Art and Artifice

The Egyptian Museum houses a variety of priceless works of art, including the contents of the tomb of King Tutankhamen. The gold death mask ...

In March 2009, Zimbabwean artist Owen Maseko had an exhibition at the National Gallery in Bulawayo. Many artists are nervous before their w...

Although now overshadowed by more recent news from the east, it was announced last week that Russia will maintain its ban on sending any new...

The inaugural VIP Art Fair, which describes itself as "the first art fair to mobilize the collective force of the world’s leading con...

In a case dating back to 1996 three stolen works of art, with an estimated value of £200,000, have been recovered after they were removed fr...

Following on from my earlier post , it seems that Rubens was causing a stir before Christmas too. His work entitled The Coronation of the...

Banksy ’s identity is a closely kept secret and although several newspapers have claimed to have unmasked him, this has never been publicly ...

Culture Minister Ed Vaizey yesterday placed a temporary export bar on Portrait of a Young Woman, said to be by artist Peter Paul Rubens, pro...

Whether you care for "The Urethra Postcard Art of  Gilbert & George ", the latest exhibition of work by that iconic British du...

News today that the Associated Press has settled its lawsuit against Street artist Shepard Fairey who produced the iconic Obama “Hope” poste...