Why Sotheby's $80m Botticelli continues to mystify experts
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Why Sotheby's $80m Botticelli continues to mystify experts
Star lot of upcoming New York Master Week sales is set to smash previous auction record for the Early Renaissance painter
Fragile yet forceful glass works by Ai Weiwei, Fred Wilson, Fiona Banner and others travel from Venice to Florida
PreviewExhibitions
Fragile yet forceful glass works by Ai Weiwei, Fred Wilson, Fiona Banner and others travel from Venice to Florida
An exhibition of contemporary glass art opens at the Boca Raton Museum of Art
A year after fire, Museum of Chinese in America launches digital platform with Google to celebrate its historical treasures
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A year after fire, Museum of Chinese in America launches digital platform with Google to celebrate its historical treasures
Viewers can track the recovery after the blaze and view hundreds of images of the New York museum’s artefacts
Remembering Sam Herman, pioneering glass artist and teacher who also won recognition for his paintings and welded-steel sculptures
FeatureObituaries
Remembering Sam Herman, pioneering glass artist and teacher who also won recognition for his paintings and welded-steel sculptures
One of the first pupils of Harvey Littleton at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he brought the studio glass movement to Britain, and beyond, in the mid-1960s
Is Van Gogh hiding at the back of this Toulouse-Lautrec drawing?
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Is Van Gogh hiding at the back of this Toulouse-Lautrec drawing?
In this rare depiction of Vincent, now in a Hiroshima museum, he is observing a raucous cabaret in Paris
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Tearing down troubling statues is not lying about our history—it is removing impediments to truth
Monuments
Tearing down troubling statues is not lying about our history—it is removing impediments to truth
Could 2021 be the year of the African museum?
Museums
Could 2021 be the year of the African museum?
How will US money laundering crackdown actually impact the art market? A lawyer explains
Art market
How will US money laundering crackdown actually impact the art market? A lawyer explains
A Covid-19 silver lining? Let’s not return to family-unfriendly art business as usual
Art market
A Covid-19 silver lining? Let’s not return to family-unfriendly art business as usual
Auction houses have finally entered the Amazon age—and I’m addicted
Diary of an art historian
Auction houses have finally entered the Amazon age—and I’m addicted
As 2021 beckons.... I crave new art in the new year more than ever
Covid-19
As 2021 beckons.... I crave new art in the new year more than ever
'Museums had better not be planning for a return to the status quo'
Covid-19
'Museums had better not be planning for a return to the status quo'
Art could have dwindled into insignificance in the upheaval of this year—instead it endured
The Year in Review 2020
Art could have dwindled into insignificance in the upheaval of this year—instead it endured
How art world leaders can embrace new money laundering regulations and create a 'think risk' culture
Art market
How art world leaders can embrace new money laundering regulations and create a 'think risk' culture
California needs a plan to restart the arts
Museums & Heritage
California needs a plan to restart the arts
Asian art market flies in the face of coronavirus
Art Market Eye
Asian art market flies in the face of coronavirus
Gabrielie Finaldi: 'What is the National Gallery if you can’t visit and you can’t see the pictures?'
Museums
Gabrielie Finaldi: 'What is the National Gallery if you can’t visit and you can’t see the pictures?'
'Humboldt Forum must have a clear policy that only objects of proper provenance can be used'
Humboldt Forum
'Humboldt Forum must have a clear policy that only objects of proper provenance can be used'
The art trade benefits from the UK's low import duty. What will happen to it after Brexit?
Art market
The art trade benefits from the UK's low import duty. What will happen to it after Brexit?
Provenance: the Trojan horse that can make or break a work of art
Art market
Provenance: the Trojan horse that can make or break a work of art
A new kind of museum is emerging—here's what the future holds
Museums
A new kind of museum is emerging—here's what the future holds
The turn of the screw: will tighter regulations impact the art market?
Art Market Eye
The turn of the screw: will tighter regulations impact the art market?
Pastures new: why some top gallery staff are moving on from longtime jobs
Art market
Pastures new: why some top gallery staff are moving on from longtime jobs
Finally, rebel experts come to the rescue of Unesco’s failing World Heritage programme
Cultural heritage
Finally, rebel experts come to the rescue of Unesco’s failing World Heritage programme
People see only 'silver tits' and 'bouffant pubes' now—but I predict Mary Wollstonecraft sculpture will become widely admired
Diary of an art historian
People see only 'silver tits' and 'bouffant pubes' now—but I predict Mary Wollstonecraft sculpture will become widely admired
Fifty years on, Unesco’s convention against illicit trafficking of cultural artefacts still shines bright
Heritage
Fifty years on, Unesco’s convention against illicit trafficking of cultural artefacts still shines bright
Is the UK seeing the emergence of a ‘Godfather approach’ to arts funding?
Diary of an art historian
Is the UK seeing the emergence of a ‘Godfather approach’ to arts funding?
