(Credit: YouTube still) Mon 28 October 2024 22:30, UK Honestly, the lore of Banksy is unrivalled. Love him, hate him (or her?), there’s no denying the palpable impact that his work has had over so many cross sections of art and culture. Think of his musical collaborations, too – between Massive Attack, Gorillaz, and Stormzy,
A Barnstaple artist has taken the reins to create her very own art fair after a major London art event was cancelled just days before its opening. Sarah Lee-Pettifer, originally from London but now living in Barnstaple with her family, is a visual artist known as Mrs Animation. She was one of nearly 100 artists
Young V&A, a museum aimed at children that reopened in London in 2023 after an extensive overhaul, was selected from five shortlisted candidates as the winner of the UK’s Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024 prize. “I was inspired by the museum’s vision to become a space for the next generation to feel empowered
The Labour party won a landslide victory in the UK’s general election on 4 July, upending 14 years of Conservative rule and gaining a massive 411 seats out of 650 in total. But what will be the impact on the art trade? Traditionally, the Labour party is perceived to be less on the side of
It was a big photo-op moment when the U.K.’s new prime minister Keir Starmer delivered his victory speech at Tate Modern last Friday after leading the Labour party to a historic landslide win in the general election. Standing against the red-lit backdrop of the Turbine Hall, illuminated to match the signature color of the winning
One great excuse to explore a new corner of the UK is by checking out all the world-class art which is dotted around. From outstanding galleries across our cities to original, eye-catching sculpture displays in our countryside, the UK is absolutely overflowing with art. The only question is how to fit it all in –
Standing proud over the rolling Wiltshire hillside, the installation features 10ft-high silhouette ‘giants’ modelled on soldiers from 5 Rifles – which conducts military training on nearby Salisbury Plain – alongside figures representing members of the public. Designed by the Standing With Giants charity, the artwork is to raise awareness of the MOD’s Respect The Range
The reputation of Mabel Nicholson (1871-1918) has long been eclipsed by that of the male artists in her family: her brother, James Pryde; her husband, William Nicholson; and her eldest son Ben Nicholson. “They—Ben and William especially—are giants in British art, but Mabel’s contribution was written out along the way, effectively reduced to a footnote
Environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil has taken its protests to the British Museum, dressing a statue of a Greek goddess in an orange high vis jacket, and displaying a speech bubble beside it bearing the phrase “just stop famine”. In a statement released on its website, the group says that at 10am today (25
Britain’s cultural sector is in a critical condition, with levels of investment and development far lower than in many other European countries, says a major arts report to be unveiled on Monday evening. Analysis shared exclusively with the Observer shows that while Britain has cut back its total culture budget by 6% since 2010, Germany,