Speaking at the recent Art Business Conference, Tristram Hunt also called for a reversal of changes to inheritance tax policy and for art's return to school curriculums

The now separate paintings, ‘Portrait of a Dwarf’ and ‘Two Figures’, were once part of the same work

Fifty sculptors will split the funds, which are given against the backdrop of the UK's cost-of-living crisis and funding cuts across the culture sector

The centres opens on 13 September at the V&A East Storehouse, and mines a vast archive to explore the musician’s artistic processes, networks and influences

Together the institutions will launch a project focused on the production and exhibition of new works by international artists

“A Second Life”, which will include the famous sculpture “My Bed”, will open at Tate Modern in February 2026

The work at London's Royal Courts of Justice was revealed by the street artist on Instagram

Nicholas Cullinan says that French and UK experts will guide every stage of the loan

Drexler, who was a fixture of the Pop Art scene by the early 1960s, was also a member of an all-women wrestling troupe under the pseudonym Mexican Spitfire

The works, “David Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy” and “Portrait of Joanna Leigh, Mrs Richard Bennett Lloyd” are from the estate of Jacob Rothschild

Book drawn from The Art Newspaper podcast includes 25 insightful interviews with key figures such as Doris Salcedo and Ragnar Kjartansson

The show follows a number of other high-profile, crowd pleasing presentations by the UK artist

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The new display reignites a long-running debate about the authenticity of one of the paintings

The heads of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Trust UK say the changes could seriously impact lucrative membership schemes

Freedom in the Arts claims the guidance is “misleading”, but others say it plays an important role in protecting transgender people against discrimination

New research of a molar supports the theory that cows or oxen could have moved the enormous stones from Wales to Salisbury Plain

Artistic director Naomi Beckwith will work with the four women on exhibition content, publications and programming

The fundraising campaign was also supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Art Fund

The images, taken by the frontman between December 1963 and February 1964, capture pivotal moments of the band's stratospheric rise to fame

Lockhart, who was the ex-wife of Charles Saatchi, is widely credited with recognising and boosting postwar US art and the Young British Artists

The statue, which has faced considerable criticism in recent weeks, will not remain in Copenhagen, according to The Agency for Culture and Palaces

‘The Battle of Arbela’ depicts Alexander the Great triumphing over the Persian army

Staring in September 2026, the contemporary art exhibition will tour five UK cities including Swansea and Sheffield

The citizens’ assembly, chosen via civic lottery, will produce recommendations on the gallery’s purpose and priorities

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The nomadic art biennial will head to a new country for its 17th edition

Developments at the public funding body are expected to impact almost 1,000 arts and culture organisations

Gareth Harris, author of ‘Towards the Ethical Art Museum’, shares advice on how museums can ethically navigate increasingly tumultuous times

The 13th edition will open in September, coinciding with Frieze London and Frieze Masters