Locanda Locatelli @ Frieze Masters
Chef Georgio Locatelli The fantastic, Michelin-starred Italian restaurant Locanda Locatelli will be the official restaurant at this year’s Frieze Masters. The temporary off-shoot location will offer...
View ArticleIs Banksy Starring in a Primetime TV Show?
Clip from US crime drama White Collar He’s been on TV before (Exit Through the Gift Shop, 2010 and The Antics Roadshow, 2011), well sort of since he’s always blocking out his face, but is it true that...
View ArticleWarhol Mania!
Warhol's Marilyn, 1962 Warhol is showing up everywhere these days. A quarter century after his death and there’s no shortage of exhibitions showcasing the artist, who, according to Jeffrey Deitch,...
View ArticleSave Cork Street
SAVE CORK STREET: Click Here to Sign Our E Petition For almost 90 years, Cork Street in Mayfair has been one of the most famous streets for art galleries in London, and possibly the world. Cork Street...
View ArticleThe Scream at MoMA
Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1895, Munch Museum/Munch-Ellingsen Group/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York A work of art worth $120 million? Now that could explain The Scream. On 24 October, Edvard...
View ArticleObama 2012: The President’s Plan for Arts & Culture
Shepard Fairey's Obama posters ArtSmacked congratulates President Barack Obama for winning a second term in office. The news of Obama’s re-election not only fills me with great pride but it’s also a...
View ArticleYoko Ono Gears Up For a Meltdown
Yoko Ono, curator of 2013 Meltdown Festival in London ArtSmacked is a huge fan of artist/activist Yoko Ono (though when she starts to belt out the tunes a handy pair of ear plugs is always welcome)....
View ArticleA Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, But How Much is the Camera?
Top: Leica M3D, 1955; Left: Luxus Leica (gold-plated), 1929; Right: Leiva M3 (AP Photo/Dieter Nagl, WestLicht Auction, HO) The old saying is that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what about the...
View ArticleChristo’s Pyramid in Abu Dhabi
Christo poses with a rendering of his planned Mastaba. (Photo by Wolfgang Volz, courtesy of Christo and Jeanne-Claude) Bulgarian-American artist, Christo is carrying on the legacy that he began with...
View ArticleAncient Graffiti found at Rome’s Colosseum
Colosseum, Rome, courtesy of ArtSmacked, All rights reserved. Archaeologists have recently uncovered fragments of coloured frescoes and what they believe is ‘ancient graffiti’ at Rome’s 2,000-year-old...
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