FeatureBill Viola
Kira Perov: the ‘guardian angel’ in Bill Viola’s life and work
As the Royal Academy in London prepares to open a show uniting the US video artist with Michelangelo, his wife and collaborator discusses her pivotal role in his process
NewsBrexit
'A perfectly engineered catastrophe': artists speak out after Theresa May’s Brexit deal is crushed by parliament
Some, like Mark Wallinger, hold out vain hope for a second referendum, others, like Anish Kapoor, say we must come together to beat mounting xenophobia and intolerance
NewsLand art
James Turrell's Roden Crater project gets $40m funding boost—with a little help from Kanye West
The artist will work with Arizona State University and a foundation toward the Land Art project's completion
NewsArtists
Louise Bourgeois’s Spider crawls across Brazil
The colossal work, one of the first arachnid sculptures the artist made, has embarked on a multi-city tour
NewsMuseums
Artist duo Hesselholdt & Mejlvang says Danish museum did not pay them
The artists showed in a group exhibition and delivered two lectures at Aros Aarhus Art Museum
FeatureArtists
Jordan Casteel comes home with a show at the Denver Art Museum
The New York-based painter, whose work is now owned by private collectors like Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats as well as institutions, never envisioned herself becoming an artist
NewsCatalogues
Cataloguing Egon Schiele: a digital work in progress
Database allows scholars to make rapid connections between works
AnalysisThe Year In Review
Vik Muniz: My advice to fellow artists in the face of grim political times
Brazil’s cultural sector must respond to hard-right politics by reconnecting with the wider community
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach
Late artists finally get their due at Art Basel in Miami Beach
Galleries at the fair are giving lesser-known deceased artists the credit they deserve
InterviewArtists
Ebony G. Patterson: new garden-inspired installations reveal an original thinker in full bloom
The artist’s exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum Miami is an intense, immersive experience
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2018
Street art is on the rise at fairs—but does it undermine the point?
KAWS edition of 100 prints at Art Basel in Miami Beach proved so popular gallery had to run a lottery
NewsAnish Kapoor
Kapoor reaches out-of-court settlement with the NRA to remove sculpture from 'abhorrent' video
The British artist also invites the US gun lobby to donate $1m to victims of gun violence in the US
NewsArtists
We have lift-off: Museum officials keep their fingers crossed as two sculptures hurtle into space
Fulfilling artists’ quests, a diamond-shaped balloon and a gold bust are expected to orbit the Earth
NewsObituaries
Robert Morris, the conceptual sculptor and leading Minimalist, has died, aged 87
We once asked the artist for his thoughts on Minimalism; he called our questions “trivial, superficial, puerile, misdirected, irrelevant, egregious, distracted, dull, feeble, breathless, gossip-mongering, smarmy and lizard-like”
NewsMuseums
Proposal for a Judy Chicago museum divides a New Mexico town
Some residents object to exhibition space, arguing that the artist’s work is pornographic
NewsArtists
Jeremy Deller says studios are 'a lifeline' for artists as Studio Voltaire announces £2.3m expansion
Year-long redevelopment of the south London non-profit will provide 42% more workspaces and an upgrade for the gallery
FeatureGermany
'Poor but sexy' no more: property boom drives out Berlin's artists
The German capital once attracted talent from across the world with its cheap rents, but gentrification is making an exodus already seen in London and New York
NewsFrieze London 2018
Handbags at dawn? Haroon Mirza accuses Louis Vuitton of appropriating his solar sculptures
Artist's new works incorporate "imitation" bags and wallets in response to brand's window displays
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Rachel Maclean: Brexit wrapped up in cotton candy
The Scottish video artist throws visitors into a post-Brexit apocalypse at London’s Zabludowicz Collection
FeatureFrieze London 2018
A home of one's own: tackling London's growing housing and studio crisis
As debate rages over art’s role in gentrification, two new schemes offer artists affordable spaces to live and work
InterviewFrieze London 2018
Hannah Perry: Paying tribute to an absent friend
The UK artist’s solo show at Somerset House remembers a collaborator after his suicide, and also explores how we process grief and trauma
BlogFrieze London 2018
Frieze diary: Passport out-of-control, Damien Hirst's new pad and Mayfair goes Goldie
Plus, Hepworth's St Ives comes to Frieze Masters
NewsFrieze London 2018
Tate’s watercolour is upgraded to a Gauguin
Double-sided work, bequeathed in 1962, had previously been attributed to the French artist's circle
NewsFrieze London 2018
Mega-galleries bank on Chinese art at Frieze
Trend follows dealers’ move into Eastern market
NewsFrieze London 2018
Tatiana Trouvé’s shamanic tree takes root at Frieze London
Work at Galerie Kamel Mennour is quite literally ground-breaking
NewsFrieze London 2018
Curators defend Turner Prize nominee Luke Willis Thompson
The artist has been accused of profiting from black suffering
NewsFrieze London 2018
Frieze London fights gender gap—but how many female artists are at the fair?
