Kwer'ata Re'esu: the astonishing story of Ethiopia's most treasured icon
Plus, the AI copyright debate in the US and the end of China’s museum boom
Marina Abramović: the artist on her ‘best ever show’
Plus, Frans Hals at London's National Gallery and a Peter Paul Rubens painting inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses
What happens when Unesco becomes the enemy?
Plus, remembering Fernando Botero and a pioneering Barkley L. Hendricks portrait
Is Saudi Arabia the next big cultural powerhouse?
Plus, Michelangelo at the Albertina in Vienna and Julianknxx at the Barbican in London
Artist Graham Crowley wins prestigious John Moores Painting Prize
Meanwhile Eloise Hawser, a sculptor and mixed media artist, has been awarded the annual David and Yuko Juda Art Foundation grant
Wide disparity in museum access among UK school pupils, new research reveals
The Art Fund also reveals a drop in teachers taking students to institutions since the pandemic
The Week in Art | Special 250th episode: what’s next for the visual arts?
We ask leading art world figures about their hopes and concerns, and discuss what the future has in store for museums, the art market and artists with our long-term contributors Cristina Ruiz, Georgina Adam and Louisa Buck
They Want it All: Freddie Mercury collection smashes expectations at Sotheby’s
Objects ranging from Japanese art to a plush red crown and cape drove bidders into a frenzy on New Bond Street
The Week in Art: The British Museum in crisis—an in-depth look
Plus, the Sāo Paulo biennial and Chaïm Soutine in Düsseldorf
Swedish photography hub Fotografiska opens long-awaited New York exhibition space
The franchise’s ambitious global expansion will continue in 2020 with launch of London gallery