NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the collaborative creations of the Chicago Imagists at Goldsmiths CCA to the reopening of John Soane's Pitzhanger Manor
PreviewExhibitions
Ilya Repin remains the provocateur in Moscow show
Visitors of a certain age may well be shocked to find that ultimately the Russian artist loathed the Bolsheviks as much as he did the tsars
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From a meditation on power to female sexual awakening
PreviewExhibitions
Grandmaster flash of the Mediterranean—Joaquín Sorolla comes to London's National Gallery
The enormously productive painter wielded the fastest of brushes on often huge canvases, suffusing them with Spanish sun and colour
BlogIn the frame
More of Dior: Designer of Dreams show extended at V&A
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Hermitage and Pushkin join forces to show stellar Russian collections of Modern art
The museums are pooling the divided collections of Sergei Shchukin and Morozov brothers for a quartet of exhibitions
NewsKara Walker
Southern discomfort: Kara Walker to take over Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall this autumn
The Tate had previously purchased a large linoleum silhouette work by Walker in 1998
PreviewExhibitions
The music of Mark Rothko finally sounds in the land of Mozart
First exhibition in Austria reveals Abstract Expressionist’s identification with the work of the Old Masters
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Henry Moore’s Helmet Heads at the Wallace Collection to Renaissance nudes at the Royal Academy of Arts
ReviewExhibitions
Ben Quilty: an artist on the frontline
As the Australian artist's major retrospective opens in Adelaide, we speak to him about his time as a war artist in Afghanistan and his campaign against the death penalty
NewsMichael Jackson
Michael Jackson exhibition goes ahead in Germany and Finland despite latest sexual abuse allegations
The Thriller star's estate is reportedly suing HBO for $100m over the Leaving Neverland documentary
FeatureExhibitions
Making Miró: MoMA show explores turning point in artist’s career
An exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art focuses on The Birth of the World, a 1925 painting that marks a definitive turning point for Joan Miró
InterviewPublic art
Siah Armajani: making magic for the masses
The Met Breuer and Public Art Fund showcase Siah Armajani, the Iranian-born artist whose work mixes philosophy and whimsy
NewsExhibitions
Exhibition at Brooklyn’s Green-wood Cemetery shows a day in the life of immigrants seeking sanctuary
Photographs of people young and old who hope to avoid deportation have been installed along the fence of the historic site
NewsRembrandt
English Heritage lends its Rembrandt self-portrait to Gagosian gallery in exchange for support
Self-portrait with Two Circles at Kenwood House is the charity’s greatest painting, along with a Vermeer
FeatureThe Armory Show
From grit to glitter: a look back at 25 years of The Armory Show
The Gramercy International Art Fair was the edgy alternative to establishment fairs when it first began—reimagined as The Armory Show, it has grown into an economic juggernaut
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Agnes Pelton show looks to introduce the visionary but little-known painter to a new generation
Phoenix Art Museum hosts first US survey of the Californian artist in more than two decades
BlogDiary
Martin Parr photographs patriots, partygoers and Perrys alike in new survey show at London's National Portrait Gallery
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Dia show aims to place Charlotte Posenenske firmly among stars of minimalist sculpture
It is the first large-scale US exhibition of the German artist's work
BlogDiary
Andy Holden: friends, family and the Cartoon Laws of Motion at London's Cinema Museum
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the surreal sights of Dorothea Tanning at Tate Modern to the trompe l’oeils and Parisian scenes of Louis-Léopold Boilly at the National Gallery
FeatureExhibitions
How museums are stepping up exhibition design
A wave of innovative exhibition design has graced our museums in recent years. What are the keys to holding the viewer’s gaze?
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private View: our pick of March gallery shows around the world
New commercial gallery shows—from sculpture to shipwreck paintings
PreviewExhibitions
Ai Weiwei show brings out tensions between Canada and China
Survey at Gardiner Museum ranges from artist’s broken Han Dynasty urn to zodiac signs
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From a view of the West from China, to Carol Rama's weird works made with dolls eyes
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
These are the two Van Goghs that David Hockney dreams of hanging in his bedroom
British artist's exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum opens this week
NewsExhibitions
Storm King to stage major survey of Mark Dion’s environmental installations
The 500-acre sculpture park and museum in upstate New York is a fitting venue for the artist’s ecologically minded work
BlogIn the frame
How not to get stuck in a lift with David Hockney
NewsPodcast
Hunk of burning love: the naked selfie of the Elizabethan age
On The Art Newspaper podcast, we zoom into a passionate expression of desire in a miniature at the National Portrait Gallery
NewsSyria
Berlin's Pergamonmuseum reveals the crowdsourced archive preserving Syria's war-torn heritage
New exhibition presents documents that lay the foundations for reconstruction of Aleppo and other sites ruined by civil war
PreviewTriennale di Milano
Why Milan’s triennial is a matter of life and death
Human extinction and planetary devastation are tackled in the XXII Triennale di Milano—but the message is one of hope through innovation
PreviewBiennials & festivals
Honolulu Biennial focuses on indigenous artists and local issues
The second edition of the biennial takes a proudly Pacific-centred view
PreviewExhibitions
Burst of Venetian colour in largest show of Titians in Germany
Exhibition about the Venetian Renaissance at Frankfurt’s Städel Museum also includes works by Giovanni Bellini and Jacopo Tintoretto
ReviewExhibitions
Jasper Johns’s latest work is unmistakably his own, transmitting traces of the past
From the very first painting in his show at Matthew Marks Gallery, visitors will find familiar themes
NewsDocumenta
Documenta appoints Indonesian artists cooperative Ruangrupa to lead 15th edition
Group says it will focus on urban structures in Kassel with links to other sites
