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Oil painting for beginners: 5 important things to know before you get started

From techniques to equipment, this is oil painting for beginners.

Creative Bloq · Jul 6, 2022

David Hockney: ‘My era was the freest time. I now realise it’s over’

The artist pops in from Normandy to talk us through a show of his great paintings, discuss his old hometown Bradford becoming City of Culture – and reveal why Harry Styles was tricky to paint

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2022

Art Defo: Stunning Home Restored By World-Renowned Artist Damien Hirst To Fetch Over $1.2 Million

The home in Ilfracombe, a seaside resort in Devon is not just a living space, but partly a commercial opportunity too.

Zenger · Jul 1, 2022

Must-see art from Senegal's Biennale: Sculptures of sugar, paintings of old postcards

Sidelined by the pandemic, the Dakar Biennale is back. The theme of this year's festival is "Ĩ Ndaffa" — meaning "out of the fire," as artists forge bold visions of the world.

WEKU · Jun 10, 2022

Jeff Koons sculpture expected to raise millions for Ukraine humanitarian effort

The magenta sculpture will be exhibited in St James’s Square in London from June 14.

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Antony Gormley ‘a proud British citizen’ despite German passport application

The acclaimed British sculptor holds dual nationality due to his mother being German.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2022

Seven queens star in Sotheby’s show of power, prestige and pearls

Exhibition brings together portraits, many held in private collections, of queens from Tudor times onwards

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2022

Antony Gormley to become German citizen due to ‘tragedy’ of Brexit

Acclaimed sculptor calls leaving the EU ‘a practical disaster’ and a ‘betrayal’ as major retrospective opens

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022

Picasso, Monet and Cézanne lead the way in $400m New York art auction

Ten works sell for more than $10m each in sale featuring giants of art, also including Gauguin and Magritte

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022

Monet’s Le Grand Canal et Santa Maria della Salute sells at Sotheby’s for record £45m

The piece has joined a series of Monet masterworks that have sold for more than £40.1m in consecutive New York sales at Sotheby’s

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022