The greatest contemporary art collector in Britain says he was ready to offer all his art to gallery director Nicholas Serota—but his proposal was not pursued
Meanwhile, more say ta-ta to the Tate
Tracey Emin’s new exhibition concentrates on her work as a filmmaker in which she usually takes the starring role
Nine Modern paintings from the MoMA collection go on sale at Christie’s this month - is it to fund the purchase of the Hirsts at Tate?
In 1973 the Tate wanted to buy Brancusi’s black marble “Bird in space” through dealer Richard Feigen, but the sale fell through because the trustees believed the work had been “smuggled” out of India
The breakdown of museum funding is now available
Meanwhile, a dead animal stirs things up in Camden
“The Syracusan bride” may be coming home from Australia
Trustees will look at whether the museum should “upgrade” works by living artists
The windfall from Tate's insurance claim may shortly be spent
Serota discusses export laws and what is truly significant to public collections
Could the commission for Tate's Turbine Hall create its own climate
Exhibition on the late artist to open this September
Not a study or a technical collection, but works of art for display
Two part major exhibition on this summer
The catalogue will contain every work he has ever shot
A mysterious donor gives the Tate £12.5 million to buy Reynolds’ Omai but the Armouries fail to get Lottery support for two armours
An export licence deferral is now expected as the set of 19 watercolours sold to a Glasgow bookshop for a pittance in 2000 were sold to an overseas collector out from under the Tate
An unmissable eclectic exhibition
The collector credited with transforming London’s contemporary art scene opens prestigious premises on the Thames this 17 April
Tate and the National Gallery reverse longstanding softly, softly policy over purchases to try to retain masterpieces
After a false start, Tate has a huge selection of works planned for its three-day run
Government policy promotes Free Admission
Terry Frost exhibits new works alongside those which inspired them