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From exquisite Elizabethan portrait miniatures at the National Portrait Gallery to Franz West's playful sculptures at Tate Modern
NewsExhibitions
Sold out: Dior on track to become V&A’s most successful show ever
“Many people are buying membership just so they can get in,” ticket attendant says
PreviewExhibitions
Antonello again? Sicilian master's golden moment continues in Milan
More than two-thirds of Antonello da Messina’s 35 accepted autograph works are reunited for a show at Palazzo Reale
Podcast
Antony Gormley at the Uffizi, plus portrait miniatures
We talk to the British artist as he shows his sculptures with ancient works in the Florentine museum, and we zoom in on the tiny art works that are the subject of a major show London's National Portrait Gallery. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Nari Ward's breathtaking installations to a sweep of contemporary Nordic art
NewsAncient Egypt
King Tutankhamun’s treasures come to London's Saatchi Gallery before returning to Egypt forever
150 ancient artefacts will be displayed in a major exhibition commemorating the centenary of the discovery of the pharaoh’s tomb
PreviewAncient Egypt
Tutankhamun treasure tour exhibition drums up funds for new Egyptian museum
Travelling show of 150 artefacts started in Los Angeles and is going to Paris and London
NewsAcquisitions
Spot the difference: newly acquired Cranach painting joins earlier work at London’s National Gallery
Moral painting of Venus and Cupid by the German Renaissance master shows the young god of desire being attacked by bees
NewsExhibitions
Okwui Enwezor organises huge El Anatsui show at Munich’s Haus der Kunst—despite resigning last year
Exhibition on Ghanian artist is due to tour to Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha in the autumn
PreviewExhibitions
Iranian artist and activist Siah Armajani builds bridges in New York
The artist will recreate one of his best-known works in Brooklyn Bridge Park to coincide with his retrospective at the Met Breuer
NewsSalvator Mundi
'We want Salvator Mundi' for Leonardo blockbuster, Louvre says
Claims that it had "cancelled plans" to show the work are "fake information", the museum says
NewsJean-Michel Basquiat
How a protest poster by David Wojnarowicz may have inspired Basquiat's Defacement
Artist's 1983 depiction of an infamous case of police brutality goes on display at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in June
NewsExhibitions
Hammer Museum dishes up a feast for Allen Ruppersberg's first major US show in 30 years
The exhibition includes a major new 13-hour video
NewsRestitution
Met hands over an Egyptian coffin that it says was looted
Describing itself as a victim of fraud, museum says it cooperated with district attorney's investigation
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Diane Arbus's intimate portraits of street life at the Hayward Gallery to a window into the future at the Whitechapel Gallery
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Patti sings 'Because the night belongs to Annie'
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Frida Kahlo's hidden treasures to a layered look at James Baldwin
PreviewExhibitions
Lucas Blalock gives ‘pathetic’ objects a new lease of life at the ICA LA
More than 20 photographs are included in the artist’s first solo exhibition at a US museum
PreviewExhibitions
Botticelli’s violent stories have a contemporary resonance in #MeToo era
“Spalliera” panels depicting parables are reunited at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for the first time in 500 years
InterviewRijksmuseum
Interview: the Rijksmuseum's Taco Dibbits on Rembrandt's pulling power
We speak to the general director of the Dutch museum ahead of its exhibition on "all" of the works by the master in its collection
NewsPodcast
George Shaw: 'I make no distinction between great painting and great TV'
On The Art Newspaper podcast, the British painter discusses the diverse influences, from Hockney and Rembrandt to the children’s television series Grange Hill, that have informed his paintings of the estate where he grew up
NewsSalvator Mundi
Simon Fujiwara builds mini museum for Leonardo's Salvator Mundi at the Whitechapel in London
The original painting is never shown, only copies and projections are displayed
NewsExhibitions
Parkland victims remembered through New-York Historical Society photo show
As part of her residency at the museum, the photographer Bettina von Zwehl made portraits with New York City high school students
NewsPhotography
Novelist Orhan Pamuk unveils photographs of Istanbul he took from his balcony
On show in Turkey this month, the images are an ode to the Nobel Prize-winning author’s hometown
NewsExhibitions
Edmund de Waal to create exhibition in Jewish Ghetto in Venice
The ceramicist will also unveil library of books by exiled writers at Ateneo Veneto to coincide with the opening of the 58th Biennale
NewsExhibitions
Monty Python snub 'pretentious' Victoria and Albert Museum
Comedy troupe was planning a show at the institution but clashed over the title
PreviewExhibitions
Diane Arbus's nudists, drag artists, carnival folk and street urchins are laid bare in London show
Exhibition at the Hayward Gallery uses a distinctive layout to encourage visitors to get up close to US photographer’s early 35mm works
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Don McCullin's powerful war photography at Tate Britain to a last chance to see Lorenzo Lotto's insightful portraits at the National Portrait Gallery
PreviewExhibitions
15 must-see Rembrandt shows during the 350th anniversary of his death
Two exhibitions to be held at the Rijksmuseum this year will provide a cohesive overview of Rembrandt’s life and work
Podcast
Tracey Emin on mourning and #MeToo; George Shaw on realism and Rembrandt
We talk to Tracey Emin as her new show at White Cube opens. And we speak to George Shaw, whose exhibition has arrived at the Holburne Museum after its stint in the US. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Betye Saar’s washboard works to Shen Fan’s playful abstraction
NewsJeff Koons
Jeff Koons says computer technology allowed him to downsize his New York studio
The US artist has laid off the majority of his painting assistants to focus on experimenting with sculpture
PreviewExhibitions
Have Brooklyn and Boston bagged Frida Kahlo blockbusters?
Shows at the Brooklyn Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston explore the Mexican artist’s love of fashion and “arte popular”