British Airways to sell art collection to ease Covid-19 pressures

Multimillion-pound collection features work by Bridget Riley, Damien Hirst and Marc Quinn  Cool Edge by Bridget Riley, one of several pieces of art being auctioned by British Airways. Photograph: Sotheby’s/PA British Airways is selling its multimillion-pound art collection, including work by…

Vincent Kolo, Nigerian artist, wins $50,000 Nefertiti prize for African creativity

Vincent Kolo, a Nigerian, has won the $50,000 Nefertiti grand prize for creativity at the maiden edition of Africa Integration Day. In a statement by organisers of the event, Kolo won the prize with his artwork ‘The Cords of Yesterday’.…

Van Gogh and Gauguin letter about brothel visit sells for 210,000 euros

A letter penned by artists Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, which details their visits to brothels, has been sold at auction for €210,600 ($236,632; £188,538). The letter was bought by the Vincent Van Gogh Foundation at the Drouot auction…

Why Cecily Brown’s Lush Paintings Have Eternal Market Appeal

Painter Cecily Brown is best known for large-scale canvases filled with bravura brushstrokes that exert a certain visual magic. They reward long and careful looking, appearing abstract on first glance and eventually resolving into suggestive figures. Such compositions often conjure…

‘Billions’ Superlatives: Buff Artist Frank Grillo Steals the Show

First, an apology: We didn’t do any superlatives for last week’s episode of Billions. Too many other things got in the way—like reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the Game of Thrones series finale, a show that is way worse than Billions, and celebrating…

Kanye West Says Every Yeezy Product Is An ‘Art Piece’ Because He’s ‘An Artist’

Kanye West first came onto the hip-hop scene in the early 2000s. He quickly made a name for himself as being one of the most outspoken and creative artists in the industry. His creativity didn’t stop at just making music, however.…

Evolve or perish: Virus reshaping art auction market

The coronavirus pandemic poses a huge global challenge to auction houses large and small, but those that have embraced technology could prosper as nervous investors seek a safe haven, according to experts. Major London-based house Sotheby’s has closed its London,…

Prince Charles is one of the UK’s most successful living artists. Here are 15 of his works.

Though he describes himself as an “enthusiastic amateur,” Prince Charles is said to be one of the most successful living artists in the United Kingdom. His paintings were first exhibited in Windsor Castle in 1977, next to the work of his other…

Benin prince calls for Bristol Museum to return stolen sculpture

  A prince of Benin has called on a British museum to “blaze the trail” in returning one of thousands of artefacts looted during the colonial era. The sculpture, currently at Bristol Museum, is one of the “Benin Bronzes”, taken…

Coronavirus Closures: Here’s All the Art, Music, Sports Going Dark

Streets, schools, and places of worship have turned into ghost towns. Airlines are flying “ghost flights” transporting empty seats, while would-be passengers stay at home to have a pint and wait for the whole thing to blow over. So much…