The Latest Breaking News on Art

Young V&A review – child’s play with added wonder

The old name was better, but the £13m revamp of the former Museum of Childhood in east London is a lighter, brighter magical toyshop

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023

The Turner Prize spoof contest that's still going strong 25 years after a pub joke

Entries showing too much effort will be disqualified

Bristol Post · Jul 2, 2023

Bangor disability community centre gets revamp from local street artists

A group of artists have injected colour and life into the Ravara Training and Resource Centre

Belfast Live · Jul 1, 2023

Bid on one-off Louis Vuitton bags designed by the world’s biggest artists

With Sotheby’s, Louis Vuitton offers a chance to bid on its one-off ‘Artycapucines’ handbags, reinterpreted by Urs Fischer, Donna Huanca, Peter Marino, Alex Israel, Tschabalala Self and more, with donations going to charity

Wallpaper · Jul 1, 2023

Wider than websites? LGBTQ+ advocates fear broader discrimination after Supreme Court ruling

A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing a Colorado Christian graphic artist to refuse to work on wedding websites for same-sex couples has LGBTQ+ people across the country worried about broader consequences

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

For Pilsen body shop mural, artist drew on the work of Jackson Pollock and Shel Silverstein

Joliet artist Matthew Jesiolowski says he was inspired by the “chaos” of Pollock’s artwork and the line work in Silverstein’s illustrations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2023

Big Interview: Bristol's Independent Design Collective on the future of independent retailers

BusinessLive spoke to founder and owner Chitra Tarling about surviving on the high street

Birmingham Post · Jun 30, 2023

King Charles sends the art world into panic with one new rule at Buckingham Palace

The monarch who is trying to cut down on emissions and royal budgets has lowered the temperature inside the Palace but this may have a fatal impact on some of the extraordinary paintings he keeps there.

Daily Record · Jun 30, 2023

Pop art fans put up their own blue plaque to pioneering painter after English Heritage snub

Devoted fans of a pioneering female pop artist are putting up their own blue plaque in her memory after being snubbed by English Heritage.

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2023

Psychedelic balloons, little Lagos and hidden treasure in Manchester – the week in art

A veteran pop artist makes her mark, Peckham’s Nigerian ties are on display and Mancunians are sent on a hunt for treasure

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023