Gilbert & George to convert East End house into non-profit gallery Building on Heneage Street, which previously belonged to the late artist Polly Hope, to host two exhibitions a year and bring in 200 visitors a week.
Police question former director of Moscow’s National Centre for Contemporary Arts in connection to corruption investigation Mikhail Mindlin questioned by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in connection with corruption investigation that has already landed a deputy culture minister in prison.
Vandals graffiti Ugo Rondinone’s Las Vegas public art installation Pictures of genitalia, numbers such as 666, and profanity written on Swiss artist’s site-specific artwork.
Photographer Dennis Morris sues Richard Prince over Sid Vicious images Lawsuit accuses Prince and Gagosian, among other charges, of “making derivative works” and “producing and distributing large scale reproductions incorporating those derivative works” based on Morris’s photos of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious.
Painting ‘wrecked beyond repair’ to be shown again after intensive restoration Fitzwilliam Museum displays Renaissance painting by Sebastiano del Piombo after it was badly damaged in the 1700s.
Structural wall of Hong Kong Arts Complex collapses, raising safety concerns among public Wall gives way, wrecking one of the historic compound’s 16 buildings.
Banksy leaves mural and cheeky note in Bristol school as thanks for tribute Artist shows gratitude to Bridge Farm primary for naming house after him.
Modern Art Oxford launches first crowd-funding campaign Funds will pay for publication celebrating 50 years of exhibitions and performances at gallery.
Tunga, Brazilian Artist known for his alchemical and monumental work, dies at 64 One of Brazil’s most prized artists dies of cancer at the age of 64 in Rio de Janeiro, where he resided for most of his life.
Images:
1. Inside the main house on Heneage Street, a former brewery, soon to become The Gilbert & George Centre
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