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Ukrainian art dealer found guilty of stealing £1.3m Paul Signac from French museum
Vadym Huzhva handed a five-year sentence for 2018 theft and for stealing four other paintings in France, including a Renoir
'A long overdue recognition': Paris's Arab World Institute to turn part of its building into an art museum
The new space, spanning all seven levels of the Institute's Jean Nouvel-designed building, was made possible in part thanks to a major donation of 1,677 works
Authorities in New York return 14 looted artefacts valued at $2.5m to Italy, including a black-figure hydria by the renowned Priam Painter
The repatriated artefacts were looted by an international network of “high-profile antiquities traffickers and smugglers, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office
Derelict ice factory in the desert transformed into UAE's newest contemporary art venue
Opening in time for the Sharjah Biennial, the Kalba Ice Factory building boasts 20,000 sq. m exhibition space
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
What will happen to Ukraine's museum collections after the war?
Plus, Okwui Enwezor’s Sharjah Biennial and Ming Smith at New York's Museum of Modern Art
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.
Hidden in a London attic, I discovered a Bible inscribed by Van Gogh
Vincent and his young English friend Harry Gladwell read the book cover-to-cover in their Paris lodgings—possibly praying to avoid the temptations of Montmartre
Art market
Surrealist collection with ‘pioneering’ interest in exiled and women artists heads to Christie’s
Paintings by Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning among the 25 works to be sold in London
Frieze Los Angeles bringing a skyscraper, a truck-based gallery and more to Santa Monica Airport
The fair’s special programmes include performances and large-scale installations around its venue, as well as contemporary art interventions at storied West Los Angeles locales
'New French restitution laws should benefit the market—and maybe force change in Britain too?'
As the Washington Principles turn 25, the complexities of restitution in a global art world have mushroomed—leaving lessons to be learned for institutions, governments and art market players
Police investigation prompts French auction house to postpone sale of Chandigarh furniture
Reports of thefts of heritage furniture items from buildings across the Indian city have risen over the past ten years
Exhibitions
The art of the obit: Adam McEwen on his hypothetical obituaries of living celebrities who are ‘guides to life’
The Art Newspaper’s obituaries editor speaks to the New York artist about how his journalistic training informs his tributes to figures like Greta Thunberg and Dolly Parton
Peter Doig: the painter making prints from poems, and swapping the Caribbean for the Courtauld
The Scottish-born artist tells us about his connection to the works of Cézanne, Matisse and Pissarro, and his fruitful collaboration with the Saint Lucian poet Derek Walcott
Abstract Expressionism’s forgotten women and their international contemporaries emerge from the shadows
An ambitious exhibition at London’s Whitechapel Gallery will celebrate the female artists from around the world who, against the odds, helped redefine art in the post-war period
‘She started here’: Buffalo, New York, honours Cindy Sherman half a century after hosting her first solo show
The celebrated Pictures Generation photographer, who studied at Buffalo State University, is the subject of a retrospective at the Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts
Magnificent masterpieces by Donatello head to London's Victoria and Albert Museum
The first major UK exhibition dedicated to the radical Italian Renaissance master will also include important works from the museum's own collection
Museums & Heritage
Previously declared at risk, the UK's ‘Stonehenge of the North’ is now open to the public
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomes the project which tells ‘the story of ancient Britain’
Bangalore's new Museum of Art & Photography looks to attract India's digital generation
While the pandemic held up MAP's construction it made 100 exhibits available online—a strategy that will continue beyond its physical opening
Indigenous art collective purchases 'urban oasis' in Seattle with plans to build cultural centre
The yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective has plans to create a community centre on the verdant site that focuses on artistic, cultural, and environmental initiatives
'Like being on display in a zoo': judges rule in favour of luxury flat owners living next to Tate Modern in battle over privacy
Landmark Supreme Court ruling finds Tate Modern's viewing platform as private nuisance to luxury flat owners it overlooks
Diary
Special investigation: Serious concerns over fate of Ukraine’s museum works taken by Russians
The Art Newspaper probes the complex issues arising from the removal of the Kherson Museum’s collection, sent to Crimea for “safekeeping”
Unesco adds Ukrainian city of Odesa to World Heritage List of endangered sites
The decision "recognises the outstanding universal value of the site and the duty of all humanity to protect it", the UN cultural organisation states
'Scythian gold is at the heart of Russia’s identity war'
Art historian and curator Konstantin Akinsha asserts that Russian attempts to claim succession from the ancient Scythians date back to the 18th century
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A brush with... Tess Jaray
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Henri Matisse to W.G. Sebald
Media
Documentary about Nan Goldin and her opioid crisis activism earns Oscar nomination
Lauren Poitras's film, which follows Goldin's campaign against members of the Sackler family, has been nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category
Artist Ai Weiwei reads Dalai Lama's new letter to the world: 'The Art of Hope'
The video and message are part of the digital art platform Circa's new art commissions for public screens and billboards around the world
Can this ‘art world outsider’ draw in an art-curious YouTube crowd?