Fair focuses on women but market still favours men
NewsObituaries
Shirin Aliabadi, known for depicting rebellious Iranian women, has died
Artist photographed women breaking free of state-imposed rules
NewsFrieze London 2018
Zeng Fanzhi: My pick of Frieze Week shows
The Chinese artist reveals which exhibitions he plans to see during his whistle-stop tour of the UK capital this week
NewsFrieze London 2018
Tania Bruguera: Why I renamed Tate Modern
The performance artist on using her Turbine Hall commission to reach out to local people
NewsFrieze London 2018
Instagram takeover: Rana Begum
The artist is our Instagrammer-in-chief this week
NewsFrieze London 2018
Grayson Perry: 'the art fair as a rite of passage'
Fresh from the success of his Channel 4 series Rites of Passage, the artist tackles the art fair
FeatureLost art
Lost art: the joys of the ephemeral
Noah Charney shares the stories behind some of art history's most important works—those that we can no longer see
NewsArt market
Damien Hirst scales back business activities to focus on making art
The former YBA has laid off 50 staff and bought a £40m studio in Soho, opening next year
NewsArt market
Nan Goldin signs up with Marian Goodman Gallery
The photographer and anti-opioid activist will show works at Frieze and Fiac
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
How Van Gogh's Starry Night was inspired by Hokusai’s Great Wave
A great admirer of Japanese prints, the whorls of brushstrokes in Vincent's night sky could have been partly suggested by a turbulent sea
NewsArt market
Copyright case brought by Naf Naf creative director against Jeff Koons finally comes to court
Franck Davidovici first accused the artist of plagiarising his 1985 advertising campaign almost four years ago
NewsAcquisitions
Getty acquires archive of Betye Saar
Purchase is part of a new programme known as the African American Art History Initiative
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Es Devlin, Carlo Rovelli and the Multi-Story Orchestra light up Peckham
NewsControversies
Authorities destroy sculptures in the Maldives
Destruction of Jason deCaires Taylor's Coralarium installation came after condemnation by local Muslim leaders and politicians
NewsIn the frame
An African street café and more by Barthélémy Toguo makes a splash in the Hamptons
NewsEconomics
Digital platform aims to help artists get fair pay
Wagency, launched by the group Working Artists and the Greater Economy, has similar goals and methods to a labour union
NewsSculpture
Huma Bhabha’s unsettling sculpture will be centrepiece of 2019 Yorkshire Sculpture International festival
Commission is lined up for Wakefield city centre
NewsObituaries
Geta Brătescu, Romanian multidisciplinary artist, has died aged 92
She was an important figure of the European country’s avant-garde scene with a career spanning more than six decades, but gained wider international recognition in recent years
BlogIn the frame
Ai Weiwei says he is heading to the US—but is too old for New York
NewsArtists
Portrait of the future at Tate: Steve McQueen plans to photograph every seven-year-old in London
Images of primary school children will go on show at Tate Britain alongside survey of Oscar winner’s work at Tate Modern
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Vincent the baker? Van Gogh's possible careers
His family also suggested that he become an accountant or a barber
NewsCensorship
Cuban activists issue manifesto against artistic censorship
Document denounces effort to ‘punish free creation’
NewsMuseums
Tate outsources artist biographies on its website to Wikipedia
The museum does “not have the resources to create biographies for every individual” in its collection, spokeswoman says
NewsArtists
Is this the future of catalogues raisonnés?
