Tate Modern bosses suspend curator for slamming their decision to postpone show featuring Ku Klux Klan paintings as ‘extremely patronising to viewers’ The Tate Modern will delay show of Philip Guston’s work for four years Guston’s work features Ku Klux Klan figures and comments on racial justice Curator Mark Godfrey was suspended from gallery for criticising … Read more
A British student has discovered that one of America’s most celebrated artists copied many of his earlier works from other paintings. Louis Shadwick, researching a doctorate on Edward Hopper at the Courtauld Institute in London, found the great realist painter’s works were strikingly similar to others. His discovery is leading to a reassessment of the … Read more
Art curators could face competition as researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) that can spot ‘hidden connections’ between paintings. Parallels in styles, themes and motifs can link artworks painted in vastly different points in time and space — and shine new light on both works. However, even the most knowledgeable of art critics could … Read more
Sir Bob Geldof submits plans for wildlife pond inspired by Claude Monet’s water lily paintings at his 12th century Kent mansion The ex-singer has submitted proposals to the local authority to make 40m pond It will be to attract wildlife at Davington Priory, the 68-year-old’s long-term home The blueprints are inspired by Monet’s famous water … Read more
‘Priceless’ Mayan wall paintings discovered in a house in Guatemala blend indigenous techniques with colonial-era Spanish motifs, researchers have revealed. The artworks — thought to date back to around 1524–1821 AD — were first uncovered in 2003 during renovations of the property, which lies in the town of Chajul. Wall art from this period is normally … Read more
Do you know your Da Vinci from your Picasso? New TV show reveals only six per cent of all adults can identify these 10 paintings – so how well do you fare? Greatest Paintings of the World with Andrew Marr looks at 10 famous paintings But a study has revealed most people do not feel … Read more
Britain is home to works of art by some of the most important painters of all time, from J.M.W Turner to Salvador Dali. These masterpieces hang in some equally magnificent buildings that are worth visiting alone for their architectural splendour. Here we pick nine unmissable masterpieces and show you where to find them… A haunting portrayal … Read more
Paintings have been discovered inside the coffin of an Egyptian mummy after she was lifted out of it for the first time in more than 100 years. Scottish conservators made the discovery during work to conserve Ta-Kr-Hb – pronounced ‘takerheb’ – believed to be a priestess or princess from Thebes. The mummy, which is nearly 3,000 … Read more
Kanye West’s high school artwork has been unveiled. On the latest episode of Antiques Roadshow, the husband of Kanye’s first cousin appeared with a collection of artwork done by the rapper when he was just 17-years-old. The work demonstrated Kanye’s incredible talent at such a young age, after beginning his artistic studies at just four-years-old. … Read more
Creditors owed millions of pounds by disgraced tycoon James Stunt are urgently hunting for a number of Old Master paintings following his dramatic eviction last week. Stunt was understood to have several valuable works of art, worth as much as £6 million, on the walls of his Belgravia house. He was thrown out of the £13 … Read more