Hosted by a science writer and actor, the Getty’s "Becoming Artsy" video series ditches the traditional documentary delivery of art history in favour of emotion, drama and fun
Playing with history: how heritage and archaeology are transforming video games
Gaming offers educational and licensing opportunities for historic sites and cultural institutions
Books
The fine art of satire: an indispensable guide to the life and imagination of James Gillray
A monumental biography of the political caricaturist who is one of the greatest draughtsmen in the history of British art
Obituaries
'Godmother of Miami's art scene', Mira Lehr, has died aged 88
Lehr was the co-founder of the Continuum women's art collective and used her art to address the challenges of global warming and rising sea levels
Alfred Leslie, rising star of Abstract Expressionism who embraced figuration, has died, aged 95
After rising to prominence in New York’s AbEx scene of the 1950s, Leslie devoted much of his career to honing a style of monumental figuration that was decades ahead of its time
'A south London version of the fabled homunculus': Norman Rosenthal remembers the multi-talented artist Tom Phillips
In a six-decade career, the British artist also composed and performed music, published books and was an expert on African art
Remembering Vivienne Westwood, godmother of punk and designer to the art tribe, who has died aged 81
The outspoken and original couturier referenced historical costume along with portraiture and campaigned for free access to museums
Green is the New Black
In this monthly column, our correspondent Louisa Buck looks at how the art industry is responding to our climate and ecological crisis
The Year Ahead: 2023
After three years of uncertainty, the outlook for the art world in 2023 seems bright—and The Art Newspaper is excited to bring you this guide to the year ahead, including the best exhibitions, fairs and biennials worldwide.
Van Gogh in 2023: a bumper year of exhibitions, openings, books and an Amsterdam birthday party
The Van Gogh Museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary—and everyone is invited
A guide to the dozens of exhibitions worldwide marking the 50th anniversary of Picasso's death
Celebration Picasso 1973-2023, organised by the governments of Spain and France, explores the many sides of the Spanish artist's life and work
The must-see exhibitions in 2023: from the biggest ever show of Vermeer paintings to a history of hip-hop
We take a look at the most exciting shows around the world this year
Art market predictions for 2023: wet painting is out but guarantees are here to stay
Auctioneer Simon de Pury looks into his crystal hammer
Book Club
A daring Sargent portrait and the millions that changed everything for Isabella Stewart Gardner
An extract from a biography of the US collector and museum founder looks at how her modest taste was transformed by her inheritance and why her husband was not pleased by a revealing painting
Art books coming soon in 2023: the pick of the crop
The Art Newspaper’s books editor Jacqueline Riding selects spring and summer publications to look out for, from the Surrealism of Leonora Carrington to 100 years of Black figuration
‘I never run out of ideas’: an interview with Yayoi Kusama and highlights from her new catalogue
The artist, who is now in her 90s and voluntarily living in a psychiatric hospital, has a major retrospective under way in Hong Kong
January book bag: from Californian counterculture to intimate artist portraits by the likes of Tacita Dean
Our roundup of the latest art publications
2022: The Year in Review
The Art Newspaper team looks back on the first "post-Covid" year, which was tumultuous in the art world—and beyond
Exhibitions in 2022: the best shows and major trends of the year
Big hitters were the subject of major shows, from Donatello in Florence to Faith Ringgold in New York and Alice Neel in Paris
The art market in 2022: art fair shake ups, single owner auctions and an NFT winter
Despite headline figures of record sales, is the art world's bull market coming to an end?
The Year in Art: We take a look at 2022’s biggest stories—and what they mean
Plus, our writers sit down to discuss their favourite works of the year