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Egon Schiele’s death mask to be auctioned in London
The mask was produced from a mould made in 1918, after the artist had succumbed to Spanish flu
An exhibition on reproductive health raises urgent questions—and the spectre of self-censorship
The touring exhibition “Reproductive: Health, Fertility, Agency” features works that unflinchingly address infringements on bodily autonomy; its run has been cut short after a university gallery withdrew from its leg of the tour
Victoria and Albert Museum reveals opening date and programme for ambitious new east London storehouse
The museum has also announced details of the much anticipated David Bowie Centre, due to be housed on the same site
'Courageous and resilient individuals': why the Illinois Holocaust Museum is embracing virtual reality to share survivors’ stories
New technologies are helping to protect and preserve the vital eye-witness perspectives of a dwindling but determined community
American Civil War-era bread and heroic migration: Deutsche Börse Prize nominees announced
Four international artists have made the shortlist for the award, worth £30,000
Art market
The fair bringing international galleries to Kyoto
Art Collaboration Kyoto brings together Japanese and international galleries during a city-wide celebration of the arts
Embattled New York adviser Lisa Schiff pleads guilty to defrauding clients out of $6.5m
Schiff will be sentenced on one count of wire fraud early next year
Large Ed Ruscha gas station painting could bring more than $50m at Christie's after star turns at Lacma and MoMA
The 1964 painting was a prominent feature in the artist’s recent travelling retrospective
Prison restaurant refuses to show former convict's 'inappropriate' paintings
Frank Norman's exhibition was cancelled at The Clink in London
What if luxury is art sellers’ salvation, and not their sin
New moves by Gagosian, Sotheby’s and others aim to boost the art trade via high-end retail
Museums & Heritage
President Biden awards National Medal of Arts to artists including Mark Bradford, Carrie Mae Weems and Alex Katz
It's the highest honour awarded by the US federal government to artists in a wide range of disciplines and art patrons
Will the Warhol Museum’s $80m plan pop?
Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol Museum has big dreams for its Pop District project—but critics say the institution is putting all its soup cans in one basket
'We have been able to act as a safe space': amid war in Gaza, London's Mosaic Rooms announces major expansion plans
The non-profit space dedicated to Arab culture has been a vocal supporter of a ceasefire, and now aims to increase its space and income streams
Florida arts organisations devastated by Ron DeSantis's funding cuts
Right-wing governor's decision to slash entire $32m budget leaves smaller organisations fighting for survival
Court pauses eviction of popular New York sculpture garden
Elizabeth Street Garden can stay open for two more weeks as volunteers try to prevent its demolition
Exhibitions
An exhibition at the pyramids of Giza invites artists and visitors to become modern-day archaeologists
In its fourth iteration, Forever is Now continues its tradition of installing contemporary works next to ancient sites
A testament to the power of Pueblo ceramics and community-based curation
The exhibition “Grounded in Clay”, opening this month at the MFA Houston, was co-curated by the more than 60 members of the Pueblo Pottery Collective
Parrish Art Museum provides a fitting tribute to Audrey Flack, queen of ‘Post-Pop Baroque’
The New York show celebrates the late artist's melding of contemporary culture with art history
In the first major US survey of Tamara de Lempicka’s work, de Young Museum reveals the many sides of the painter
The San Francisco institution reveals personal details about the artist famed for her female portraits
Igloos, trees and ice: Arte Povera and its legacy explored in Paris exhibition
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev delays her retirement to curate Bourse de Commerce show highlighting many artistic firsts
Diary
Grayson Perry and Rana Begum take the 10gram sculpture challenge
Forty artists have contributed to The Royal Society of Sculptors fundraising campaign
Brigitte Macron turns heads at Art Basel Paris
The French First Lady took a turn around the galleries at the Grand Palais
‘Maybe Damien peaked’: Tracey Emin shares her thoughts on male artists over 40
In the latest episode of The Louis Theroux Podcast, the UK artist discusses Hirst, royal visits and sacking off slim shady
Lady Gaga makes the Mona Lisa smile in Joker movie promo
Paris museum plugs forthcoming 'Madman' show in canny marketing move
The 'world's first art amusement park' rides again in New York
Luna Luna, featuring a carousel by Keith Haring and David Hockney's enchanted forest, is travelling to The Shed
