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Latest Fourth Plinth sculpture pays tribute to transgender communities
The work by Teresa Margolles is made up of casts of the faces of 726 trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people from the UK and Mexico
How the UK can be a cultural superpower: think tank puts forward arts policies for new Labour government
The Fabian Society has proposed actions including introducing a tourism charge and organising a review of Arts Council England
Magritte painting could bring more than $95m at Christie's marquee New York sales this autumn
If it goes for the auction house's estimate, "L'empire des lumières" (1954), from the collection of late interior designer Mica Ertegun, would set an auction record for the Surrealist artist
Shortlist announced for Artes Mundi 11, the UK’s biggest contemporary art prize
The 11th edition, which will be presented at venues across Wales, sees six artists nominated for the £40,000 prize
London's newest art bar is a 'sexy, gay living room'
Co-founded by the owner of Guts gallery, Goldie Saloon is billed as a haven for women who love art—and other women
Art market
United Talent Agency suspends its fine arts division, closes Atlanta and Los Angeles galleries
The Hollywood talent agency was the first to open a branch dedicated to visual art
Christie's will become first global auction house to operate in Saudi Arabia
With the announcement of Riyadh-based managing director Nour Kelani, the firm hopes to deepen ties with the Kingdom's collectors and ambitious cultural projects
Having to ‘strive to survive’ holds no fears for new Geneva gallery
L’Appartement opens this October with an exhibition of sculptures by Takis and Yves Dana
Christie’s to acquire classic car auction house
Gooding & Company was founded in 2003 by a former Christie’s director
Marlborough Gallery building goes up for sale for more than £25m
The gallery folded earlier this year and is in the process of dispersing its art inventory
Museums & Heritage
National Museum of Denmark returns sacred Indigenous cloak to Brazil
The sacred artefact’s ultimate destination remains a subject of debate
Bavaria acquires Picasso’s Woman with a Violin from a private collection
Six sponsors cooperated to buy “a masterpiece of Cubism of priceless art historical value” for the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich
How a Portuguese sanctuary for pilgrims became a modern-day haven for the arts
Porto’s 600-year-old Leça do Balio monastery has found a new lease of life as cultural centre
Inside New York's museum-building boom
A wave of construction projects is updating and expanding the city’s art and cultural institutions, indicating a trend toward modernisation and growth
How to make Florence’s 'Museum of Tourism', the Uffizi, enjoyable again, according to its new director
Simone Verde cannot reduce visitor numbers, so he means to spread them out over new delights
Exhibitions
Toronto Biennial spotlights 36 artists—from international stars to emerging Canadian talents—at venues across the city
The biennial’s third edition, organised by co-curators Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. López under the theme “Precarious Joys”, spans artist-run spaces, major museums and the airport
Saints, stigmata and solace: Tracey Emin dives into the spiritual in London exhibition of new works
British artist says she needs to express her belief in “other worlds” as she gets older
Bizarre optics at Cai Guo-Qiang’s fiery kick-off event for Getty’s PST Art initiative
Fireworks by the Chinese artist ran counter to the point of many PST Art projects
Chicago exhibition captures Georgia O’Keeffe's love of cityscapes
From her Manhattan skyscraper studio, the grande dame of American Modernism painted the city below with aplomb
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist ‘legend’ Bernice Bing gets her first New York solo show
Nearly 30 years after her death, the market for Bing’s work is thriving
Diary
Day of the dads: baby slings placed on London statues in push for improved paternity leave
A new campaign is calling for the UK prime minister to revise a policy that is currently “the worst in Europe”
‘I’m encouraged by Marina Abramović’: FKA twigs takes over Sotheby’s
Auction house says it has ‘never presented a work of this kind in its 280-year history’
Elizabeth II or Mrs Doubtfire? New statue of late queen goes viral
The controversial effigy by Anto Brennan shows the monarch with her corgis and husband
Trump posing with my book is ‘comical’, says Andres Serrano
The artist on how the former president might not be in on the joke
Loving La La land: Steve Martin to collaborate on show paying homage to Los Angeles
The Hauser & Wirth exhibition is set to embrace Hollywood comedy royalty
Obituaries
‘You must walk close to the edge’—the pioneering German artist Rebecca Horn dies, aged 80
Horn maintained a powerful drawing strand that supported her innovative conceptual sculpture practice around the human body in installations, performances and photographs
Derek Boshier, British Pop artist widely known for his collaborations with David Bowie, has died, aged 87
Boshier’s work was often critical of US politics and consumerism
Remembering David Anfam, curator, writer and Abstract Expressionism connoisseur
The artist Erin Lawlor recalls her time spent with the art historian, who wrote defining texts on artists such as Mark Rothko and offered critical support for the next generation
An infinite conversation: Hans Ulrich Obrist's personal memoir of Kasper König, curator, publisher, teacher, museum director, and friend to artists
The artistic director of Serpentine, recalls 35 years of friendship and collaboration with the cultural impresario who was one of the most important curators of the second half of the 20th century
Remembering Alain Delon, screen idol and dedicated art collector, who has died aged 88
A personal memoir recalling the French actor’s “serious case of collectoritis” that saw him acquiring works by Albrecht Dürer, Théodore Géricault and Georges Braque
Opinion
An open letter to Chris Bryant, the tenth UK arts minister in ten years
Labour’s pre-election arts manifesto, Creating Growth, included policies to put the arts back into education and bring museums into line with universities on open data
Ready for the art-world reckoning?
