say you have to suffer for your art. Which might explain why Lucian Freud went straight to the studio when he was punched by an irritated taxi driver – but not for a lie down to recover. A newly discovered self-portrait of… Read More
BBC NEWS: “The Arts Council has awarded Devon artist Alex Hartley £500,000 to tow part of an Arctic island to the UK. Rocks from the island in the Svalbard archipelago north of Norway will be dug by excavator and placed on a barge. They will… Read More
Government papers reveal how John Pope-Hennessy was allowed to export old master painting which he promptly soldDetail of the contentious Carracci The Art Newspaer: “Recently declassified government papers have uncovered a scandal that occurred in 1976, when the then National Gallery director Michael Levey allowed… Read More
“It’s Nice That host a monthly evening of talks in London’s Soho, curated every month by a selected practitioner. The format is very simple, the creative that we invite to come and host the evening also brings two other speakers with them, who can be… Read More
BBC: “Damien Hirst has revealed that, for three years, he has been secretly painting alone in his garden shed. The artist has told the BBC there will be no more large-scale installation pieces, including his signature pickled animals and medicine cabinets. In an interview with… Read More
Miss Crawford-Doherty transformed the phone box with art Photo: CATERS Telegraph: “The Little ‘Un art gallery in was on the verge of its second exhibition before art lovers when it disappeared. Artist-in-residence Teresa Crawford-Doherty had spent more 300 hours contacting and collecting artists from around… Read More
Peter Mitchell, Hudsons Newsagents, Seacroft Green, Leeds, 1978 we make money not art: “After yesterday’s first part of my report on Parrworld. The Collection of Martin Parr, here’s a quick (and very sloppy i’m afraid) focus on his private collection of photographs. The artist’s interest… Read More
Charles Myers recording the sacred songs of the Malo-Bomai ceremonies. Photograph: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge The Guardian: “To say they are diverse may be understatement. There are Geordies banging spoons, Tawang lamas blowing conch shell trumpets and Tongan tribesman playing nose… Read More
The Independent: “How much is a box of pencils worth? Fifty pence? £3.99 if the pencils have rubbers on the ends? Well, if they’re part of a Damien Hirst art installation, the value is £500,000. That is what 17-year-old graffiti artist Cartrain discovered when he… Read More
Real Clear Arts: "Everyone loves a mystery, and this one began when Grant Holcomb, director of the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, purchased a painting called The Printseller's Window at Sotheby's in 1998. Holcomb didn't know much about the artist, Walter Goodman, or the 1883… Read More
