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Joan Jonas: Inferno Paradise / The Juniper Tree

5 April - 18 May 2008
Wilkinson Gallery is pleased to present a solo show by the acclaimed performance, video and installation artist, Joan Jonas.
The exhibition premieres a new installation, entitled Inferno Paradise, alongside The Juniper Tree (1976). Whilst taking inspiration from Dante, [...]

Late at Tate Liverpool: Folie à Deux

On the last Thursday of every month Tate Liverpool is open late for special events, music, food, drink and the best modern and contemporary art. This month’s Late at Tate on Thursday 24 April (18.00 – 21.00) is inspired by the French phrase, Folie à Deux which literally translates as, ‘a madness shared by two’ [...]

Freud painting ‘will set record’

A painting by Lucian Freud is expected to become the most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction when it goes under the hammer next month.

The 1995 work, Benefits Supervisor Sleeping, is estimated to fetch between $25m and $35m (£12.7m to £17.7m).

Freud painted Benefits Supervisor Sleeping back in 1995
The current auction record [...]

Hockney gives Tate giant painting

Renowned UK artist David Hockney has donated the biggest painting of his career to Tate Britain in London.

The work, Bigger Trees Near Warter, is 4.6m by 12m (40ft by 15ft) and is made up of a grid of 50 small canvases.
The portrait, of a typical Yorkshire landscape, was first exhibited last year at the Royal [...]

Iconic arts centre marks 30 years

An art gallery designed by a leading architect is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its opening.
The Sainsbury Centre for the visual arts is based at the University of East Anglia in Norwich and was designed by Norman Foster’s consultancy.
Their work includes the Millennium Bridge and City Hall in London and the new German Parliament [...]

Jan Fabre at the Louvre - The Angel of the Metamorphosis

Following upon the successes of the first three editions of Counterpoint, the Louvre continues to pursue its policy of openness to contemporary art and living artists by extending an invitation this spring to Jan Fabre. Within the galleries devoted to the painted works of the Flemish, Dutch and German Schools, visitors are encouraged to rediscover [...]

Fashion V Sport @ Victoria & Albert, London

Sponsored by ECCO Shoes
Opens 5 August 2008

A new exhibition at the V&A this summer, Fashion V Sport, will explore the relationship between contemporary fashion and global sportswear brands. Both industries have been inspired by street style and have been working in closer collaboration in recent years.
On display will be around 60 outfits including [...]