Mondrian sale sets new record at New York auction, while Sotheby's fetch $391m in two days
A 1930s work by Piet Mondrian has sold for £43m ($51m) at a Sotheby’s auction in New York, setting a new record for the artist's work.
Art
Banksy unveils seven murals across Ukraine
Banksy has created seven murals across the war-torn country of Ukraine, with the British street artist sharing one of them on Instagram.
Sean Penn and Zelensky are The Ambassadors | Deep Focus
This week, Sean Penn handed his Oscar to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a ‘symbol of faith’. But in Deep Focus, we see the echoes of Hans Holbein the Younger's 1533 painting, The Ambassadors.
English National Opera facing major cuts amid funding overhaul by Arts Council England
The English National Opera is set to lose over £12.5m from its core annual funding, while also being told to “develop a new business model”, in a major move from Arts Council England.
Cézanne at Tate Modern review | Art triumphs contradiction
★★★★★ The landmark Cézanne retrospective travels across the pond from Chicago’s Art Institute to the Tate Modern. You can read our full review below.
Shannon Taggart | Interview with photographer behind Séance
Shannon Taggart talks to us about Séance, the first monograph from the photographer out of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Just Stop Oil | Who are they and what do they want?
We take a look at Just Stop Oil, the activists wreaking havoc across Britain. Who are they, what have they done so far and what do they want?
What motivates art vandalism in 2022?
In the wake of environmental protests at museums across the UK, Sophie Dibben examines some acts of art vandalism that have happened recently, and looks at why they specifically target art.
John Pearse | An interview with the Tailor Extraordinaire
John Pearse has designed and created suits for every Beatle, every Stone, Hendrix and almost every refined gentleman who passes through London. We sat down with one of the world's most eminent tailors in his Soho shop.
Who is funding Just Stop Oil? | The billionaires backing the art vandals
Millionaires fund Just Stop Oil and are encouraging the vandalism of beautiful and historic art the world over, with no consultation of the people.
Climate protester glues his head to ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’
Just Stop Oil activists continue to vandalise famous works of art, with the latest being Vermeer's famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting at a Dutch museum.
Donatello London Exhibition | V&A to host UK's first major exhibition of Old Master's work
A new exhibition exploring the work of Donatello, the “driving force behind the Italian Renaissance”, is coming to London's Victoria and Albert Museum next year.
Just Stop Oil and Ferrari | Deep Focus
Just Stop Oil's attack on the London Ferrari showroom has overtones of Abstract Expressionism in this interesting snapshot.
Michelle Donelan: Who is the UK's new (old) Culture Secretary?
With questions over restitution, the BBC licence fee and Channel 4 privatisation, we look at Michelle Donelan, the UK's new culture secretary.
Henry Fuseli at The Courtauld | Between Blue Velvet and brothel
Henry Fuseli’s drawings of 1890s women delight, intrigue and repulse Alexander Adams.
Nikon Small World competition winners | Human neurons to embryonic gecko hands
The Nikon Small World competition brings microscopic photography into focus. These images celebrate the unbelievable clarity of photographs taken through a light microscope.
Just Stop Oil vandals cake King Charles waxwork at Madame Tussauds
Just Stop Oil protesters have targeted a King Charles waxwork at Madame Tussauds by trashing the sculpture with chocolate cake.
Kanye West and the Big Lie | Deep Focus
Kanye West has been in the news a lot lately. One picture in particular, however, caught our eye, and we take a closer look by pulling focus.
Bikes of Hanoi by Jon Enoch
Jon Enoch's Bikers of Hanoi project captures the Vietnam capital's moped delivery drivers in all their scintillating colours; visit photographer Gold in the Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2019.
Graham Bonham-Carter | US arrest Brit for moving sanctioned Russian oligarch's artwork
A British businessman has been arrested by American authorities for allegedly trying to transport artwork owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch out of the US.
Behind The Scenes with London’s creatives | Lucy Donovan
We meet Lucy Donovan, an ‘art influencer’, bringing London's galleries to people's pockets and trying to making fine art fun again.
Tate Liverpool opens Turner Prize 2022 exhibition
Tate Liverpool today unveils an exhibition of work by the four artists nominated for the Turner Prize 2022.
Comedy Wildlife Photo finalists
The shortlisted images for the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photo awards are here: from grinning triggerfish to a waving raccoon.
How artists create through times of suffering
An new anthology of interviews and artworks, End Of Nowhere, examines how creative people go about making things amidst suffering and strange times, including interviews with punk legend Lydia Lunch, Wu Tang Clan and Tribe Called Quest producer Sophia Chang, and writer and environmentalist Dean Kuipers.
Salvator Mundi | Saudi Arabia reportedly building gallery for world's most expensive painting
Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi has not been seen since its mysterious $450 million sale at a New York auction in 2017, but it may soon be going on display in Saudi Arabia, according to British art historian Martin Kemp.
Chloé Jafé | The hidden lives of Yakuza wives
Chloé Jafé was a hostess in Tokyo before a chance encounter landed her in the heart of the Yakuza, Japan's largest organised crime syndicate.
First man to paint the Berlin Wall | Thierry Noir
Thierry Noir was the first to paint the Berlin Wall. Now his work breathes life onto London's streets.
Tracey Emin painting sells for £2.3m, proceeds go to new art school
Tracey Emin has sold a new work, Like A Cloud of Blood, for £2.3m including fees, and will use the money to fund her new art school in Margate, Kent.
Ai-Da the robot in Parliament | Deep Focus
Ai-Da the robot has been in the House of Lords, but we're interested in the photo itself. How can we read deeper into what's happening here? By pulling focus.
Birds, Poetry in the Sky | An interview with photographer Christian Spencer
We speak to Christian Spencer, an Australian wildlife photographer who's travelled the world capturing birds, and now lives in the Brazilian rainforest.
