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New Frida Kahlo museum, focused on the artist's youth and family life, opens in Mexico City
Museo Casa Kahlo is located a short walk from the popular Casa Azul museum in the Coyoacán neighbourhood, in a home long owned by members of the Kahlo family
Possible medieval artefacts, discovered at Canadian thrift store, will form basis of university archaeology class
Possible medieval artefacts, discovered at Canadian thrift store, will form basis of university archaeology class
US government shutdown will force federally funded museums to close in a few days
Most of Washington, DC’s top attractions will shutter by the beginning of next week unless US lawmakers reach an agreement to fund the government
‘I'm sending a piece of Gaza to the world’: Palestinian artist Ahmed Muhanna discusses his exhibition of works painted on aid boxes
The show of around 60 paintings and works on paper is touring nine European countries
How growing political interference is eroding the independence of European museums
Many institutions are adopting a practice of “strategic silence” to protect funding and avoid censure
Art market
Art Basel Paris to offer extra-early preview slot for ‘closest clients’
Dealers can invite guests to tour the fair ahead of its First Choice VIP Opening the following day
New chapter for Artbo: Colombia’s art market finds resilience amidst flux
The 21st edition of Bogotá’s marquee art fair opened alongside the city’s new contemporary art biennial, eliciting healthy sales in the four- and five-figure range
Frieze to launch climate change fundraising initiative at its London fairs
Participating galleries have signed up to pledge 10% of the sale price of selected works to fund the Gallery Climate Coalition
Director of Contemporary Istanbul urges Turkish art to remain ‘radical and clever’ in face of political tension
The 20th edition of the fair brings together 51 galleries from 16 countries
Judge rejects collector Ron Perelman's claims of $410m in damages from works that lost their ‘spark’ in fire
Perelman sued his insurers after a 2018 fire at his Hamptons home, claiming works by Warhol, Ruscha and Twombly had sustained damage
Exhibitions
Linder’s performances were transportive over the summer—now one has been purchased for the first time
The artist's show across two Scottish locations, co-commissioned by Mount Stuart Trust and Edinburgh Art Festival, offered a dangerous sense of disquiet
Georges de La Tour, once a victim of the academy’s collective amnesia, can be seen in a new light in Paris
Musée Jacquemart-André stages city’s first show in decades dedicated to the artist once favoured by Louis XIII, who later fell into relative obscurity
Christian Marclay's ‘Doors’ marks opening of Brooklyn Museum's new video art gallery
The museum's new Moving Image Gallery is its first dedicated space for showing durational art
Tate Britain’s Lee Miller exhibition seeks to go beyond her mythology
The survey focuses on the photographer’s work rather than her colourful backstory
Simone Leigh’s largest exhibition yet to explore ‘art made under fascism’
The Chicago-born artist has been speaking ahead of a major show at London’s Royal Academy of Arts
Museums & Heritage
Museum dedicated to Indian Modernist M.F. Husain to open in Qatar
The institution in Doha will featured the celebrated—and sometimes controversial—late artist’s paintings, films, tapestries and more
Historic architecture is celebrated in new Onera Foundation venue in Connecticut
The first show at the new space, opening on 1 October, is inspired by the Eero Saarinen-designed US Embassy in Oslo
Low morale, fast staff turnover: why the credibility of Louisiana’s ten state museums is at risk
Following years of strife and multiple leadership changes, will these important institutions meet the rigorous standards set by the American Alliance of Museums?