Philip Guston show: 2022 opening is welcome news but confusion still remains
Philip Guston
Philip Guston show: 2022 opening is welcome news but confusion still remains
A message of hope from David Hockney for Lockdown 2: 'Remember, they can't cancel the autumn either'
Artists
A message of hope from David Hockney for Lockdown 2: 'Remember, they can't cancel the autumn either'
Why culture is so important in the time of coronavirus
Saudi Arabia
Why culture is so important in the time of coronavirus
Portrait of Tracey: how Emin's cancer diagnosis hasn't stopped her from being an artistic dynamo
Artists
Portrait of Tracey: how Emin's cancer diagnosis hasn't stopped her from being an artistic dynamo
A flood of art? The market issues around museum deaccessioning
Art Market Eye
A flood of art? The market issues around museum deaccessioning
Nan Goldin: We must stop the Sacklers’ imminent Justice Department immunity deal
Sackler family
Nan Goldin: We must stop the Sacklers’ imminent Justice Department immunity deal
'Another yawning gap': radical London Print Studio closes its doors
Closures
'Another yawning gap': radical London Print Studio closes its doors
Exhibitions need a perfect storm to succeed—but shows opening during Covid-19 are getting a disappointing drizzle
coronavirus
Exhibitions need a perfect storm to succeed—but shows opening during Covid-19 are getting a disappointing drizzle
Baltimore Museum of Art curators respond to deaccessioning criticism
Deaccessioning
Baltimore Museum of Art curators respond to deaccessioning criticism
Confronting the allure, and the dangers, of 'fake heritage'
Heritage
Confronting the allure, and the dangers, of 'fake heritage'
Why vote? To protect those who cannot
election 2020
Why vote? To protect those who cannot
I finally went to see some art—and caught Covid-19
Diary of an art historian
I finally went to see some art—and caught Covid-19
‘Uniquely egregious’: The disturbing precedent of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s deaccessioning plan
Deaccessioning
‘Uniquely egregious’: The disturbing precedent of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s deaccessioning plan
Visionary leaders, big business and the digital boom: 30 years that changed museums
Museums & Heritage
Visionary leaders, big business and the digital boom: 30 years that changed museums
Bubbles, sheikhs and the freeport frenzy: Georgina Adam reflects on 30 years of art market reporting
Art market
Bubbles, sheikhs and the freeport frenzy: Georgina Adam reflects on 30 years of art market reporting
For the arts, there’s only one choice in this election
US politics
For the arts, there’s only one choice in this election
The only way is ethics: US museums should not neglect provenance research in the funding crisis
Museums & Heritage
The only way is ethics: US museums should not neglect provenance research in the funding crisis
Done right, selling museum pieces can work—but probably not with Michelangelos
Deaccessioning
Done right, selling museum pieces can work—but probably not with Michelangelos
Philip Guston drew Richard Nixon's face as a hairy scrotum and phallus—what would he make of President Trump?
Politics
Philip Guston drew Richard Nixon's face as a hairy scrotum and phallus—what would he make of President Trump?
Gatherings are taboo in the Covid-19 world, so where does that leave experiential art?
Art market
Gatherings are taboo in the Covid-19 world, so where does that leave experiential art?
Art unions need to agitate beyond worker contracts
Labour
Art unions need to agitate beyond worker contracts
How to save Venice: a five-point plan by a leading citizen
Venice
How to save Venice: a five-point plan by a leading citizen
Banksy’s activism is his greatest work
Banksy
Banksy’s activism is his greatest work
'We cannot build a truly globalised art world without China'
China
'We cannot build a truly globalised art world without China'
'Be commercially minded or lose future funding': UK government's threat puts museums in peril
Funding
'Be commercially minded or lose future funding': UK government's threat puts museums in peril
Why we should be concerned about President Erdogan turning museums into mosques
Cultural heritage
Why we should be concerned about President Erdogan turning museums into mosques
Remembering the beautiful melancholy of Matthew Wong
Artists
Remembering the beautiful melancholy of Matthew Wong
National Trust restructuring plans are ‘one of the most damaging assaults on art historical expertise ever seen in the UK’
Diary of an art historian
National Trust restructuring plans are ‘one of the most damaging assaults on art historical expertise ever seen in the UK’
Business can and should help the arts through this crisis
coronavirus
Business can and should help the arts through this crisis
'Museums need to press the reset button and become more radical'
Museums & Heritage
'Museums need to press the reset button and become more radical'
The problem with Marc Quinn's Black Lives Matter sculpture
Monuments
The problem with Marc Quinn's Black Lives Matter sculpture
'When the politics change, so must the statues'
Diary of an art historian
'When the politics change, so must the statues'
Photographs are the monuments of our online visual culture
Photography
Photographs are the monuments of our online visual culture
'If a person of African descent wants a career in the arts—well, good luck'
Museums & Heritage
'If a person of African descent wants a career in the arts—well, good luck'
Can the art market be an ally in the fight for racial equality?
Art market
Can the art market be an ally in the fight for racial equality?
