Will the public get behind the 3D printing pen, which lets you draw in mid air?
The Decorated Cave of Pont-d’Arc is 36,000 years old and the oldest cultural property on UNESCO’s lists. Its new replica is set to open in 2015.
The National Gallery has announced Nicholas Penny’s intention to retire from his role as director
The V&A in China; Brad Pitt in Glasgow; Manifesta in Russia; and the Chapman Brothers at home in Hastings…
News and comment from the art world this week
The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is the only stamp of its kind in the world, and by far the most expensive
A number of paintings in the De Morgan Foundation collection are urgently in need of conservation
The De Morgan Foundation is seeking a new home for its collection
The Panthéon in Paris has been taken over by a sea of faces…
News from the art world this week
Tracey Emin isn’t the only artist to turn her attention to the humble bed
The newly-renovated Piscine Molitor has finally reopened, but concerns have been raised over its high entrance fees
The news comes just days after the photographer was awarded the fifth Prix Pictet
70% of the contents of the Glasgow School of Art have been salvaged by firefighters after a major blaze
Fire crews are tackling a major blaze at the iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh building on Renfrew Street
Some of the stories, debates and discussions we’ve spotted this week
Eleven photographers have been shortlisted for this year’s Prix Pictet on the theme of ‘Consumption’
A cutting off ceremony is an artistic drama like no other
Some of the stories, reviews and discussions we’ve spotted online this week
Gallery: A selection of images from the summer exhibition at Tate St Ives
President of the Musée Picasso, Anne Baldassari, has been dismissed by the French Culture Ministry
The enigmatic artist famous for her ‘repetitions’ of contemporary artists’ work, died this week
The Kabakovs have created a maze-like installation under the glass roof of the Grand Palais
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
Postage paid: Sotheby’s stamp estimated at $10–20million
The British Guiana One-Cent Magenta is the only stamp of its kind in the world, and by far the most expensive