LONDON.- Dame Vivien Duffield announced today grants totalling £8.2 million to open up new creative learning spaces for children and young people in eleven cultural organisations across England. The recipients are: The Donmar Warehouse; The Holburne M…
Dame Vivien Duffield Gives £8.2 Million to 11 Cultural Organisations Across England
LONDON.- Dame Vivien Duffield announced today grants totalling £8.2 million to open up new creative learning spaces for children and young people in eleven cultural organisations across England. The recipients are: The Donmar Warehouse; The Holburne M…
Historic Celebration of British Artist Henry Moore Begins at Leeds Art Gallery
LEEDS.- The display covers both the pre-war and post-war era concentrating on British loans as it challenges the familiar image of Henry Moore (1898-1986) as an artist. It features works loaned from Tate Britain, the Henry Moore Foundation, private col…
Major Picasso Exhibition for Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 2012
EDINBURGH.- The first exhibition to explore Pablo Picasso’s lifelong connections with Britain will be the highlight of the summer season at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 2012. Picasso and Britain will examine Picasso’s evolv…
Tate Offers a Fresh Assessment of the History of Watercolour Painting in Britain
LONDON.- Tate Britain will present a fresh assessment of the history of watercolour painting in Britain from its emergence in the Middle Ages through to the present day. This major exhibition will show around 200 works including pieces by historic arti…
Pioneers of Modern British Sculpture Offered in Bonhams’ 20th Century British Art Sale
LONDON.- A monumental work by Sir Anthony Caro, described by the Director of Tate Britain Stephen Deuchar, as “Britain’s most celebrated living sculptor”, will be offered in the 20th Century British Art sale on the 9th March at Bonhams, …
Google Offers Virtual Tours of 17 of the Top Museums Using Street View Technology
LONDON (REUTERS).- Google aims to bring the world’s great art galleries into the home with a new website that offers virtual tours using Street View technology, the ability to build private collections and ultra-high resolution images. While most big g…
Pioneers of Modern British Sculpture Offered in Bonhams’ 20th Century British Art Sale
LONDON.- A monumental work by Sir Anthony Caro, described by the Director of Tate Britain Stephen Deuchar, as “Britain’s most celebrated living sculptor”, will be offered in the 20th Century British Art sale on the 9th March at Bonhams, …
Tate Britain Provides a Timely Focus on a Selection of Key Works by Susan Hiller
LONDON.- Susan Hiller (b. 1940) is one of the most influential artists of her generation. This major survey exhibition at Tate Britain provides a timely focus on a selection of her key works, including many of the pioneering mixed-media installations a…
Newly Acquired Grayson Perry Works to Be Shown in Manchester
MANCHESTER.- Two striking works by Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry will go on display in a new show at Manchester Art Gallery next week. A vase entitled Jane Austen in E17 (2009) and an etching, Print for a Politician (2005), were recently bo…