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Zoobs Ansari Retrospective Explores Celebrity at Elephant West London

Zoobs Ansari’s first major London retrospective, Insanity Fair is at Elephant West, White City from 13th March – 9th April 2020. The exhibition will explore the timely topic of contemporary society’s preoccupation with physical perfection, popular culture, and celebrity. Zoobs Ansari works across multiple media ranging from video and photography to collage and painting, creating striking portraits of celebrities and figures from the world of fashion and music, including John Lennon, Amy Whitehouse, and David...

Art Focus

Free Tickets For Readers to the Royal Society of British Artists 303rd Exhibition in London

Chris Jenkins

The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) holds its 303rd exhibition from the 19th to the 29th February 2020 at the Mall Galleries London, and Arts & Collections readers can get free tickets for two, saving £10 on the standard price. The RBA is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of skill, concept and draughtsmanship in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. The exhibition is sourced from member artists and through open submission, to bring together...

Collections

Where To Find The Big Names in Contemporary Art From Warhol to Hirst

Chris Jenkins

Box galleries in Chelsea is the go-to London destination for contemporary art collectors. Arts & Collections asks owner Emma Moir for her unique take on the market Since its foundation in 2012, Box Galleries has become a reliable source of recognised investment artwork, as well as works by emerging talents in the contemporary art scene. Emma Moir, owner of the King’s Road, Chelsea gallery, has built up an impeccable reputation for having access to artwork...

Art Focus

Turner Prize Sensation As All Four Artists Share Joint Award

Chris Jenkins

All four artists shortlisted for the 2019 Turner Prize have been named joint winners after they collectively argued that the judges should recognise the causes of “commonality, multiplicity and solidarity”. The award ceremony in Margate on Tuesday 3rd December made history as Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani were named the collective winners after they jointly wrote to the judges. Helen Cammock read out a joint statement on stage. The artists,...

Life & Culture

George Michael’s Collection of the Work of Young British Artists For Auction at Christie’s

Chris Jenkins

As we reported in February, over 150 works from the private art collection of George Michael are to be auctioned by Christie’s in London, online from 8th March to 15th March, and in a special evening auction on March 14th. George Michael, who died suddenly on Christmas Day in 2016, was a keen visitor to galleries and artist’s studios, where he developed friendships with many of the Young British Art Movement (YBA) artists whose work...

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Christie’s to Auction George Michael’s Art Collection

Hannah Foskett

Over 200 works from the private art collection of George Michael are to be auctioned by Christie’s in London this March. The proceeds will help to continue the singer-songwriter’s philanthropic work. The late George Michael, who died suddenly on Christmas Day in 2016, was a keen visitor to galleries and artist’s studios, where he developed friendships with many of the Young British Art Movement (YBA) artists whose work he admired deeply. His impressive collection represents...

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The Other Art Fair Announces Its Programme of Work by Young Artists

Chris Jenkins

Over 140 artists will take over the iconic Truman Brewery for the 34th edition of The Other Art Fair, presented by Saatchi Art. With an exciting new programme of events including guest exhibitions, site-specific installations, engaging workshops and curated projects addressing the fair’s global 2019 Greener Future theme, the fair offers a dynamic and immersive presentation of some of the most exciting and adventurous emerging artists from around the world. Overseen by The Other Art...

Sotheby's View

Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Auction Makes $362.6 Million

Hannah Foskett

Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction concluded in New York with an increase of 16.9 percent over the same sale in 2017. The auction was led by Gerhard Richter’s extraordinary Abstraktes Bild (1987)—which sold for $32 million. Measuring over 100 inches in both height and weight, only five of the 18 works from this period in Richter’s career remain in private hands. After the contemporary art auction on 14 November, Sotheby’s now holds the top five...

Sotheby's View

Banksy Painting Self-destructs After Selling for £1 Million

Annalisa D'Alessio

Anonymous street artist and political activist Banksy strikes again. One of his most recognisable paintings, Girl With Balloon (2006), self-destructed immediately after it went under the hammer for an astounding £1.04 million. The artwork was initially estimated to fetch £200,000-300,000. The stunt left auctioneers attending Sotheby’s London’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction on 5 October 2018 completely speechless. It is still unclear what the ramifications are for the art world, the auction house and the buyer,...

Sotheby's View

Sotheby’s Sale of Modern and Contemporary African Art

Phoebe Ollerearnshaw

An exciting event will be taking place on the 16th May 2017, held by Sotheby’s London—to celebrate their first dedicated sale of Modern and Contemporary African Art. The auction will feature works by 60 different artists from 14 countries across the continent including: Algeria (North Africa), Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal (West Africa), Ethiopia and Uganda (East Africa), Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo (Central Africa), Angola, South Africa and Zimbabwe (Southern Africa)....

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contemporary art Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Arts & Collections

Zoobs Ansari Retrospective Explores Celebrity at Elephant West London

Free Tickets For Readers to the Royal Society of British Artists 303rd Exhibition in London

Where To Find The Big Names in Contemporary Art From Warhol to Hirst

Turner Prize Sensation As All Four Artists Share Joint Award

George Michael’s Collection of the Work of Young British Artists For Auction at Christie’s

Christie’s to Auction George Michael’s Art Collection

The Other Art Fair Announces Its Programme of Work by Young Artists

Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Auction Makes $362.6 Million

Banksy Painting Self-destructs After Selling for £1 Million

Sotheby’s Sale of Modern and Contemporary African Art

Asia Week Returns to New York

Narratives in Clay at County Hall

Helmut Newton Polaroids in Berlin

Vivienne Westwood Parachute Shirt Under the Hammer

Crossroads and Alliances at Marie José Gallery