José da Silva
José da Silva is the Exhibitions Editor of The Art Newspaper
Our pick of exhibitions to see during Frieze London
From sensuous sculptures by Noguchi to a rare outing of Italian Futurist masterpieces
How the Beano encouraged generations of artists to break the rules
We asked eight artists about the comic's influence ahead of a new exhibition exploring the publication's history and featuring contemporary art with that "Beano sensibility"
An expert’s guide to Albrecht Dürer: five must-read books on the Renaissance artist
All you ever wanted to know about Dürer, from the Old Master’s own accounts of his achievements and mishaps, to a recent creative take on his travels—selected by the art historian Susan Foister
‘Artists aren't able to defend human values anymore’: Ai Weiwei on how the art market is king and why Western museums are courting China
The Chinese artist will unveil a new work this week at the Southbank Centre for the English PEN 100 festival championing freedom of expression
‘Excellence in Essex’: Firstsite wins Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021
The small contemporary art organisation was awarded the £100,000 prize for its work during the pandemic and engagement with the local community
In Pictures | Behind the scenes of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s work wrapping the Arc de Triomphe
A new book looks at the detailed preparations and 60 years of planning behind the work being unveiled in Paris
An expert’s guide to Titian: five must-read books on the Venetian Old Master
All you ever wanted to know about Titian, from a biography fit for a king to an overlooked lecture essay from 1990—selected by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum curator Nathaniel Silver
First full image of ‘new’ Vermeer with uncovered Cupid released by Dresden museum
Drastically altered composition of Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window can now be seen in all its glory ahead of major exhibition
The best art books for summer—as recommended by curators, directors and dealers
As we enter the final weeks of the season, check out these riveting reads, from “the best novel about painting” to a book with no words at all
Damien Hirst laid off 63 people last autumn while claiming £15m in government Covid-19 loans
Job cuts came after major retrospective in Beijing was cancelled due to the pandemic
Watch retired BMW robots draw athletes’ movements at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The installation by Jason Bruges Studio creates unique performances and images based on different sports, from swimming to shooting, sprinting to skateboarding
Surrealism, Sickert, Cézanne and Cornelia Parker’s exploding shed: what to see at Tate in 2022
British artist Hew Locke has been selected for Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries commission, while Barbara Hepworth gets a survey at Tate St Ives
An expert’s guide to Sophie Taeuber-Arp: five must-read books on the Swiss artist
All you ever wanted to know about Taeuber-Arp, from a children’s book full of inspiring projects to a publication exploring the dynamics of artist couples—selected by the Tate curator Natalia Sidlina
The best art books to dive into this summer—as recommended by artists
Whether you are lying on a beach or next to a paddling pool, sit back and let your mind soak up these inspiring reads
Installation about the UK's first atomic bomb removed from Essex park after 'intense pressure' from Conservative councillors
The work by Gabriella Hirst, titled An English Garden and consisting of a flowerbed of roses and benches, had received no complaints from the public
Watch Tomás Saraceno create invisible drawings in the sky above a champagne vineyard
The Argentinian artist’s work aims to make aspects of climate change “more tangible”
The best art day trips you can take from Berlin, London and New York
From crumbling castles to beach huts and giant chalk drawings on the English coast, there's no need for PCR tests if you live near these local gems
Major Vincent van Gogh self-portrait exhibition to open in London next year
Among the masterpieces going on show at the Courtauld Gallery will be two works painted a week apart and reunited for the first time
Everyone’s a winner: Artes Mundi 9 prize awarded to all six nominees
Firelei Báez, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Meiro Koizumi, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Prabhakar Pachpute and Carrie Mae Weems each win £10,000 in latest example of award-sharing
An expert’s guide to Nam June Paik: five must-read books on the Korean-American artist
All you ever wanted to know about Paik, from a “deep dive” into a single work to the best biography—selected by the curators Rudolf Frieling and Andrea Nitsche-Krupp
Venice Biennale 2022 title inspired by Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington
The exhibition’s president and curator also announced the main exhibition’s three themes
From a huge Janus to a giant worm: seven site-specific sculptures spring up along the English coast
The Waterfronts commissions, by artists such as Michael Rakowitz and Katrina Palmer, have been created in collaboration with organisations like Turner Contemporary and the Folkestone Triennial
In Pictures | Gio Ponti’s greatest designs, from chairs to churches
A new book looks at the life and work of the Italian architect and designer, famed for his Pirelli Tower and Superleggera chairs
An expert’s guide to Barbara Hepworth: five must-read books on the British sculptor
All you ever wanted to know about Hepworth, from a pictorial autobiography to a collection of her poems, notes and transcripts—selected by the curator and biographer Eleanor Clayton
Olafur Eliasson floods museum and removes wall, opening it 24-hours-a-day to ‘insects, bats or birds’
Site-specific installation called Life opened this week at the Fondation Beyeler near Basel in Switzerland and can be visited at all hours
An expert’s guide to David Hockney: five must-read books on the British artist
All you ever wanted to know about Hockney, from the best biography to the artist's “radical” investigations into art history—selected by the critic (and longtime friend) Martin Gayford
Going viral, the right way: what it's like running the world’s best museum social media accounts during a pandemic
We asked the people behind the Royal Academy’s Twitter, the Met’s Instagram, the Uffizi’s TikTok and the Van Gogh Museum’s Facebook account what 2020 was like for them
British Museum hit hardest by 2020 lockdown among UK’s big museums
Major UK institutions lost 78% of their visitors due to the pandemic last year, our research reveals
Visitor Figures 2020: top 100 art museums revealed as attendance drops by 77% worldwide
The Art Newspaper's annual survey shows how the pandemic had a devastating impact on museums around the world—but there were some silver linings
Serpentine drops Sackler name following ‘rebranding’
The London space formerly named after the now-disgraced family has been rechristened the Serpentine North Gallery