NewsHeritage
Sri Lankan government steps in to rebuild St Anthony’s church after bomb attacks
Crowdfunding campaigns have also launched to support victims and restore heritage sites after deadly blasts
Precious works rescued from Notre Dame to be transferred to the Louvre
Notre Dame benefits from the battle of the billionaires
Paris's Medieval muse: ten of the most famous works of art inspired by Notre Dame
Around the world, the Notre Dame fire inspires sadness, solidarity and anger
Nearly €1bn raised for Notre-Dame over two days
PreviewExhibitions
Honey I shrunk the art: the ultimate alternative biennial opens in Los Angeles
Dollhouse-sized paintings and installations replace big artistic statements and egos
NewsObituaries
Philanthropist Henry Wollman Bloch has died aged 96
Bloch was an avid collector who made important contributions to the Nelson-Atkins Museum
NewsArt market
On the Bard’s birthday, Sotheby’s announces it will offer Edward Hopper’s ode to Shakespeare
Estimated to fetch $7-$10m, the New York cityscape, depicts the iconic Central Park statue of the playwright
NewsRembrandt
Louvre bids to buy Rembrandt masterpiece from Rothschild collection in France
The state has deferred the painting's export licence giving the museum 30 months to find the funds
NewsObituaries
Tributes to Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, giant of contemporary Iranian art
Curators and artists, including Shirin Neshat, remember the artist who called her geometric mirror works “signs of light and life”
NewsArt market
Artory bags Spotify backer in first funding round
The blockchain-based art registry announces a $7.3m group investment, following the acquisition of Auction Club and partnerships with Christie’s
Latest in Comment
The 2019 Havana Biennial is a smokescreen for government censorship
In Notre Dame, we find a heritage that invites us to breathe and reflect
Around the world, the Notre Dame fire inspires sadness, solidarity and anger
Should dealers reveal past prices in provenance?
Stone is cool: Gothic vaulting probably saved Notre Dame from total destruction
BlogIn the frame
Madge (apparently) channels Frida and Pyotr
ReviewExhibitions
Two shows that lost the plot
Joan Miró at MoMA and the Neue Galerie’s self-Portrait survey are both filled with great works, but they forget to stick to their themes all the way through
PreviewExhibitions
Havana Biennial opens amid controversy
Works on view draw on themes of collaboration and agency, at the same time the government seeks to control what art can be shown on the island
CommentCathedral of Notre Dame
In Notre Dame, we find a heritage that invites us to breathe and reflect
A spire competition is the wrong approach
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Canadian Museums Association launches $1m programme to recognise indigenous culture
The initiative is part of a broader reconciliation effort by the government
Latest in Podcast
The Notre Dame fire: what happens next? Plus, Cold War Steve
From Despair to The Scream: the genesis of Edvard Munch’s most famous work
What inspired Munch's Scream? Plus, the Shed
Sackler sponsorship: take it or leave it? Plus, museum visitor figures
Art Basel in Hong Kong, Richard Lin and the Met’s World Between Empires
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Gavin Turk takes his eggs giant and bronze at Somerset House ovular unveiling
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in San Francisco this weekend
From a Modernist community on California's northern coast, to the kimono's continuing influence on international fashion
Podcast
The Notre Dame fire: what happens next? Plus, Cold War Steve
We talk about the effects of the fire at Notre Dame, the building’s history, and what happens next. And we speak to satirical artist Christopher Spencer, the man behind the Cold War Steve. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Hito Steyerl’s powerful critiques at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery to Rembrandt and friends at Gagosian Gallery
CommentCathedral of Notre Dame
Around the world, the Notre Dame fire inspires sadness, solidarity and anger
The Art Newspaper network, which includes the Giornale dell’Arte, The Art Newspaper France, The Art Newspaper Russia, and The Art Newspaper China, has gathered together comments from three continents
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Two stolen Van Goghs go back on display after 14-year ordeal at the hands of Italian gangsters
Conservation at the Amsterdam museum has revealed a fake Vincent signature on the genuine seascape
Latest In the frame
Madge (apparently) channels Frida and Pyotr
Down on the farm: Picasso masterpiece hangs in a Swiss barn
Going bold at the Brooklyn Museum
Art Basel to unite across continents to celebrate 50th anniversary
Juergen Teller's helping hand for Demelza hospice kids
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Britain’s historic house owners pledge ancient trees for Notre Dame rebuilding
The cathedral’s roof, wholly destroyed in the fire, was built of some 1300 great trees
PreviewSydney Biennale
Indigenous and First Nation artists to take centre stage at next Biennale of Sydney
Artistic director Brook Andrew aims to counter the dominance of Northern American and European narratives
