Government Art Collection
UK government art collection—containing some 15,000 works—finally gets its first public display space
The London viewing gallery will open next year
United Kingdomnews
UK Government Art Collection will review 300 works relating to slavery, colonialism and racism
Following questions by The Art Newspaper, tags stating the works were under interpretation were immediately removed from the website
Commissionsnews
Lubaina Himid creates work for UK government collection inspired by climate change and Black Lives Matter
Turner Prize-winning artist wins the annual Robson Orr TenTen Award, with 15 copies of the print going on display in official buildings
Acquisitionsnews
Acquisitions round-up: 90 new works by 45 artists purchased for the UK Government Art Collection
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide
Taxnews
UK government receives record £65m art gifts in lieu of inheritance tax
National scheme gains significance in the pandemic as "a shift away from blockbuster touring shows" will place greater importance on public collections
Slaverynews
Links to the slave trade found in more than 200 works belonging to UK Parliament, survey says
Review of state art collection is part of move to make it “more representative of diversity”
Tacita Deannews
'Passionate European’ Tacita Dean unveils stormy new work for UK Government Art Collection
Artist’s Californian cloudscape, drawn in chalk, hangs in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office