News

Drawing in space: the 3D printing pen

Will the public get behind the 3D printing pen, which lets you draw in mid air?

26 Jun 2014

Decorated and Replicated: the Cave of Pont-d’Arc

The Decorated Cave of Pont-d’Arc is 36,000 years old and the oldest cultural property on UNESCO’s lists. Its new replica is set to open in 2015.

24 Jun 2014

Nicholas Penny, director of the National Gallery, will retire in 2015

The National Gallery has announced Nicholas Penny’s intention to retire from his role as director

23 Jun 2014

Art Outlook: 19 June

The V&A in China; Brad Pitt in Glasgow; Manifesta in Russia; and the Chapman Brothers at home in Hastings…

19 Jun 2014

Art Outlook: 12 June

News and comment from the art world this week

12 Jun 2014

Postage paid: Sotheby’s stamp estimated at $10–20million

The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is the only stamp of its kind in the world, and by far the most expensive

11 Jun 2014

Gallery: De Morgan Foundation’s Painting Conservation Campaign

A number of paintings in the De Morgan Foundation collection are urgently in need of conservation

10 Jun 2014

The De Morgan Centre in Wandsworth will close on 28 June

The De Morgan Foundation is seeking a new home for its collection

10 Jun 2014

All eyes on the Panthéon: JR’s latest installation

The Panthéon in Paris has been taken over by a sea of faces…

7 Jun 2014

Art Outlook: 5 June

News from the art world this week

5 Jun 2014

Art Outlook: 29 May

News from the art world this week

29 May 2014

The most famous bed in art? Tracey Emin’s ‘My Bed’ is up for sale

Tracey Emin isn’t the only artist to turn her attention to the humble bed

28 May 2014

Priced out of the Piscine: the Piscine Molitor reopens in Paris

The newly-renovated Piscine Molitor has finally reopened, but concerns have been raised over its high entrance fees

27 May 2014

German photographer Michael Schmidt has died

The news comes just days after the photographer was awarded the fifth Prix Pictet

25 May 2014

Salvage efforts continue at the Glasgow School of Art

70% of the contents of the Glasgow School of Art have been salvaged by firefighters after a major blaze

24 May 2014

Major blaze at the Glasgow School of Art

Fire crews are tackling a major blaze at the iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh building on Renfrew Street

23 May 2014

Art Outlook: 22 May

Some of the stories, debates and discussions we’ve spotted this week

22 May 2014

‘Consumption’: The Fifth Prix Pictet Shortlist

Eleven photographers have been shortlisted for this year’s Prix Pictet on the theme of ‘Consumption’

21 May 2014

Cutting off: Alison Watt’s tapestry for Scottish Opera unveiled at Dovecot Studios

A cutting off ceremony is an artistic drama like no other

20 May 2014

Art Outlook: 15 May

Some of the stories, reviews and discussions we’ve spotted online this week

15 May 2014

Tate St Ives reopens with an exhibition of ‘International Exchanges’

Gallery: A selection of images from the summer exhibition at Tate St Ives

15 May 2014

Anne Baldassari, President of the Musée Picasso, dismissed over renovation

President of the Musée Picasso, Anne Baldassari, has been dismissed by the French Culture Ministry

14 May 2014

Sturtevant, forerunner of ‘appropriation art’ has died

The enigmatic artist famous for her ‘repetitions’ of contemporary artists’ work, died this week

9 May 2014
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov in the Grand Palais

Preview: Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, ‘The Strange City’ (Monumenta 2014)

The Kabakovs have created a maze-like installation under the glass roof of the Grand Palais

9 May 2014