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Famous Artist Claims 'Moral Obligation' To Photograph Nude Children

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.03.2013 | UK

An internationally acclaimed artist accused of being a paedophile has told a court of the "witch-hunt" of those whose works involve nude children. ...

Emin Warns Of 'Riots' If Art Is Removed From Education

The Huffington Post UK | Sam Parker | Posted 23.03.2013 | Home

Tracey Emin was warned that marginalizing the arts in education could lead to rioting in Britain. The artist, who came out in support of the Conser...

GCSE Replacement Will 'Fuel Inequalities' Among Students

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education

The government's new qualification for 16-year-olds could limit pupils' choice and fuel inequalities in the education system, campaigners have warned....

Danny Boyle: 'Forget Weatherspoon's Pubs And John Terry - Support Local Theatre'

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 16.01.2013 | Home

British towns and cities would be more enriched if the love of "Wetherspoon's and Walkabout pubs and Mario Balotelli and John Terry" was replaced with...

Crisis talks: Time to change the way we communicate the value of art

Adam Stones | Posted 04.01.2013 | Home
Adam Stones

The art world, and particularly how we foster and develop it in Britain, is in a period of crisis. And if you haven't noticed that, then it's a worrying testament to the way we debate and celebrate the creative processes in this country.

Alice E. Vincent

Worse Than The Boardroom: Meet The Women Challenging Sexism In The Arts

HuffingtonPost.com | Alice E. Vincent | Posted 24.10.2012 | Home

The art world is one where gender equality isn't an issue anymore, right? Tracey Emin and Gillian Wearing are prominent art figures in the public ...

Daisy Lowe And Other Modern Muses Discuss Art (VIDEO)

Posted 19.12.2012 | Home

Since September, the Tate Britain show Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde has allowed visitors to marvel at the technique and vision of the likes ...

I'd Risk More Rothko Vandalism to Carry on Being Close to Art

Philippa Warr | Posted 07.12.2012 | Home
Philippa Warr

As much as I loved the artworks, I don't find myself angry at the act of vandalism per se. The thing which bothers me is the knock on effects of vandalism - the fact that there will be people who are furious and that fury could end up limiting the physical enjoyment of Rothko's work.

Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Avant-Garde (REVIEW)

Dr Dan Smith | Posted 22.11.2012 | Home
Dr Dan Smith

Tate Britain's survey is pretty much a greatest hits compilation. Arranged into thematic rooms, with little sense of narrative direction, the show won't do much to change anybody's preconceptions of the movement. Those who already love the stylistic mannerisms will delight in the accumulation of works here, but there is nothing presented to challenge the preconceptions of the audience.

Tate Modern Welcomes First Performance Art To Turbine Hall

PA | Posted 24.07.2012 | Home

A team of people who walk among visitors chatting, chanting and running was revealed on Monday as the latest artwork in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall. ...

Couple Donate Personal Art Collection To The Tate

PA | Posted 29.07.2012 | Home

Mercedes and Ian Stoutzker have donated a collection to the Tate A collection of modern art has been given to the nation by a pair of prominent...

Yesterday a Man Stood in Leicester Square With a Placard Saying He Had Absolutely No Message for the World

John Fleming | Posted 24.07.2012 | UK Comedy
John Fleming

Yesterday, I was rushing to a meeting at 6.30pm just off Leicester Square, in London.

Whaam! Lichtenstein And Lowry Heading For The Tate

PA/Huffington Post | Posted 09.07.2012 | Home

Girl Drowning (1963), by Roy Lichtenstein After a remarkable 2012, art in Britain is set to have an equally exciting 2013 as The Tate announce ...

Damien Hirst: Death, Diamonds and Dots

Philippa Warr | Posted 08.06.2012 | Home
Philippa Warr

I've always had mixed feeling about Damien Hirst. Sometimes his work is provocative, interesting or beautiful. At other times I think he, more than anyone else, is flying the (invisible flag) for the Emperor's New Clothes.

The Folkestone Mermaid

Kate Shrewsday | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Kate Shrewsday

Every sea should have a mermaid. Our English Channel, such an oversubscribed strip of grey water, must have one who contradicts perceptions: one like Folkestone's.

Tate Becomes Second Most Popular Arts Organisation In The World

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 08.11.2011 | UK Entertainment

Visitor numbers to Tate have increased to 7.4m, making it the most popular arts organisation in the world after the Louvre. The Paris-based galler...