http://artgalore.co.uk Art News and Artists from ArtGalore.co.uk Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:04:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A new exhibition about an ancient kingdom found in the current state of Nigeria during the 12th century shows why current sculptures of the past that have been recently found have changed the way the West looks at African arts. In the past, African art was often thought to be primitive, ... http://artgalore.co.uk/a-fresh-look-at-the-art-of-africa/ A new documentary that explores the  controversy surrounding who gets control of the $25b modern art collection that was owned by the deceased Albert C Barnes serves as an excellent reminder of just how hard to chase the dream of creating a legacy can be for the extremely wealthy. The documentary, ... http://artgalore.co.uk/documentary-follows-the-problems-with-willing-art-for-public-display/ The long list of nominees for the 2010’s Art Fund Prize is dominated by multimillion pound projects and national institutions that total up when combined to cost over £230m, with a few of the larger projects including the Conflicts of Interest project at the National Art Museum, which cost £573,000, ... http://artgalore.co.uk/2010-art-fund-prize/ Henry Moor seems to be a large problem in the art world as it is hard to recognize him as a true artist given his sci-fi creations can be a bit out of this world, and yet, he did live as a cultural hero and even a national mascot during ... http://artgalore.co.uk/henry-moor-retro-at-the-tate/ A Devon arts centre may have to close soon due to problems with funding.  In order to keep the Centre for Contemporary Art and Natural World open in Haldon Forest Park about £140,000 per year of funds will need to allocated or found. However, the Devon County Council and the Arts ... http://artgalore.co.uk/devon-arts-centre-struggles-for-funds/ Banksy, the world famous but determinedly unknown street artist from Bristol  is truly a master of the paradox. He creates his art works in the most unlikely places, from a Guantanamo Bay detainee in Disneyland to English bank notes with the Queen’s face replaced by Princess Diana’s. At the Berlin Film Festival ... http://artgalore.co.uk/banksy-shows-up-at-berlin-event-sort-of/ A sketch composed by Peter Howson that originally was sold for only a penny, fetched £1,680 at a Glasgow auction. The sketch is titled Mr. Ness after a teacher that he drew at age 12, while in class in 1970. The sketch was just one of the 80 pieces that was auctioned ... http://artgalore.co.uk/peter-howson-1p-sketch-sells-for-1680/ Due to the battle among avid art collectors for works by Yves Klein, Peter Doig, Willem de Kooning, Lucio Fontana, and Frank Auerbach, a London auction finished up with total sales of £54.1m One of the paintings, a self-portrait by Lucian Freud, was the second highest priced painting sold at a ... http://artgalore.co.uk/another-art-auction-yet-another-frenzied-round-of-bidding/ An Alberto Giacometti sculpture broke records at the auction house last night by becoming the highest priced artwork sold via an auction with a stunning final bid of £65m. The auction took place at London’s Sotheby’s and brought in five times more than its pre-sale estimate of £12 to £18m.  It ... http://artgalore.co.uk/alberto-giacometti-sculpture-brings-65m-at-sotheby%e2%80%99s/ With an exhibition that honours Gandhi, The Saatchi Gallery, London has opened an exhibit titled “The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today” which will be open to the public until May 7th of this year. When viewers first enter the exhibit they pass through an area that contains 4,479 fibreglass bones ... http://artgalore.co.uk/saatchi-gallery-the-empire-strikes-back-indian-art-today/