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‘It's offered me such great joys’: gallerist Kamel Mennour to give Paris’s Musée d’Art Moderne 180 works by leading artists
Anish Kapoor and Zineb Sedira are among the artists whose work is represented on the provisional list
New art fair Arrival brings collectors to the bucolic Berkshires
Gallerists and artists from around the US have set up shop at the Tourists hotel in North Adams, Massachusetts
Kim Sajet, director of US National Portrait Gallery whom Trump tried to fire, resigns
Sajet said it was “not an easy decision” but “the best way to serve the institution I hold so deeply in my heart”
Security guards at three major London museums secure pay rise after months-long dispute
Guards at the Natural History, Science and Victoria & Albert Museums—all of whom are employed by an external contractor—will now earn a base salary in line with the London Living Wage
A real head Turner: pub offers free drink to walkers exploring artist's London
The walking trail celebrates the 250th anniversary of the artists birth—although the exact date of his birthday remains something of a mystery
Museums & Heritage
National Endowment for the Humanities staff dwindles as two-thirds of workforce laid off
Around 100 workers at the US federal agency were let go on Tuesday, following orders from the Trump administration
Newly opened Photography Museum of Seoul plans to become a ‘cultural anchor’ for the region
The new space in Dobong-gu district has been billed as country's first public museum dedicated to photography
Unesco raises ‘grave concerns’ for Kyiv's Saint Sophia Cathedral after Russian drone strike
The 11th-century World Heritage Site was damaged by a strike on Tuesday
Donald Judd campus in Marfa, Texas added to US's National Register of Historic Places
The Minimalist bought and modified more than a dozen buildings in Texas in the 1970s, using them as studios and galleries for his sculptures and transforming a small city into the art-world pilgrimage site it is today
Peruvian government reverses decision to shrink Nazca Lines site by nearly half
After outcry from civil servants and environmentalists, the Ministry of Culture has walked back a decision that might have left the famed geoglyphs more vulnerable to mining
Art market
Security guards at three major London museums secure pay rise after months-long dispute
Guards at the Natural History, Science and Victoria & Albert Museums—all of whom are employed by an external contractor—will now earn a base salary in line with the London Living Wage
Art Basel exhibitors will show ‘the most ambitious works’ despite economic headwinds
Amid a drop in global sales and looming US tariffs, when Art Basel opens next week it will appeal to emerging collectors with a brand-new Premiere section for ultra-contemporary work, says the fair's director
Have we reached peak painting?
In a digital age, painting may seem quaint, but its appeal endures, among artists, scholars and collectors
More than 200 galleries are signed on for The Armory Show's next edition
The fair’s September 2025 edition will include a new design sector and have a focus on artists from the American South
Is Ari Emanuel getting a good deal with his purchase of Frieze?
The entertainment company’s former chief executive paid a reported $200m for the art fair and media brand—a sum which has raised eyebrows
Exhibitions
Très Riches Heures: Chantilly exhibition offers ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to see famed medieval manuscript
The 15th-century prayer book, commissioned by the Duc de Berry, is on display at the Condé Museum
Peggy Guggenheim's influential—and short-lived—London gallery to be celebrated in new show in Venice and at London's Royal Academy
Among the highlights in the exhibition opening at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice next year will be a painting created by a teenage Lucian Freud
Liverpool Biennial 2025 digs deep into its city’s foundations with ‘Bedrock’ theme
The works on show in this year’s sprawling art festival explore the many aspects that make up Liverpool’s character, from its physical structure to the foundational values of its communities
At Kunsthalle Praha, Anna-Eva Bergman and Hans Hartung are reunited in art, as they were in life
The artist-soulmates are the subjects of a new exhibition, opening in Prague on 5 June
‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: Georg Baselitz incorporates his wheelchair into his art
The mobility aid has become a creative accessory for the artist, whose latest exhibition is on display at Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris
Appointments
Caroline Roux appointed as editor of The Art Newspaper’s Art of Luxury magazine
Since its launch in October 2023, Art of Luxury has published market-leading coverage of how artists and the visual arts interact with the world of jewellery, fashion, travel and lifestyle
Obituaries
Sebastião Salgado, photographer of the planet’s margins, dies at 81
The Brazilian documentarian was internationally known for his panoramic photographs of humanity surviving on the edge and for his work as a campaigning environmentalist
Tracey Emin and Ai Weiwei pay tribute to BBC broadcaster Alan Yentob
BBC executive, who has died aged 78, profiled artists in his Arena and Imagine series
Remembering Koyo Kouoh, one of the most influential curators in the global art world, and one of its most original thought leaders
The executive director of Zeitz Mocaa, Cape Town, had been due to announce her plans as curator of the international exhibition at the 2026 Venice Biennale
Remembering Pope Francis, for 12 years head of the Catholic church and proprietor in trust of the Vatican's library and art collections
