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‘An incredible instinct for contemporary art’: Doris Lockhart, the overlooked figure behind the Saatchi collection, has died aged 88
Lockhart, who was the ex-wife of Charles Saatchi, is widely credited with recognising and boosting postwar US art and the Young British Artists
Four years on from the Taliban takeover, Afghan women are asserting themselves through art
Having lost many opportunities and rights under the new leadership, women are finding in miniature paintings, abstract textiles and more an important means of expression
Climate protestors install Anish Kapoor work on North Sea gas platform
The action by Greenpeace makes “BUTCHERED” the first artwork to be exhibited in such a location
Forged Picasso prints sold at Stuttgart auction recovered as part of international police operation
The replica etchings are among more than 100 fake contemporary works of art that have been seized by Italian authorities since 2022
Analysis of ancient string writing device upends understanding of Inca hierarchy
A study of human hair woven into a 500-year-old khipu concluded that its creator had eaten a diet associated with low-ranking individuals
Art market
Christophe de Menil, art patron and heiress to the Menil Collection's founders, has died, aged 92
As the firstborn daughter of the Franco Texan de Menils, Christophe grew up to continue the family's legacy of arts patronage
‘Everyone's suffering right now’: New York and Los Angeles gallery Clearing will close
Olivier Babin tells The Art Newspaper that high overhead costs and the market slowdown made the business unsalvageable
New York gallery Kasmin will close this autumn as leadership launches new venture, Olney Gleason
The Chelsea gallery staged more than 350 shows during its 35 years in operation
Sotheby’s returns ancient Buddhist gem collection to India after legal pressure
After the Indian culture ministry intervened to halt a sale of the Piprahwa gems, Sotheby’s has sold the trove to a Mumbai conglomerate
Can Hauser & Wirth's new Palo Alto space achieve what its rivals failed to?
Gagosian and Pace packed up shop in the Bay Area—now Hauser & Wirth is the latest mega-gallery to give Silicon Valley a go
Museums & Heritage
Giuseppe Verdi's dilapidated villa ‘not as bad as it seems’, claims Italy's culture minister ahead of restoration
Alessandro Giuli's comments have been rejected by the country's media and political opposition, who says the former museum is in a state of serious disrepair
Rediscovered David Wojnarowicz mural could disappear from view again
The late artist and activist’s mural in Louisville, Kentucky, was long assumed to have been destroyed and might disappear again soon
More than 200 geoglyphs discovered in Nazca Desert with help of AI
The newly found Nazca Lines include depictions of human sacrifice and a priest carrying a human head
Gas found in space could help repair damage to Old Masters, say researchers
Conservators discovered that lead white on these important works was deteriorating at an “alarming” rate. Could oxygen from the Earth's orbit be the solution?
Lost Maya stronghold against Spanish conquest discovered in Mexican jungle
Believed to be Sac Balam, the last stronghold of rebellious Lacandon Ch’ol Maya, the site sheds light on colonial resistance and Indigenous survival strategies
Exhibitions
Lament for much-loved squirrel to go on show in London exhibition
The Bethlem Museum of the Mind will display the poem as part of the show ‘Between Sleeping and Waking: Hospital Dreams and Visions’
'Abstract art is universal': Nanette Carter on her new career survey at the Wexner Center for the Arts
The artist speaks about what drives her practice in anticipation of a solo exhibition in her hometown of Columbus, Ohio, spanning 50 years
British Art Show names Ekow Eshun as curator for upcoming 10th edition
Staring in September 2026, the contemporary art exhibition will tour five UK cities including Swansea and Sheffield
Manifesta announces location for 2028 edition
The nomadic art biennial will head to a new country for its 17th edition
‘Even late in life, recognition is possible’: photographer Paz Errázuriz opens long overdue UK retrospective
The 81-year-old image maker, known for documenting marginalised communities in Chile, recently opened a show at MK Gallery in Milton Keynes
Opinion
Comment | US museums are finally going bilingual: here's why it matters
In the past few years, art institutions across the country have been making a concerted effort to provide information about their collections and exhibitions in languages other than English—and it's a step that's worth celebrating
Time for a survey? New programme provides museums with advice on long-term sustainability
The human-resources, talent and recruiting agency Verge helps institutions reach their long-term goals through a bit of introspection
Comment | Conversations about Crimea’s fate should start with one group—the Crimean Tatars
Supporting Ukrainian sovereignty must include protecting the rights of Indigenous peoples like the Crimean Tatars, whose land, rights and cultural memory have long been a target of aggression, writes Elmira Ablyalimova-Chyihoz
Comment | As artists rage over changes to WeTransfer’s terms of service, here's why the company is now in its villain era
Our data has been up for grabs for years, but for many the prospect of AI being trained on users’ files was a step too far
