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Art Exhibition | Ai WeiWei

The Royal Academy today announced that it is to host a landmark exhibition by Ai Weiwei, which will feature new work, in September 2015. It will include major pieces spanning his career, and will be the first significant British survey of his work.

via The Evening Standard

Art Auction | Winston Churchill

The last surviving child of Winston Churchill has died. In order to meet a large inheritance tax bill many of the families possessions are going for sale at Sotheby’s, as well as being offered to the nation. The items include paintings by Churchill and silverware inscribed personally to the wartime prime minister.

via The Daily Telegraph and Financial Times and The Times

Art History | Indonesia

Recent analysis by Australian-Indonesian scientists has uncovered some of the oldest artworks ever known in a cave in Indonesia. The paintings of animals and children’s handprints were originally thought to be only 10,000 years old; however scientists are now estimating they are more than 35,000 years old.

via The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph

Art Painting | Eric Ravilious

A widower was stunned when a painting, thought to be a print, picked up by his late wife for less than £100, sold at auction for £312,700. The painting was Bathing Machines, Aldeburgh by Eric Ravilious.