The Latest Breaking News on Art

Before Photoshop there was… Quantel Paintbox?

This lost '80s digital art tech still has its fans.

Creative Bloq · May 20, 2023

Man attacks statue at BBC HQ with hammer and chisel

The Metropolitan Police said specialist officers have been called to the scene in central London.

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

Venice Architectural Biennale gives overdue voice to long-silenced Africa

Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko is giving voices that have long been silenced a platform at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

Dark corners of Scottish folklore inspire stunning new light installation in Perth city centre

The “Away with the Faeries” exhibit on Guard Vennel by award-winning artist Elisa Artesero takes its inspiration from legends of people disappearing

Daily Record · May 19, 2023

Rare desk seal owned by Sir Walter Scott fetches £13,860 at auction

A rock crystal and multi-gem set desk seal formerly owned by Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton sold for the exact same amount.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

The toxic landscape of colonialism: Venice’s Architecture Biennale spotlights Africa

Is the era of the elderly white male finally over? This year’s global extravaganza, boasting a Ghanaian-Scottish curator, features a huge number of exhibitors from Africa – and shows its vicious exploitation continues

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

‘It’s like they’re time travellers’: the peculiar portrait of an artist’s parents, bought by a friend

In our series on artworks in Australian homes, Anna Guthrie shows us a curious triptych that is absurd and mundane in equal measure

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023

Floating Earth creator says Liverpool 'gets culture in a way other cities don't'

"I think people in Liverpool sort of get culture in a way that other cities perhaps don't"

Liverpool Echo · May 19, 2023

Sublime clutter, Scottish moderns and … Gazza? – the week in art

Sarah Sze’s collected clutter of modern life, Paolozzi and Eardley join the modern canon and an imaginary show about the footballer becomes real – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

British Museum quietly drops Rosetta Stone tagline

Thousands of Egyptians say they want the Stone back

Evening Standard · May 19, 2023