NewsDamien Hirst
Damien Hirst’s Venice sculptures to remain part of Palms casino’s collection despite Kaos club closing
The colossal works were part of a $690m overhaul of the Las Vegas resort
NewsLos Angeles
Affordability is the number one concern for artists in Los Angeles, report finds
A survey conducted by the non-profit Arts for LA warns that the city could lose its culture cache if it becomes too expensive for its creative class
ReviewExhibitions
Twin shows finally give Victor Willing the recognition he deserves
Concurrent exhibitions at Hastings Contemporary and Turps track the influences of the Slade and Bacon to the playfulness of his later works
NewsArtists
San Diego artist wins top prize in US portrait competition with immigration-themed animation
Washington's National Portrait Gallery will display finalists’ work in a contest that helped to vault the reputation of Amy Sherald
NewsPhilanthropy
Pew Center for Arts and Heritage announces over $8.4m in grants
Fellowships and project stipends go to 12 artists and 27 cultural projects in the Philadelphia area
NewsPolitics
Beirut art spaces close en-masse as huge anti-government protests take over the city
Artists and institutions come out in support of protestors who are demanding political reforms in Lebanon
NewsPolitics
'No chance for art institutions': fears for freedom of speech as populist party set to win Polish elections
Expected victory for ruling Law and Justice party raises concerns that minority voices will be silenced as museums increasingly come under state control
NewsCrossrail
Latest Crossrail commission unveiled at Canary Wharf
Michal Rovner's video features some of London's best known landmarks
InterviewMark Leckey
Mark Leckey on using Victorian techniques to evoke magical memories
For his new Tate Britain show, the artist used illusion to recreate his childhood experience beneath a motorway
NewsCensorship
'I wanted to break down white male ideas': sexually explicit Johannesburg show is pulled
Work by artist Anton Kannemeyer has also been removed from London's 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair after complaints
NewsFrieze London 2019
Frieze returns to safe haven of painting amid threat of recession and political instability
Traditional medium is back in fashion amid looming Brexit
NewsPaul Cézanne
Crazy for Cézanne: we reveal plans for international blockbuster shows
Exhibitions in UK, US and Hungary are expected to be held from 2020 onwards
InterviewFrieze London 2019
Elizabeth Peyton on Kurt Cobain, the Twilight films and painting a museum director in his shorts
In her new solo show at London's National Portrait Gallery, the artist connects the past with the present
AnalysisAlbert Oehlen
Buyer's guide to...Albert Oehlen
With three separate shows of his work taking place in London during Frieze Week, the German artist's market is heating up
NewsArtists
Welcome to the Shitshow! Jeremy Deller greets Frieze visitors with an original work for The Art Newspaper
Special "pull-out souvenir" is available in our first daily edition at the fair
NewsExhibitions
Revealed: London's most exhibited artist this millennium
We look at which contemporary artists hold the record for the most shows in the capital over the past 20 years
NewsArt & Technology
Leading online database to remove 600,000 images after art project reveals its racist bias
Artist Trevor Paglen and AI researcher Kate Crawford have investigated the troubling ways in which ImageNet classifies people
NewsOlafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador for climate
The Danish-Icelandic artist has long been addressing environmental issues in his work
NewsKhadija Saye
Grenfell victim Khadija Saye's salvaged images to be sold for charity at Victoria Miro
Most of the late artist's work was lost in the tower block fire in 2017, but nine surviving prints will be sold in aid of education programme in her honour
NewsEnvironment
Jeppe Hein's ‘breathwork’ is headed to the United Nations headquarters
The project will be launched on the heels of the UN Climate Action Summit in New York
NewsHeritage
Artists demand rethink in rebuilding of Potsdam church where Hitler cemented power
Open letter describes the Garrison Church, damaged in the Second World War, as the symbol of an “unholy alliance” between church, military, and state
NewsGerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter to donate works for a room devoted to his art in new Berlin museum
Announcement comes after the German artist turned down proposals for his own museum in Cologne
NewsArtists
Robert Indiana’s caretaker allowed him ‘to live in squalor and filth’ despite artist having $13m in the bank
Jamie Thomas is accused of stealing more than $1m and 100 works of art from the late artist in new court filing
ReviewBooks
A clever book for clever people: Marina Warner's sensitive artist essays dimmed by too many words
The brilliance of the scholar's examination of artists such as Paula Rego and Sigmar Polke is evident despite name dropping and verbose language
NewsHastings Contemporary
Victor Willing's life, work and tumultuous relationship with Paula Rego explored in first UK retrospective
New documentary by Willing’s son will also form part of Hastings Contemporary's reassessment of the forgotten artist
NewsObituaries
Greek sculptor Panayiotis Vassilakis, known as Takis, has died at 93
The self-taught artist explored magnetic field energy in his kinetic works, admired by Duchamp and the American Beat poets
NewsObituaries
Nancy Reddin Kienholz, artist and partner of Ed Kienholz, dies age 75
The pair created provocative installations about American society, race and sex
BlogDiary
Mega collectors raise $2.3m at Aspen Art Museum's annual ArtCrush benefit
But politics and philanthropy are the hot topics of conversation below the surface
NewsExhibitions
Shirin Neshat curates exhibition of all-women Iranian artists in New York
The show includes the work of 16 contemporary artists exploring themes such as sexual identity, repression, religion and memory
NewsPolitics
Artists fearful about the future under new UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
No deal prospect and track record as London Mayor scrutinised
NewsObituaries
Marisa Merz, only woman linked to Arte Povera group, dies aged 93
The intensely private artist won the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 2013 Venice Biennale
NewsResidencies
Sudanese political cartoonist Khalid Albaih is the first recipient of the Freedom artist’s residency
