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Ten years after Brexit vote, art market rules remain as messy as ever
The piecemeal approach to repealing and replacing EU regulations highlights the lack of a coherent policy
London Museum announces opening date for new Smithfield location
The revamped museum, which focuses on the history of the UK capital, will open to the public on 28 November 2026
Lacma's inaugural art parade celebrates new building and Los Angeles creative community
Artists and performers of all kinds flocked to Wilshire Boulevard for the city's first Art Parade
Guerrilla-style museum tours reveal the history of climate change through art and heritage in Philadelphia
The tours created and led by the artist and curator Aislinn Pentecost-Farren are part of the ArtPhilly 2026 festival
‘Artists need to be able to advocate for their own work’: new guide advises artists on navigating censorship
The free digital resource, from the National Coalition Against Censorship, comes as artists navigate an increasingly censorious cultural landscape
Art market
Coffin plate of ‘the injured Queen of England’ heads to Treasure House Fair
According to dealer Martyn Downer, the silver plate of the exiled monarch could be “the only coffin plate of a Queen of England that will ever be on the market”
Dealer David Nahmad given 30 days to return Nazi-looted Modigliani painting
The $30m work has been the subject of almost a dozen years of legal battles
Mexican authorities urge Sotheby’s to stop sale of two pre-Columbian artefacts
The objects, a stone mask and an intricate ceramic figure, are scheduled to be auctioned Thursday morning in New York
Asian antiquities are gaining a younger following—will it last?
Sales are booming as Millennial and Gen-Z collectors are taking a shine to historical artefacts
‘It's a work of art’: rare, cloth-bound first edition of Wuthering Heights to be auctioned at Christie’s
The book, estimated at up to £600,000, is the first original edition to appear at auction in more than a century
Museums & Heritage
A multi-millionaire on a mission: David Walsh expands his Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania
In an exclusive interview, the enigmatic collector and philanthropist discusses Anselm Kiefer’s inverted pyramid, oxygen molecules billions of years old—and why he has invented a completely new library categorisation system
Obama Presidential Center opens, offering an art-filled, hopeful view of US history
The sprawling new campus on Chicago's south side includes a rousing museum and commissions by Mark Bradford, Maya Lin, Richard Hunt, Martin Puryear and many more
London’s Jewish Museum receives £1m funding boost and opens new temporary home
The Manchester Jewish Museum was meanwhile awarded £100,000
Santé! Converted French winery gains recognition as national museum
La Coopérative-Musée Cérès Franco is reopening to show its eclectic collection after a major renovation
New textile museum in Mexico City celebrates Indigenous artistry
The new Museo de Arte Textil de los Pueblos Indígenas y Afromexicanos frames textiles as living heritage and explores ethical collaboration
Exhibitions
Comment | Visiting Venice this year reminded me of the crushing power of painting
From Old Masters like Tintoretto to contemporary Kantarovsky, the medium's brilliance shines across the city
New documentary goes behind the scenes of Rashaad Newsome’s biggest project
In 2022, the artist created a massive celebration of Black and queer culture at New York’s historic Park Avenue Armory
Zooming in on the Dutch street photographer Ed van der Elsken
The artist chronicled Amsterdam life in the 1970s
Black mirror: a conceptual artist’s new mobile app helps you be a better texter
Created as part of Jennifer Rubell’s current show at Meredith Rosen Gallery in New York, Attune Official is for anyone who obsesses over text messages
In museum first, MFA Boston pairs prized vessels by Paul Revere and enslaved artist David Drake
As part of a revamp of its galleries devoted to early American art, the museum is installing a clay jar by an enslaved artist alongside a bowl made by a hero of the US Revolutionary War
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with… Caragh Thuring—podcast
Caragh Thuring talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work
Books
An expert's guide to Marina Abramović: five must-read books on the performance artist
The best Abramović publications, from an intimate memoir to a collection of the artist’s aphorisms—selected by the curator Shai Baitel
Mystery, controversy and the butterfly’s sting: James McNeill Whistler book aims to dispel the fog around his legacy
The unashamedly partisan book by Daniel E. Sutherland also looks at the science behind Whistler’s nocturnes
Mapplethorpe nudes, the NEA and the birth of America’s culture wars
We speak to the writer Isaac Butler about his book revisiting the battles over censorship and public funding in the US during the 1980s and 1990s