We need to talk about guarantees. And art loans
Art market
We need to talk about guarantees. And art loans
No rest for the frazzled for many in the art world
Art market
No rest for the frazzled for many in the art world
If we want more artists like Khadija Saye, we need to give young BAME people the help they need
Racial injustice
If we want more artists like Khadija Saye, we need to give young BAME people the help they need
US needs monuments celebrating African American history, not Confederate statues
Museums & Heritage
US needs monuments celebrating African American history, not Confederate statues
Art and social media: do museums need memes?
Podcast
Art and social media: do museums need memes?
Institutions need to follow artists’ lead to make a material impact on the world
Museums & Heritage
Institutions need to follow artists’ lead to make a material impact on the world
What’s the ideal post-pandemic art market? One that's no longer a Disneyland for the rich
Art market
What’s the ideal post-pandemic art market? One that's no longer a Disneyland for the rich
Oxford Economics report: an emergency fund for the UK creative sector 'needs to come soon'
coronavirus
Oxford Economics report: an emergency fund for the UK creative sector 'needs to come soon'
Museums will need ethical funders all the more after the coronavirus crisis
Funding
Museums will need ethical funders all the more after the coronavirus crisis
Who are the art market's virtual winners?
Art market
Who are the art market's virtual winners?
Museums are about to reopen—but should they?
Diary of an art historian
Museums are about to reopen—but should they?
Eight ways museums could make the most of the coronavirus crisis
Museums
Eight ways museums could make the most of the coronavirus crisis
Edward Colston monument: 'UK must face the truth of what helped it become a mighty power'
colonialism
Edward Colston monument: 'UK must face the truth of what helped it become a mighty power'
Dread Scott: America God Damn
Protest
Dread Scott: America God Damn
The Art Newspaper's statement on the Black Lives Matter movement
Black Lives Matter
The Art Newspaper's statement on the Black Lives Matter movement
What sort of art will we want after the pandemic ends?
Art market
What sort of art will we want after the pandemic ends?
Must London always win? National Gallery of Scotland cancels Titian show for all the wrong reasons
Exhibitions
Must London always win? National Gallery of Scotland cancels Titian show for all the wrong reasons
The US has a big racism problem and the art world is not helping
racism
The US has a big racism problem and the art world is not helping
After Covid-19, museums need to plan ‘must see’ exhibitions instead of blockbusters
Museums & Heritage
After Covid-19, museums need to plan ‘must see’ exhibitions instead of blockbusters
Why I made a mountain of fortune cookies in my little London flat during lockdown—all in the name of art
coronavirus
Why I made a mountain of fortune cookies in my little London flat during lockdown—all in the name of art
Our mission is to be Miami’s art museum—that’s why we spent $145,000 to buy works from local galleries
Museums & Heritage
Our mission is to be Miami’s art museum—that’s why we spent $145,000 to buy works from local galleries
Art museums should use their endowments to help battle climate change
Sustainability
Art museums should use their endowments to help battle climate change
Why the Association of Art Museum Directors’s move on deaccessioning matters so much
Deaccessioning
Why the Association of Art Museum Directors’s move on deaccessioning matters so much
After years of sanctions and political upheaval, the pandemic is a new hurdle for the fragile Iranian art scene
Personal stories of coronavirus
After years of sanctions and political upheaval, the pandemic is a new hurdle for the fragile Iranian art scene
Auctions are like dating: you can do it online, but sparks only fly in the flesh
Art market
Auctions are like dating: you can do it online, but sparks only fly in the flesh
Britain's young artists had a hard time before the pandemic. What will happen to them now?
coronavirus
Britain's young artists had a hard time before the pandemic. What will happen to them now?
Selling art online? Here are the legal pitfalls to avoid
Art law
Selling art online? Here are the legal pitfalls to avoid
'Being an art historian now is easier and more productive than it’s ever been'
Diary of an art historian
'Being an art historian now is easier and more productive than it’s ever been'
When this is all over we must reimagine the infrastructure of the arts
coronavirus
When this is all over we must reimagine the infrastructure of the arts
Why we cancelled the 2020 FotoFocus Biennial and dispersed its $800,000 budget as arts grants
Biennials & festivals
Why we cancelled the 2020 FotoFocus Biennial and dispersed its $800,000 budget as arts grants
Auctions: what will change, post-Covid-19?
Art Market Eye
Auctions: what will change, post-Covid-19?
'Politicians have failed us': Michael Craig-Martin's thoughts from isolation
Michael Craig Martin
'Politicians have failed us': Michael Craig-Martin's thoughts from isolation
UK artists deserve a New Deal
New Deal
UK artists deserve a New Deal
Greetings from a museum leaving lockdown: lessons from Beijing's UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Museums
Greetings from a museum leaving lockdown: lessons from Beijing's UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Museums must adopt new models to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic
Museums
Museums must adopt new models to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic
‘I’ve always been wary of big business’: Paula Cooper on weathering adversity and building better social systems
Art market
‘I’ve always been wary of big business’: Paula Cooper on weathering adversity and building better social systems
Notes from the lockdown: Making a situated museum in Queens
Museums & Heritage
Notes from the lockdown: Making a situated museum in Queens
A message from... Yayoi Kusama: 'Let us joyfully sing this song of a splendid future'
A message from
A message from... Yayoi Kusama: 'Let us joyfully sing this song of a splendid future'
'We are all Surrealists now': how life with Leonora Carrington prepared me for coronavirus lockdown
Personal stories of coronavirus
'We are all Surrealists now': how life with Leonora Carrington prepared me for coronavirus lockdown
Pope Francis, his crucifix and the Virgin Mary: miraculous or merely traditional?
