Carrie Mae Weems is widely recognized as one of the most influential American artists working today. She is best known as a photographer, but her complex work encompasses video, text, …
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Reinterpreting and repositioning the legacy of Joshua Reynolds 300 years after his birth
How problematic is Joshua Reynolds? Dean of the “grand style”, founding president of the Royal Academy of Arts and favorite portraitist of the great and the good of the 18th …
When the Buffalo AKG Art Museum reopens to the public on June 15, it will mark the culmination of a 22-year project to transform what was once the Albright-Knox Art …
Fra Angelico’s autograph works at auction are rare as hen’s teeth. But in its July 6 Old Masters Evening Sale, Christie’s will offer an early 15th-century gold-ground crucifixion scene, rediscovered …
A new focus group has been launched by Artfund and London Gallery Weekend (LGW) with the aim of building better connections and pooling resources between London galleries and regional museums, …
Bart Drenth resigns as global chief executive of Tefaf following reports of ‘anti-awakening’ tweets
Bart Drenth resigned as global managing director of Tefaf less than six months after take on the role in Dutch societywhich owns and manages the Tefaf Maastricht and Tefaf New …
Munstead Wood, an arts and crafts masterpiece, is acquired by the National Trust
Munstead Wood, Surrey’s famous Arts and Crafts house and garden, has been acquired by the National Trust, the charity for the preservation of historic houses, gardens and landscapes, with financial …
New show exploring Bloomsbury Set’s impact on fashion to kick off the group’s retreat expansion to Sussex
Charleston, the Bloomsbury Group’s rural retreat in East Sussex, is expanding, launching two exhibitions and a program of community projects at Southover House in nearby Lewes. Basically, the move – …
After quietly acquiring works of art for six decades, French actor Alain Delon will auction his collection at Bonhams in Paris this month in a sale that could fetch up …
Palm Beach art dealer sentenced to more than two years in prison for high-level art fraud
A Palm Beach art dealer was sentenced to more than two years in prison this week after pleading guilty to laundering money from the sale of counterfeit works by top-notch …