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Major protests take place at Venice Biennale previews
More than 200 people attended a protest outside the Israeli pavilion, while the activists groups Pussy Riot and FEMEN led a demonstration at Russia’s
Brandywine Conservancy and Museum picks architects for $100m expansion project
The Pennsylvania museum and land trust plans an ambitious overhaul of its campus, which will connect gallery buildings to the original studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth
Two truths? US 250th anniversary programmes take differing approaches
America250 was established by congress and files regular reports while Freedom 250 is planning a mixed martial arts fight at the White House on Trump’s 80th birthday
Father and daughter plead guilty in $2m counterfeit art scheme
Erwin Bankowski and Karolina Bankowska, of New Jersey, commissioned counterfeit works to pass off as pieces by Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Richard Mayhew, Banksy and others
Today’s war, tomorrow’s loot: attempts at stemming the illicit trade in art
Experts usually say there is a delay of several years between conflict in a country and its looted objects entering the art market
Venice Biennale 2026
Breaking news, analysis, interviews and more from the world-famous exhibition, including The Art Newsaper’s on-the-ground coverage
Our pick of the best pavilions at the 61st Venice Biennale
From splashing sewage to moments of zen, here is our selection of top national presentations in the Giardini, Arsenale and across town
Cultural workers at Venice Biennale to strike over Israel’s participation
A rally is also planned to take place in the city on the same day, 8 May
Alvaro Barrington takes a road trip to the Venice Biennale
The artist's contribution to In Minor Keys includes a decked out truck driven from London to Venice
‘She had a fresh, informed eye’: mural depicting late Venice Biennale curator Koyo Kouoh displayed in lagoon city
Derrick Adams’ piece features “beams of gold signifying the brilliance and reach” of the curator’s influence
The Venice Biennale has long been a sales platform—now no one is pretending otherwise
From a Christie's exhibition to a posthumous display of Mel Ramos, this year numerous explicitly commercial shows signal a shift in attitude
Art market
David Nahmad maintains that his Modigliani was not looted by the Nazis
The Lebanese billionaire cited Marc Restellini’s recently published catalogue raisonné as proof that this has all been a case of mistaken identity
Art trade adjusting after US Supreme Court struck down Trump's extreme tariffs
After the ruling, President Donald Trump imposed new rate of up to 15%, although this is also being challenged and is likely to be temporary
In new play, Norval Morrisseau forgery scandal prompts questions about authenticity and Indigenous identity
Drew Hayden Taylor’s “The Undeniable Accusations of Red Cadmium Light”, which recently debuted in Vancouver, interrogates fraud in several forms
Pittsburgh’s burgeoning gallery community readies for its moment in art world spotlight
As the latest Carnegie International arrives, Pittsburgh’s long-running and newer commercial art spaces make the case for a more supportive, sustainable and slower-paced scene
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
Museums & Heritage
Latino community organisation opens $33m arts centre in Boston
La Casa, the new home of Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción, will be a hub for civic engagement, education and artistic expression
Pedro Reyes’s new Lacma commission sparks criticism in Mexico
Mexican cultural figures say the Olmec-inspired sculpture reprises a work that was previously rejected in Mexico City
1,000-year-old archaeological site bulldozed during construction of Mexico-US border wall
A contractor for the Department of Homeland Security destroyed a 1,000-year-old etching in the sand of the Sonoran Desert
Van Gogh Museum in funding mediation with Dutch government following threats of closure
Legal proceedings—begun by the museum to demand more public funding for a renovation—have now been postponed
Filippo Lippi painting—once the centrepiece of Florence's Palazzo Medici chapel—to undergo two-year restoration
The varnish layer of the work, which is held in Berlin's Gemäldegalerie, is degrading the tempera paint
Exhibitions
Paul McCarthy: ‘The world is now an extreme absurdity. The work is a reaction to that’
The veteran provocateur talks about his return to the enduring motif of Santa Claus, and his ongoing collaboration with the German actress Lilith Stangenberg, as an exhibition of his taboo-busting work opens in Paris
Cosmic, concrete, earthy: Nancy Holt’s Land Art on show in UK
The Goodwood Art Foundation hosts Britain's first major exhibition by the US artist
US exhibition unearths the Etruscans and their enduring cultural influence
Nearly 200 objects will be on view at San Francisco's Legion of Honor in a show exploring the influential civilisation
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
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
A brush with... podcast
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
Books
An expert's guide to Tracey Emin: five must-read books on the British artist
The best Emin publications, from her searingly honest autobiography to a collection of revealing snapshots—selected by the Tate’s assistant curator Jess Baxter
How the adoption of canvas in Venice changed the way artists painted
Four key takeaways from a new book about the innovative use of canvas in 16th-century Italy
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
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
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
'It’s like the natural world. Nothing lasts forever': Tadashi Kawamata on creating his temporary sculptures
The Japanese artist takes the simplest of materials to make his powerful installations
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
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
Zurbarán in London, the Carnegie International, Walter Sickert’s Ennui—podcast
In this week's episode, Ben Luke takes a tour of the Zurbarán survey at the National Gallery in London, speaks to the director of the Carnegie Museum of Art ahead of this year's Carnegie International in Pittsburgh, and learns about a Walter Sickert painting on view at Charleston in Sussex.
Opinion
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
Comment | The slopification of political art
Artificial intelligence has made it incredibly easy to create pointed visuals in response to crises in real time, but the resulting videos and images have little poignancy or staying power
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
Obituaries
Remembering Pat Steir, one of the 20th century’s late-blooming great artists
The painter made gravity her collaborator, transforming poured oil paint into one of the defining gestures of late 20th-century abstraction
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
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
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.
Rare early photographs reveal lost sites featured in Van Gogh’s paintings
Photographic albums assembled by the artist’s early biographer Gustave Coquiot provide a glimpse into his Arles scenes
Diary
Alvaro Barrington takes a road trip to the Venice Biennale
The artist's contribution to In Minor Keys includes a decked out truck driven from London to Venice
‘She had a fresh, informed eye’: mural depicting late Venice Biennale curator Koyo Kouoh displayed in lagoon city
Derrick Adams’ piece features “beams of gold signifying the brilliance and reach” of the curator’s influence
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























