Religious art
Pope Francis, his crucifix and the Virgin Mary: miraculous or merely traditional?
Don't let your guard down: three things you can do now to protect your art during the pandemic
Art crime
Don't let your guard down: three things you can do now to protect your art during the pandemic
Mourning a ‘golden' exhibition season curtailed by coronavirus
coronavirus
Mourning a ‘golden' exhibition season curtailed by coronavirus
Don’t forget to support our artists, the chroniclers of such crisis
Economics
Don’t forget to support our artists, the chroniclers of such crisis
Can Biden's inauguration galvanise the US art world into finally taking action against climate change?
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Can Biden's inauguration galvanise the US art world into finally taking action against climate change?
As new US president plans to tackle global warming on "an epic scale", green initiatives such as Galleries Commit are gaining steam
City of London to remove statues of politicians with slavery links
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City of London to remove statues of politicians with slavery links
The decision to take down historic William Beckford and John Cass sculptures could go against new UK government policy
Art Nouveau pioneer Alphonse Mucha’s Slav Epic finds a home at last—and it’s designed by Thomas Heatherwick
NewsAlphonse Mucha
Art Nouveau pioneer Alphonse Mucha’s Slav Epic finds a home at last—and it’s designed by Thomas Heatherwick
Monumental cycle of 20 paintings will be displayed in the Savarin development in central Prague
Hundreds of artists’ studios in Moscow to be bulldozed amid government’s huge renovation plan
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Hundreds of artists’ studios in Moscow to be bulldozed amid government’s huge renovation plan
Evicted artists say authorities are leaving them out in the cold by failing to provide alternative workshops
Galleria Continua opens new Paris space with JR-curated show
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Galleria Continua opens new Paris space with JR-curated show
Amid Covid-19 pandemic, Italian gallery hopes to "generate smiles" with second outpost in France
Read what Jenny Saville, George Condo and Victoria Beckham have to say about their favourite Old Master paintings
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Read what Jenny Saville, George Condo and Victoria Beckham have to say about their favourite Old Master paintings
Exclusive extracts from a new book bringing together texts by 61 cultural figures describing their preferred works in the Frick Collection
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Virginia Commonwealth University launches programme dedicated to the art of podcasting
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Virginia Commonwealth University launches programme dedicated to the art of podcasting
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Top of the Pods: video artists in the spotlight
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Top of the Pods: video artists in the spotlight
Top of the Pods: Artemisia Gentileschi and the forgotten female Old Masters
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Top of the Pods: Artemisia Gentileschi and the forgotten female Old Masters
In memoriam: Karsten Schubert in conversation with Michael Landy
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In memoriam: Karsten Schubert in conversation with Michael Landy
Top of the Pods: climate crisis with Olafur Eliasson, Justin Brice Guariglia and Anna Somers Cocks
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Top of the Pods: climate crisis with Olafur Eliasson, Justin Brice Guariglia and Anna Somers Cocks
Top of the Pods: the world of Warhol, as told by Jeremy Deller and Donna De Salvo
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Top of the Pods: the world of Warhol, as told by Jeremy Deller and Donna De Salvo
Top of the Pods: experts on Van Gogh in the asylum and his early life
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Top of the Pods: experts on Van Gogh in the asylum and his early life
Ibrahim Mahama's ghosts of Ghana. Plus, China's epic Picasso show
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Ibrahim Mahama's ghosts of Ghana. Plus, China's epic Picasso show
Vermeer's hidden cupid, the Prado's Dutch-Spanish show, plus Helen Cammock
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Vermeer's hidden cupid, the Prado's Dutch-Spanish show, plus Helen Cammock
David Smith in Yorkshire. Plus, the works that inspired leading artists
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David Smith in Yorkshire. Plus, the works that inspired leading artists
Art Basel and William Kentridge
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Art Basel and William Kentridge
How Dada inspired William Kentridge’s The Head and the Load
Artist interview
How Dada inspired William Kentridge’s The Head and the Load
Painting, identity and injustice: Howardena Pindell and Oscar Murillo
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Painting, identity and injustice: Howardena Pindell and Oscar Murillo
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Albers and Morandi at David Zwirner to Amir H. Fallah at Denny Dimin
The art in Biden’s Oval Office reflects hope for a less divided America
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The art in Biden’s Oval Office reflects hope for a less divided America
The office includes an ode to Roosevelt and a sculpture by the Indigenous artist Allan Houser
The Art Newspaper joins in the Bernie Sanders meme mania
BlogMemes
The Art Newspaper joins in the Bernie Sanders meme mania
Déjà vu: Art Basel postponed from June to September—again
NewsArt market
Déjà vu: Art Basel postponed from June to September—again
Swiss fair was also delayed from June to September in 2020, before being cancelled altogether due to coronavirus
Viral inauguration meme brings together Marina Abramovic and Bernie Sanders—plus those mittens
BlogDiary
Viral inauguration meme brings together Marina Abramovic and Bernie Sanders—plus those mittens
Social media replaces fairs as the third most successful sales channel for galleries in 2020, study reveals
NewsArt market
Social media replaces fairs as the third most successful sales channel for galleries in 2020, study reveals
Websites have replaced walk-ins as the second best way to sell art, but staying in top position is outreach to existing clients, according to Artsy Gallery Insights 2021 Report
At US Capitol, a new president and vice president greet 1859 painting with a rainbow theme
