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Global art sales grew 4% in 2025 but remain below pre-pandemic levels, Art Basel and UBS report finds
Political volatility and mounting operational costs weigh heavily on the trade, which ticked up to an estimated $59.6bn in 2025 after two years of decline
‘It has nothing to do with Michelangelo’: expert wades in on painting newly attributed to Renaissance master
Discovery centres on stylised initials says Belgian art historian but David Ekserdjian stresses that artist’s entire canon is accounted for
Dingo-related work at Sydney Biennale takes on new resonance following backpacker death
Cannupa Hanska Luger was unaware of the news of a young tourist dying on an island off Australia’s eastern coast while he was making “Volume III White Bay Power Station”
Final sentencing in Norval Morrisseau forgery scandal derailed by new allegations
Convicted fraudster’s sentencing pushed back amid widening dispute between family, foundation and authenticators
EU threatens to pull funding from Venice Biennale over return of Russian pavilion
The move comes after Russia's participation sparked outcry from European governments and arts professionals
Art market
The rise of the destination art fair
As collectors tire of mega-fairs and splurge on experiential travel, a new wave of boutique events seeks to draw buyers and sellers to places like Aspen, Joshua Tree, St Moritz and Mallorca
Nifty Gateway has shut down, but NFTs are not dead—they are evolving
Crypto-based art is more than just cartoon apes and Beeple works
Is most art now just too expensive for most people?
As billionaires chase blue-chip trophies, a widening wealth gap leaves most would-be collectors priced out. Perhaps it is time artists focused on selling affordable prints again
New York’s Independent fair reveals 76 exhibitors for first edition at Pier 36
The fair is foregrounding its reputation as a place to discover new galleries and artists, with nearly half of exhibitors showing at Independent for the first time
UK presenters Ant and Dec take legal action over 'secret and unauthorised £250,000 profit' made from Banksy prints
The duo has won a court order to force an art dealer to reveal details of his transactions with an unnamed intermediary
Museums & Heritage
Snuffboxes stolen in Paris daylight robbery to go on display at V&A
The snuffboxes, made in 18th-century Berlin, come from the Gilbert Collection, and will go on display in a new gallery space at the V&A in South Kensington
Mummies and other human remains held in UK museums raise serious ethical questions, warn scholars
Guardian investigation highlighting 263,000 remains is a wake-up call for government, says Oxford professor
National Gallery of Canada receives donation of 24 works from collector Bob Rennie
The Vancouver-based real estate tycoon has gifted works by two Canadian artists and two US artists to Canada’s national art museum
Missile strike hits boundary of archaeological site in Tyre, Lebanon as minister calls for Unesco intervention
An Israeli airstrike caused “material damage” to the entrance of the Unesco World Heritage site according to the Lebanese ministry of culture
Unesco sites in Iranian city of Isfahan damaged by US-Israel strikes
There have also been reports of damage to the third-century Falak-ol-Aflak Citadel in Khorramabad, western Iran
Exhibitions
Comment | Beryl Cook UK retrospective shows there is much more to the artist than amazing bums
The artist was as much an explorer of gender, class and body image as of saucy pleasure
Two Renoir exhibitions at Musée d’Orsay explore the joy of human connection
A double bill at the Paris museum demonstrates how the artist went beyond “pretty little paintings”
São Paulo pop-up exhibition spotlights spherical home by architect Eduardo Longo
The fifth edition of “Aberto”, an annual exhibition melding Modernist architecture and contemporary art, offers the public a rare opportunity to visit Longo’s Casa Bola
New public art biennial to take over Dallas’s urban greenbelt park
The open-air exhibition KTX Biennial, curated by SculptureCenter’s Jovanna Venegas, will bring works by international contemporary artists to the city’s busy 3.5-mile pedestrian and cycling corridor
Tomás Saraceno and Indigenous communities build art complex in Argentine salt flats
The monumental outdoor environment, “El Santuario del Agua” (The Water Sanctuary), is located in one of the world’s largest lithium reserves
Obituaries
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
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
Renowned gallerist Marian Goodman has died, aged 97
The dealer was known for her support of conceptually challenging artistic practices, and credited with bringing key European figures like Gerhard Richter and Marcel Broodthaers to the US
Remembering Gathie Falk, Canadian artist whose singular practice sparked comparisons to Surrealism and Pop art
Shaped by the austerity of her Mennonite upbringing and the bustling Vancouver art scene of the 1960s and 70s, she developed a playful, poignant and exacting visual language
Beatriz González, indefatigable force in Colombian art, has died, aged 93
One of the most important Latin American artists of the 20th century, she influenced the direction of post-war painting and helped shape Colombia’s museums as a curator, educator and mentor
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
War in the Middle East, the Whitney Biennial, and a newly-discovered Rembrandt in Amsterdam—podcast
Ben Luke talks to The Art Newspaper's Melissa Gronlund about the outbreak of war in a region that has invested heavily in arts and culture, while Ben Sutton discusses the 82nd Whitney Biennial in New York. Plus, a newly-discovered Rembrandt at the Rijksmuseum.