Comment | Now is the time to fight for US arts funding
The Trump administration’s defunding of the arts has more than symbolic significance
Book reviews
A poetic vision of Blake and his legacy to match that of its subject
Philip Hoare has created his “version of a Blake print”, a complex book to dive into and get lost in
An expansive monograph of Celia Paul paints a portrait of a single-minded, singular artist
The book explores how the British artist's mother was her most trusted sitter and Paul's thoughts on Lucian Freud’s depictions of her during their relationship
A tome accompanying the Lahore Biennale is a celebration of authenticity
This comprehensive reader on the second edition in 2020 considers how the independent-minded institution is placing Pakistan’s artists in an international context as well as helping them thrive in a complex political environment
Why sociologists believe that culture might be bad for you
A revised edition of a 2020 book looks at the problems associated with a "white, male and middle class" cultural arena in the UK
New book delves into submerged stories of an elusive Spanish galleon
The publication on a 17th-century shipwreck reveals transatlantic connections and the complexities of underwater archaeology
Obituaries
Robert Wilson, experimental playwright, director and artist, has died, aged 83
Over a six-decade career, he created elegantly stylised performances and images with collaborators including Marina Abramović, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson and Lady Gaga
Remembering Thomas Neurath, who brought single-minded energy and intellectual bravura to leading the publishers Thames & Hudson
The managing director of one of the most admired imprints for illustrated art books, who has died aged 84, was a master of the integration of text and pictures with a beatnik streak and a desire to democratise access to the arts
Remembering Peter Phillips, the pioneering British Pop artist, who has died, aged 86
The Birmingham-born artist, who drew on the city’s industrial iconography in his 1960s breakthrough work, was closest among his British contemporaries to the US Pop Art scene
Remembering John Sailer, the gallerist and champion of Austrian art, who has died, aged 87
As founder of the influential Galerie Ulysses in Vienna, he established a market for the work of Austrian and German artists in the US as well as championing architects and designers
Remembering Sebastião Salgado, world builder, photographer of collective humanity and prophet of possibility
The Brazilian artist captured whole societies in his teeming, panoramic images, and used multimedia storytelling as environmental activism
Book Club
August Book Bag: from a ‘behind-the-scenes’ studio book to artists joining in with the American Revolution
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Illustrator Clive Hicks-Jenkins on dealing with violent imagery and finding ways of ‘showing the impossible’
Ahead of the publication of a new edition of Homer’s epics—which he has illustrated—the artist also explains why he switches mediums for different books
Five new art books to look out for this autumn, including publications on US monuments and Vermeer close-ups
Our books editor picks out some of the highlights of the months ahead
An expert’s guide to Edvard Munch: five must-read books on the Norwegian Expressionist
The best publications to learn all about the artist, from a renowned novelist's essay to a comprehensive catalogue raisonné—selected by the Munch museum curator Trine Otte Bak Nielsen
Arshile Gorky’s experience as an immigrant to the US and the painting that defined it
An exclusive extract by Adam Gopnik on the Armenian American painter, taken from a collection of essays about the artist’s time in New York City
Art on Location 2025
A special focus on the latest outdoor art experiences, including public art, sculpture parks, urban and country house sculpture shows, artist's trails, and the use of location-specific technology
‘Creating their own ecosystem’: Arts Council gives backing to collaboration between artists in rural Gloucestershire
The Hide, an artist retreat in the Cotswolds, southwest England, with an annual sculpture showcase, is a grassroots project that is gathering momentum
London urban oasis hosts artist’s multimedia investigation into plants’ resilience in the face of climate crisis
Vivienne Schadinsky, artist-in-residence at OmVed Gardens, in north London has used the two-acre plot as a “living laboratory” to make ink paintings, films, sculptures and prints devoted to beans and their ecology
Kew Gardens to host largest-ever open-air Henry Moore show
Opening in May 2026, thirty works will be dotted around the 320-acre Unesco World Heritage site
Towering ambition: the Swiss artist Not Vital's Alpine playground
The multidisciplinary artist mixes nature, architecture and art to grand effect at his foundation’s three locations: a castle, a sculpture park and a 17th-century house
The magic of Troy Hill—a series of unique whole house art installations in Pittsburgh
Inspired by a visit to Naoshima art island in Japan, a US collector has commissioned a compelling group of site-specific installations
Sea State: restored Norfolk mansion puts on water-themed exhibition by Maggi Hambling and Ro Robertson
Diary
‘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
Want to take a peek at the UK prime minister’s art collection?