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At US Capitol, a new president and vice president greet 1859 painting with a rainbow theme
Painting by Black artist was chosen under Jill Biden’s guidance for a gift-giving ceremony
Shattered glass: women artists celebrate historic inauguration of US Vice President Kamala Harris
BlogDiary
Shattered glass: women artists celebrate historic inauguration of US Vice President Kamala Harris
With powerful poem, Amanda Gorman sets the tone for Biden’s presidency
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With powerful poem, Amanda Gorman sets the tone for Biden’s presidency
The 22-year-old Los Angeles poet was the youngest ever to deliver a recitation on Inauguration Day. Listen to and read her words here
Trove of Surrealist publications and paintings donated to Dutch museum
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Trove of Surrealist publications and paintings donated to Dutch museum
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen's gift from collectors Laurens Vancrevel and Frida de Jong “opens up new horizons on surrealist activities”, says expert
New York art dealer Helly Nahmad pardoned by Trump
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New York art dealer Helly Nahmad pardoned by Trump
Hours before leaving office, former US president granted a pardon to Nahmad, who pleaded guilty to a federal gambling charge in 2014 and owned an entire floor of Trump Tower
'A win for internationalism': what a Biden presidency will mean for the Chinese art world
AnalysisChina
'A win for internationalism': what a Biden presidency will mean for the Chinese art world
Donald Trump's trade war and 'cold war mentality' led to uncertainty and a fractured relationship
Patti Smith marks US inauguration day with rendition of her song The People Have the Power—watch it here
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Patti Smith marks US inauguration day with rendition of her song The People Have the Power—watch it here
Seesaw installation at US-Mexico border wins Design of the Year award
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Seesaw installation at US-Mexico border wins Design of the Year award
The joyful project became a counterpoint to the division and violence sown by the Trump administration
US Capitol riot: Pennsylvania artist charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct
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US Capitol riot: Pennsylvania artist charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct
Federal authorities have ordered Andrew Wrigley to turn over his passport and avoid travel to Washington, DC after posting selfies from the insurrection
UK Supreme Court judgment on pandemic insurance payouts 'not a blank cheque' for art organisations
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UK Supreme Court judgment on pandemic insurance payouts 'not a blank cheque' for art organisations
Some insurers using "aggressive tactics" to reduce barrage of claims following rejection of appeal on clarification of business interruption cover
Museums around the world step up to be transformed into vaccination centres
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Museums around the world step up to be transformed into vaccination centres
London's Science Museum and a West Midlands museum where Peaky Blinders was filmed are just some of the venues doubling up as Covid-19 vaccine hubs
Police discovers stolen Salvator Mundi in Naples apartment
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Police discovers stolen Salvator Mundi in Naples apartment
The copy of Leonardo's $450m painting was taken from the Museum of San Domenico Maggiore last year
QAnon: the Italian artists who may have inspired America's most dangerous conspiracy theory
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QAnon: the Italian artists who may have inspired America's most dangerous conspiracy theory
An anonymous left-wing art group known in the 1990s as Luther Blissett are wondering what they have unwittingly helped create
Biden inauguration is largely virtual—but some live art is planned
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Biden inauguration is largely virtual—but some live art is planned
A public art installation of 200,000 flags opens on the National Mall, as coronavirus and heightened security forces most events online
Douglas Coupland brings his prophetic slogans to Vancouver's billboards
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Douglas Coupland brings his prophetic slogans to Vancouver's billboards
Slogans for the 21st Century are on view in the city's new Arbutus Greenway
Singer RM from Korean boyband BTS named 'art sponsor of the year'
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Singer RM from Korean boyband BTS named 'art sponsor of the year'
The Bangtan Boys musician was recognised for donating $90,400 to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul last September
Beryl Cook, queer history and Dolly Parton: gallery director Joe Scotland on his cultural influences
InterviewA brush with
Beryl Cook, queer history and Dolly Parton: gallery director Joe Scotland on his cultural influences
The head of non-profit space Studio Voltaire in London tells us about his favourite books, television shows and artists
'Consigned to history': Trump Baby blimp donated to Museum of London collection
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'Consigned to history': Trump Baby blimp donated to Museum of London collection
Creators of inflatable effigy hope work serves as a "reminder of the fight against the politics of hate" that took place during Trump's presidency
UK government announces new laws to protect controversial historic monuments from 'woke worthies and baying mobs'
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UK government announces new laws to protect controversial historic monuments from 'woke worthies and baying mobs'
Proposed plans have been criticised as distraction tactics from the state's "lethally failed response to the pandemic and the consequences of a disastrous Brexit"
Art history with a side of mayonnaise: Uffizi Galleries launches new Facebook cooking show
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Art history with a side of mayonnaise: Uffizi Galleries launches new Facebook cooking show
Weekly video series “Uffizi da mangiare” invites Florentine chefs to present recipes inspired by the Italian museum's collection
Awash with art—Cristina Iglesias fills island lighthouse with bronze geological formations
BlogDiary
Awash with art—Cristina Iglesias fills island lighthouse with bronze geological formations