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Artist Wim Delvoye enters design competition to reconstruct Notre Dame
The Belgian, known for his sculptures in a Northern European Gothic style, is already devising a new spire
NewsMuseums & Heritage
How to future-proof a work of art that will not be completed for 100 years
As Katie Paterson's sand castle project goes on tour, we look at how her Future Library is being made to outlive the artist
NewsPrizes
David Hockney and Luchita Hurtado named in Time 100 list of most influential people
Yorkshire-born Hockney named an “icon” for being the most expensive living artist at auction, exhibiting with Van Gogh and creating pioneering iPad works
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Director of Pinault Collection proposes controversial 90% tax breaks for Notre Dame donors
But Pinault family says it is not seeking tax relief for its €100m donation towards the reconstruction effort
Latest in Video
Inside the Chinese art market: The Art Newspaper meets Kejia Wu
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s night at the Louvre Museum
Down under: Australian artist Mike Parr buries himself under a road for 72 hours
Livestream: Antony Gormley, Norman Rosenthal and Louisa Buck talk about the genius of Joseph Beuys
'A deeper source of truth than appearances': Antony Gormley on Joseph Beuys
NewsIvory
After UK's ivory ban, European Commission also considering tighter regulation
Consultation has started with a 62-page report commissioned from wildlife monitoring network
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Nearly €1bn raised for Notre-Dame over two days
Several charitable and crowdfunding campaigns launched since the fire
NewsBrazil
Archaeological trove discovered beneath zoo heads to Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum
More than 30,000 imperial artefacts were found in the nearby RioZoo last week
FeaturePodcast
From Despair to The Scream: the genesis of Edvard Munch’s most famous work
On our podcast, the curator of the British Museum’s Munch exhibition tells the story of the Norwegian artist’s anxiety at the blood-red sky he saw above the Oslo fjord, and how it led to a masterpiece
BlogIn the frame
Down on the farm: Picasso masterpiece hangs in a Swiss barn
BlogThe Buck stopped here
William Eggleston's signature and style draws London crowds to David Zwirner
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
France launches international architecture competition to rebuild Notre Dame's collapsed spire
French Prime Minister wants to crown the building with a “spire adapted to the techniques and challenges of our times”
NewsArt market
Larry Gagosian launches art advisory firm in New York
Laura Paulson, formerly of Christie's, to head up new business, while her husband Andrew Fabricant has been promoted to the new position of chief operating officer
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Battered London tomb of the great French tightrope walker Blondin restored
The 19th-century daredevil is most famous for crossing Niagara Falls 17 times—once with a stove on which he cooked an omelette
CommentArt market
Should dealers reveal past prices in provenance?
London case surrounding Brueghel painting raises questions over whether a work's full sales history should be listed—even when that shows a big markup
NewsExhibitions
Ai Weiwei creates Lego portraits of missing Mexican students
The installation investigating their disappearance is part of the artist’s show at MUAC
NewsAttribution
Does a Minnesota college own a portrait by Edvard Munch?
Scientific evidence points to St Olaf College’s Portrait of Eva Mudocci being the real deal, but scholars of the artist’s work are reserving judgement
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Precious works rescued from Notre Dame to be transferred to the Louvre
Crown of Thorns and St Louis tunic are among the artefacts to have been saved, while paintings inside the cathedral will be removed and restored
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Trump’s tweets on Notre Dame blaze fall foul of French fire officials
US President proposed water bombing the cathedral but this risks weakening the structure, say experts
CommentCathedral of Notre Dame
Stone is cool: Gothic vaulting probably saved Notre Dame from total destruction
Tragic fire destroys the roof, but vaulting saves the interior
NewsAcquisitions
Photography gallery at Victoria and Albert Museum renamed after Elton John following 'significant' donation
The Rocket Man will organise a photography exhibition at the London institution with his husband David Furnish
AnalysisFrom the archive
Church and State disagree over management of religious heritage in France
The country possesses more than 32,000 churches, 6,000 chapels and 87 cathedrals. Their dual administration has caused serious problems of management and conservation
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Notre Dame will be rebuilt, President Macron confirms
As the extent of the damage continues to be assessed, investigation into cause of devastating fire begins
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Notre Dame benefits from the battle of the billionaires
Competitive philanthropy can help save France’s flagship cathedral
NewsAppointments
