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New Tribeca space

Taymour Grahne, a 24-year-old London-born, US-based collector, plans to open gallery specialising in contemporary art from the Middle East

Published online: 11 May 2013

If you show, should you tell?

The ethics of displaying work by paedophile artist Otto Muehl

Published online: 11 May 2013

Performance art goes legit

Experiential works are showing up at fairs more and more, and a small selection of institutions and niche collectors are snapping them up

Published online: 10 May 2013

A critic’s guide to the satellite fairs: it has a pulse

Christian Viveros-Fauné finds professionalism, dependability but few surprises at Pulse fair

Published online: 10 May 2013

A tale of two art worlds

Giant pieces take over New York as artists super-size their work—but bigger is not necessarily better

Published online: 09 May 2013

Gallery:  First view of Frieze New York

From a giant pizza to an outsized Time magazine cover, here’s a peek at the opening of the fair on Randall’s Island this year.

Gallery:  Margaret Thatcher: the artists loved to hate her

The former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher won few friends in the art world because of her severe cuts to arts funding. Among those who have supported her are Conservative conceptualists Gilbert and George, who told the Telegraph: "We admire Margaret Thatcher greatly. She did a lot for art. Socialism wants everyone to be equal. We want to be different." We've rounded up some of the more (in)famous artists' depictions of the Iron Lady.

Watercolours on a grand scale

Not all made today is “contemporary”, as can be seen in a major installation of watercolours by the artist Alexander Creswell. Depicting...

On the fair’s front line

A lot of work goes into an event like Frieze: there is the crew toiling all hours to set up the mammoth tent, the art movers, the cleaners,...

Drinking on the job

As the VIP visitors were taking in the art during Thursday’s opening of Frieze New York, reporters from The Art Newspaper were hard at work...

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Turner Prize nominee David Shrigley—a “verified” artist

David Shrigley, known for his comical cartoons, was one of four artists shortlisted for this year's Turner Prize. The Art Newspaper interviewed the artist at opening of his 2012 show at the Hayward Gallery in London, and he talked about how it feels to be accepted by the art world establishment.