Books
Clash of the Renaissance titans: an intriguing double biography of Titian and Michelangelo
The book about the two Old Masters, who probably only met twice, considers what they had in common and how they differed
New book digs into the little-known gallery that brought Modern art to America
The publication's author on how it has taken decades of research to tell the story of the New York gallery, which exhibited artists such Picasso and Mondrian
An expert's guide to John Constable: five must-read books on the British painter
The best publications to learn all about Constable, from a journey through the landscapes that inspired him to a children's activity book—selected by the curator Emma Roodhouse
A short guide to the hidden meanings in great paintings
An A to C extract from the glossary of Painted Mysteries, which deciphers common motifs and symbols in famous works
March Book Bag: from a Modigliani catalogue raisonné to a career guide for artists
Our round-up of the latest art publications
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with… Danh Vo—podcast
Danh Vo talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work
The Year Ahead
Our pick of the shows to see in the world's great art cities in 2026
The exhibitions to visit in London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Madrid
Fair behemoths bet on Gulf plus new, bigger venues for Independent—a quick look at art fairs in 2026
Art Basel and Frieze are expanding in the Middle East while Art Cologne is reinstating its Mallorca edition
Venice, Sydney, Gwangju: the most interesting biennials to visit in 2026
Plus, full listings of the biennials, triennials and festivals taking place throughout the year
Art market 2026 predictions: underwhelming rebound and another Frieze fair
Our columnist gazes into her crystal ball to spot the major trends—from London regaining its lustre to AI fatigue—that are set to dominate the trade over the coming 12 months
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.
Epstein files reveal Leon Black as a key collector of Van Gogh works
The New York collector Black is revealed to have bought five of the artist’s pieces
Diary
Innocent mistake? Italy's prime minister appears as a cherub in Rome church
A double of Georgia Meloni was spotted in the chapel of the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucina
Can you feel the love tonight? Elton John's cosy family portrait captured by Catherine Opie
Picture featuring his sons, husband David and their dogs goes on show at the National Portrait Gallery in London
‘Haters will say this urn is mid’: US National Gallery of Art curator is Insta hit with Gen Z
Deputy head of sculpture's slang-heavy posts appeal to a new generation of art lovers
See you, Searle: Guardian chief art critic bows out after 30 years
Adrian Searle has described writing for the paper as “an exhilarating ride”
David Beckham dutifully does the art rounds in Doha
Meanwhile film star Angelina Jolie also put in an appearance at Art Basel Qatar
Opinion
Comment | Art is more than its original context
The place where we observe a work of art—and the feelings we have—play a crucial role in our experience
Comment | Time for a rethink: women artists were never meant to merely be canon fodder
Exhibitions pairing Munch with Paula Modersohn-Becker and Maria Lassnig provide opportunities to subvert the established order
How do we stem the decline in students studying art history in the UK?
We need to reframe the subject as one worth knowing about, rather than focusing on its use
Art collective Cooking Sections’ food projects are helping save the planet
Art duo are delivering actionable ecological change through sustainable food production and consumption schemes
When it comes to restitution, how can museums solve a problem like inalienability?
Having a legal structure and policy that allows institutions to make moral decisions on returning objects is crucial














































