Google Offers Virtual Tours of 17 of the Top Museums Using Street View Technology

LONDON (REUTERS).- Google aims to bring the world’s great art galleries into the home with a new website that offers virtual tours using Street View technology, the ability to build private collections and ultra-high resolution images. While most big galleries have been busy making their works accessible online for years, experts told a launch at London’s Tate Britain gallery on Tuesday that Google’s site was looking to take the online art experience to a new level. “It could be the [...]

Glasgow-Born Sound Artist Susan Philipsz Wins 2010 Turner Prize

LONDON (REUTERS).- Glasgow-born Susan Philipsz, the first artist working primarily in sound to be shortlisted for the Turner Prize, is the winner of Britain’s most prestigious art award when it is announced later Monday. Her “Lowlands” installation for the Turner Prize exhibition held each year at the Tate Britain gallery in London features only her voice singing old Scottish laments through a three-channel sound system. Glasgow-born artist Susan Philipsz (C) is escorted towards her work after hearing the announcement that [...]

Renowned British Sense of Humor is on Display in a New London Exhibition at Tate Britain

LONDON (AP).- Some countries overthrow their politicians. Some endure them. In Britain, they just laugh at them. The renowned British sense of humor is on display in a new London exhibition that charts 300 years of the anarchic artistic spirit that produced the political satire of William Hogarth and “Spitting Image” — as well as the sheer silliness of Benny Hill. “Rude Britannia,” which opens Wednesday at the Tate Britain gallery, is a feast of irreverence and bad taste that [...]

Scotland-Based Painter Richard Wright Wins Contentious Turner Prize

LONDON.- A Scotland-based painter known for destroying his large-scale wall murals after they have been exhibited won Britain’s best-known art award, the Turner Prize, on Monday. Richard Wright said he was surprised he beat three other finalists to win the annual 25,000 pound ($40,000) prize, which was announced at London’s Tate Britain gallery. The award was presented by British poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy. Glasgow-based artist Richard Wright, 49, reacts after being announced as the winner of the Turner Prize [...]