A new online database of Sol LeWitt’s wall drawings offers a template for a more up-to-date—and richer—resource
NewsContemporary art
Mining the lessons of African American history
With a grant from the Art for Justice Fund, Xaviera Simmons draws inspiration from Jacob Lawrence’s Migrations series
NewsBrazil
After the loss of its convicted founder, the Inhotim Institute carries on
The arts park maintains momentum as Bernardo Paz appeals a nine-year sentence for laundering donations
NewsBiennials & festivals
Ecuador's Cuenca Biennial organisers fret over budget shortfall
A federal allotment of $100,000, far less than in past years, has yet to be disbursed
NewsUSA
Naked 'clown Trump' statue installed on Los Angeles billboard
In their latest project, the guerrilla group Indecline compares the US president to serial killer John Wayne Gacy
NewsArtists
Berlin artists face poverty, meagre pensions and a yawning gender pay gap, survey reveals
“Women are particularly affected by this precarious situation,” study’s author says
NewsLaw
Parviz Tanavoli banned from leaving Iran over legal dispute with former gallery owner
Maryam Goudarzi claims that the artist should return six 1972 sculptures worth $6m to her, but Tanavoli says they were swapped legally for five newer works
NewsArtists
Art installation in Canada helps rebuild burnt-out library in Iraq
A project at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto challenges the public to help restore a Baghdad art college’s collection
AnalysisArtists
From the archive: Why the art world is crazy about Cranach
New technology is shedding light on an Old Master as the prolific, multi-talented artist enjoys a renaissance
NewsArtists
West Coast wave of Ai Weiwei shows puts Chinese artist in Los Angeles spotlight
Activist launches Jeffrey Deitch’s new Hollywood gallery and will show works with talent agency UTA
NewsLaw
Publishing company American Image Art strikes back in Robert Indiana case
Defendants in the much-publicised lawsuit allege the Morgan Art Foundation “duped” the US artist into giving up certain rights to his art
NewsArtists
Did Juergen Teller borrow from Mickalene Thomas’s work in Vogue Paris Rihanna shoot?
Thomas’s gallery Lehmann Maupin—which also represents Teller—says it hopes there is “a resolution between the two artists”
NewsArtists
Artists in conflict zones get a global platform with new Ruya Maps initiative
Programme to launch in October with show by Venezuelan artist Pepe López in London chapel
NewsArtist estates
Will Robert Indiana’s legacy get stuck in a legal battle?
The artist wanted his home to become a museum but his 2016 will is being challenged
NewsAi Weiwei
Ai Weiwei remembers the Sichuan earthquake, ten years on
On the anniversary, the artist reflects on the disaster and China's response
NewsThe Buck stopped here
Football fans and Pride paraders mingle with art crowds for South London's Art Night
NewsHeritage
Bauhaus in Belsize Park: Gropius, Breuer and Moholy-Nagy honoured in London
Blue plaque installed on Grade-I-listed Isokon Building honours the Modernist artists and architects
NewsEconomics
Grants aim to find solutions to Bay Area artists’ housing crisis
Among the projects to receive $25,000 from the California College of Arts is an affordable live/work space for emerging artists and designers in Stockton
NewsEducation
$1m award-winning teacher brings high-profile artists and cultural figures into deprived London schools
Andria Zafirakou’s Artists in Residence campaign launches as creative arts are squeezed in UK classrooms
NewsArt market
Have gallery representation and exclusivity had their day?
Increasing numbers of young artists are choosing to go it alone
NewsArt market
How did Adrian Ghenie conquer the art market?
The Romanian painter’s prices have increased 160-fold over the past decade. But who, or what, is behind this steep rise?
NewsArtists
Street art community pays tribute to three graffiti artists killed by a train in London
The young men, believed to be in their teens and early 20s, have been identified by artists as Kbag, Lover and Trip
CommentArt Basel 2018
Rapper pays $18.5m for work at auction but the artist gets nothing—is the system in need of reform?
Anny Shaw asks if auction houses and dealers should pay their dues to the artists from whom they profit
CommentProtest
Why I made a cemetery for hundreds of banned books in Kuwait
Kuwaiti artist Mohammad Sharaf hopes to provoke the general public as well as the authorities
Mohammad Sharaf