Tate Modern presents a major exhibition of the work of Franz West (1947-2012). Organised by Tate Modern and the Centre Pompidou, this is the first posthumous retrospective and the most comprehensive survey of the artist’s work ever staged in the UK. This ambitious exhibition explores the irreverent sensibility and playful approach to materials, colour and form that characterise West’s punk aesthetic. Almost 200 works including abstract sculptures, furniture, collages and monumental outdoor works, are brought together to show him as one of the most influential artists of the past 50 years. Franz West offers the first opportunity to recognise the artist’s legacy, celebrating West’s astounding contribution over four decades and uniting key and rarely seen pieces from across his remarkable career. His friend and former collaborator Sarah Lucas has contributed to the exhibition by designing walls and pedestals, bringin

The Vero Beach Museum of Art is presenting Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement, an exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and Birmingham Museums Trust, on view February 9 – May 5, 2019. In the second half of the nineteenth-century, three generations of artists and designers revolutionized the visual arts in Britain by engaging with and challenging the new industrial world around them. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the champions of the Arts & Crafts Movement offered a radical artistic and social vision that found inspiration in the pre-industrial past and came to deeply influence visual culture in Britain and beyond. Drawn from the outstanding collection of the city of Birmingham, United Kingdom, Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement brings together an extensive array of works—many of which have never been exhibited outs

Every auction hosted by Palm Beach Modern is an event to remember, from its complimentary catered buffets and valet parking to the comfortable, friendly environment in which outstanding modern art and design are showcased. Over the weekend of February 23-24, Palm Beach Modern Auctions will share the spotlight with its spinoff company, Urban Culture Auctions, bringing bidders premier contemporary and modern art along with fascinating entertainment memorabilia, cool designer goods, and many other tangible artifacts reflecting today’s ever-changing global culture. The Saturday, February 23 session is a Palm Beach Modern Auctions production and begins at 12 noon Eastern time, with all forms of remote bidding available, including live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers. The 492-lot offering includes the best of several important collections from art aficionados, noted gallerists, former art dealers, and estates. The

Superstar designer Karl Lagerfeld has died at the age of 85, his fashion label Chanel confirmed on Tuesday. The announcement came just weeks after the man known as the “Kaiser” in the industry did not appear at shows during Paris Haute Couture week for Chanel, which he had led since 1983. Just last week, his own fashion line Karl Lagerfeld was still announcing new design collaborations. German-born Lagerfeld was artistic director of three separate brands, Italy’s Fendi, France’s Chanel — the world’s richest label — and his eponymous line. With his powdered white pony tail, black sunglasses and starched high-collared white shirts, the great friend and rival of Yves Saint Laurent was as instantly recognisable as his celebrity clients. German designer Karl Lagerfeld,