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Jeff Koons: A Retrospective 27 June –19 October 2014 Whitney Museum of American Art Jeff Koons is among the most well-known, influential, popular, and controversial artists of the post-war era. Throughout his career, he has pionee...

'Curiosity: Art and the Pleasures of Knowing' – first major international Hayward Touring show to open in Amsterdam 28 June – 14 September 2014 Prins Hendrikkade 142 1011 AT, Amsterdam Hayward Touring is holdin...

Carolyn Conroy, ‘Sins of the City’: The Arrest of Simeon Solomon in London, 1873. 30 June, 7.30p.m . The Monarch Pub, Camden The arrest and conviction for attempted sodomy of the Jewish, Pre-Raphaelite, and Aesthetic artist...

'Scenes from Nature' Acclaimed chamber choir Londinium is giving a concert specially for the Art Fund on 2 July at St Sepulchre's church in London, EC1. The music to be played has been inspired by landscape paintings –...

The Royal Mint will strike an official United Kingdom 925 sterling silver £5 coin bearing a seldom-seen heraldic Royal Arms design in honour of the first birthday of His Royal Highness, Prince George of Cambridge. The coin has been approved by the...

A lack of investment and focus in arts and crafts subjects in schools has worrying consequences for the future of higher education in the arts and ultimately for the creative industries sector, says Francine Norris, Director of Education at West Dean C...

Max Weber: An American Cubist in Paris and New York 
1905–1915 24 June – 5 October 2014 Although the career and influence of Russian-American émigré Max Weber (1881–1961) have been widely examined within t...

The Glasgow School of Art has awarded its highest accolade to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. The Newbery Medal, named after Francis (Fra) Newbery who commissioned Mackintosh to design the now world-famous art school building, is awarded each year...

Cassone readers intrigued by Liliane Lijn's art - see our interview with her this month - will not want to miss two chances to see her work over the next month. If you can be in London any time up to 26 July, here are the places to go &ls...

Despite its flaws, the British Museum's 'Vikings: Life and Legend' exhibition is well worth a visit - but there is very little time left as this Sunday, 22 June, is the final day. Truly beautiful jewellery and other evidence of peaceful and...

Grief, grit and humour – ‘Enduring War’ opens at the British Library to mark the centenary of the First World War ‘Enduring War: Grief, Grit and Humour’ runs from 19 June to 12 October 2014 Christmas cards, l...

Portraits of celebrities and inspirational figures who have lived, worked or studied in the London Borough of Ealing will be brought together in a new display at London's National Portrait Gallery, alongside a film installation created by artist Eel...

To celebrate the launch of Land Securities’ Great British Summer tennis screenings, Londoners are invited to return a serve with 3D pavement art display – 19 and 20 June only. As excitement for Wimbledon mounts, Londoners are invite...

'ODYSSEY' A long journey in which many things happen 27 June – 18 July Beth Carter | Kathy Dalwood | Tessa Farmer | Patrick Haines | Damien Hirst | Cathy Lewis | Rebecca Louise Law | Koji Shiraya ‘Odys...

Bridget Riley and art historian Robert Kudielka will sign copies of Robert Kudielka on Bridget Riley: Essays and interviews since 1972 at David Zwirner, London on Monday, 23 June, 6–8p.m. Since meeting Bridget Riley in 1967, art hist...

Vanessa Brady, international multi-award winning interior designer and Founder of the Society of British and International Design,has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for her services to the design industry...

John Skoog is the winner of the Baloise Art Prize at this year’s Art Basel: Statements (19 – 22 June 2014). 

Skoog’s new installation, Pilar Corrias ' first booth presentation at Art Basel, comprises the video Reduit (...

Stephen Bury reviews the new Sigmar Polke show in New York, before it heads off for Londona and Cologne One of my – many – regrets is not seeing Sigmar Polke’s installation at the 1986 Venice Biennale, the theme of which was ar...

21st Sculpture Festival Knokke-Heist The sculpture walk Sculpture Link Knokke-Heist will be organized for the 21st time within the context of Art Nocturne Knocke. Several sculptures will lead the spectator from the promenade in Het Zoute and He...

Hidden amongst the frozen peas, tins of baked beans, fruit and veg, and deli counter of Morrisons Supermarket in Tunbridge Wells are 500 small books containing drawings of the transient, treasured, new and broken things in an artist’s life. Each ...

New large-scale photographic works by Anya Gallaccio installed at Snape Maltings and at Orford Ness A new work by Anya Gallaccio is to be shown at the fourth annual SNAP exhibition. Anya Gallaccio has been commissioned to create new works...

‘India: Jewels that Enchanted the World’ , the most comprehensive exhibition of Indian jewellery ever staged, is currently on view at the State Museums of Moscow Kremlin , until 27 July 2014 . The exhibition examines the legacy of 500 ...

The Affordable Art Fair arrives in Hampstead, London 12 – 15 June Since 1999, the Affordable Art Fair has celebrated the idea that viewing art should be something akin to sitting down to an indulgent feast. There should be a riot of colou...

A new major exhibition of Bridget Riley’s ‘stripe’ paintings is opening in London this Friday, presented by David Zwirner in close collaboration with Karsten Schubert . Featuring over 30 paintings and studies selected from all p...

'BEAKS' at the Pasmore Gallery, Harrow 12 June 2014 Henry Kenyon, 17, a pupil at Harrow School, is staging his first one-man show, 'BEAKS', on Thursday 12 June 2014 at the Pasmore Gallery at Harrow School. The exhibition is...

Wolfgang Tillmans will be doing a book signing on Tuesday 10 June at 18.00 Koenig Books at 80 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0BB Turner Prize winner and newly elected Royal Academician, Wolfgang Tillmans has been pushing the boundaries ...

Free admission offer for Cassone readers Pastels in bloom – Pastel Society Annual Exhibition 2014
 This year The Pastel Society UK Annual Exhibition at London’s Mall Galleries includes a section celebrating plants and flowe...

'American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe' showcases the Whitney’s holdings of artwork from the first half of the 20th century alongside that of post-war figures. The exhibition includes work by 13 leading artists: Alexander Cald...

Art Car Boot Fair Brick Lane London E1 Sunday 8 June, 12–6p.m. This Sunday Brick Lane is the scene for the Art Car Boot, described by the Sunday Times as 'the most unorthodox explosion of fun in art'. The organiz...

‘The Weakened Eye of Day’ – Irish Museum of Modern Art 7 June – 21 September 2014 

 A new body of work, ‘ The Weakened Eye of Day’, by Irish artist Isabel Nolan, conceived as a single p...

The Irish Museum of Modern Art has announced the re-launch of the Residency Programme at IMMA. The Residency Programme reopens with refreshed studio spaces and living quarters and a full schedule of activities for 2014. IMMA’s Residency Programme ...

Art and Life 1920–1931: 
Ben Nicholson, Winifred Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis, William Staite Murray
 This exhibition, previously shown at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, is moving to London's Dulwich Picture Gallery. A...

June events at Sir John Soane’s Museum The Architect and the Model: Saturday Tours of Sir John Soane’s Model Collection Saturday 7 June, Saturday 14 June, Saturday 21 June and Saturday 28 June 11:00a.m. Sir J...