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Eddie Peake’s Green Screen Disrupts Piccadilly Circus

01/12/2020

An episodic video artwork by Eddie Peake will take over Piccadilly's largest advertising screen every evening in December...

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New London Gallery Space to Promote Hungarian Artists

24/11/2020

David Kovats Gallery will launch in December with Year of the Rat, emerging painter Pista Horror's UK solo debut....

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A Different Kind of Different

23/11/2020

An animated short film by artist Jordan Baseman explores the psychological impact of breast cancer....

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British Library Acquires Unique 15th Century Lucas Psalter Manuscript

18/11/2020

The late medieval manuscript is a previously unknown example of the work of the Master of Edward IV, one of the most influential artists of the late Middle Ages....

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Eileen Agar, Rock 3, 1985

Major Eileen Agar Survey Announced for February 2021

17/11/2020

Angel of Anarchy is the largest exhibition of Agar’s work to date, and celebrates the crucial role the artist played within the development of European 20th century culture....

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Pablo Picasso, Visage aux Mains

Rare Picasso Platter Set to Make UK Debut

16/11/2020

Each of the limited-edition works feature a different design, which draw upon three recurring themes in the artist’s oeuvre: bullfighting, Jacqueline Roque, and Henri Matisse....

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Street Artist Pipette Painting Inspired by Cancer Research

10/11/2020

Based upon real-life images of cancer research, James Cochran's intricate artwork is made of an estimated 50,000 small dots of paint, each hand-dispensed from a laboratory pipette....

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New Online Play by London Poet Draws on the Life of Basquiat

04/11/2020

The Lost Generation uses historical facts and surrealism to present a contemporary depiction of how Basquiat worked and lived, while highlighting some of his personal and social influences....

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Asia-Art-Activism Launch New Collective Programme

03/11/2020

Till We Meet Again IRL encourages viewers to collectively dream about how we all might rise together amidst current global anxieties....

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Largest Digital Canvas in the World to Launch in London

02/11/2020

Artist Marco Brambilla will curate a programme of public art as part of a £1bn commercial redevelopment of Tin Pan Alley that is set to complete in autumn 2021. ...

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Hannah Arendt As Inspiration

30/10/2020

Gallery builds entire 2021 programme around late political philosopher Hannah Arendt...

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House for Martians Brought to Life by Bristol Artists

29/10/2020

An ongoing public art project will explore how we live today and stimulate visions for new ways of living here on Earth and on Mars....

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Cathrin Hoffmann Debut Solo Exhibition

28/10/2020

IT STILL SMELLS OF NOTHING features installation and sculpture by Hoffmann for the first time, alongside some of the artist’s largest and most ambitious paintings to date. ...

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Jade van der Mark: We’re All Human

26/10/2020

Dutch artist's first London solo show explores contemporary society both before and after the pandemic, and examines the dichotomy of crowds and human intimacy....

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Conrad Jon Godly: Nevertheless

25/10/2020

Godly's second show at JD Malat Gallery represents a return to the artist's favourite subject matter: the awe, terror, beauty, and suspense of the mountains. ...

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Perrotin Gallery Launches Art Treasure Hunt in Paris

16/10/2020

Wanted! Art is Yours, a prestigious art treasure hunt featuring 20 hidden works by 20 artists, takes place at the Grand Palais in Paris next weekend. ...

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Contemporary Artists Customise Fender Guitars for Charity Auction

15/10/2020

Artists including Gavin Turk, Goldie and Rugman have customised the iconic instruments to raise funds for The Big Issue and its network of sellers in a time of crisis....

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The Last Faust Gesamtkunstwerk

14/10/2020

Artist Philipp Humm uses Goethe’s narrative as the compass for his own retelling of the Faust legend, as he continues to create a total body of work....

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Delia Derbyshire: The Myths and Legendary Tapes

13/10/2020

A cinematic portrait of legendary musical innovator Delia Derbyshire takes a conceptual and atmospheric journey into the legacy and character of the music composer / sound pioneer....

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First Government Grants for UK Art Spaces Announced

12/10/2020

Arts Council England has awarded £257m in Covid rescue grants to 1,385 museums and other organisations across England as part of the government’s £1.57bn Cultural Recovery Fund....

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ARTCRY Launches to Support Urgent Artistic Responses

07/10/2020

The initiative aims to raise and distribute £50,000 in its first year, with artists of all disciplines at any career stage welcome to apply....

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Grove Square Galleries Launches With Lockdown Paintings by Christopher Kieling

06/10/2020

Sierra, a significant body of new paintings, was created during the lockdown of spring 2020 and presents a visual reduction of the artist's surroundings....

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Damien Hirst to Open Huge Exhibition of More Than 50 Early Works

02/10/2020

End of a Century will include more than 50 installations, sculptures and paintings from the 80s and 90s, when Hirst came to fame as one of the YBAs....

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Underground England Launch Panicky in the UK

01/10/2020

The first in a series of urban artist collaborations kicks off with Dr.D aka Subvertiser. ...

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Architect David Adjaye Makes History by Winning RIBA Award

30/09/2020

For the first time in its 173-year history, RIBA awards its gold medal to a black architect — and his best, strangest, work may be yet to come....

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Gasworks Present First UK Solo Exhibition by Eduardo Navarro

29/09/2020

(breathspace), the result of hundreds of sketches produced by Navarro during self-isolation in Buenos Aires, replaces his original immersive installation plans....

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MSCHF Recreate Medical Bills and Sell to Erase $73,000 Debt

28/09/2020

The Brooklyn-based group sold each work at a price equal to the amount of each individual’s debt, with the profits sent to the bill owners in full....

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Dreamsongs: From Medicine to Demons to Artificial Intelligence

25/09/2020

Major group exhibition inspired by the five categories of the dream identified by the Latin scholar Macrobius examines how dreams have been depicted from antiquity to the present day....

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CIRCA Launches on Europe’s Largest Billboard

24/09/2020

Artists including Ai Weiwei and Eddie Peake will interrupt Piccadilly Circus' usual adverts for two minutes to take a non-commercial break devoted to art....

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Greek Charity Compilation Launches in Aid of Refugee Camp

23/09/2020

UNITY, a unique, genre-transcending compilation, features no less than 160 songs from 160 Greek artists, including Greek titans Rotting Christ, 1000mods, and Planet of Zeus....

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