AMSTERDAM.- This afternoon, the Rijksmuseum handed over a unique loan to the National Maritime Museum in London. After 345 years, the ‘stern carvings decoration’ of the flagship the Royal Charles has been returned to England. In June 1667, th…
Sanctuary: Published by Thames & Hudson features a stellar cast of artists
LONDON.- From Botticelli to Bacon, artists have always invested their personalities in their working environments, but these private spaces, often containing the visible remains of artistic ingenuity, toil and torment, are usually kept behind firmly cl…
The Jerwood/Film and Video Umbrella Awards: Tomorrow Never Knows
LONDON.- Ed Atkins, Emma Hart, Naheed Raza and Corin Sworn are four of the most exciting new talents to emerge on the contemporary art scene. Picked from a 50-strong nominated shortlist of early to mid-career artists specialising in the moving-image, A…
Bronze sculpture of Hellenistic rider found in London home for sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- Bonhams next sale of Antiquities on April 25th in New Bond Street features an important piece of Classical bronze sculpture, believed to depict a Hellenistic warrior of the 1st Century B.C., discovered in a London home. After conservation it w…
Sotheby’s sale of the Collection of Giovanni & Gabriella Barilla exceeds expectations to realise $7,173,834
LONDON.- This afternoon the Single Owner sale of property from The Collection of Giovanni & Gabriella Barilla: Important Porcelain, Venetian Fine and Decorative Arts from their Residence in Geneva realised £4,575,733 / $7,173,834 / €5,503,686 wel…
The Museum of Everything, Exhibition #4
Exhibition #4 Until 25 October 2011 The Museum of Everything Selfridges & Co 400 Oxford Street, London W1A 1AB
James Richards at Chisenhale Gallery
James Richards 23 September–20 November 2011 Chisenhale Gallery 64 Chisenhale Road London E3 5QZ www.chisenhale.org.uk
SUNDAY art fair 13-16 October 2011
Returning after a successful debut in 2010, SUNDAY art fair will be held for the second time in London this October. Taking place at the Ambika P3 space on Marylebone Road from 13th to 16th October, SUNDAY is a gallery-led art fair showing a selection of 20 young international galleries, exhibiting work by artists at […]
Bosch Young Talent Show 2011
Bosch Young Talent Show (BYTS) 49 international artists from 15 Bosch cities at BYTS 2011 17 September–16 October 2011 www.byts.nl
Bonhams to Sell Old Master Painting by Lucas Gassel that Shows Importance of Tennis
LONDON.- Estimated to sell for £70,000 to £100,000, this oil painting by Lucas Gassel shows the grounds of a Renaissance palace with episodes from the story of David and Bathsheba, an extensive landscape with mountains and a harbour beyond. On a tenn…