On the occasion of his solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Iraqi American artist reflects on how his work grapples with the personal impact of political power

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the country’s largest museum devoted to Canadian art, has also received $18m from the federal government toward the renovation and expansion project

Lebanon-born Ghotmeh—whose other projects include a forthcoming redesign of the Western Range galleries at the British Museum—is known for her work addressing themes such as history and nature

Dina Khaled Zaurub was beloved for her charcoal and graphite drawings of Palestinians who have died as a result of attacks by the Israel Defense Forces

As part of Canada’s national nature prescription programme, healthcare professionals can send visitors to the gallery in support of their psychological wellbeing

The public art piece in the shape of a canoe, by Douglas Coupland, was a tribute to the famed Group of Seven painter Tom Thomson

Kiendl’s departure comes a few months after the gallery pulled the plug on an ambitious but costly building project it had already spent C$60m on

The Palestine Museum US’s director hopes the institution will challenge “dominant narratives and showcase the rich cultural heritage of Palestine”

Dorgham Quraiqi, was working with the UK charity Hope and Play, when the remains of his house were bombed

The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well as evidence of a cult of personality around a particularly charismatic ruler

Also honoured in the visual and media arts category this year are the AI artist Sandra Rodriguez, the furniture-maker Peter Pierobon and the film-maker Bruce LaBruce

The UN body has brought several religious and other buildings in the Iraqi city back to life as part of an $115m programme

Viral footage of a worker apparently using a hammer and chisel to chip at the stones of the pyramid has prompted debate across Egypt's heritage sector

The gallery recently cancelled a project designed by the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron after its budget ballooned by 50%

The gifted works, collectively valued at C$10m ($7m), come from Vancouver collectors Brigitte and Henning Freybe and include pieces by Frank Stella, Robert Rauschenberg, Julie Mehretu and more

The museum released a non-fungible token of a work by the Gazan artist Mohammed Alhaj to kick off the new initiative

Known for his bold, bright-hued paintings, prints and murals, Average was a pillar of Vancouver’s creative community

Fresh off a pop-up show in Ireland, the director of the Connecticut-based Palestine Museum US hopes the former Israeli Embassy could become a permanent European outpost

The institution ended its partnership with the Swiss firm, begun nearly a decade ago, as it reassesses its plans

The protests are part of a broader campaign pressuring Canadian arts organisations to cut ties with the Azrieli Foundation

The Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency, based in the refurbished former home and studio of Carole Itter and Al Neil, is now moored near Vancouver’s Maritime Museum

The museum’s renamed Centre for Global Asias seeks to “recognise the many Asias that exist, within the geography of Asia itself and in the global diaspora”

The Lunar Codex has partnered with the estate of Canadian Ojibway artist Norval Morrisseau to collect contemporary and traditional music that will be sent into space in 2025

The Montréal-based artist, known for his intricate sculptural beadwork, received the C$100,000 Sobey Art Award for 2024

The artist’s videos and installations reinterpret acts of resistance staged in the streets and on social media

The artist has been researching flatbreads and tandoors, the community ovens where they are often baked, in countries around the world since 2020

The country’s biggest art fair, with more than 100 exhibitors, is both a centre of commercial activity and a sprawling diorama of a national aesthetic

In its fourth iteration, Forever is Now continues its tradition of installing contemporary works next to ancient sites

The museum already owns a subsequent, oil-on-canvas work depicting the same subject; both versions of “War Canoes, Alert Bay” will now be displayed together

Michiko Matsumoto’s film “Viva Niki”, which recently premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival, also attests to the artist’s enduring popularity in Japan