Art & Licensing News

Maurizio Cattelan’s latest provocative work is buzzy and fun. But is it art? […]

A piece in the Smithsonian this week looks at the recent trove of Marcel Duchamp works given to the Hirshhorn Museum.  “This is a real milestone in our museum’s history,” says museum director Melissa Chiu. “This is in fact the most important donation by individual collectors since our founding gift from Mr. Hirshhorn which founded our museum […]

The Museum of Graffiti, the first of its kind, opens in Miami with a ticktock history of the art form’s early development […]

A piece in GQ this week looks at the outsize impact of Berlin’s art scene on the look and popularity of Balenciaga in the broader art world.  “There’s so much crossover that it feels like the art world and Balenciaga are a part of the same conversation,” says Carly Busta of New Models. Read more at […]

The Freelands Foundation has awarded the Hepworth Wakefield as the fourth recipient of its $132,000 Freelands Award, which will support a major exhibition of photographer Hannah Starkey. “This project comes at an exciting moment when Starkey is reassessing her art in the light of recent political events, such as the MeToo movement, that have such a vital […]

Bloomberg has a piece on the massive Portia Munson work on view at P.P.O.W.‘s Art Basel Miami Beach booth, and efforts to sell it during the fair.  “This is really why we do this, “ says collector Steve Wilson, who ultimately bought the work. “I love exposing the world to this kind of art, and helping living artists, and […]

Alina Szapocznikow’s bits of body; Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg’s triggering Claymation; Sonya Kelliher-Combs’s poignant picturing of abuse; and Amy Brener’s urethane goddesses. […]

Apparel sales for the popular ale and beer-turned lifestyle brand, Hobgoblin are surging to over £1m at retail thanks to the success of a licensing programme spearheaded by the licensed clothing specialist, Poetic Brands. The rising popularity of the brand has followed a recent overhaul of the IP’s positioning within the market. Overseen by its […]

WWE fans across the UK now have the opportunity to become part of the electrifying global pop-cultural event, WrestleMania, by playing a new WWE board game. Manufactured by the award-winning board game creator Rachel Lowe MBE, WWE: Road to WrestleMania has players take on the role of WWE Superstars such as John Cena, Roman Reigns, […]

Boat Rocker Studios has secured a multi-territory deal with Boomerang for Kingdom Force, its new pre-school animated action series from Industrial Brothers. The deal will see the 52 x 11′ series broadcast on Boomerang in key EMEA markets across the region, including UK, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Israel, and Africa from Spring 2020.The series will make […]

The kids, parents and family market intelligence unit, The Insights People has expanded its team yet again, with the appointment of no fewer than five new members to its research and technical departments. The Insights People, which now survey more than 2,000 children every week, across three continents and seven countries, and more than 105,000 […]

It isn’t just children that are fuelling sales of toy advent calendars this year, according to the NPD Group, who in an article with The Scotsman details a year on year sales increase of five per cent for the festive tradition. The group has once again highlighted the might of the ‘kidult’ market (adults buying into the […]

This was a year of highs that included political protest in the art world, a historic Whitney Biennial, inspiring monuments and a revamped MoMA. […]

The landscape architect Arnaud Casaus is creating green spaces wilder and warmer than those found at street level. […]

Brands In, a specialist in licensed fashion apparel, has broadened its category offering by expanding into the accessories market.  The company has initially unveiled its new lines at retail exclusively in New Look, showcasing two Warner Bros. key properties, Friends and Riverdale. Faye Walton, head of buying, accessories and lifestyle, at New Look, said: “Following […]