Orange County Museum of Art names Heidi Zuckerman as director
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Orange County Museum of Art names Heidi Zuckerman as director
Former leader of Aspen Art Museum says she was beguiled by the California institution’s history and new building by Morphosis
On eve of US inauguration, a chance to visit the president's office
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On eve of US inauguration, a chance to visit the president's office
Oval Office replica is a popular element of New-York Historical Society exhibition about the presidency
From mummies to mosques—new Google Arts & Culture initiative brings Egypt’s archaeological treasures to the masses
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From mummies to mosques—new Google Arts & Culture initiative brings Egypt’s archaeological treasures to the masses
New online platform aims to turn traditionally scholarly subject into something "easily digestible and fun to explore"
Disembodied Behaviors: an ultra-real virtual art show that sears the mind-haze of 2020's unending March back to a state of clarity
ReviewArt & Technology
Disembodied Behaviors: an ultra-real virtual art show that sears the mind-haze of 2020's unending March back to a state of clarity
An expert view brought to you by our XR Panel of artists and storytellers who create in virtual reality and augmented reality
Culture injection: Coronavirus vaccination centres in Germany are giving patients a dose of art
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Culture injection: Coronavirus vaccination centres in Germany are giving patients a dose of art
As exhibitions are cancelled due to the pandemic, local artists are finding creative ways to show their art—and distract patients
‘The house needs a cleaning’: Women artists gather to show the path forward on inauguration day
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‘The house needs a cleaning’: Women artists gather to show the path forward on inauguration day
Inspired by the historic election of Kamala Harris as America’s first woman vice president, artists collaborate on a new online work presented by Creative Time
Rejected Tintin cover design sets record for comic book art with €3.2m auction price
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Rejected Tintin cover design sets record for comic book art with €3.2m auction price
Sale of controversial 1936 painting criticised by organisation behind artist Hergé’s estate
A lost Van Gogh self-portrait had the most extraordinary frame that included his much-loved sunflowers—here it is reconstructed
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
A lost Van Gogh self-portrait had the most extraordinary frame that included his much-loved sunflowers—here it is reconstructed
The painting—which went missing in a German salt mine during the war—was given a gilded frame with swirling lines
‘Britain’s most important political artist’ Peter Kennard joins London gallery
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‘Britain’s most important political artist’ Peter Kennard joins London gallery
Richard Saltoun exhibition will include artist’s earliest works incorporating newspaper images
Future Fossil: the concrete cast of a suburban house that will sprout into a glorious garden
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Future Fossil: the concrete cast of a suburban house that will sprout into a glorious garden
Pew! Sussex church may scrap plans to remove historic seating
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Pew! Sussex church may scrap plans to remove historic seating
Moves by parishes to replace pews with chairs for “flexibility” anger traditionalists
Holy hammer! Near mint copy of Batman #1 sells for record $2.2m at Heritage Auctions
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Holy hammer! Near mint copy of Batman #1 sells for record $2.2m at Heritage Auctions
The rare 1940 issue, which marks the first appearance of the Joker and Catwoman, is the second most expensive comic book ever sold
Guggenheim appoints Naomi Beckwith as deputy director and senior curator
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Guggenheim appoints Naomi Beckwith as deputy director and senior curator
Appointment of MCA, Chicago curator is seen as a step toward more inclusiveness after accusations of institutional racism
Smithsonian downsizes $2bn expansion of its south campus in Washington
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Smithsonian downsizes $2bn expansion of its south campus in Washington
The institution unveils planned changes to its historic Castle and Arts and Industries Building
‘Shameful vandalism and desecration’ : Met leaders condemn right-wing crowd's assault on US Capitol
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‘Shameful vandalism and desecration’ : Met leaders condemn right-wing crowd's assault on US Capitol
Museum joins other institutions in assailing protestors' rampage and hate-inspiring imagery as a threat to democracy and equality
Governors propose ambitious plans to bring the arts back to California and New York
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Governors propose ambitious plans to bring the arts back to California and New York
Gavin Newsom and Andrew Cuomo have announced plans to support art institutions and artists hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic
Art lawyer Frank Lord opens private practice in New York
NewsLaw
Art lawyer Frank Lord opens private practice in New York
As well as working on high profile restitution cases, the former Herrick Feinstein partner has a PhD in art history
Archaeologists have discovered world's oldest animal cave painting
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Archaeologists have discovered world's oldest animal cave painting
The warty pig painting was found in a cave in Indonesia and is thought to be at least 45,500 years old
Darya Apakhonchich is first artist labelled 'foreign agent' by new repressive law in Russia
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Darya Apakhonchich is first artist labelled 'foreign agent' by new repressive law in Russia
Individuals who receive funding from abroad are subject to strict audits since 30 December
First online Max Beckmann catalogue raisonné to go live tomorrow as artist's work enters public domain
NewsCatalogue raisonné
First online Max Beckmann catalogue raisonné to go live tomorrow as artist's work enters public domain
Hamburg’s Kunsthalle to publish photographs of 843 paintings for free research tool
Saga of Picasso murals ripped from Oslo building continues as heirs head to court
