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Glasgow's Charles Rennie Mackintosh rare artworks go up for sale in bidding war

The Glasgow born artist was one of the greatest designers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries with a number of rare objects to be sold to the highest bidder.

Glasgow Live · Apr 14, 2023

Frank Auerbach: Twenty Self-Portraits review – savage, compassionate and pineapple-like

Now in his 90s, the great German-British painter is finally putting his own face up for scrutiny – with wondrously strange results

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

Meet the rooftop Banksy making art from tiles

"I’ve always loved Banksy, his work is iconic"

Bristol Post · Apr 14, 2023

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Spiritual visions, robot stags and Auerbach through a glass darkly – the week in art

Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian unite, Mat Collishaw dives into the digital and a modern master considers himself in his 90s – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

Drunk driver Hugh Campbell avoids jail after fatally striking pedestrian during Sculpture by the Sea exhibition

An elderly man who was intoxicated when he struck and killed a pedestrian along WA's coast avoids an immediate jail term.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2023

Portraits of Dogs: From Gainsborough to Hockney review

We British “love our dogs”, said Rachel Campbell-Johnston in The Times. And since at least the 17th century, British artists have shown equal enthusiasm for depicting man’s best friend. Thomas Gainsborough painted his beloved mutts and put their portrait in “pride of place” above the mantelpiece in his London house…

The Week · Apr 14, 2023

Paul O'Grady's alter ego Lily Savage memorialised in captivating new mural

TV icon Paul O'Grady died at the age of 67 at the end of March. A new mural of his alter ego Lily Savage was recently unveiled

Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2023

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Exhibition showcasing Ukrainian LGBTQ+ lives to be hosted at Lush Liverpool

Ten uniquely queer stories will be told as part of a collaboration between Homotopia and UKRAINEPRIDE

Liverpool Echo · Apr 13, 2023

Nymph statue defaced with crayon at National Trust property

Charity ‘dismayed’ over incident at Croome Court in Worcestershire, and Capability Brown memorial also vandalised

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

Glasgow's SWG3’s Yardworks Festival 2023 - The Essential Guide

Here's what to see, eat, drink and more at this year’s exciting contemporary urban art event where the outdoors space in the west end of Glasgow is transformed into a vibrant living canvas.

Glasgow Live · Apr 13, 2023

Masterpieces and margaritas: National Portrait Gallery to open new bar as part of revamp

London gallery will be latest institution to offer after-hours events when it reopens in June after a £35m refurbishment

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

These modern portrait paintings are inspired

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Creative Bloq · Apr 13, 2023

Amazing new Paul O'Grady mural appears on Canal Street building after overwhelming reaction to defaced work

"I think it’s a really fitting situé for Lily to be in"

Manchester Evening News · Apr 13, 2023

Man admits to Basquiat forgery scheme which saw fakes displayed in museum

Michael Barzman sold paintings created in ‘maximum of 30 minutes’ by accomplice, justice department says

The Guardian - US · Apr 13, 2023

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The Conversation · Apr 13, 2023

Grenfell: Steve McQueen's film is a silent, unflinching reminder of lives devastated by fire

Oscar-winning artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen’s new work, Grenfell, is on show at London’s Serpentine Gallery. The 24-minute film – which the artist captured by helicopter in December 2017, six months after the fire – rotates around the Grenfell Tower in silence.

The Conversation · Apr 13, 2023

El Anatsui creates gigantic artworks from recycled materials - why the world fell in love with him

The artist El Anatsui was born in Ghana and has spent the bulk of his career in Nigeria, but is a citizen of the world. News of a major new installation of his work coming to the prestigious Tate Modern gallery in London is just one in a string of…

Glasgow Live · Apr 13, 2023

The artist behind Glasgow's Kelvin Walkway penguins and why the figures have been spreading joy

The penguin figures are putting a smile on the faces of those passing by on Kelvin Walkway as they partake in various activities including litter-picking, reading and more.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

Jasleen Kaur review – Ford Escort revs up rich tangle of resonant memory

Family photos in Irn-Bru resin, tracksuits, sound works and a once-prized car tell a personal and political story of growing up in a south Asian family in Scotland

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Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2023

Damien Hirst sculpture worth millions battered in car crash

A £2.4 million sculpture by Damien Hirst has taken a dent. The Sphinx, a coral piece created by Hirst, above, in 2017, was ploughed into by a Rolls Royce, a police report reveals. The car knocked the piece, which is held in a private collection, off its pedestal before careering…

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

Them’s the Breaks review – join the community at art’s new frontier

Resolve’s collaborative exhibition features a library, a workshop and a stage made from recycled materials – all set up for visitors to make their own change

Daily Record · Apr 13, 2023

Royal seal of approval as Ayrshire sculptor meets with HRH Princess Royal to unveil memorial statue

John McKenna's ‘The Sentry’ sculpture pays tribute to the men who served in the Worcestershire Regiment.

Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2023

King Charles III seen crowned for first time on new coins released by Royal Mint

The commemorative collection includes a 50p and a £5 coin which features the first official crowned coinage portrait of King Charles III

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

What modelling King Charles’s head taught me about very public portraits – and sovereignty itself

I’ve sculpted figures from Mary Seacole to George Orwell, but a 9.6m-strong test run of my latest image is art on a whole new scale, says sculptor Martin Jennings

Belfast Live · Apr 13, 2023

New mural unveiled at South Belfast train station celebrating history of the area

The mural shows the station's former signal man Charles Murtagh and was unveiled by his daughter

Wales Online · Apr 13, 2023

Grandmother's huge postcard archive could be worth £75,000

Jane Westwood's obsession has amassed her around 750,000 postcards during her 55 years of collecting

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