LONDON (REUTERS).- Christie’s is offering art worth 74-109 million pounds ($114-168 million) at its first big auction of 2011, including a still life by Paul Gauguin that was a tribute to his friend and fellow pioneer Vincent van Gogh. Art market recor…
Exhibitions: World Museums Unite for Dulwich Picture Gallery’s 200th Anniversary
LONDON (REUTERS).- London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery turns 200 in January, and the museum is in for a birthday treat of 12 masterpieces from around the world, one for every month of its anniversary year. The paintings to be loaned to the gallery in the …
Exhibitions: World Museums Unite for Dulwich Picture Gallery’s 200th Anniversary
LONDON (REUTERS).- London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery turns 200 in January, and the museum is in for a birthday treat of 12 masterpieces from around the world, one for every month of its anniversary year. The paintings to be loaned to the gallery in the …
Scots Who Shook Up Victorian Art on Show in London at the Royal Academy of Arts
LONDON (REUTERS).- A group of talented and ambitious young artists join forces, determined to stir up the art establishment which they see as sentimental, stodgy and distant from reality. A familiar story? Perhaps not. The artists in question are not …
Glasgow-Born Sound Artist Susan Philipsz Wins 2010 Turner Prize
LONDON (REUTERS).- Glasgow-born Susan Philipsz, the first artist working primarily in sound to be shortlisted for the Turner Prize, is the winner of Britain’s most prestigious art award when it is announced later Monday. Her “Lowlands” installation fo…
Glasgow-Born Sound Artist Susan Philipsz Favorite to Scoop 2010 Turner Prize
LONDON (REUTERS).- Glasgow-born Susan Philipsz, the first artist working primarily in sound to be shortlisted for the Turner Prize, is the bookmakers’ favorite to win Britain’s most prestigious art award when it is announced later Monday. Her “Lowlands…
Tate Britain is Changing: First Phase of Major Building Project Starts this Autumn
LONDON (REUTERS).- The national home of British art from the 16th century to the modern age has embarked on a major revamp of its galleries starting in 2011. Tate Britain — which houses works stretching from portraits of England’s Queen Elizabeth I to…
Artist as Activist: United Kingdom’s Tate Modern to Show Joan Miro: The Ladder of Escape
LONDON (REUTERS).- Civil war was raging in Spain, bombs were exploding in Guernica, and Spanish artist Joan Miro, stranded in Paris, was painting “Still Life with Old Shoe,” where psychedelic colors spilled into everyday objects to create a scene of ni…
Auction Houses in London Eye Russian Recovery Ahead of Next Week’s Sales
LONDON (REUTERS).-Rich Russians return to London next week for a series of art sales which auctioneers hope will prove the once-booming market is on a path to growth. Estimates suggest expectations are for solid gains on last year, although they are li…
Artist as Activist: United Kingdom’s Tate Modern to Show Joan Miro: The Ladder of Escape
LONDON (REUTERS).- Civil war was raging in Spain, bombs were exploding in Guernica, and Spanish artist Joan Miro, stranded in Paris, was painting “Still Life with Old Shoe,” where psychedelic colors spilled into everyday objects to create a scene of ni…