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Leaner, nimbler and more discreet: why some art advisory firms are growing in a downturn
As other parts of the business scale back, advisories continue to launch and expand
Donald Judd’s architecture office reopens after previous restoration went up in flames
The building in Marfa, Texas, was badly damaged by fire in 2021, wrecking a three-year restoration project that was about to complete
How one Swiss museum helped to evacuate thousands of Gaza artefacts ahead of an Israeli strike
Despite Geneva Museum of Art and History’s efforts, an expert says 30% of artefacts were left behind and destroyed in the attack on Gaza’s main archaeological storage facility
Criminal damage and critical commentary? Legal reflections on Banksy's short-lived judge mural
Aside from its legal subject matter—a bewigged judge beating down a protestor—what are the legalities of this whole affair?
Olafur Eliasson’s next project raises alarm over the decline of Utah's Great Salt Lake
An important part of local and global ecosystems, the lake is facing significant drought due to diversion and climate change
Art market
Sotheby’s secures $120m Pritzker and Lauder collections, with works by Matisse, Munch and Van Gogh
Specialists estimate the collections could collectively bring in around $520m during the upcoming auctions in New York this autumn
It’s back to business for the art market—but can the trade keep ticking over till Christmas?
As dealers end their summer breaks, closures, cancellations and some worrying economic indicators point to tough times ahead
After 50 years, LA Louver is closing its gallery in Venice, California
The gallery will donate its vast archive to the Huntington as it shifts to a new business model
Rarely seen Walter Sickert painting to go on sale in London
The British artist’s oil, depicting a bored couple, is being offered by the gallery Piano Nobile as part of a selling exhibition
Francis Bacon painting, one half of a canvas divided by the artist, expected to sell for £9m at Sotheby's
The now separate paintings, ‘Portrait of a Dwarf’ and ‘Two Figures’, were once part of the same work
Exhibitions
Kerry James Marshall offers a fresh lesson in art history at his London retrospective
The US artist’s paintings that nod knowingly to the past will be joined by new works in a vast survey at the Royal Academy of Arts
Ten essential works of art to see at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
The art historian Matthew Holman makes his personal selection from a collection spanning 200,000 works of modern and contemporary art
The sixth Aichi Triennale seeks to encompass destruction and renewal
The exhibition’s artistic director Hoor Al Qasimi says this edition does not shy away from traumatic events, but also finds strength in tales of survival
Ch-ch-changes at V&A as David Bowie Centre opens
The centres opens on 13 September at the V&A East Storehouse, and mines a vast archive to explore the musician’s artistic processes, networks and influences
Delhi exhibition highlights India's controversial slum redevelopments
‘I Rescued Speed Altogether’ focuses on the objects and landscapes left behind after a demolition—stationery, old toys, half-destroyed houses and smoke
Museums & Heritage
Uptown and downtown, re-imagined museums in New York prepare to reopen
This autumn, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the New Museum will reopen with ambitious new facilities that reflect renewed commitments to artists and the evolving civic role of contemporary art
Yemen’s National Museum damaged by Israeli strikes, Houthi authorities say
The building’s windows and doors were shattered by the attack on 10 September—while one local professor has expressed concerns that the collection could now be at risk
Alexander Calder finally gets hometown space in Philadelphia
The $70m Calder Gardens is a unique space serving as both a celebration of the artist’s work and a meticulously landscaped oasis on the city’s grandest boulevard
Tasmanian museum kept and displayed human remains for decades without families' consent, report finds
Over 170 sets of human remains were held by the museum, with some on display until 2018
Nicholas Galanin pulls out of Smithsonian event, claiming censorship
The artist claims a symposium this weekend at the Smithsonian American Art Museum was made private, and guests were requested not to record it or post about it on social media
Obituaries
Remembering Robert Redford, the Hollywood star with the sensibility of a struggling painter
Redford, an Oscar-winning actor, director and founder of the Sundance Institute, died yesterday at his home in Utah
Rosalyn Drexler—Pop Art painter, polymath, and travelling wrestler—has died aged 98
Drexler, who was a fixture of the Pop Art scene by the early 1960s, was also a member of an all-women wrestling troupe under the pseudonym Mexican Spitfire
Giorgio Armani, designer who changed how museums engage with fashion, has died aged 91
As well as for his iconic designs, Armani will be remembered for his broad cultural legacy
Sylvain Amic, ‘open spirited’ head of Musée d'Orsay, has died aged 58
His death was announced on Sunday by the French culture minister, Rachida Dati
Robert Wilson, experimental playwright, director and artist, has died, aged 83
Over a six-decade career, he created elegantly stylised performances and images with collaborators including Marina Abramović, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson and Lady Gaga
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
David Bowie Centre, Bukhara Biennial, Hilton Als on Jean Rhys, Hurvin Anderson and Kara Walker—podcast
Ben Luke steps inside the V&A East's latest addition, discusses the Bukhara biennial with our art market editor, and explores a new exhibition at Michael Werner Gallery
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.
