The Latest Breaking News on Art

'Sad step backward' for boy thrown from Tate Modern balcony

Family of boy who survived a 100 ft fall from London gallery but suffered life-changing injuries give sad update

Evening Standard · Apr 14

French man wins €1m Picasso after buying €100 ticket for charity raffle

Proceeds from the ticket sales will go to Alzheimer’s research

The Independent UK · Apr 14

‘It was life-changing’: the celebrated art historian who spent 46 years sitting for Frank Auerbach

Catherine Lampert is a historian, curator and model who spent much of her time sitting for her famous friends. She tells us what the likes of Auerbach, Lucian Freud and Euan Uglow meant to her

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14

A journey to the bottom of the ocean, beneath Paris’s skyscrapers

An interactive exhibition underneath the streets of Paris's La Défense business district reveals another hidden world – that of the darkest depths of the ocean. Bringing together art and science, it shows the beauty and vulnerability of Earth's final frontier.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 12

'Meaningless civic gesture': MAGA backlash erupts over Swami Vivekananda's statue in Seattle

The first-ever life-sized statue of Swami Vivekananda was unveiled in the US on Saturday, April 11, 2026, by Seattle mayor Katie Wilson and Consul General of India in Seattle, Prakash Gupta. The bronze statue honouring the famous Indian philosopher and spiritual leader has been installed at the Westlake Square in…

The Times of India · Apr 12

My recipe for an inspiring art studio starts with a window

Comics artist Gretel Lusky gives us a tour of her beautiful studio on the Mediterranean coast.

Creative Bloq · Apr 12

OPINION - The National Gallery’s new wing is bland, but the modern art going in it is the problem

For the National Gallery to expand its remit to include 21st-century art (hello, Tracey Emin) is something else

Evening Standard · Apr 11

Trump administration releases new renderings of so-called ‘Arc de Trump’

Triumphal arch would be 250ft tall, featuring a 60ft golden Lady Liberty, at the foot of Arlington Memorial Bridge

The Guardian - US · Apr 10

UK’s most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson moved to high-security ‘Monster Mansion’ before parole bid

Charles Bronson, the infamous 73-year-old inmate, has been relocated to the maximum-security facility known as HMP Wakefield, often referred to as 'Monster Mansion,' just in time for a pivotal parole hearing. Sources within the prison indicate heightened tension as staff express concerns for his well-being after his art materials were…

The Times of India · Apr 10

Picture this: A raffle offers a Picasso for 100 euros to fund Alzheimer’s research

A raffle in France offers the chance to win a Picasso portrait for a 100-euro ticket

The Independent UK · Apr 10