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Obama Presidential Center opens, offering an art-filled, hopeful view of US history
The sprawling new campus on Chicago's south side includes a rousing museum and commissions by Mark Bradford, Maya Lin, Richard Hunt, Martin Puryear and many more
New documentary goes behind the scenes of Rashaad Newsome’s biggest project
In 2022, the artist created a massive celebration of Black and queer culture at New York’s historic Park Avenue Armory
Inside Refik Anadol's Dataland, the world’s first AI art museum
An immersive “laboratory of imagination” from Anadol's studio boots up in Downtown Los Angeles
Santé! Converted French winery gains recognition as national museum
La Coopérative-Musée Cérès Franco is reopening to show its eclectic collection after a major renovation
Zooming in on the Dutch street photographer Ed van der Elsken
The artist chronicled Amsterdam life in the 1970s
Art Basel 2026
News, analysis and more from across the art fair and beyond, including The Art Newspaper’s on-the-ground coverage
Big names pay off for Basel Exclusive
Early sales under the new initiative included artists such as Picasso and Guston
Artist, DJ and musician to hold rave at Art Basel
Event includes recording of Eleanor Roosevelt reading the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Art Basel Diary: Kanye's Greek goddess, a wheelie good read and the ultimate plunge pool
Plus The Art Newspaper dives with the ducklings and art critics just got fluffier
In Pictures: Basel Social Club
This year the city's upstart fair is capitalising on its location, a former office complex, as it turns the world of work on its head
'Regret is part of the story, but so is discovery': Valeria Rodnianski tells us what she collects and why
Born in Kyiv, the Germany-based collector's works are grounded in German and Eastern European art
David Hockney (1937-2026)
A selection of articles from our archive featuring the late British artist.
David Hockney, an artist of brio and versatility, with global recognition beyond the art world, has died, aged 88
The Yorkshire-born maestro had been a cultural star to reckon with, and a pioneer of new figurative formats, since making headlines at the “Young Contemporaries” exhibition in London in 1961
David Hockney: exclusive interview with the world's most expensive living artist
We talk to David Hockney about Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), which broke an auction record this week, selling at Christie's New York for $90.3m with fees. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
David Hockney on self-confidence
To mark the British artist's birthday today, we release behind-the-scenes footage from an award-winning documentary, in which he describes where he gets his innate sense of assurance from
David Hockney follows in Van Gogh’s footsteps, painting fleeting spring blossom
Martin Gayford’s book pays tribute to Britain’s greatest living artist before an exhibition at London’s Royal Academy
David Hockney: 'Abstraction in art has run its course'
"The world is very beautiful, but human beings are quite mad," says the British artist
Behind-the-scenes videos
Art market
Dealer David Nahmad given 30 days to return Nazi-looted Modigliani painting
The $30m work has been the subject of almost a dozen years of legal battles
Mexican authorities urge Sotheby’s to stop sale of two pre-Columbian artefacts
The objects, a stone mask and an intricate ceramic figure, are scheduled to be auctioned Thursday morning in New York
Asian antiquities are gaining a younger following—will it last?
Sales are booming as Millennial and Gen-Z collectors are taking a shine to historical artefacts
‘It's a work of art’: rare, cloth-bound first edition of Wuthering Heights to be auctioned at Christie’s
The book, estimated at up to £600,000, is the first original edition to appear at auction in more than a century
Independent 20th Century adds 75% more exhibitors as it moves to the Breuer Building
The fair's first edition at Sotheby’s landmark Madison Avenue home will feature an expanded roster of international galleries
Museums & Heritage
New textile museum in Mexico City celebrates Indigenous artistry
The new Museo de Arte Textil de los Pueblos Indígenas y Afromexicanos frames textiles as living heritage and explores ethical collaboration
Uffizi places Botticelli's most famous paintings—'Primavera' and 'The Birth of Venus'—opposite each other in broader museum overhaul
The newly refurbished Botticelli Rooms were unveiled this week at the Florentine museum
Redesign of Dutch Van Abbemuseum aims to make museum-going more accessible
The contemporary art museum in Eindhoven introduces stim tools such as fidget toys and a sensory map to invite deeper audience interactions
Training scheme for budding curators from lower socio-economic backgrounds receives £3m donation
Russian-born philanthropists Anastasia and Igor Bukhman have pledged the grant to the New Curators programme, launched by three former Tate curators
Memphis Art Museum reveals opening date and inaugural exhibitions for new building
Entry to the institution’s new Herzog & de Meuron-designed mass timber home along the Mississippi River will be free to local residents in perpetuity
Exhibitions
Glasgow International 2026 offers reminder of city’s cultural power at a challenging time
The latest edition of the art festival brings together potent work by artists both local and global across more than 30 venues
Black mirror: a conceptual artist’s new mobile app helps you be a better texter
Created as part of Jennifer Rubell’s current show at Meredith Rosen Gallery in New York, Attune Official is for anyone who obsesses over text messages
In museum first, MFA Boston pairs prized vessels by Paul Revere and enslaved artist David Drake
As part of a revamp of its galleries devoted to early American art, the museum is installing a clay jar by an enslaved artist alongside a bowl made by a hero of the US Revolutionary War
How Old Masters had an enduring influence on a Modern pioneer
For its major survey of Helen Frankenthaler, Kunstmuseum Basel has focused on the late American artist’s time in Europe and the influence of Old Masters on her work
Group show explores where technology meets spirituality and folklore
The exhibition at Basel’s HEK showcases artist whose work responds to “unstable and apocalyptic” times, drawing on religion, myth and ritual