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Saga of Picasso murals ripped from Oslo building continues as heirs head to court
Family of artist Carl Nesjar—who collaborated on the works with Picasso—say they have a copyright claim and should help decide where the pieces are relocated
Brazilian sculptor João Turin memorialised with sculpture park in Paraná
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Brazilian sculptor João Turin memorialised with sculpture park in Paraná
The site will “encourage sustainable development that values the fauna and flora of the Brazilian environment—the themes to which Turin dedicated his life”, says collector and businessman Samuel Lago
The fate of the San Francisco Art Institute’s historic Diego Rivera mural hangs in limbo
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The fate of the San Francisco Art Institute’s historic Diego Rivera mural hangs in limbo
The proposed sale of the work has raised outcry from artists and city leaders, who have taken action to protect it
'My Rembrandt' documentary lets you look into the privileged club of Old Master owners
ReviewMedia & broadcast
'My Rembrandt' documentary lets you look into the privileged club of Old Master owners
From kissing a portrait of a woman on the lips, to tricking a co-buyer out of a bargain, acquiring a rare work by the Dutch painter does not always bring out the best in people
Spitzweg drawing from Gurlitt hoard returned to Jewish publisher’s heirs
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Spitzweg drawing from Gurlitt hoard returned to Jewish publisher’s heirs
The musical scene was seized by the Gestapo in 1939 from Henri Hinrichsen, who died at Auschwitz
Documenta 15 postponement increasingly likely, general director says
NewsDocumenta
Documenta 15 postponement increasingly likely, general director says
Travel restrictions could derail preparations, making 2022 date impossible, Sabine Schormann says
Kara Walker's secret archive to go on show at Kunstmuseum Basel this summer
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Kara Walker's secret archive to go on show at Kunstmuseum Basel this summer
Around 600 unseen drawings, collages, studies and writings will flood the museum's ground-floor galleries, providing a window into the American artist's work
National Gallery of Canada adds community and HR leaders to management team
NewsNational Gallery of Canada
National Gallery of Canada adds community and HR leaders to management team
Angela Cassie and Tania Lafrenière join the institution as part of its first strategic plan
Heatherwick’s Vessel closed to the public after third suicide in less than a year
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Heatherwick’s Vessel closed to the public after third suicide in less than a year
The community board has asked the developer to raise the height of platform barriers to prevent further deaths
Expo Chicago art fair is postponed again, until at least July
NewsArt fairs
Expo Chicago art fair is postponed again, until at least July
Online edition will open in April, however, as planners prepare for an in-person version, perhaps even later in September or next year
Kamel Mennour gallery's representation of Claude Lévêque suspended after allegations of abuse of minors
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Kamel Mennour gallery's representation of Claude Lévêque suspended after allegations of abuse of minors
According to French media reports, a police investigation has been launched into violations dating back to the 1970s
Lithium mining and a Donald Judd horror film: nominees for Prix Marcel Duchamp—France's most prestigious contemporary art award—announced
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Lithium mining and a Donald Judd horror film: nominees for Prix Marcel Duchamp—France's most prestigious contemporary art award—announced
The four artists will have their work exhibited at the Centre Pompidou in Paris for the prize, worth €35,000
Carmen Herrera commissioned to create a colossal mural as part of $35m Blanton Museum redesign
NewsCarmen Herrera
Carmen Herrera commissioned to create a colossal mural as part of $35m Blanton Museum redesign
The 105-year-old artist says she has long admired the museum's focus on Latin American art
Giant painting of George Floyd murder displayed on Los Angeles billboard after being cancelled in Minneapolis
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Giant painting of George Floyd murder displayed on Los Angeles billboard after being cancelled in Minneapolis
Advertising firms in Minneapolis—where Floyd was killed by police—refused to show the work saying it was too violent, but advocacy group says it will try again
Champs Élysées—one of Paris’s most polluted roads—to be transformed into ‘extraordinary garden’
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Champs Élysées—one of Paris’s most polluted roads—to be transformed into ‘extraordinary garden’
The major avenue will undergo a €250m makeover to restore its former splendour, following the 2024 Summer Olympics
Cate Blanchett is building her own art gallery at her English country home
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Cate Blanchett is building her own art gallery at her English country home
Old outbuildings on the actor's estate will be knocked down to make way for the studio—and provisions will be made for the protected bats that live there
The Met invites you to play a game, and then ‘borrow’ a work of art
BlogDiary
The Met invites you to play a game, and then ‘borrow’ a work of art
Desert X postpones opening amid Covid-19 surge in California
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Desert X postpones opening amid Covid-19 surge in California
The outdoor festival, due to take over Coachella Valley in February, will now wait until lockdown restrictions are lifted
Hirshhorn Museum is under pressure to reconsider redesign of its sculpture garden
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Hirshhorn Museum is under pressure to reconsider redesign of its sculpture garden
Critics and city planners question changes to a historic reflecting pool and addition of stacked stone walls in a Modernist environment, while the artist Hiroshi Sugimoto defends his designs but says he is open to negotiating
Art shippers face ‘teething problems’ transporting works to Europe after Brexit
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Art shippers face ‘teething problems’ transporting works to Europe after Brexit
Some air freight crates are being broken open by customs officials in EU, but UK lockdown is posing greater problems, members of the trade say
Has Turkey halted plans to turn Chora museum into a mosque?
