The Latest Breaking News on Art

Every dog has its day at the gallery (and cats too)

Which side are you on? An art exhibition devoted to the love of humanity's furry friends has cats on one side of the gallery, and dogs on the other.

AAP · Oct 31, 2024

Drawing the Italian Renaissance review – Christ, naked and muscly, leaps from the grave

Among dazzling works by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo from the Royal Collection, the sketches of lesser artists offer comfort and inspiration to future artists in this absorbing show

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

'Cursed' Statue Removed from City Roof After Years of Controversy: 'He's Going to The Hague'

After five years of controversy, the giant sculpture Quasi, a 16-foot hand with an unsmiling human face, will be removed from atop Wellington's City Gallery.

Latin Times · Oct 30, 2024

The world’s most feminist city: how Umeå in Sweden became an idyll for women

From snow-clearing to bus stops, civic furniture to football teams, women and men are considered and treated equally in this small city in Scandinavia – with the aim of making life happier for everyone

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

Letters of support for huge tower at Battersea Bridge removed after 'feedback concerns'

Letters of support backing controversial plans to build a huge tower at the bottom of Battersea Bridge have been removed, after residents named as having signed them complained.

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024

A New Zealand city waves goodbye to its giant hand sculpture that many came to love

Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, the giant sculpture of a hand has loomed over the city for five years

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

What is ricin? Poison which Southport stabbing suspect is accused of making

Axel Rudakubana, 18, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court by video link on Wednesday charged with production of a biological toxin called ricin

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

How to draw hands

Learn how to draw hands (and to do it well) with our experts' step-by-step guide.

Creative Bloq · Oct 29, 2024

‘I can’t wait to paint myself when I’m old and knobbly’: the sensual world of Louis Fratino

His old-fashioned painting prowess and explicitly queer subject matter has made the young American artist hot property. So why are some people so shocked?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024

Southport murder suspect charged with terrorism offence and producing ricin

Axel Rudakubana, 18, who is already charged with three counts of murder, faces new charges of possessing terrorist material and making poison

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024