Louisa Buck

Louisa Buck is the contemporary art correspondent at The Art Newspaper

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Green is the new black | Yinka Shonibare's Serpentine show reveals what cultural exchange can do for the climate crisis

Shonibare, who was raised between London and Lagos, is employing his socially engaged practice to tackle the complex relationship between colonialism and ecological devastation

Dia at 50: a new era

A look at the past, present and future of the famed New York contemporary-art institution, which started out with an ambitious mission to create massive public works and has morphed into a museum for the 21st century

Venice verdicts: art world figures weigh in on the Biennale

Leading museum directors, curators and artists give us their opinions on the massive event

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Maria Balshaw on the roles of museums today and what Tate’s sponsorship red line is

The Tate director discusses her new book about art institutions and their challenges in the 21st century

Stretchmarks and all: motherhood and its complexities explored in two UK surveys

Both Women in Revolt and Acts of Creation treat maternity as a source of creativity, rather than a patriarchal trap or the enemy of good art

Woo Hannah: "Fabric is good for expressing weird but beautiful things"

Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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The Rice Brewing Sisters Club: "We use what we call 'auntie wisdoms'"

Meet the collective which has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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Jesse Chun: "Language is an incredibly intricate and powerful thing"

Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today

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Glasgow International has no title—but it certainly has a point

While there is no overarching theme, works dealing with the impact of conflict and the legacy of colonialism dominate the tenth edition of the city-wide event this year

Green is the new black | Dia Art Foundation’s latest eco plans are a reminder of how it has always been a beacon of sustainability

Since its founding 50 years ago, the organisation has championed several environmentally friendly principles through its programme and building projects

London Gallery Weekend 2024: our critics pick their top shows

As 130 galleries take part in this year's fourth edition of the event, Ben Luke and Louisa Buck roundup some of their exhibition highlights, from John Baldessari to Michaël Borremans, Nan Goldin to BLCKGEEZER

Alvaro Barrington: the artist bringing carnival and the Caribbean to Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries

With his new London commission, the Venezuela-born painter is exploring the UK’s impact around the globe with a sweeping installation partly inspired by his grandmother’s plastic sofa coverings

Lake District project connects rural England to international art world

Grizedale Arts combines creativity and hospitality in reopening region’s oldest inn

New UN partnership signed in Venice places visual arts sector at heart of climate battle

The initiative has made the recently formed Art Charter for Climate Action (ACCA) an official pillar of a UN alliance striving to enact environmental action across the world

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Gasworks in London celebrates 30 glorious years

The artist studios and residencies provider is modest in size but huge in impact

Steve McQueen: the Oscar-winner who still sees himself first and foremost as an artist

In his new commission for Dia Beacon, the British artist and director has focused on the trauma of African enslavement and the creation of a Black Atlantic culture with a screenless composition of light, colour and sound

Venice Biennale 2024: our pick of collateral shows

Alongside the main event, there's a plethora of exhibitions vying for visitors' attention. We've selected some of our favourites, ranging from Shahzia Sikander fairytale gothic palace to Andrzej Wróblewski's poignant depictions of war

Venice Biennale 2024: the must-see pavilions around town

Take a tour of a women's prison on Giudecca or a picturesque church in Cannaregio with our pick of pavilions beyond the Giardini and Arsenale

John Akomfrah: ‘What are the histories, the questions, the narratives?’

The British artist and film-maker's Biennale exhibition will build on his past investigations of race, memory and identity

Mark Bradford makes a surprise speech at Adriano Pedrosa's artist dinner

The artist, who represented the US in 2017, spoke about the artistic director's “generosity and quiet power to change things”

Powerhouse south London art organisation Gasworks celebrates 30 years

The exhibition space, international residency and workshop has given early platforms to now major names like Tania Bruguera, Sonia Boyce and Subodh Gupta

How an art centre in a former power station is harnessing the word ‘no’ to help save the planet

Germany’s E-Werk Luckenwalde, which seeks to be environmentally friendly in all aspects of its work, is hosting a festival that highlights the wide-ranging potential of restraint

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Radical reboot of Black presence in art explored in three London shows

The white, Western canon is being reassessed at the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Academy and the Dulwich Picture Gallery

Among the seemingly endless round of biennials, eco-minded Klima Biennale in Vienna offers something genuinely new

Austrian capital is working with a local and international artists to provide some fresh perspectives on confronting the world’s environmental crises

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Nari Ward: the artist using found objects to tell the stories of Harlem and beyond

Ahead of a new show in Milan, the New York-based artist explains how he came to use materials such as bottles and baseball bats after becoming frustrated with drawing, and why he uses ceremonial methods in his work

Subversive stitch: textile shows across UK unravel histories and weave new tales

From Lubaina Himid's colonial cotton at the Holburne Museum to a group survey at the Barbican, the once maligned medium is in the spotlight

The latest exhibition at England's Baltic sets a whole new bar for showing art in a climate crisis

Stepping Softly on the Earth embodies the themes of sustainability and interconnectedness both in its theme and how it has been put together

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At last, institutions join forces to take environmental action

Major events in London and Tokyo signal a much-needed shift in the conversation around museums and growth, and a move towards significant practical action

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The shape of water—artist Alia Farid on the impact of extractive industries in Iraq and Kuwait

The Kuwaiti-Puerto Rican artist and Artes Mundi nominee explores the Arab diaspora in Puerto Rico in Chisenhale Gallery show