Art & Design
Museums, galleries, architecture, design, and visual culture.
Multimedia arts project wins Sycamore Gap tree commission after public vote
Helix Arts and George King Architects have won the National Trust’s Sycamore Gap commission with The People’s Tree, selected through a public vote and judging panel review.
Fraudster trying to sell fake ancient statues to Sotheby’s foiled over bogus invoices
A man has been sentenced after trying to pass off alleged ancient statues through Sotheby’s using forged provenance paperwork that was exposed in court as modern printing.
Glenn Brown opens two-site Bath exhibition with Grottoesque at No.1 Royal Crescent
Glenn Brown’s two-site Bath exhibition opens today, led by Grottoesque at No.1 Royal Crescent. The show runs through September 6 and includes new large-scale works, a room transformed into a grotto, and a concurrent Holburne Museum presentation.
Met Museum opens new Costume Institute galleries with 'Costume Art' exhibition
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has opened its new Costume Institute galleries, debuting an exhibition that presents fashion as art.
The Met Costume Institute unveils its new Condé M. Nast Galleries
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has opened its new Condé M. Nast Galleries, a major expanded space for the Costume Institute's fashion exhibitions.
Spanish politicians clash over request to move Picasso's Guernica
Spain’s culture minister has rejected a Basque request to loan Picasso’s Guernica to Bilbao, setting off a national political row.
National Gallery names Kengo Kuma-led team for Project Domani
The National Gallery has chosen Kengo Kuma and Associates, with BDP and MICA, to design its Project Domani expansion.