NewsChora Museum
Has Turkey halted plans to turn Chora museum into a mosque?
Experts ponder the significance of the sudden scrapping of Islamic prayers by Turkish authorities at Istanbul’s historic landmark
Meet the experts who root out racism and exclusion in the arts
NewsRacism in the art world
Meet the experts who root out racism and exclusion in the arts
Racial equity consultants are helping to roll out strategies and training for museum staff and executives
New hope that ancient Palmyra will be rebuilt after Isis damage
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New hope that ancient Palmyra will be rebuilt after Isis damage
Deal between the Syrian government and Russian masonry body builds on country’s research into state of archaeological site
US Capitol’s works of art survive amid right-wing rampage in Washington
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US Capitol’s works of art survive amid right-wing rampage in Washington
The authorities say that cleaning and conservation will be needed, however, after art was damaged by tear gas, pepper spray and fire extinguishers
This Victorian house in London hides remarkable Islamic interiors—now it is getting its first contemporary work
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This Victorian house in London hides remarkable Islamic interiors—now it is getting its first contemporary work
Leighton House Museum—which was once the home and studio of artist Lord Leighton—is undergoing restoration and will reopen in 2021
Moderna vaccine billionaire Timothy Springer explains his love for Chinese scholar rocks
NewsCollectors
Moderna vaccine billionaire Timothy Springer explains his love for Chinese scholar rocks
Gongshi—whose unusual forms are created by years of river erosion—have long been highly prized in Asia. Now they are garnering admirers in the West
Opening of Pinault's Bourse de Commerce postponed as French museums told to remain closed
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Opening of Pinault's Bourse de Commerce postponed as French museums told to remain closed
Scheduled to reopen this week, cultural institutions must keep their doors shut after an increase in Covid-19 cases
This Picasso photo puzzle has stumped experts. Can you help solve it?
NewsPablo Picasso
This Picasso photo puzzle has stumped experts. Can you help solve it?
The identity of those posing with the master remains a mystery a century after the picture was taken
From lockdowns to looting: how Covid-19 has taken a toll on world's threatened heritage sites
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From lockdowns to looting: how Covid-19 has taken a toll on world's threatened heritage sites
Sites of major importance—many in regions already ravaged by conflict—are contending with security problems and funding shortfalls
The Musée du Louvre—the world’s most popular art museum—saw 72% drop in visitors last year
NewsMusée du Louvre
The Musée du Louvre—the world’s most popular art museum—saw 72% drop in visitors last year
Despite kicking off 2020 with a record-breaking Leonardo exhibition, like many museums around the world, the Parisian institution was adversely affected by coronavirus lockdowns
Death row inmate designs garden installation by instructing university students through letters
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Death row inmate designs garden installation by instructing university students through letters
Timothy Young, currently incarcerated in San Quentin State Prison, is a key contributor to the University-led art project, Barring Freedom, that aims to put the US criminal justice system in the dock
Volunteers plan to return ‘Albert Hall of the North’ to its glory days
NewsConservation & Preservation
Volunteers plan to return ‘Albert Hall of the North’ to its glory days
After years of neglect, ornate Victorian auditorium in northern seaside town of Morecambe is being saved
Could 2021 be the year of the African museum?
CommentMuseums
Could 2021 be the year of the African museum?
While the West continues to grapple with its colonial past, institutions from Togo to Cairo are creating more expansive models to celebrate art
Treats for Van Gogh fans in 2021: exhibitions, museum openings and books
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Treats for Van Gogh fans in 2021: exhibitions, museum openings and books
We look ahead at the events to enjoy this year—assuming coronavirus doesn't scupper them
CommentMonuments
Tearing down troubling statues is not lying about our history—it is removing impediments to truth
The UK communities secretary Robert Jenrick's plans to prevent the removal of controversial monuments reveals his inability to view the past as shifting and complex
Ben Luke