William Mitchell sculpture removed during Coventry demolition
Mitchell had a body of work that ranges from a zoo in Qatar to the Egyptian escalator at…
The Broad’s next free exhibition confronts mass media and memory
Long before endless scrolling offered us up-to-the-minute sociopolitical snapshots, we turned to all sorts of books, newspapers, pamphlets and photos…
Franco Vaccari: Reverie Against Ruin
The artist’s retrospective at Museion marks what would have been his ninetieth birthday and aims at something like…
Race Against the Tide: ‘Sculpting sand is more tiring than you think’
A woman competing on a new BBC show in which competitors sculpt sand art said it was a…
Move over Duolingo, there’s a new brand mascot in town
After the social media rampage of Duolingo’s crazed owl, I was suffering some serious brand mascot fatigue. His…
Sydney’s A$915m Powerhouse Parramatta museum announces opening date and plans for ambitious space-themed exhibition – The Art Newspaper
One of Australia’s most anticipated museum projects, Powerhouse Parramatta, will finally open its doors to the public on…
Stiff + Trevillion gets the go-ahead for City office-to-hotel conversion
The 2,277m² project at 21 Whitefriars Street, off Fleet Street, was recently approved by the City of London…
Newly discovered Bernini painting to be unveiled at Vienna museum – The Art Newspaper
A newly discovered painting by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is to be unveiled in December at Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum.…
PRP submits plans for 245 homes on Old Kent Road
Located on the former Folgate Estate, the AJ100 practice’s proposals for Weston Homes envisage a part-5, part-13 and…
New Bradford archive aims to preserve special memories
Bradford photographer Carolyn Mendelsohn has launched the scheme, titled Still Lives, Living Stories: The Heart of Bradford, in…
Creatives are deeply divided over the new Instagram logo, and I think that points to a broader issue
I’ve been paying attention to Instagram since the very start. In the early 2010s, the audience was mostly…
A guide to artist agents and consultancies – The Art Newspaper
As artists’ careers become increasingly multifaceted so too do the businesses that support them. Once the preserve of…