Contemporary art
Frieze London acquisitions: Norwich Castle bags Ibrahim Mahama photo series and Tate buys works by seven international artists
The purchases come courtesy of the Contemporary Art Society Collections Fund and the Frieze Tate Fund
Hit painter Issy Wood drops pop music career after remix
The fast-rising artist, who recently released a solo album, is focused on her paintings, including a new exhibition in New York
A brush with... John Akomfrah
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Jackson Pollock to Virginia Woolf
Mark Wallinger launches digital art project to raise legal funds for London pollution group
The Islington-based campaigners Nocado are fighting to prevent retailers Ocado and Marks & Spencer from setting up a depot adjacent to a primary school
Art Basel's Paris+ fair to show ambitious commissions across city's major landmarks
Public art programme Sites will replace Hors les Murs—the outdoor sculpture event hosted by Fiac—Paris's once-unrivalled contemporary fair
Anti-colonial statue unveiled on London’s Fourth Plinth—while debate continues about giving it to the Queen
Samson Kambalu’s sculpture Antelope, depicting John Chilembwe who died fighting British rule, is due to remain in place until 2024
Why is art at the heart of Italy’s far-right political party?
Plus, Carnegie International, the US's longest-running contemporary art exhibition, and a mystifying egg sculpture
Investigative artists Forensic Architecture claim to uncover new evidence in shooting of Al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh
Working with human rights organisation Al-Haq, new report says journalists were deliberately targeted by Israeli forces in May
A brush with... Glenn Brown
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Salvador Dalí to Maria Lassnig
Trio of UK shows place contemporary art among historic collections
Artists Linder, Jadé Fadojutimi and Eileen Cooper exhibit recent work alongside selections from museums holdings around the country, creating new meanings and encouraging visitors to see the older pieces in a new light
From a Niki de Saint Phalle fountain to a splashy David Hockney print: our pick of the highlights from September's sales
Plus, a Pre-Raphaelite treasure, an iconic James Bond poster and a set of nine intricately inlaid panels
Outspoken Myanmar artist Htein Lin arrested by military government and sent to infamous prison
Artist and his British wife Vicky Bowman are the latest detainees of the brutal junta that has killed thousands of citizens
Community-centred art pavilion to be unveiled at London's Notting Hill Carnival
The artist Alvaro Barrington and architect Sumayya Vally lean into the carnival's place as a robust "site of artistic creation"
A brush with... Adam Pendleton
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences from Joan Jonas to Julius Eastman
Ten essential artworks to see in Vatican City
From Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling to a whole room dedicated to Henri Matisse, we round up some of the unmissable artistic treasures in the world's smallest state
New art from the ruins of Pompeii: archaeological site launches digital fellowships
Contemporary initiative also includes new book with contributions from more than 60 artists such as Adrian Villar Rojas, Lara Favaretto and Michael Rakowitz
Sotheby's sales in London fall short—though Francis Bacon brings in £43.4m
Bidding was strong for red-chip artists, but the air is much thinner at the top of the market
The Venice Biennale has long been known as the world's most discreet art fair—where does Ukraine fit into that?
In the wake of Russia’s invasion, some of the spending power at the exhibition is being directed towards good causes
Artes Mundi hits the road: next edition of contemporary art prize to be shown at venues across Wales
Artists Nguyen Trinh Thi and Mounira Al Solh are on the shortlist for the £40,000 award
British sculptor Antony Gormley acquires German passport to battle ‘Brexit disaster’
Angel of the North artist now holds dual nationality and is ‘keen to retain links with Europe’
'Not just the outsider show': Exhibition of Norway's overlooked artists to open new National Museum
Curators have chosen 150 contemporary Norwegian artists through an open call, with the aim of getting away from in-built biases
London visitors invited to go dotty with Yayoi Kusama in her Obliteration Room this summer at Tate
Meanwhile M+ museum in Hong Kong will launch retrospective of 93-year-old Japanese artist
Turin rooftop race track—featured in The Italian Job film—transformed into an art trail
Pinacoteca Agnelli art complex, housed in former Fiat factory, launches with Sylvie Fleury show and Picasso display
Skulls and sequins: book celebrates the art of the Haitian streets
Recently published catalogue of a touring show from 2018 shows the work of artists who draw inspiration from the urban landscape of the Caribbean nation
Russian artist Oleg Kulik faces prosecution for 'rehabilitating Nazism' with sculpture shown at Art Moscow
Politicians said it mocked a monument to the Battle of Stalingrad during the Second World War
St Petersburg artist faces prison after anti-war protest in grocery store
Sasha Skochilenko replaced price tags with news reports about bombings in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol
Venice Biennale 2022: what to do when you get there
Whether it’s your first time or your 50th, Venice is a bewildering city, but one of inexhaustible delights. We asked artists, curators and art world professionals how to get the most out of your visit
Is this year’s Venice Biennale an exhibition shaped by war?
In the wake of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian pavilion looks likely to remain empty, while the organisers of the Ukrainian pavilion battle to realise their project for Venice
Brazilian pavilion: Taking on the country’s recent tragedies
The solo presentation by Jonathas de Andrade is inspired by the educational science fairs he visited as a child
Italian pavilion: ‘What is the future for humans?’ asks artist Gian Maria Tosatti
For the first time at the Venice Biennale, a single artist has been given the entire Italian pavilion to fill. Tosatti’s sprawling post-industrial installation asks the big questions