Aimee Dawson is a writer and editor specialising in art in the digital sphere; social media in the art world; and Middle Eastern visual culture. She was formerly an editor at The Art Newspaper and writes the monthly column Insta’gratification about how the art world and social media collide.
Pipeline and Slugtown will show each others’ artists this summer in the hopes of promoting "cross-regional artistic collaborations" in England
The independent organisation, called the Working Arts Club, will host events to support visual arts workers from lower socioeconomic backgrounds in the UK
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi posted a call out on social media offering to send out works from his Barjeel Art Foundation on long-term loan
Prehistoric pottery, a ceremonial dance mask and a blue-chip rocking chair are among this year’s gems
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is on the hunt for a new social media manager
As part of the anniversary in July, the museum has launched 200 Creators
Lessons to be learnt after the British Museum misfired with a social media post branded as "sexist"
Strauss & Co’s pop-up selling exhibition of works by Alexis Preller shows commitment to highlighting Africa’s more “neglected” artists abroad
The platform is making use of its reputation as a visual search engine to collaborate with art institutions
An ancient sculpture of Dionysus, a pivotal Van Gogh and a coral lace Magdalene are among this year’s gems
Senior social media manager Nell Burnham reports that the @tate account, which serves both Tate Modern and Tate Britain, doubled its video views to 65 million in 2023
Think TikTok is just silly videos for kids? Think again—the platform now has seriously useful features and content
Keen to capitalise on the social media channel's rising profile in the art world, the Peabody Essex Museum hired two dedicated creators in residence
Major new show at Musée d'Art Moderne will look at decolonisation and include more than 200 works
We round-up the biggest shows opening each month
With Florida’s rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms, the art world is waking up to the need to plan for the worst
Many believe new applications—from AI and NFTs to 3D scanning—are game changing in returning objects to source communities. Lawyers say they can make the process harder
The social media platform's lifestyle and education team has been offering services to companies like Sotheby's to help improve content and grow followings
Plus, an expressive Fragonard and an Ed Ruscha text work from the Emily Fisher Landau collection
Videos of bidding battles for the Queen frontman's possessions resulted in the auction house doubling its TikTok followers in less than a week
The art and design fair opens in London's Mayfair a day before Frieze London
Could museums replicate the unlikely film pairing that became a massive hit?
Darb 1718, 'a really significant space', hosts contemporary art exhibitions, concerts, events and workshops
Art world figures are forging new personalities on the new 'Twitter clone' from Meta
The Women in Art Fair aims to "redress the gender imbalance in the art industry" by exclusively selling work made by female-identifying artists
Authorities have reported 36 fatalities while heritage sites, including museums, have been destroyed
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Adrian Piper to The Legend of Zelda video game
Plus, Spain’s historical memory and a Dürer plate remade by Goldin + Senneby
Plus, William Edmondson in Philadelphia and Zinzi Minott's Windrush 75 film in London
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Francis Bacon to Mike Kelley
