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Giant holes near Stonehenge were carved out by humans 4,000 years ago, new studies reveal
Pit diggers may have been trying to connect with the underworld, archaeologist Vincent Gaffney says
Concrete cars for coral reefs: Miami's underwater eco-sculpture park takes shape
The artist Leandro Erlich has installed the first phase of Reefline, a submerged installation that aims to regenerate coral and marine biodiversity along South Beach
Hurricane Melissa relief: artists and art organisations lead fundraising efforts for devastated Caribbean
Artists around the world are working to provide support to communities in Jamaica and elsewhere
‘We need to rethink’: new exhibition revisits an Israeli conceptual art project, 53 years on
The show complicates and expands on the legacy of the 1972 exhibition “Metzer-Meiser”, which explored the seamline between the titular Israeli and Arab communities
The Big Review | Fra Angelico at Palazzo Strozzi and Museo di San Marco, Florence ★★★★★
This two-venue show in Florence makes clear that the “angelic” early Renaissance artist was as lucid and inventive a storyteller as he was dazzling
Art market
More than 160 artists selling their work to raise funds for medical, humanitarian aid in Gaza
Kara Walker, Wolfgang Tillmans, Peter Doig and Olafur Eliasson are among the artists raising funds for Médecins Sans Frontières' efforts in Gaza
Guido Reni painting sells for €12.4m in Paris, smashing artist's auction record
‘David and Goliath’ went to auction with an estimate of just just €2m–€4m
Bob Ross painting sells for record $1m at auction to benefit US public broadcasters
Four original canvases by the late television painting instructor have been sold lately to raise funds for US public broadcasting following slashes by the Trump administration, and dozens more will be offered in 2026
Barely worth its weight in gold: can art still be considered an asset class?
As Maurizio Cattelan's toilet sells to its gold spot price, experts question just how secure of an investment art really is
Miniature Michelangelo drawing—identified as a study for the Sistine Chapel—heads to Christie's
The newly attributed, five-inch-tall sketch of a foot has an estimate of $1.5m to $2m
Museums & Heritage
New UK law makes restitution easier—but excludes national museums, such as the British Museum
Legislation allows non-national museums established as charities to transfer property on a “moral basis” depending on its value
Courtauld launches art history teaching fund amid £82m redevelopment
The announcement follows a new report which revealed a sharp decrease in the teaching of art history to UK teenagers
Palazzo of Pop Art: new gallery in Italy will house major collection of 20th-century art
Sonnabend Collection in Mantua—home to the collection of the late dealer Ileana Sonnabend—includes works by Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol as well as contemporary artists
Fourth member of gang believed to be behind Louvre heist arrested
French media report arrest of man in small town in the West of they country, said to have links with those apprehended in October
Comment | Turner gets all the kudos, but it was Constable who was the truly radical painter
John-Paul Stonard argues the case for honouring Constable at London's soon-to-be expanded National Gallery
Exhibitions
‘We are living through an extremely traumatic moment’: Adrián Villar Rojas's new sculpture explores ‘existential anxieties’
Commissioned by Audemars Piguet Contemporary and the Aspen Art Museum, the work will be on display at the watchmaker's Swiss headquarters until spring 2026 then will travel to Colorado
Frenemies or rivals? Tate Britain show explores Turner and Constable's turbulent relationship
Celebrating the 250th anniversaries of the emblematic British artists, the exhibition will tell the story of their interlinked careers, their work and its reception
Sculptor Alma Allen officially selected to represent US at 2026 Venice Biennale
The state department’s announcement, delayed by the US government shutdown, says Allen’s presentation will further Donald Trump’s “focus on showcasing American excellence”
Queer sexuality in Islamic art explored in Norway exhibition
'Deviant Ornaments' at Oslo's Nasjonalmuseet brings together more than 40 objects from the past 1,000 years alongside contemporary art
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
The $236m Klimt, Cop 30 and the art world, Caravaggio’s Victorious Cupid—podcast
Ben Luke speaks to The Art Newspaper’s senior art market editor in the Americas, Carlie Porterfield, about this week’s auctions, discusses the climate emergency with Louisa Buck and chats to the director of the Wallace Collection
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with… Mary Kelly—podcast
Mary Kelly talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and 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 family used an erotic Gauguin ceramic as a flower vase
Gauguin gave the 'Cleopatra Pot' to Vincent’s brother Theo, just after the disastrous end of the two artists’ collaboration in Arles
Book reviews
Comrades in art: meet the artists who fought against fascism
This study of the first decade of the Artists International Association, set up in the years before the Second World War, focusses the group’s impact as well as its lesser-known figures
Pakistani artist Shahzia Sikander navigates her country’s complex past—a new monograph tells her story
An art historian’s book on the Lahore-born artist does justice to both her beautiful paintings and the history that informs them
The story of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s brief but dazzling life, as told by an art-world insider
A former Christie’s president examines the meteoric rise of the “radiant child”, and his legacy following his untimely death
How the Sienese painter Ambrogio Lorenzetti spoke truth to power
A new book explores Siena's heyday—the good, the bad and the sceptical
New book highlights Vorticism’s toxic side—and puts its women pioneers back in the frame
James King’s study places Jessica Dismorr and Helen Saunders at the centre of the movement
Opinion
Comment | Turner gets all the kudos, but it was Constable who was the truly radical painter
John-Paul Stonard argues the case for honouring Constable at London's soon-to-be expanded National Gallery
Comment | Want to truly read a painting? Forget the present, and focus on the past
To read a painting is to understand the context in which it was made, not the context in which we see it, writes Bendor Grosvenor
Comment | Fifty years on, John Berger’s writing is still relevant—and troublingly prescient
The writer went beyond the noble occupation of the art critic, smuggling hope into our lives
Comment | Exhibitions comparing artists can be problematic, but the Barbican brings Giacometti, Bhabha and Hatoum together with perfect judgement
Affinities and distinctions are equally welcomed in a pair of exhibitions at the London venue
Comment | A spate of dealer anniversaries offers hope amid art market doomerism
Several New York galleries have hit major milestones in recent months—what lessons can those in charge impart?
Diary
No such thing as bad press: makers of lift used in Louvre theft launch ad campaign
Social media users have been left—largely—amused by the German company's tongue-in-cheek approach
Francis Bacon’s Paris pad honoured with plaque
The artist had “a very full existence” in the French capital during the 1970s
Look what she made them do: Taylor Swift fans descend on German museum
Swifties have been arriving in droves to catch a glimpse of Friedrich Heyser's Ophelia, which appears in a recent music video by the showgirl superstar
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
Obituaries
Llyn Foulkes, art world iconoclast, has died, aged 91
An anti-establishment fixture of the Los Angeles scene, Foulkes leaves behind a long legacy of furious expression spanning painting, sculpture, animation, music and more
Remembering John Morgan, radical typographer and designer who transformed the Church of England's books
From the signage of HMS Victory and Tate Britain, to the graphic identities of galleries and biennials, his designs can be found across contemporary British culture
Carla Stellweg, influential critic, gallerist and scholar of Latin American art, has died, aged 83
The founding editor-in-chief of the bilingual Artes Visuales magazine, Stellweg ran galleries in new York and was also a prolific critic, scholar and curator
Tony Fitzpatrick, indefatigable artistic polymath from Chicago, has died, aged 66
A beloved figure in the Windy City art scene, Fitzpatrick was an artist, author, actor, curator and more
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









































