A weekly briefing featuring national and international news, including: Proposals for Margaret Thatcher statue near parliament turned down, and China causes outrage by banning online content of homosexual relationships.
Turner Prize-winning artist Ofili to receive a CBE, while Smith and Gander receive OBEs in annual New Year awards.
Looking for art books for Christmas? Here are ten ideas to start with, including a tour of the world’s brutalist gems, a collection of inspiring and insightful artists’ quotes, and the memoir of an art world celebrity.
IN BRIEF: News briefing with national and international stories, including: Collector sues Gagosian and Jeff Koons non-delivery of sculptures; UK arts councils launch cultural cities enquiry; Chris Ofili painting, once called “Degenerate” by Donald Trump, gifted to MoMA by Trump supporter.
A selection of recommended exhibitions for the week ahead, including sculptural works by Joanne Masding in Walsall, a new Chris Ofili tapestry in London, and Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour in Liverpool.
A charity auction at Christie’s has raised more than £200,000 towards the south London-based contemporary art organisation’s campaign to own and renovate its building, with works by Chris Ofili and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye exceeding highest estimates.
Rana Begum, Sonia Boyce and Ben Rivers will select new and recent fine art graduates for the latest edition of the annual, nationally touring exhibition.
The annual open submission exhibition for new and recent graduates will this year launch at Liverpool Biennial before moving to London in December.
Ten artists and a-n members were awarded an a-n bursary to visit to the 57th Venice Biennale. They have been sharing their views via a-n Reviews and Blogs. AIR Council member Binita Walia, who visited the Venice Biennale at the same time, presents a collection of their thoughts and reflections.
A selection of exhibition highlights for the week ahead including Howard Hodgkin in Wakefield, art inspired by Joy Division/New Order in Manchester, and Joseph Beuys in London.
This week’s selection includes the art of taxidermy in London, contemporary works inspired by Georgian painting in Bath, and Turner’s watercolours in Edinburgh.
Exhibition highlights for the week ahead, selected from a-n’s busy Events section.
What does 2017 have in store in terms of conferences and events, exhibitions, art fairs and festivals? We take a month-by-month look at what the year has to offer – and we’ll be adding new events for later in the year as they’re confirmed.
Best known for Seizure, his 2008 Artangel commission for which he covered the interior of a South London flat with copper sulphate, Roger Hiorns’ current show at Ikon Gallery sees him back in his home city, where he also hopes to soon bury a decommissioned Boeing 737. Fisun Güner talks to the artist.
A team led by the American light artist Leo Villareal with British architects and urban planners Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, has won the Illuminated River International Design Competition.
Frieze London is back for its 13th edition with 164 galleries from 27 countries, plus a rejuvenated Frieze Projects programme of artists’ commissions. Chris Sharratt reports.
The curator of the 56th Venice Biennale has revealed the 136-strong list of participating artists for the International Exhibition, including works by many high-profile names such as Steve McQueen, Jeremy Deller and Oscar Murillo.
A recent 10th anniversary fundraising auction by the London-based not-for-profit contemporary art foundation Parasol Unit has raised over £2million from sales of work donated by artists.
Gasworks, the South London studio and exhibition/residency space, has plans to redevelop and expand the building its been based in for nearly 20 years. Before it does, though, it’s raising funds with a high-profile auction. We talk to Director Alessio Antoniolli and artist and former studio holder, Alexandre da Cunha.
For the second in our seasonal series, we’ve selected some stimulating books to keep you company over those long, hot summer days. So whether you’ll be relaxing on the beach, sipping cocktails by the pool, museum-hopping on a city break, or sheltering from the rain in a cosy tent – pack one of our holiday reads and enjoy that well-earned break!
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