Alexandra Suda takes over as director of the National Gallery of Canada
The Ontario native is just the fourth woman to take the post, and the youngest in more than a century
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Fire destroys roof of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
The spire has collapsed on the medieval landmark
NewsConservation
The Getty Conservation Institute maps out a plan to preserve the Eames House
The Los Angeles Modernist home was designed and lived in by Charles and Ray Eames
NewsLeonardo da Vinci
London's National Gallery defends inclusion of Salvator Mundi in Leonardo show after criticism in new book
The curator’s attribution to the Renaissance master helped Christie’s achieve a world record price for the painting
AnalysisMuseums & Heritage
Nineteenth-century realists pull in mega-crowds as Russian museum attendance peaks
Exhibitions in Russia of homegrown artists attract proportionally greater numbers than blockbusters in other countries
BlogDiary of an art historian
UK art charity has alienated its network of cheerleaders
The Art Fund is doing away with its volunteers
PreviewExhibitions
Civil War references hide in plain sight in American pre-Raphaelite art
Landscapes on view at the National Gallery contain hidden historical clues
NewsHavana Biennial
Activist artist arrested on eve of Havana Biennial
As the cultural event gets under way, a Cuban-American artist is also blocked from entering Cuba
ReviewArt market
Smaller Art Cologne caters to our short attention spans
Less is more in the internet age, says organiser of fair which has dropped from 210 exhibitors to 176
NewsArt crime
Artist recreates exiled dictator's treasure trove in 3D—but what happened to the originals?
Pio Abad and Frances Wadsworth Jones's replicas of jewels smuggled into Hawaii by Imelda Marcos are displayed at the Honolulu Biennial alongside the social services they could have paid for
NewsHavana Biennial
Cuban galleries rebound as Havana Biennial opens
Dealers mount work that responds to political tensions while noting art is a 'difficult business' in Havana
NewsArt market
Patronage without pretension abounds at the 2019 edition of the Dallas Art Fair
The 11th edition of the Texas fair boasts cats, cacti and a sense of community that has some dealers returning after a hiatus
NewsExhibitions
Portrait of Kevin Spacey going on show at V&A raises questions
The Netflix star, who is facing indecent assault charges in the US, is subject of painting series depicting visiting theatre professors at an Oxford college
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Munch's angst-ridden prints at the British Museum to Van Gogh's love affair with the UK at Tate Britain
ReviewBooks
Bruegel: great research, great exhibition—shame about the catalogue
The Kunsthistorisches's Bruegel exhibition catalogue fails to include any scholarly information
NewsArt market
Kamel Mennour to show controversial 'rediscovered' Caravaggio in Paris gallery
Judith beheading Holofernes—due to be auctioned this June estimated at £86m-£129m—will be juxtaposed with a Daniel Buren installation
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
I held the gun that probably killed Van Gogh—and here is its story
The revolver discovered by a farmer in an Auvers field comes up for auction on 19 June
PreviewExhibitions
Forty years rocking the foundations in Los Angeles
The Museum of Contemporary Art celebrates its anniversary by looking back over the past four decades
NewsExhibitions
'Shameful scar': Centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre marked in New Delhi exhibition
Show exploring the fateful event that saw hundreds of people killed by British soldiers aims to commemorate "forgotten martyrs"
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in Los Angeles this week
From the West Coast version of Soul of a Nation, to Roy DeCarava’s photographic studies of blackness
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Conceptual and Minimalist trove raises bedeviling questions for the Guggenheim
Grappling with questions of authenticity, museum 'decommissions' some works from the Panza Collection
NewsMuseums & Heritage
X-ray of Uffizi's Artemisia Gentileschi reveals a tantalising underpainting
The portrait has striking similarities to a recent acquisition by the National Gallery in London
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Boisterous behaviour and a spot of telepathy at Arts Club Quiz fundraiser
NewsArt market
Court case over 'modern forgery' Frans Hals concludes but judgment reserved until summer
Sotheby's James Martin stands by his assertion that the painting is a fake following hours of interrogation challenging the independence of his scientific analysis
NewsArt market
Bonn library recovers 600 books missing since the Second World War
Sotheby's assisted the return of the books, including 11 medieval manuscripts, which were found in Belgium
NewsProtest
Petition launched to remove 'racist' anti-slavery fresco in France's National Assembly
Artist Hervé Di Rosa describes the demand as "censorship"
CommentHavana Biennial
The 2019 Havana Biennial is a smokescreen for government censorship
Art fares poorly when parroting official narratives, especially when that messaging is opposed to the values of free speech and an open society
Christian Viveros-Fauné