FeatureArt Basel 2018
Is the biennial model busted?
Riga, Bangkok, São Paulo—every modern city wants a biennial. But is this good for contemporary art? Leading curators join the hot debate
FeatureMarcel Duchamp
What was it like to conduct Marcel Duchamp's only live television interview?
Fifty years on, Joan Bakewell remembers speaking to the pioneering artist for the BBC, shortly before his death
FeatureArt Dubai 2018
Is interest in African art on the rise in the Middle East?
An increased presence of African galleries at this edition of Art Dubai could signify a flourishing regional market
InterviewArtist interview
Yinka Shonibare: a change in the wind
Central Park is an ideal location for the British-Nigerian artist’s latest sculpture
FeatureArtist interview
Mark Dion: Welcome to my Wunderkammer
The US artist discusses theatricality, science and the need for a greater environmental commitment in art
PreviewArtist interview
Lydia Ourahmane on why she made a work about her grandfather pulling all his teeth
The Algerian-British artist explores her family’s experiences living in the shadow of colonialism
FeatureVictoria & Albert Museum
A new era for heritage reproduction
Digital technologies are at the heart of a declaration by major museums and heritage organisations to record and sometimes reproduce works of art
FeatureArt Basel in Miami Beach
ARTificial intelligence
A string of shows across the US, starting in Miami, examines the impact of technology on identity and raises the question: what does it mean to be human?
FeatureArt Basel in Miami Beach
Miami’s museum makeover
The city’s art scene has grown beyond recognition in the past few years, but can it sustain so many institutions?
InterviewArtist interview
Oscar Tuazon: Living as a sculptural process
The Los Angeles artist, who made one of the standout works at this year's Skulptur Projekte Műnster, is heading for the great outdoors
InterviewArtist interview
Judy Chicago: Catwoman
As three exhibitions open showcasing her work, including her Kitty City watercolours, the Los Angeles-based artist talks about being at the centre of a revival of interest—and having her early life story turned into a TV series
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On the side of the angels
Vittorio Scarpati made a series of bold drawings in a New York hospital before he died of Aids, which also claimed the life of his wife, the writer and actress Cookie Mueller. Teeming with “piles of angels”, Scarpati’s drawings are being shown for the first time in 25 years in London this month
FeatureArtist interview
Jenny Holzer: Words of Conflict
As three new commissions open this year in the UK and Abu Dhabi, the US artist reflects on the continued dominance of war as a theme in her work and says she longs for Trump to be “in the past tense”
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David Lamelas: time zones
The peripatetic Argentinian artist has explored memory, space and time in works made across the world. In September, his first full career survey opens in Los Angeles as part of the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative
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Venice Biennale: triumphs and talking points
Leading figures give their impressions of Christine Macel’s main show, Viva Arte Viva, and their pick of the national pavilions