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'A logistical nightmare': how deteriorating India-Pakistan relations affect the South Asian art trade
From smuggled paintings to cancelled visas, the heads of the subcontinent's fairs, biennials and galleries weigh in on the ramifications of the contested border
Canada moves toward adopting artist's resale rights law
The move would be especially significant for First Nations artists, who make up an enormous share of Canada’s art market but rarely earn more than subsistence income from sales
US museums and Indigenous tribes receive $2m grant to boost repatriation efforts
The National Park Service has awarded grants totaling $2.1m to 20 museums and nine tribes
Preservationists urge restrictions on oil and gas exploitation near archaeological sites, parks and monuments in US Southwest
A new report highlights the risks posed by resource extraction near sites that are of sacred to Indigenous groups and have enormous archaeological significance
Hauser & Wirth couple buy up Groucho private club in London—complete with 150-strong art collection
Works by Peter Blake, Gavin Turk and Tracey Emin are dotted around the Dean Street premises
India and Pakistan at 75
As India and Pakistan celebrate 75 years of independence, we look at how artists and cultural institutions are commemorating the act of partition that brought them into being—and how it continues to affect the art world today.
India and Pakistan turn 75: exhibitions on independence and partition to see around the world
From Kolkata to Chicago, here are 11 shows that deal with the many histories of nationhood and freedom in the subcontinent
Gandhi's handwritten notes to Lord Mountbatten on the eve of India's partition go on show
Group exhibition at John Hansard Gallery in Southampton is curated by the Mumbai artist Jitish Kallat and includes works by Kader Attia and Zarina
Delhi's delayed Partition Museum set to open this winter
It will be India's second institution dedicated to the mass displacement of 1947
Art market
Frieze rocks: Artist Nikita Gale to create electric guitar installation for BMW commission
Los Angeles-based artist will investigate the “history and politics of sound” at London fair in October
Chasing a booming East Asian art market, shipping company Crozier expands in Hong Kong
Organisation's chief still sees Hong Kong as "primary gateway to region" despite Beijing crackdown causing jitters for businesses
Influencers and antiques? How a new generation is transforming the market
In a post-Covid world, tech-savvy collectors continue to disrupt the old model of in-person trading
'Mum, I don't want war': Children's drawings from Ukraine displayed alongside those from Poland in 1946
On view in 16 cities Polish cities, the exhibition shows the "shocking" similarity between the contemporary and historical pictures
Manifesta director says the biennial should be held in Ukraine: here are five reasons why it is a good idea
The 2028 edition of the nomadic European exhibition would strengthen the country's cultural scene
Art in the shadow of war: curating a show at Latvia's Mark Rothko Art Centre
Signs of the Russia-Ukraine conflict are everywhere in Latvia—and there's a growing number of culturally disenfranchised citizens, too
The plight of women artists impacted by the Russian invasion explored in New York exhibition
The show at Fridman Gallery features the work of artists who have faced emotional and logistical difficulties due to war
Diary
Hauser & Wirth couple buy up Groucho private club in London—complete with 150-strong art collection
Works by Peter Blake, Gavin Turk and Tracey Emin are dotted around the Dean Street premises
Museums & Heritage
Excavations unearth secrets of everyday life in Pompeii—including exceptionally well-preserved glass and ceramics
Archaeologists bring to light household items buried in the ash
Arrest warrant issued for dealer who sold ‘hundreds’ of looted Middle East antiquities—some of which ended up in the Met
Georges Lotfi has been accused of handling the types of materials he helped the police recover and repatriate for years
England’s Coronation tapestries: the right royal story behind the lavish, 500-year-old textiles
Could the historic pieces make an appearance at Westminster Abbey when Prince Charles succeeds the Queen?
New interactive encyclopaedia traces history of Palestinian art and culture
Digital project from the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut explores how the Palestinian people have used art to express their social and political history
Exhibitions
Six must-see exhibitions on view in the Hamptons
As the Art Market Hamptons fair returns to Water Mill, these are the must-see shows on the east end of Long Island
Overlooked for decades, the spiritual and surreal paintings of Audra Skuodas make a star turn in Cleveland’s Front triennial
A prolific artist who died in 2019 after spending most of her life in Ohio, Skuodas produced an enigmatic oeuvre spanning many decades, styles and media
Exhibition traces the footsteps of the Prophet Muhammad in unprecedented detail
Show about the Hijrah—Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina—at Saudi Arabia’s Ithra Museum will go on a five-year world tour
Dead pigs, guts and crucifixion: an intense encounter with Nitsch's epic performance about creation
This version of the late artist's 6-Day Play is a "toned down" iteration of the 1998 original—but it felt primal, real and morbidly beautiful
A brush with... podcast
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A brush with... Zadie Xa
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Lee Bul to Ursula K. Le Guin
Book Club
The best art books for summer 2022—as recommended by artists, curators, museum directors and dealers
From artist biographies and essay collections to a dystopian novel, surf culture and a rock’n’roll autobiography
Who is Octavia Butler and why is the art world obsessed with her writing?
The late author’s sci-fi stories have inspired artists such as Alberta Whittle, Candice Breitz, Toyin Ojih Odutola and Precious Okoyomon
August Book Bag: from Fourth Plinth artist Samson Kambalu’s memoir to a story of art through the ages minus the men
Our roundup of the latest and forthcoming art publications
Books
Stolen by the Nazis and a talking point in Cold War Poland: the strange journey of Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine
Eden Collinsworth tells a breathless, flowery tale of the celebrated Cecilia Gallerani portrait
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.
London's 'spectacular' 2024 Van Gogh show will focus on the artist’s greatest period—we delve into the details
“Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers” at the National Gallery will be presented in themes, tracing the story of his stay in Provence
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Summer of Seoul: why the South Korean capital is a new art world hub
Plus, the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize winner: a basket made with horsehair
Our guide to the Venice Biennale
The stuff of dreams: Cecilia Alemani delivers a perfectly judged Biennale
The Milk of Dreams is a "show of ripples and resonances, one that honours its artists"
The gossip from the Venice Biennale: Tinie Tempah takes on Tintoretto and totes too many totes
Plus, Sir Normal Rosenthal and Macron becomes an art meme
Venice Biennale 2022: the worst art on show in the city
There's a lot to see in Venezia—save precious time and skip these
Venice Biennale 2022: the must-see collateral exhibitions around the city
Writhing bodies in a deconsecrated church, BDE at the Ducale and an entirely improvised pavilion—what to see beyond the Arsenale and Giardini
Venice Biennale 2022: the must-see pavilions in the Arsenale
From a Gauguin impersonation to fire raining from the sky, here are the best exhibitions in the city's former shipyards