The Wallace Collection is pleased to announce an exhibition of 25 new paintings by Damien Hirst including two triptychs, being shown in the UK for the first time. ‘The Blue Paintings’ marks the artist’s return to the solitary practice of painting. Created between 2006 and 2008, these paintings represent a radical departure from the {...}

17th July - 22nd August : Thurs - Sat 12:00 to 5:00pm
ARCHgallery is pleased to announce the first ever solo show of artist / poet Annie Freud. Daughter of renowned painter Lucian Freud, Annie has received much attention in recent years for her poetry. Forty-six years is an eclectic mix of paintings, drawings and embroideries dating from her teens in {...}

British artist Damien Hirst has turned down an offer to become a Royal Academician at the Royal Academy in London, an institution that was founded in 1768 by King George III.

The refusal was revealed by Secretary and Chief Executive Dr Charles Saumarez Smith CBE, who told the Evening Standard that he does not know the reasons of this {...}

Lucian Freud, has joined the ranks of a select group of artists: those who have designed labels for Château Mouton Rothschild wine.

The commission, for Mouton’s 2006 vintage, was announced yesterday at the opening of an exhibition of previous labels at the Wolfsonian-Florida International University, on view through March 8. Château Mouton Rothschild has featured an original artwork every year since 1945; previous artists {...}