Blackpool: The Board of Deputies of British Jews have denounced a fully functioning crazy golf course in which players hav to putt their ball into the groin of a plastic cast of Adolf Hitler, BBC News reports. The golf course is the work of Doug Fishbone, who invited various artists to design a different hole in the game. The Hitler hole is by the Chapman Brothers. Michael Samuels of the board claimed the…

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Independent Curators International have named Dasha Zhukova as the latest recipient of the Leo Award, named after the legendary New York dealer Leo Castelli, and awarded for groundbreaking achievements in contemporary art, reports Gallerist NY.



Zhukova is being recognised for her 'pioneering and forward-thinking' approach to conceiving of and building new institutions and creating…

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The Tate will not stage a triennial in 2012, the Art Newspaper reports.The institution said that the decision is because 'Works have started on the Tate Britain Millbank project and as a result we have slightly rejigged and reviewed the rhythm of our programme for next year.' After the 2006 event, curated by Beatrix Ruf, the director of the Kunsthalle Zurich, the 2009 exhibition curated by the Nicolas Bourriaud, the 2012…

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The twelve Olympic posters designed by British artists for the 2012 games have been revealed. The artists are Martin Creed, Anthea Hamilton, Howard Hodgkin, Chris Ofili, Bridget Riley, Rachel Whiteread, Fiona Banner, Michael Craig-Martin, Tracey Emin, Gary Hume, Sarah Morris and Bob and Roberta Smith.



The posters will be recognisable to those familiar with the artists work, such as Bob and Roberta Smith’s familiar hand drawn slogans, this time tackling more aspirational matter… Continue

Current Arts Council England Visual Arts Director Julie Lomax has been appointed the equivalent role at the Australia Council for the Arts. Lomax may be best known for her role as one of the commissioners of the Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth project which has seen to date such works as Marc Quinn’s Alison Lapper Pregnant, Anthony Gormley’s One and Other, and currently Yinka Shonibare’s Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle. Lomax originally trained as an artist, graduating from… Continue