Artists are regularly asked to create pieces to suit the particular tastes of buyers—but taking direction suits some more than others

This idea of exposing working-class school students only to the stories of working-class heroes, at the expense of “middle-class pursuits” such as museums, is misguided

Lynch trained as a painter before becoming a successful film-maker and ultimately returning to visual art in recent decades

The Halsted A&A Foundation is displaying its recent acquisition at Wrightwood 659 in Chicago starting 25 January

For 20 years, the troubled Expressionist found refuge, respite and inspiration in the Alpine town

For his third artwork presented at Davos 2025, the artist uses artificial intelligence to highlight the devastating impact of climate change

The director of the Tate discusses the measures that the global museum sector is taking to address the climate and environmental crisis

Released after being wrongly imprisoned for 41 years, the US artist spreads a message of hope and optimism

He will be replaced by the president of Christie's America, Bonnie Brennan

Labour government’s first budget extends inheritance tax, while non-doms are moving to Italy and the UAE

The Ace Gallery founder has also been ordered to pay back millions in restitution

In collaboration with the events platform Art Market Minds, the ten-hour programme will dissect the rapidly shifting contemporary art ecosystem

The institution has described the protests at the opening of its New Contemporaries exhibition as "misguided"

A Chinkana, or labyrinth, with three branches has been found beneath the ancient city of Cusco

For the first time, the list of threatened heritage sites raises awareness beyond Earth’s atmosphere

The artist had sought to force the museum to repair her 1996 outdoor installation, while the institution claimed it could only afford to tear it down

An exhibition at the International Center of Photography will explore the larger-than-life photographer’s ability to create sensational images, whether photographing the hoodlums of New York or stars of Hollywood

An exhibition at the Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft untangles the life and work of the Polish-born artist who reinvented craft weaving as an art form

The Art Newspaper's pick of the top shows to see around the world this month

Three artists living in exile collaborated on the exhibition "Longing: In Between Homelands"

In this exclusive extract from a new book, the London-based artist explains why Piero’s painting is his favourite in the National Gallery collection

The publication’s co-editor Peter van Agtmael chooses seven key images from legendary agency’s new book

From delicate cleaning to forklifts, the unseen, but crucial, investment often goes unnoticed

The potential sale raises questions around how to value the prestigious and unique art brand

In viral essays and beyond, those who bemoan the dominance of identity politics in museums often reveal more of their own biases than of the art world's

This year has been marked by a rising number of politically-motivated attacks on art. But we should not forget the power of art to unite diverse groups of people

The Southern Baptist peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, was a dedicated amateur portraitist and made a deep cultural impact when in office

Known for his bold, bright-hued paintings, prints and murals, Average was a pillar of Vancouver’s creative community

Sánchez, who fled Cuba and ultimately settled in Puerto Rico, only achieved widespread critical acclaim late in her career

O’Grady, who devoted herself to art in her early forties, spent the ensuing decades making incisive works that spanned photography, collage, performance and more

The correspondence between John and Yves Berger is both moving and enlightening

How, two decades after his death, did Mondrian become a brand icon, and make a lasting contribution to the “youthquake”?

Author Annie Ernaux and journalist Marc Marie’s collaborative memoir documents a passionate yet haunted relationship

An urgent treatise on the decommodification of culture by the professor of cultural economy Justin O’Connor

East End show highlights the ‘commodification of the domestic’ say the organisers

The Japanese-American sculptor is the 23rd woman to be given the honour—compared with 100 men

The controversial billionaire failed to spot a contemporary car in Caillebotte picture altered using artificial intelligence by Luma

Flowers Gallery has opened its annual exhibition of little pieces

It was a big year for immersive art, with major institutions getting involved, new virtual reality kit, and a groundbreaking event in Venice

Experts are sceptical that the NFT market will ever rebound to its 2021 levels, but the crypto asset sector may still manage to take over the art world one way or the other

The museum released a non-fungible token of a work by the Gazan artist Mohammed Alhaj to kick off the new initiative

Charlie Engman is creating a counter to the “internet nerd culture” imagery widely associated with generative art