The new project, launched by Pen America and ArtX, aims to support at-risk artists
NewsPolitics
Leipzig exhibition ousts artist with alt-right sympathies
Axel Krause’s support for anti-immigration party AfD was a step too far for the organisers, but others say his exclusion suppresses freedom
NewsObituaries
Young New York-based artist Devra Freelander killed in a bicycle accident
The 28-year-old recently showed work in Times Square
FeatureObituaries
My father, the polymath, artist and adventurer, Friedrich Meckseper
The New York-based artist Josephine Meckseper shares personal memories of her father’s life and work
NewsAmy Sherald
Amy Sherald, Michelle Obama's portraitist, unveils massive mural in Philadelphia
The six-storey 2,400 sq ft painting depicts an empowered black teenager
NewsHong Kong
Hong Kong’s art world unites as demonstrations gather momentum
The gallery community has encouraged strike action, with many closing to enable staff to join protests
CommentHong Kong
Hong Kong demonstrations are driven by creative spirit
The city's artistic response to the political unrest proves that the best work often comes at times of crisis
NewsPrizes
Franco-British charity Fluxus Art Projects flies flag for joint culture projects pre Brexit
Artists Lubaina Himid and Tarek Atoui receive funding awards
NewsObituaries
Artist Martin Roth has died, aged 41
The artist's last solo exhibition centred on gun violence
NewsObituaries
Robert Therrien, whose outsize art teetered between fantasy and reality, has died at 71
The artist delved into quotidian objects like a 10-foot-high kitchen table
NewsArtists
Artist to install earthwork calling attention to immigration and human trafficking
Trail of red sand will be visible to travellers in flight and on the ground in Seattle
NewsLaw
Artist's copyright infringement suit heads to US Supreme Court
North Carolina used film director’s images without obtaining his permission or compensating him
NewsArt Basel 2019
Artist Alexandra Pirici demands compensation for underpaid performers
The system of dividends is a way to address the "immense amounts of unpaid or underpaid labour" that support the art world, she says
InterviewLawrence Abu Hamdan
Interview: Lawrence Abu Hamdan—a self-styled 'private ear'
Your voice reveals much more about you than you think—and the Turner Prize nominee is listening
FeatureArt Basel 2019
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Air Signs during Art Basel week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Gemini, Libra and Aquarius art lovers
InterviewAndrea Bowers
Interview: Andrea Bowers discusses power dynamics post #MeToo
The artist, whose work is causing a stir at Art Basel, aims to keep alive conversations on the toxic nature of power that sparked the feminist social movement
FeaturePaula Rego
Paula Rego: 'retire? and do what? eat ice cream?'
The Portuguese artist’s work focusing on issues such as abortion and honour killings is more relevant than ever – and curators cannot get enough
FeatureArt Basel 2019
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Water Signs during Art Basel week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces art lovers
FeatureBooks
Book excerpt: William Kentridge reveals how Antoine Bourdelle inspired his work
In Jori Finkel's book It Speaks to Me, Kentridge discusses the sculpture in Johannesburg that first made him feel the power of art
NewsArt Basel 2019
Auction prices: the elephant in the room at Art Basel
The first rule of art fairs is don't talk about auctions—but sometimes they can benefit artists and their dealers
InterviewWilliam Kentridge
Interview: William Kentridge on his life lessons
Self-interrogation is central to the work of the South African artist, whose latest piece on show at the Kunstmuseum Basel poses a series of questions that get half-answered
FeatureArt Basel 2019
Bringing up baby: making motherhood work in the art world
Being a mother has been cast as career suicide by Tracey Emin and Marina Abramovic. We speak to four women in the art world who beg to differ
FeatureArt Basel 2019
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Earth Signs during Art Basel week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn art lovers
InterviewCheryl Pope
Cheryl Pope on love, representation and the comfort of textile art
The artist is showing a new series of wool roving nudes at Monique Meloche Gallery in Chicago
FeatureArt Basel 2019
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Fire Signs during Art Basel week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Aries, Leo and Sagittarius art lovers
AnalysisGerhard Richter
Buyer’s guide to...Gerhard Richter
As a major retrospective on the artist is due to open at the Met Breuer in New York next year, we look at the German artist's market
NewsArtists
Paula Rego donates abortion etchings to raise funds for Milton Keynes Gallery
Portuguese-born artist says banning abortions is "cruel and unjust" on eve of her first UK retrospective in 20 years
CommentArtists
Abortion will happen—whatever the law says
The artist Paula Rego on why her abortion works are the best thing she's ever done
NewsResidencies
New residency programme puts Chicago’s justice system under artistic scrutiny
Artists can help "demystify" courtroom experience, founder says
NewsClimate Change
United Nations sounds the alarm on species loss—and artists respond
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's work in Cooper Hewitt's Design Triennial resurrects world's last male northern white rhino
NewsCrime
Murdered muralist Héctor Domínguez honoured in Mexico
Suspicion aired that the 27-year-old artist may have been killed, along with his father and brother, because of his environmental activism
NewsCensorship
Artists take stand against social media censorship
Instagram and others are quick to ban female nudity, at a high price for the arts
CommentArtists
Can artists live off art alone?
Only 2% of artists earn more £50,000, a report by the Arts Council England finds
NewsStudios
Locked out via legal loophole: artists evicted from London studios following 'administrative error'
Studio leaseholders ACAVA cite managerial changes as the reason for late payment of rent to landlord
CommentWhitney Biennial
Whiteness must undo itself to make way for the truly radical turn in contemporary culture
The New York-based artist Xaviera Simmons responds to art critics who thought the 2019 Whitney Biennial was "not radical enough"
Xaviera Simmons