Creative talent has always attracted creative talent, so it comes as no surprise to learn that the late, great George Michael had amassed not just a sizeable collection of contemporary [ … ]
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Warhol, Yoko Ono and Gilbert & George Send Their Regards, As Postcard Art Welcomes First Class Exhibition
Often overlooked by contemporary art snobs as something far too trivial to be taken seriously, postcard art is to be afforded its very own moment in the visual spotlight in [ … ]
$1 Million Russian Landscape Piece Audaciously Lifted from Art Gallery in Broad Daylight
Picture the scene. You’re stood in an art gallery, probably a famous one. You’re admiring the iconic works of one of your favourite contemporary artists, exhibited in public as part [ … ]
(Garage) Music to Contemporary Art Lover’s Ears: Latest Banksy Stays in Wales
Who doesn’t love a story with a happy ending, right? Throw in a bit of politics, an otherwise unassuming garage wall, industrial pollution, an Essex-based art gallery owner and the [ … ]
Da Vinci Tours Da Provinces This Spring!
It’s not every day that contemporary art fans here in (selected) towns and cities across the UK come within touching distance of an original Da Vinci. Not that they’ll be [ … ]
Long-lost Youth-capturing Dickens Portrait Goes on Show in London this Christmas
Nothing quite says Christmas like a contemporary adaptation of a Charles Dickens literary classic. Save say, for some garish tree decorations and neon lights subtly declaring your festive intent. After [ … ]
Estranged Renaissance Masterpiece Reunited With Other Half, After Spending 500 Years Apart
The best things in life tend to come in twos when you think about it. Renee and Renato. Bonnie and Clyde. The Two Ronnies. Rod Hull and Emu. Zig and [ … ]
Hockney’s ‘Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)’ Makes Record-breaking Splash at Auction
You may, or may not recall the blog we penned back in September this year, which flagged up the impending sale of a David Hockney painting. Not just any old [ … ]
Stan Lee: A Marvel-lous Retrospective
Sadly we observed the passing of the legendary graphic novel mastermind and undisputed king of the comic book empire he himself pretty much created, namely Stan Lee this week. While [ … ]
Pop Art Royalty Set to Attend Oxford Next Year, as Rare Jeff Koons Exhibition Confirmed
Seldom do UK contemporary art lovers get to see one of the compositional discipline’s favourite sons on familiar soil, yet all that’s about to change in 2019 as Britain prepares [ … ]