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British billionaire's £200m art collection most expensive ever offered in UK

Financier Joe Lewis's trove of market titans, including Klimt, Schiele and Bacon, will "inject trust into the London market" when it is sold at Sotheby's this June

Anna Bradyabout 7 hours ago

Has a new Banksy statue just appeared in central London?

A sculpture of a man with his face obscured by a flag has yet to be authenticated by the artist

Rachel Kubrickabout 4 hours ago

EU imposes sanctions on Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of Russia's State Hermitage Museum

The Putin ally has been a vocal supporter of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Full extent of Stephen Friedman Gallery's £7.8m debt revealed in filings

The bankrupt gallery owes £800,000 to three prominent artists—Alexandre Diop, Deborah Roberts and Kehinde Wiley—while other major creditors include the logistics company Crozier

Anny Shawabout 7 hours ago

Director of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum to depart in October

During Janne Sirén’s tenure at the Western New York institution, its global influence and physical footprint expanded significantly

Annabel Keenanabout 21 hours ago

Art market

Wildenstein dispute over Monet work highlights art market opacity

Long-running dispute centres on a complex 2004 transaction tied to works by Claude Monet

Texas man who ran cryptocurrency scam supposedly backed by blue-chip art worth $1bn sentenced to 23 years in prison

Robert Dunlap promised investors a coin backed by works by Dalí, Picasso and other renowned artists

Alton Yan2 days ago

Comment | Artnet-Artsy merger: 'a Bloomberg for art?'

Initial cost-cutting measures have seen some excellent journalists laid off—will new owner Andrew Wolff manage to turn the business around?

Stockholm's Market Art Fair wants to prove the 'periphery is now essential'

Proudly regional, but with global ambitions, the 20th edition of Sweden's largest commercial art event sees 54 dealers gather in a new venue

Art Basel's solution to PDF pre-sales? Ask galleries to reserve works until opening day

A new initiative for this year's fair in Switzerland, Basel Exclusive aims to "restore the value of being present" by promoting works that are withheld from pre-fair previews and publicity

Museums & Heritage

Ittai Gradel, gems expert who uncovered British Museum thefts, dies aged 61

Gradel’s investigations led to the revelation that 2,000 objects from the British Museum‘s collection had been stolen or damaged

Martin Bailey1 day ago

Recent discoveries reveal how natural disasters shaped past civilisations: can it help us plan for the future?

New technologies used in archaeological research provide insights into how climate change has long-changed empires and societies

Garry Shaw1 day ago

Tefaf restoration award goes to 500-year-old Medici tapestry

Made in a Florentine workshop set up by Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, Minneapolis Institute of Art’s Renaissance tapestry depicts Dante meeting Virgil in Hell

Barbados's slavery museum and memorial faces major delays

Designed by Adjaye Associates and first announced in 2021, work on the Barbados Heritage District continues with an expanded scope—but a completion date has yet to be announced

Major Greek contemporary art non-profit Neon to close after 14 years

After sponsoring many exhibitions and commissions across his native Greece, Neon founder Dimitris Daskalopoulos will continue to fund individual projects in Athens and several curatorial posts

Exhibitions

New space dedicated to Oleg Prokofiev—whose abstract art was censored by Soviet Russia—opens in London

The paintings will be unveiled in "Bending Time", the inaugural exhibition at Prokofiev Studio in Hackney

Joe Wareabout 5 hours ago

Israel’s foreign ministry accuses Venice Biennale's jury of ‘politicising’ exhibition

The Biennale's five-member international jury announced on Thursday that it would not award prizes to countries “whose leaders are currently charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court”

James Imam2 days ago

Who is Gladys Hynes? Show reinstates forgotten artist who once represented Britain at the Venice Biennale

Exhibition at Charleston in Lewes, England, explores the work of the now 'non-existent' artist who was linked to avant-garde circles including the Bloomsbury Group

Two Brazilian curators selected to organise 2027 Bienal de São Paulo

Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca will organise the biennial’s 37th edition

East Africa meets Western Europe as Michael Armitage takes on Venice's Palazzo Grassi

The sweeping exhibition "The Promise of Change" demonstrates the painter’s fascination with art history and mythology, and his movement between dreams and documentary

Caroline Roux1 day ago

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A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to

A brush with... Andrew Cranston—podcast

Andrew Cranston talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack1 day ago
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The Art of Luxury

A magazine, published twice per year by The Art Newspaper, exploring how grande marque fashion, jewellery, travel and lifestyle interact with artists, the art market and the museums and heritage sector

What is a botanical curator? Rahel Kesselring takes on inaugural role at Fondation Beyeler

With the support of the Chanel Culture Fund, the Swiss museum's new role is the first of its kind at a major arts institution

Latest collection of luxury jewellery house Boucheron inspired by pioneering founder

Frédéric Boucheron created the first necklace without a clasp so that women could put it on unaided

How Wayne McGregor’s epic ballets draw on help from his artistic friends

From Carmen Herrera to Saul Nash, the choreographer is a master at utilising the skills of artists and fashion designers