The National Gallery's new exhibition includes Van Gogh's brief foray into Neo-Impressionism
Vincent’s painting, ‘The Sower’, has even been “blessed” by the new Pope, Leo XIV
Book Club
The philosopher’s tone: Gilles Deleuze's lively painting lectures are published in English
The French thinker held seminars on painting and philosophy at the short-lived Centre Universitaire Expérimental de Vincennes
Cameras, creativity and kids: Sally Mann on her ‘kind of how-to book’ that mixes memoir with advice for artists
The US photographer, whose images of her naked children sparked controversy, reflects on her life and practice
What is art for? A brush with… publication reveals artists’ favourite things
Book drawn from The Art Newspaper podcast includes 25 insightful interviews with key figures such as Doris Salcedo and Ragnar Kjartansson
An expert’s guide to Indigenous Australian art: five must-read books on the subject
The best publications to learn all about the topic, from a concise overview to a ‘stunning illustrated publication’—selected by the curator Kelli Cole and the academic Jennifer Green
September Book Bag: from Arthur Jafa’s searing chronicles of Black America to a volume of Goya's prints
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Opinion
Comment | Picasso’s ‘Three Dancers’ sparked my love of art. Let's give others the chance to find their own way in
The arts education crisis in the UK risks holding the young back from discovering what visual culture can teach us about self-expression, empathy, open-mindedness and more
Comment | EJ Hill's New York performance personifies the art of endurance
The Los Angeles-based artist is spending eight hours a day on his knees at David Zwirner's 52 Walker space
Comment | Why New York can be a risky place for dealers and museums to hold art
Could the Manhattan district attorney's seizures be putting people off sending artworks to the city?
Comment | I used to think it wasn’t cool to like Andy Goldsworthy—now I see how he helps us appreciate the natural world
Two recent Goldsworthy shows, one at the National Galleries of Scotland and the other at Jupiter Artland, have radically changed my view of the artist, writes Louisa Buck
Comment | US museums are finally going bilingual: here's why it matters
In the past few years, art institutions across the country have been making a concerted effort to provide information about their collections and exhibitions in languages other than English—and it's a step that's worth celebrating
Diary
Despite past legal drama, Madonna still seems hung up on the V&A
The Queen of Pop’s 2003 visit sparked a lawsuit—but she was spotted there again just last month
Actor Sharon Stone is up for the Women in Art Prize
The movie star will compete against 24 other finalists including Bianca Raffaella
An eye for art: new US ambassador installs blue-chip collection at palatial UK residence
Warren Stephens has brought works by Cézanne, Renoir and Edgar Degas to London
‘Anish Kapoor, let him out’: satirical protest campaign claims a man is trapped inside the Chicago Bean
A group of black-clad protesters recently gathered at “Cloud Gate” to raise awareness and call for the release of the man they claim lives inside the sculpture
Want to take a peek at the UK prime minister’s art collection?
Special tours of No.10 Downing Street are due to take place next month, as part of the popular Open House festival
Book reviews
Euan Uglow monograph offers a fresh perspective through memoirs, papers and contributions
The book also includes myriad accounts of the British artist's inspirational teaching techniques
The 19th-century heiress whose avid collecting was just part of a rich, scholarly life
The exceptional legacy of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, best known for her scholarly collecting of ceramics, is explored in a new biography
New book offers a suitably poetic vision of Blake and his legacy
Philip Hoare has created his “version of a Blake print”, a complex book to dive into and get lost in
An expansive monograph of Celia Paul paints a portrait of a single-minded, singular artist
The book explores how the British artist's mother was her most trusted sitter and Paul's thoughts on Lucian Freud’s depictions of her during their relationship
A tome accompanying the Lahore Biennale is a celebration of authenticity
This comprehensive reader on the second edition in 2020 considers how the independent-minded institution is placing Pakistan’s artists in an international context as well as helping them thrive in a complex political environment
Art on Location 2025
A special focus on the latest outdoor art experiences, including public art, sculpture parks, urban and country house sculpture shows, artist's trails, and the use of location-specific technology
‘Creating their own ecosystem’: Arts Council gives backing to collaboration between artists in rural Gloucestershire
The Hide, an artist retreat in the Cotswolds, southwest England, with an annual sculpture showcase, is a grassroots project that is gathering momentum
London urban oasis hosts artist’s multimedia investigation into plants’ resilience in the face of climate crisis
Vivienne Schadinsky, artist-in-residence at OmVed Gardens, in north London has used the two-acre plot as a “living laboratory” to make ink paintings, films, sculptures and prints devoted to beans and their ecology
Kew Gardens to host largest-ever open-air Henry Moore show
Opening in May 2026, thirty works will be dotted around the 320-acre Unesco World Heritage site
Towering ambition: the Swiss artist Not Vital's Alpine playground
The multidisciplinary artist mixes nature, architecture and art to grand effect at his foundation’s three locations: a castle, a sculpture park and a 17th-century house
The magic of Troy Hill—a series of unique whole house art installations in Pittsburgh
Inspired by a visit to Naoshima art island in Japan, a US collector has commissioned a compelling group of site-specific installations
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with… Jeffrey Gibson—podcast
Jeffrey Gibson talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work
Technology
News, background and analysis on the latest tech developments—artificial intelligence tools; Web3, the blockchain, NFTs; virtual and augmented reality; social media platforms—and how they affect the art market, museums, artists and curators.
How AI-trained robots are helping to root out fake paintings tied to a notorious forgery case
The Norval AI tool is being used to determine the authenticity of works alleged to by the Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau
Pop-up Giphy Gallery makes the case for GIFs as fine art
A partnership between Giphy and the Museum of Modern GIFs has birthed a new way to look at the short-form animated image files we all use to punctuate text exchanges
Want to be a museum influencer? London’s National Gallery launches open call for content creators
The institution is building on the success its 200 Creators programme last year
New app aims to improve access to Los Angeles art scene
The ArtWrld app, which also covers New York and plans to add more cities soon, is one of several digital resources seeking to keep art-loving Angelenos in the know
How Gretchen Andrew’s AI art is revealing the societal scars of ‘facetuning’
The American artist, whose work is currently on show in New York, makes the invisible impacts of technology visible