Hauser & Wirth gallery is being prosecuted in the UK for breaching Russian sanctions by allegedly making available a work by George Condo to a person connected with Russia. As first reported in The Times, Condo’s Escape from Humanity (2021) was allegedly made available to the collector, named in the Times as Alexander Popov, sometime between 14
Retired GP Margaret Borthwick has made the finals of the British Art Prize 2025 with her oil painting depicting a pond at the Calgary Art and Sculpture Trail in Mull. Margaret, from Kilbarchan, was inspired to create the painting after a family visit to Mull in September 2024. Read more: Women share powerful stories through
A POPPY installation was installed at a church in Woodcote to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The display, which has more than 570 poppies, can be seen hanging in St Leonard’s Church in South Stoke Road. Residents contributed their hand-knitted poppies of all shapes and sizes to the
Over time, street art has evolved from an underground form of rebellion to one that is now accepted in the business community. These objects, which once adorned subway tunnels and deserted buildings, are now displayed on the walls of high-end hotels and fetch millions of dollars at auction houses. The canvases have grown into profitable
The exhibition’s curator, Christine Riding thinks that Wright developed his Caravaggio-like handling of light and dark because the London art world at the time was so competitive. “He was entrepreneurial and came up with a signature style. And I don’t think anyone dared do the same because he was so good at it – it
Two projects, the North Stoneham Art Trail and one at Fleming Park, are already underway as part of the Together We Make Eastleigh town centre improvements programme. A brief to create murals celebrating Eastleigh’s identity and heritage, working with Barton Peveril college students, is also being finalised. They will be put in place at
She later arrived in London as a refugee, settling in East Finchley. Nasrin has donated one of her unique artworks to a fundraising silent art auction in aid of the Freedom From Torture charity. The auction is already underway online with bids open till Monday (November 10). Her ‘Strange Blue Flowers and Strange Yellow
In a celeb-obsessed world, someone thought what could be better than three famous artists collaborating in a new exhibition. As it turns out, the answer is almost anything else could be better. Triple Trouble is an exhibition of new collaborative works by uber-famous Damien Hirst alongside street artists Shepard Fairey and Invader – and hosted
Knutsford wall sculptor Meredith Bloom will showcase her work at the Manchester Art Fair, which will take place from November 21 to 23. She is one of eight artists and galleries from Cheshire to be chosen for the event. Meredith said: “I’m delighted to have been selected to show at Manchester Art Fair this November.
Winter is coming, and so is the endless rotation of festive drinks, work parties and Christmas catch-ups. But before December swallows your diary and leaves little time to gorge on cheese and romcoms, I’ve curated a list of ways to enjoy one of my favourite months of the year – November. Despite the increasing cold,