Unesco’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects goes live
The digital project, which was funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, presents looted objects in 3D form
The new chief curator of Uzbekistan’s Centre for Contemporary Art is bringing insights from London to the youth of Tashkent
Sara Raza, who is also the space's first artistic director, has big plans to reach young people, inspired by her time at South London Gallery
Faya Palaeolandscape
In partnership with Sharjah Archaeology Authority
Casa Sanlorenzo
In partnership with Sanlorenzo Arts
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with… Wolfgang Tillmans—podcast
Wolfgang Tillmans talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work
Book reviews
Pontormo, Vasari and Michelangelo take leading roles in this 16th-century whodunnit
Novelist Laurent Binet weaves a compelling tale of Renaissance Italy with this art historical murder mystery
In a new biography, Vanessa Bell is cast as the Bloomsbury Group's leading light—and as central to 20th-century visual culture
This evocative tale makes a compelling case Bell, who made inroads as an artist and designer at a time when this was rare for women
Euan Uglow monograph offers a fresh perspective through memoirs, papers and contributions
The book also includes myriad accounts of the British artist's inspirational teaching techniques
The 19th-century heiress whose avid collecting was just part of a rich, scholarly life
The exceptional legacy of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, best known for her scholarly collecting of ceramics, is explored in a new biography
New book offers a suitably poetic vision of Blake and his legacy
Philip Hoare has created his “version of a Blake print”, a complex book to dive into and get lost in
Opinion
Comment | The British Museum Ball will celebrate the things that connect us
The inaugural British Museum Ball will raise funds for the institution’s overseas collaborations, the BM’s director says, while emphasising the importance of the historic collection’s global reach
Comment | Picasso’s ‘Three Dancers’ sparked my love of art. Let's give others the chance to find their own way in
The arts education crisis in the UK risks holding the young back from discovering what visual culture can teach us about self-expression, empathy, open-mindedness and more
Comment | EJ Hill's New York performance personifies the art of endurance
The Los Angeles-based artist is spending eight hours a day on his knees at David Zwirner's 52 Walker space
Comment | Why New York can be a risky place for dealers and museums to hold art
Could the Manhattan district attorney's seizures be putting people off sending artworks to the city?
Comment | I used to think it wasn’t cool to like Andy Goldsworthy—now I see how he helps us appreciate the natural world
Two recent Goldsworthy shows, one at the National Galleries of Scotland and the other at Jupiter Artland, have radically changed my view of the artist, writes Louisa Buck
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Museums and ethics, Fra Angelico in Florence, Cornelia Parker’s PsychoBarn—podcast
Unpacking the issues facing cultural institutions today, plus chats about a Renaissance blockbuster and a ”cut-up” architectural installation in Basel
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.
The story behind the Van Gogh still life that looks destined to become his most expensive Paris painting
‘Parisian Novels’ from the Pritzker collection is going on sale at Sotheby’s— along with a drawing that has not been exhibited for more than a century
Obituaries
Agnes Gund, collector and philanthropist who helped transform MoMA, has died, aged 87
In addition to supporting many art institutions, Gund was a passionate funder of arts education and criminal justice reform initiatives
Remembering Robert Redford, the Hollywood star with the sensibility of a struggling painter
Redford, an Oscar-winning actor, director and founder of the Sundance Institute, died yesterday at his home in Utah
Rosalyn Drexler—Pop Art painter, polymath, and travelling wrestler—has died aged 98
Drexler, who was a fixture of the Pop Art scene by the early 1960s, was also a member of an all-women wrestling troupe under the pseudonym Mexican Spitfire
Giorgio Armani, designer who changed how museums engage with fashion, has died aged 91
As well as for his iconic designs, Armani will be remembered for his broad cultural legacy
Sylvain Amic, ‘open spirited’ head of Musée d'Orsay, has died aged 58
His death was announced on Sunday by the French culture minister, Rachida Dati
Diary
Talking point: visitors to Versailles can now meet the AI Apollo
An new app allows visitors to ‘speak’ with 20 statues in three languages
Despite past legal drama, Madonna still seems hung up on the V&A
The Queen of Pop’s 2003 visit sparked a lawsuit—but she was spotted there again just last month
Actor Sharon Stone is up for the Women in Art Prize
The movie star will compete against 24 other finalists including Bianca Raffaella
An eye for art: new US ambassador installs blue-chip collection at palatial UK residence
Warren Stephens has brought works by Cézanne, Renoir and Edgar Degas to London
‘Anish Kapoor, let him out’: satirical protest campaign claims a man is trapped inside the Chicago Bean
A group of black-clad protesters recently gathered at “Cloud Gate” to raise awareness and call for the release of the man they claim lives inside the sculpture