The National Portrait Gallery in London teams up with a museum in Preston, Lancashire to buy a portrait of a giant of the Industrial Revolution. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7734156.stm
A model of Antony Gormley’s Angel of the North sculpture becomes the first £1m object to be valued on BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7731165.stm
An artwork by British artist Nasser Azam which was completed in zero gravity sells at a New York auction for $332,500 (£223,000). Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7733537.stm
Artists Tracey Emin, Anish Kapoor and Yoko Ono contribute to this year’s Secret Postcard sale at the Royal College of Art. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7728117.stm
An artist who left 1,000 paintings on the streets of London has no objections to them popping up on eBay. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7731314.stm
A painting of a boxer by Jean-Michel Basquiat – owned by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich – is sold at auction for $13.5m (£9.12m). Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7727592.stm
A “mean, cruel, smelly and ruthless” man called Mr Gum wins one of the first Roald Dahl Funny Prize for children’s novels. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7727698.stm
More of a play than a pantomime, Sean Holmes's hugely enjoyable production of Ken Ludwig's new adaptation of Treasure Island is a meaty, powerfully staged evening aboard the good ship Hispaniola, with pirates running up […]
Amongst the major openings in London this week are: OPENING TONIGHT, Monday 17 November 2008 (previews from 7 November) Keith Allen stars as Long John Silver in Ken Ludwig's new stage adaptation of Robert Louis […]
This month, the Donmar Warehouse presents a festival dedicated to TS Eliot (1888-1965), the Nobel Prize-winning, American-born poet, playwright and literary critic. Eliot's plays include The Family Reunion, Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail […]
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