The Latest Breaking News on Art

The quest to authenticate a masterpiece, Ald. Austin’s quiet quitting and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 6, 2023

Plans for the second phase of Oldham's Old Library restoration revealed

Proposals for the iconic building, which was built in 1883, are part of the ambition to create a 'cultural quarter' in Oldham

Manchester Evening News · Mar 6, 2023

Charles Bronson: 8 bizarre remarks notorious prisoner made during public parole hearing

Dubbed one of Britain's most violent offenders, Charles Bronson - who changed his surname to Salvador in 2014 after the artist Salvador Dali - has been in prison for much of the last 50 years

Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023

Banksy art worth over £220,000 seized in proceeds of crime investigation

Work by street artist Banksy worth more than £220,000 has been seized by police as suspected proceeds of crime, it has emerged.

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023

Gateshead arts charity boss explains how £10,000 transformed mental health offering in one of the borough’s most deprived areas

Vikas Kumar MBE of Gem Arts said £10,000 in NHS funding had been a vital boost to the charity's work using art to support health in diverse communities.

Chronicle Live · Mar 6, 2023

Date confirmed when Tate Liverpool will close its doors for two years

The £29.7 million project will see the Albert Dock gallery closed until 2025

Liverpool Echo · Mar 6, 2023

Charles Bronson describes ‘rumble of his life’ prison fight as parole panel told he wouldn’t cope with release

He is only the second inmate in UK legal history to have his case heard in public

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023

New William Hogarth exhibition to feature artwork not seen for 300 years

The display focuses on the British artist and his reaction to the 1745 Jacobite Uprising.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Conflict, exhaustion, joy and pain: how Alice Neel shattered the taboos around motherhood

After centuries of exquisite Madonnas, the painter laid bare the complex truth about bearing and bringing up children – and inspired generations of successors

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Artist ponders better sex education

A collection of cartoonish and childlike paintings that carry a serious message will be showcased during "Alien Nation" at Eat Me Restaurant from Wednesday to May 7.

Bangkok Post · Mar 5, 2023