Opinion
Comment | I thought I knew Stevie Wonder’s music until Arthur Jafa showed it in a new light
American artist Jafa's recent video work recontextualises Wonder's song 'As' as well as the film 'Taxi Driver'
The new auction calendar: everything, everywhere, at every opportunity
All change as the final auction season of 2024 goes into full swing
The case for a cross-border approach for recovering Europe's Nazi-looted art
If governments are committed to the Washington Principles, they should create a co-ordinating body
Ten years on from the genocide, Yazidi culture is still absent from Western museums
Institutions have a moral duty to better represent the persecuted Kurdish religious minority
Despite the real (and artificial) fears of many, AI is not the enemy of the art world
Concerns about access, expertise and data sourcing have overshadowed the enormous power and potential that AI image generators offer
Books
A new monograph highlights Jamaican-born sculptor Ronald Moody as one of Britain's most important Modernists
Moody defied family expectations to pursue his art, and is now celebrated in an exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield
The life and art of Mabel Nicholson: new volume tells of the career catastrophe of domestic bliss
How lovingly raising her artistic family cost an artist of “tensile strength” her own fame
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
Book Club
‘The artist the critics love to hate’: the colourful life of sports star painter and Playboy illustrator LeRoy Neiman
We speak to the author of a new biography that reassesses the legacy of the “hustler” artist who rubbed shoulders with celebrities
An expert’s guide to Helen Frankenthaler: five must-read books on the Abstract Expressionist
All you ever wanted to know about Frankenthaler, from a seminal monograph to the story of the bohemian world that forged her—selected by the curator and writer Douglas Dreishpoon
In Pictures | Artist billboards across America tell a story of US politics today
Ahead of the November presidential election, a new book by the For Freedoms organisation brings together the topical and political posters that it has commissioned since 2016
October Book Bag: from a publication about money in art to tales of London art market rogues
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Obituaries
Paul Lowe, conflict photographer and teacher lauded for Sarajevo siege photographs, dies, aged 60
Acclaimed photojournalist's teenage son charged with his murder on a popular hiking trail near Los Angeles
François Duret-Robert, art market journalist, professor and collector, has died aged 92
The former editor of Connaissance des Arts was a leading figure in the French art market
‘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
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Frieze, UK critics The White Pube, Giuseppe Penone and Arte Povera — podcast
We find out how the London fair went this year, speak to Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad about their new book and to Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev about her new show at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with…Sonia Boyce — podcast
An in-depth interview with the Golden Lion-winner, discussing her shift to social practice, the influence of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, and how William Morris’s wallpaper designs have made their way into her work
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.
Van Gogh’s postman: the artist's favourite portrait subject to be explored in Boston and Amsterdam shows
Vincent described his friend as having “a big, bearded face, very Socratic”
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.
Dana-Fiona Armour wins Sigg Art Prize for work that integrates artificial intelligence
German artist-researcher receives €10,000 award for “Alvinella Ophia”, depicting a hybrid serpent creature’s exploration of a dystopian desert future
Theresa Reiwer wins top award at Lumen Prize for digital art
German-born artist working on ethics and AI leads the winners in nine categories of 13th annual edition of the world’s leading prize for art created with technology
Artist on trial for website satirising Icelandic company’s alleged role in the Fishrot scandal
Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson’s spoof of the Samherji Group’s website featured a prominent apology, seemingly acknowledging its alleged role in the Namibian fishing scandal
Refik Anadol Studio reveals plans for world’s first museum of AI arts
Dataland is due to open in 2025 at the Frank Gehry-designed The Grand LA development in Los Angeles's downtown arts district
Despite the real (and artificial) fears of many, AI is not the enemy of the art world
Concerns about access, expertise and data sourcing have overshadowed the enormous power and potential that AI image generators offer