The Readying the Museum group has created a blueprint to help institutions address inequity within their own walls—and to make the public, rather than trustees, their key priority
Sasha Skochilenko: I just happened to be the winner of the ‘Hunger Games’
The Russian artist, who was freed in a prison swap, on life under President Putin and spending more than two years in prison for an art intervention opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Why cultural destruction is such a dangerous military tactic
A landmark report shows how attacks on heritage can cause “psychosocial, economic, and other types of harm”—but laws need to go further
From the courts to the British Museum—it’s time to stop hiding from the realities of climate breakdown
A reluctance to acknowledge hard facts is playing into a one-sided narrative around Big Oil—and the consequences are far reaching
Book Club
An expert's guide to Impressionism: five must-read books on the art movement
All you ever wanted to know about the subject, from tomes on how society shaped Impressionism to a deep dive into how the paintings were actually made—selected by curators Kimberly Jones and Mary Morton
My five-year-old could do that! The impact of childhood on the work of artists
A new book gathers together anecdotes from artists' early years and looks at how these formative experiences shaped their careers
September Book Bag: from the importance of colour in Mesoamerican cultures to a collection of famous artists’ sketchbooks
Our round-up of the latest art publications
An expert’s guide to Vincent van Gogh: five must-read books on the Dutch artist
All you ever needed to know about the artist, from the story of the ear incident to the definitive biography and best picture book—selected by Van Gogh specialist Martin Bailey
Books
Two publications show how, in Caspar David Friedrich's world, mankind is puny against nature’s power
The German artist's work is pored over in two hefty tomes, one a smart overview, the other a comprehensive guide
'Go, thou, and do likewise': a field guide to Britain’s stone circles delivers both scholarship and romance
An authoritative and engaging read for fans of the UK's mute monoliths—be they academic or sentimental
Five of the best art books hitting the shelves this autumn
Our literary editor Jacqueline Riding selects some of the tempting titles that are scheduled for publication over the coming months
Take a romp through Ancient Rome’s great buildings with this handy (almost) pocket-sized book
Ostensibly a guide to the city's top 50 sites, a new publication by Paul Roberts offers far more
Who really was John Soane? The man and manifesto behind the magnificent house museum
Former museum director Bruce Boucher’s room-by-room account of the architect’s collection takes far readers beyond the catalogue
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.
Nazi-era claims for two Van Goghs in Switzerland?
Acquired by the arms dealer Emil Bührle, both have been on loan to a Zurich museum
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Van Gogh blockbuster, the birth of Impressionism, Juan Pablo Echeverri — podcast
A tour of the National Gallery’s landmark exhibition with our Van Gogh expert Martin Bailey, plus a new book on zoning in on the Impressionists’ “Terrible Year” and a highlight from Museum Folkwang’s hair-themed show
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
Podcast | A brush with… Rana Begum
An in-depth interview with sculptor and painter Rana Begum, exploring her experiences with the Qur’an, J.M.W. Turner and negotiating the London cityscape
Technology
News, background and analysis on the latest tech developments—artificial intelligence tools; Web3, the blockchain, NFTs; virtual and augmented reality; social media platforms—and how they affect the art market, museums, artists and curators.
US artists score victory in landmark AI copyright case
A federal judge in California has blocked an attempt by several AI companies to have portions of a copyright case dismissed
Unesco warns that AI could rewrite Holocaust history
What can museums and heritage institutions do about disinformation powered by artificial intelligence?
What if women ruled the world? The Art Newspaper takes part in summer celebration of Judy Chicago at the Serpentine
The London art world came out in force to celebrate the American visionary's exhibition “Revelations” and to enjoy a tech-powered interaction with her quest to create a world where power is equally shared
Stellar eclipse: pioneering light and sound art duo NONOTAK prepare for first London solo show
Noemi Schipfer and Takami Nakamoto will present three installations at a warehouse space in south London
Art-world social media specialists are on the rise—but is the sector really ready for digital success?
Museums are addressing a lack of in-house expertise in creating digital content by hiring from a growing pool of social-savvy freelancers