V&A exhibition honours designer Elsa Schiaparelli's unique synthesis of fine art and fashion

The Italian started with a simple, clever sweater and went on to international success

Visitor Figures 2025

The Art Newspaper’s Visitor Figures survey is conducted annually, and is the foremost authority on the attendance of art museums worldwide

Exclusive | The world's 100 most visited art museums in 2025: new venues a big hit with visitors

Our annual survey shows that some of the world’s most venerable institutions are still struggling to attract the number of visitors they had before Covid, but there is enthusiasm for new museums, and in regions such as Asia and Latin America

Irreconcilable differences: Canadian cultural tourism to the US experiences a steep decline

A significant number of Canadians are shunning their neighbours to the south, a phenomenon felt most acutely by smaller museums and those along the border

National Museum of Korea Seoul sees a surge in visitor numbers

According to our 2025 Visitor Figures survey, the Seoul location of the museum is attracting more international guests

How museum funding in Denmark has become reliant on visitor numbers

Danish government reforms have resulted in increased funds for museums, but some question the equity of grants based on footfall

The Week in Art

A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week

Chernobyl 40 years on, Paula Rego at Munch in Oslo, Gluck’s flower painting—podcast

In this week's episode, Ben Luke discusses an exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, learns about Paula Rego's interest in Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch, and explores a floral still life by Gluck featured in a new group exhibition at Kettle's Yard in Cambridge.

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack and Alexander Morrison

Opinion

Comment | Catherine Opie shows us that in dark times, looking for joy can be radical

The artist's new show at the National Portrait Gallery offers plenty of reasons to be cheerful

Comment | A generational moment for Nazi-looted art claims in the US

Expanded version of the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (Hear) Act in the US fundamentally alters the legal landscape for both claimants and current owners

Comment | All hail the rise of the art internship

Against a backdrop of a contracting job market for graduates, initiatives such as the Sotheby’s Institute’s fellowship programme are supporting the next generation of art industry experts

Comment | Climate change is forcing tough choices—how much heritage can we save before it is too late?

As increasingly extreme weather threatens cultural sites, archaeologists are turning to technology to try and record them before they are lost forever

Obituaries

Obituary | Umberto Allemandi, visionary publisher who founded 'Il Giornale dell’Arte', has died aged 88

The editor built an international network of publications—including 'The Art Newspaper'—that transformed cultural journalism

Pedro Friedeberg, key figure in Mexican art renowned for hand-shaped chair, has died at age 90

Beyond his famous chair design, Friedeberg created a singular world of ornament, architecture, and irony

Liliana Angulo Cortés, director of Bogotá’s Museo Nacional de Colombia, has died, aged 51

Angulo’s work was devoted to decolonising the museum, anti-racism and reparation with a special focus on diversifying narratives to include more Black and Indigenous voices

Renowned gallerist Marian Goodman has died, aged 97

The dealer was known for her support of conceptually challenging artistic practices, and credited with bringing key European figures like Gerhard Richter and Marcel Broodthaers to the US

Remembering Gathie Falk, Canadian artist whose singular practice sparked comparisons to Surrealism and Pop art

Shaped by the austerity of her Mennonite upbringing and the bustling Vancouver art scene of the 1960s and 70s, she developed a playful, poignant and exacting visual language

Books

Final book in trilogy asks: What is the future of the art world?

Writer and researcher András Szántó speaks to art-world movers and shakers for predictions and insights

Book uncovers the life of Barnett Newman, an artist who ran for New York mayor

He is one of the last remaining figures of the “first generation” Abstract Expressionists to be honoured with a major biography

New biography of Chaïm Soutine pieces together illusive artist's life and works

With scant testimony from the man himself, the book relies on the views of others

New catalogues reveal Royal Collection's vast sculpture holdings—and Queen Victoria's acquisition spree

The four volumes offer insight into 1,800 works, including a “uniquely weird” purchase by Edward VII

Pressing issues: the vital role of printmaking in the history of art

We speak to the author of a new book that looks at how making prints has been vital for many famous artists

Adventures with Van Gogh

Adventures with Van Gogh is a weekly blog by Martin Bailey, our long-standing correspondent and expert on the artist. Published every Friday, his stories range from newsy items about this most intriguing artist to scholarly pieces based on his own meticulous investigations and discoveries.

Spice up your life: Tate channels 90s glam at The Groucho Club

Vogue alumni Edward Enniful will curate Tate Britain's autumn blockbuster 'The 90s: Art and Fashion'

Stealing the show: Mona Lisa heist inspires Andrew Lloyd Webber musical

English composer is busy working on a production inspired by one of the most audacious thefts in art history

Damien Hirst offers his hot take on art dealers

Speaking on a podcast, the artist likened art galleries to estate agents

Innocent mistake? Italy's prime minister appears as a cherub in Rome church

A double of Georgia Meloni was spotted in the chapel of the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucina

Can you feel the love tonight? Elton John's cosy family portrait captured by Catherine Opie

Picture featuring his sons, husband David and their dogs goes on show at the National Portrait Gallery in London

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