How Andy Warhol’s textile and fashion work influenced his art
Three key takeaways from a new book that looks at the artist's designs for shop awnings, advertising illustrations, screen-printed clothes and more
Constable, an artist for all seasons: a rich study reveals how his art and life were shaped by the weather's yearly cycles
The 250th anniversary of John Constable’s birth has seen a flurry of publications about the great painter and his work
Diary
Art Basel Diary: Kanye's Greek goddess, a wheelie good read and the ultimate plunge pool
Plus The Art Newspaper dives with the ducklings and art critics just got fluffier
Art Basel Diary: The universe’s first interdimensional artist, Hockney homages and natty gnashers
Plus princess throws some fade and airport show takes off
Art Basel Diary: mouse in the house, Kanye at Unlimited, and Cattelan's banana gets supersized
Plus: P•P•O•W's stand stays hydrated and Katharine Grosse's fabulous football
Art Basel Diary: the carnival comes to town, art of the algorithm and Mum's the word
Plus a museum interrogation and fairs tip population over the edge
Influential art world figure Joe Hage moves from the shadows to take top billing
The founder of Heni art services is behind a major Barbara Hepworth show at London's Courtauld Gallery
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Art Basel in Basel, Pierre Huyghe interview, James Turrell—podcast
In this week's episode, Ben Luke speaks to art market editor Kabir Jhala about this year's Art Basel, interviews artist Pierre Huyghe on his exhibition at the Beyeler Foundation, and learns about a new Skyspace by James Turrell opening in Aarhus, Denmark.
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.
Exclusive: an unknown archive of treasures from Van Gogh’s doctor, Paul Gachet
Documents, photographs, drawings, paintings—and even a sketch of the artist on his deathbed
Opinion
Comment | Georg Baselitz's final exhibition is a warning that history is repeating itself
Since the opening of the late German artist's Venice show, events at the Biennale and the result of the UK's council elections have continued to expose art's vulnerability to politics
Comment | Opportunists are to blame for the Kennedy Center’s downfall
The argument that you can do good from the inside of an institution ravaged by the Trump administration no longer washes
Comment | The flaws in the plan to charge entry to British museums
The end of free universal museum entry risks deterring visitors and creating a two-tier system
Comment | Flourishing markets beyond the big three will benefit the art ecosystem—and the planet
Regions outside of the US, UK and China have grown their share from 17% of business in 2015 to 24% in 2025, according to report
Comment | Degenerate art all over again? Nazi attack on Modern art is not far away from trends in today’s world
When it comes to art, Trump is an utter vacuum—he makes the Nazis look like great connoisseurs, says author John-Paul Stonard
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
Mexican chef brings spirit of Frida Kahlo to Tate Modern pop up restaurant
Santiago Lastra is combining a love for the artist and his home cuisine in London this summer
From the Hamptons to Saint-Tropez: design fairs PAD and Nomad follow the sun
Nomad co-founder and director Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte describes the fair as “a resort concept”
'A work of conceptual art': Belmond launches new Art Deco-inspired train dining car
The film director Baz Luhrmann and his wife, production designer Catherine Martin, have designed the lavish interior
Hotel and art hub Casabianca opens on Italy's Lake Como
From Jannis Kounellis to Anselm Kiefer, a very personal art collection, asssembled by the De Santis family, is now on view in the 1930s villa
Obituaries
Remembering Julio Le Parc, a pioneer of kinetic art
The Argentine-born, Paris-based artist, who died at age 97, had been hoping to attend the opening of his retrospective at Tate Modern next week
Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian graphic novelist, dies at 56
Best known for her graphic novel Persepolis and its award-winning film adaption, Satrapi died in Paris on 4 June from “sadness” following her husband's recent death
Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, American artist and satirist, has died at age 40 in São Paulo, local media reports
Widely known by her online alter ego Jerry Gogosian, Helphenstein had come to prominence through her memes and critiques of the art world
The art world remembers Valie Export, Austrian pioneer of feminist performance art
Best known for daring audiences to face and feel the female body on her own terms, the performance artist died in Vienna on 14 May at 85 years old
Georg Baselitz, German artist who turned figurative painting on its head, has died, aged 88
Baselitz’s death comes on the eve of a major exhibition of his latest paintings at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini concurrent with the Venice Biennale