The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics and the first from the Americas or the southern hemisphere to hold the office
Guy Ullens, collector and patron of Chinese contemporary art, has died, aged 90
The Belgian businessman co-founded Beijing’s Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) in 2007 with his wife Myriam Ullens
Saudi Cultural Development Fund – Nama' Accelerators
In partnership with Cultural Development Fund
Opinion
Comment | Let’s not get rid of the UK’s culture department—let's fix it instead
Axing the Arts Council and the many other arm’s-length bodies overseen by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport makes more sense, argues Bendor Grosvenor
Comment | Most forms of environmental protest are no longer possible—that's where the power of images comes in
David Attenborough’s new documentary “Ocean” and the activist group Ocean Rebellion are harnessing imagery in the fight against marine destruction
Comment | In the Trump era, LGBTQ+ communities and culture need support
“With the return of an emboldened Trump administration, our communities are facing a sustained campaign of hostility and a chilling rollback of civil rights”
Comment | Are museums ‘guilt tripping’ their visitors? No, they aren’t doing enough
Engaging with the difficult histories behind objects has deepened, not dampened, my experiences at cultural institutions—and the fact it is different for everyone is a good thing
Comment | When it comes to tariffs, here's why the art market should be grateful to a long-retired US congressman
A 1988 amendment to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, secured by Howard Berman, could stop art imports being hit by Trump's tariff hike
Book Club
Rain, insomnia and finding a model: how Morocco challenged and changed Matisse
The author of a new book, Jeff Koehler, tells us about the French artist’s fruitful but sometimes tricky sojourns in Tangier
June Book Bag: from the cool influence of Ice Age art to the story of Arshile Gorky’s early years in the US
Our round-up of the latest art publications
An expert’s guide to Postmodernism: five must-read books on the movement
All you ever wanted to know about the subject, from a pivotal novel to a book on how Postmodernism “shapes all aspects of contemporary life”—selected by The Cosmic House director Eszter Steierhoffer
‘Cultural innovation comes from the margins’—tales of artists pushing boundaries in 1960s New York
The critic J. Hoberman’s take on Manhattan counterculture charts the rise of artists such as Andy Warhol and Yoko Ono
The Voynich Manuscript revealed: five things you probably didn't know about the Medieval masterpiece
Scholars have speculated for centuries about the meaning behind the 15th-century codex and its peculiar illustrations
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Rachel Jones, Liverpool Biennial, UK Aids Memorial Quilt at Tate Modern —podcast
We speak to painter Rachel Jones about her show at Dulwich Picture Gallery, to The Art Newspaper’s contemporary art correspondent about the Liverpool Biennial and to Charlie Porter about the Tate's latest installation
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
Koyo Kouoh remembered, Queen Elizabeth II memorial, Jasper Johns by Robert Storr—podcast
Refurb and rehang at London's National Gallery, Tate Modern turns 25 and Inge Mahn's ‘Balancing Towers’—podcast
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with… Lubaina Himid — podcast
Lubaina Himid 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
Diary
A real head Turner: pub offers free drink to walkers exploring artist's London
The walking trail celebrates the 250th anniversary of the artists birth—although the exact date of his birthday remains something of a mystery
Sotheby's aims for supersonic sale with Elizabeth Peyton portrait of Gallagher brothers
The painting goes to the block ahead of Oasis's much anticipated reunion tour later this summer—perfect timing, some might say
‘The new Napoleon’: collector urges Elon Musk to buy his Bonaparte trove
Could the 100-item lot be enough to distract the controversial billionaire from his current spat with President Donald Trump?
Film star Adrien Brody puts his heart into his art—but it's not enough to keep criticism at bay
‘The Pianist’ star's new works have, to say the least, divided art world commentators
Rijksmuseum to display 200-year-old condom featuring half-naked nun
The 20 centimetre contraceptive was most likely made from a sheep’s appendix
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.
With the help of conservators, one of Van Gogh’s finest Arles landscapes will be heading to Japan
A rare 1929 photograph captures the scene: Vincent’s much-loved Langlois Bridge, shortly before it was destroyed
Book reviews
A biography of Turner and Constable that goes beyond the stereotypes
New analysis considers the artists’ common cause as champions of landscape alongside their renowned differences
A personal take on the cultural politics of collecting
The often violent history of public statues and museum collections—including that of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum—is told in this biographical book that energises and exasperates in equal measure.
New book explores how Rome’s ruins have resonated in art and literature over centuries
A survey tracing the city’s greatest ornaments from antiquity to the present day originated as a series of lectures
Extended from one volume to three, the new ‘Taste and the Antique’ expands on four centuries of interactions with sculpture
The essential guide now includes colour photographs of 95 works
A new ‘anti-biography’ rips apart the myth of Leonardo as a solitary genius
The new study of the Da Vinci brand uses historical context to debunk the artist’s cult status and present him as a man of his time
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