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with… Caragh Thuring—podcast
Caragh Thuring talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work
Books
An expert's guide to Marina Abramović: five must-read books on the performance artist
The best Abramović publications, from an intimate memoir to a collection of the artist’s aphorisms—selected by the curator Shai Baitel
Mystery, controversy and the butterfly’s sting: James McNeill Whistler book aims to dispel the fog around his legacy
The unashamedly partisan book by Daniel E. Sutherland also looks at the science behind Whistler’s nocturnes
Mapplethorpe nudes, the NEA and the birth of America’s culture wars
We speak to the writer Isaac Butler about his book revisiting the battles over censorship and public funding in the US during the 1980s and 1990s
How Andy Warhol’s textile and fashion work influenced his art
Three key takeaways from a new book that looks at the artist's designs for shop awnings, advertising illustrations, screen-printed clothes and more
John Constable, an artist and man for all seasons, shines brightly in new book
The 250th anniversary of Constable’s birth has seen a flurry of publications about the great painter and his work. This rich and ingenious study reveals how his art and life were shaped by the yearly cycles of the weather
Diary
Art Basel Diary: Kanye's Greek goddess, a wheelie good read and the ultimate plunge pool
Plus The Art Newspaper dives with the ducklings and art critics just got fluffier
Art Basel Diary: The universe’s first interdimensional artist, Hockney homages and natty gnashers
Plus princess throws some fade and airport show takes off
Art Basel Diary: mouse in the house, Kanye at Unlimited, and Cattelan's banana gets supersized
Plus: P•P•O•W's stand stays hydrated and Katharine Grosse's fabulous football
Art Basel Diary: the carnival comes to town, art of the algorithm and Mum's the word
Plus a museum interrogation and fairs tip population over the edge
Influential art world figure Joe Hage moves from the shadows to take top billing
The founder of Heni art services is behind a major Barbara Hepworth show at London's Courtauld Gallery
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Art Basel in Basel, Pierre Huyghe interview, James Turrell—podcast
In this week's episode, Ben Luke speaks to art market editor Kabir Jhala about this year's Art Basel, interviews artist Pierre Huyghe on his exhibition at the Beyeler Foundation, and learns about a new Skyspace by James Turrell opening in Aarhus, Denmark.
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.
Exclusive: an unknown archive of treasures from Van Gogh’s doctor, Paul Gachet
Documents, photographs, drawings, paintings—and even a sketch of the artist on his deathbed
Opinion
Comment | Georg Baselitz's final exhibition is a warning that history is repeating itself
Since the opening of the late German artist's Venice show, events at the Biennale and the result of the UK's council elections have continued to expose art's vulnerability to politics
Comment | Opportunists are to blame for the Kennedy Center’s downfall
The argument that you can do good from the inside of an institution ravaged by the Trump administration no longer washes
Comment | The flaws in the plan to charge entry to British museums
The end of free universal museum entry risks deterring visitors and creating a two-tier system
Comment | Flourishing markets beyond the big three will benefit the art ecosystem—and the planet
Regions outside of the US, UK and China have grown their share from 17% of business in 2015 to 24% in 2025, according to report
Comment | Degenerate art all over again? Nazi attack on Modern art is not far away from trends in today’s world
When it comes to art, Trump is an utter vacuum—he makes the Nazis look like great connoisseurs, says author John-Paul Stonard
The Art of Luxury
A magazine, published twice per year by The Art Newspaper, exploring how grande marque fashion, jewellery, travel and lifestyle interact with artists, the art market and the museums and heritage sector
'A work of conceptual art': Belmond launches new Art Deco-inspired train dining car
The film director Baz Luhrmann and his wife, production designer Catherine Martin, have designed the lavish interior
Hotel and art hub Casabianca opens on Italy's Lake Como
From Jannis Kounellis to Anselm Kiefer, a very personal art collection, asssembled by the De Santis family, is now on view in the 1930s villa
Artist Bouke de Vries creates sculptural porcelain bottles for Dries Van Noten perfume
London-based Dutch artist uses reassembled broken china fragments to create five unique vessels
Van Cleef & Arpels cashes in on lucrative secondary market for vintage jewellery
The jewellery designer's Heritage Collection presents rare 20th-century creations
'It’s like the natural world. Nothing lasts forever': Tadashi Kawamata on creating his temporary sculptures
The Japanese artist takes the simplest of materials to make his powerful installations
Obituaries
Remembering Julio Le Parc, a pioneer of kinetic art
The Argentine-born, Paris-based artist, who died at age 97, had been hoping to attend the opening of his retrospective at Tate Modern next week
Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian graphic novelist, dies at 56
Best known for her graphic novel Persepolis and its award-winning film adaption, Satrapi died in Paris on 4 June from “sadness” following her husband's recent death
Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, American artist and satirist, has died at age 40 in São Paulo, local media reports
Widely known by her online alter ego Jerry Gogosian, Helphenstein had come to prominence through her memes and critiques of the art world
The art world remembers Valie Export, Austrian pioneer of feminist performance art
Best known for daring audiences to face and feel the female body on her own terms, the performance artist died in Vienna on 14 May at 85 years old
Georg Baselitz, German artist who turned figurative painting on its head, has died, aged 88
Baselitz’s death comes on the eve of a major exhibition of his latest paintings at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini concurrent with the Venice Biennale

























