Special tours of No.10 Downing Street are due to take place next month, as part of the popular Open House festival
Saatchi Yates raises a glass to London
The gallery has launched an exhibition dedicated to the capital, featuring artists including Jenny Saville and Peter Doig
Bums, boulders and biscuits: Jeremy Deller’s street party brings arty revelry to central London
The finale of the artist’s ‘Triumph of Art’ project involved performances and participatory projects that invited people to have fun—and speak out
Farewell, Jerry Gogosian—or is it?
The social media satirist behind the popular digital persona told The Art Newspaper she was eyeing up new art world projects—but she may not be leaving Insta just yet
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with… Jane and Louise Wilson—podcast
Jane and Louise Wilson talk to Ben Luke about their influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped their lives and work
A brush with… Tai Shani—podcast
Arthur Jafa and Mark Leckey, Cecilia Alemani on SITE Santa Fe, Trisha Brown and Robert Rauschenberg—podcast
A brush with... Hew Locke—podcast
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 Royal Academy’s Kiefer-Van Gogh show offers a soaring spectacle
Nearby, the White Cube gallery is also displaying homage works by the German artist, more than 60 years after he hitchhiked in Vincent’s footsteps
How did the only painting sold by Van Gogh in his lifetime end up in Russia?
Van Gogh’s love of Hiroshige, the Japanese master of the landscape, is reflected in a British Museum exhibition
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Arthur Jafa and Mark Leckey, Cecilia Alemani on SITE Santa Fe, Trisha Brown and Robert Rauschenberg—podcast
We speak to Jafa and Leckey about their forthcoming London exhibition, ask Alemani about the US-based biennial—whose title this year was inspired by a film by Godfrey Reggio—and zone in on a landmark dance collaboration
Art Basel, human remains in Dutch museums, Eva Hesse—podcast
Rachel Jones, Liverpool Biennial, UK Aids Memorial Quilt at Tate Modern —podcast
London Gallery Weekend, Brazil’s National Museum, Jane Austen at the Morgan—podcast
Museum openings: V&A East Storehouse and the Met’s Rockefeller Wing, plus Rachel Whiteread at Goodwood Art Foundation—podcast
Jean Tinguely’s 100th anniversary, migration museum opens in Rotterdam, Ben Shahn's social security mural—podcast
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.
How Gretchen Andrew’s AI art is revealing the societal scars of ‘facetuning’
The American artist, whose work is currently on show in New York, makes the invisible impacts of technology visible
‘It is not good or bad’: in a frantic age, Beeple seeks a more nuanced take on technology
The media artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) increasingly sees his interactive video sculptures—one of which goes on show this month at the SXSW London festival and another at The Shed in New York—and social media posts as public art
Football great Lionel Messi chooses favourite goal for Refik Anadol to transform into an AI portrait for charity
Anadol will reimagine the Argentine megastar’s famous 2009 header as a data sculpture which will be sold at Christie’s
Can graphic imagination wake audiences up to the climate emergency? This multimedia artist believes so
Berlin-based Michael Najjar has been working with scientists in Greenland to tell stories with images designed to replace familiar memes of environmental journalism
An inside track on the Huntington’s rapid social media growth
The California institution is one of the top five museums for social media growth in the world in the past year. We spoke to the museum's director of digital and social content strategy