Art News

Question time with Hannah Pool: Stephen Merchant

Comedy: The Office and Extras' second string Stephen Merchant on Ricky Gervais, his 'obscene' wealth, and teenagers shouting 'Oi, Office!' at him in the street. - read more

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The RSS feed from the Arts site has been discontinued. But here you can sign up to feeds from Music, Art and Theatre. - read more

Pop-classical crossovers are always grim says Philip Hensher

Music: Whether it's Streisand tackling lieder, Sting playing a lute or McCartney's oratorio, pop-classical crossovers are always grim, says Philip Hensher. - read more

Angelique Chrisafis on the squatter art scene in Paris

Art: The squatter art scene in the French capital is so big it's on the tourist trail. But now the riot police are moving in. - read more

Confessions on a TV show: Oprah hears Madonna's side of the story

Singer defends her decision to take boy from orphanage despite threat of legal action. - read more

Surrealism at V&A

The V&A in London has announced, after hugely successful shows on art nouveau, art deco and modernism, that it will turn its attention to surrealism and design next year. - read more

People

David Cassidy on tour | Rufus Wainwright announces London gig | Nigel Kennedy releases jazz album | Farrelly brothers plan to adapt BBC3's I'm With Stupid - read more

Jonathan Jones

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Art News cont.

PM faces double whammy of memoir woes

CHERIE Blair has accused Gordon Brown of "rattling the keys" of Downing Street over Tony Blair's head in an attempt to force him out of office. - read more

Soprano Leyla Gencer dead at age 80

Washington/Istanbul - Leyla Gencer, a soprano noted for her performances throughout Italy, died at age 80 Saturday at her home - read more

41.48 million dollars sets record price for Monet painting

New York - A Claude Monet painting fetched 41.48 million dollars at a New York auction, breaking the record for - read more

Maestro Muti to direct Chicago symphony

Washington - Italian star maestro Riccardo Muti, 66, was named Monday as the new conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. - read more

Overview

Art Guide.org - Art lover's guide to Britain and Ireland
Art Republic.com - Quality art posters and screen prints, world-wide exhibition reviews, books, travel guides and competitions
Fine-Art.com
Art Gallery Click - Details of contemporary art for sale
Asian - Art.org
Culturek - Kiosque.com European guide to arts, culture and entertainment worldwide - including classical music, opera, jazz, cinema, art and dance
Web - Gallery of Art Virtual museum and searchable database of European - painting and sculpture from 12th to mid-19th centuries
Art - History Resources
ArtLex.com - - art dictionary
Art - net.com Guide to artists, galleries, exhibitions
Giorgio - Vasari's Lives of the Artists
MOWA.org - Museum of web art - showcasing the art, culture an technology of the web
Grove - Dictionary of Art
EyeStorm.com - View and buy contemporary art and photography
Art Scene China.com - Contemporary Chinese art gallery
Fat.co.uk - Modern architecture and design
World - Gallery.co.uk Online shop for art prints

Overview cont.

Art.com -
The-Artists.org - The major twentieth Century and contemporary visual artists
Britart.com - Online art gallery dedicated to contemporary British art
ArtCyclopedia.com - Fine art search engine
BBC - ArtZone
Women - Artists in History
- World-wide art resources
- Art History Links
Frieze.com - Online contemporary arts and culture magazine
- Graffiti.org Graffiti art and style writing from around the world
Iniva.org - Institute of International Visual Arts - contemporary visual arts organisation

Galleries

British Museum
Guggenheim (Berlin, Bilbao, Venice, New York)
ArtMuseum.net
Louvre (Paris)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
Museum of Modern Art (New York)
Musée d'Orsay (Paris)
National Portrait Gallery (London)
Tate Britain and Tate Modern
National Gallery (London)
Virtual Library of Museums
Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)
Uffizi (Florence)
Cornucopia.org.uk - Project to highlight a complete picture of UK museum collections
24 Hour Museum.org.uk - UK gateway to museums, galleries and heritage attractions
State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
Smithsonian Institution (Washington)
Britart.com - Online gallery of top young British artists

Photography

British Journal of Photography
Lifemag.com - Life Magazine
Eastman.org
Getty Images.com
National Museum of Photography, Film & Television
Photography-Guide.com - Details of international photographic exhibitions
Magnum Photos.com - Co-operative of many of the world's finest photographers
Royal Photographic Society
Ansel Adams.com - View and buy the work of the legendary landscape photographer
Photography Monthly
Masters-of-Photography.com - Work of the great photographers
Amateur Photography Guide (About.com)
Photo-Guide.com - Online photography guide
Photography World.co.uk
Photography.com - Includes photography tips and users' gallery
Photogs.com - black & white photography guide
Online Photography.com
National Geographic photography
Foto8.com - Award winning photojournalism by freelance photographers

Antiques

Antiques Bulletin.com
Antiques News.co.uk - Newspaper for British antiques
Antiques-uk.co.uk - Includes directory of dealers in the UK
Antiques Trader Online
British Antique Dealers Assocation
BBC Antiques Roadshow
Antiques-Web.co.uk - Includes listing of UK antique fairs
Antiques World.co.uk
dmg Antique Fairs.com
Antique Resources.com
CurioScape.com - US based collectors site
iCollector.com - Independent guide to the world's auction houses

Images

GettyOne.com - Leading stock library
TonyStone.com - Images for sale
Corbis.com - Web's largest collection of high quality images
iStockPhoto.com - Images for a dollar
Free Foto.com
Free Images.co.uk
Free Stock Photos.com
Bridgeman.co.uk - Fine art photographic archive; comprehensive source of fine art images for reproduction