Obituaries

Remembering I.M. Pei

The New York-based artist Cai Guo-Qiang shares personal memories and photos of his old friend, I.M. Pei

Exhibitions

Cooper Hewitt's Design Triennial considers our alliance with the Earth

Projects range from animating a white rhino to creating an environmentally friendly ‘burial suit’

Museums & Heritage

A look inside New York's new Statue of Liberty Museum

America's most famous work of art gets a dedicated $100m exhibition building

Art market

Object lessons: from Giacometti’s last bat to Dior's New Look

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions and fairs

Acquisitions

Top five acquisitions of the month

Our pick of the most significant new gifts and purchases to enter museum collections worldwide, from Delacroix’s sketchbooks to a pair of Brexit vases

Frieze New York 2019

Expert eye: Javier Téllez

The Venezuelan artist Javier Téllez has partnered with the Outsider Art Fair to present a curated space at Frieze New York

Frieze New York 2019

Collectors, curators and a couple of celebs come out to Frieze New York

From Rachel Weisz to Anne Pasternak, art loving VIPs arrived on Randall's Island

Damien Hirst

In pictures: first look at Damien Hirst's new blossom paintings

"I remember my mum painting cherry blossoms in the garden, when I was five or six—I think I ate some paint."

Object lessons

Object lessons: from a political work by Ayman Baalbaki to photo albums of Bonnie and Clyde

Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions

Frieze New York 2019

In pictures: Frieze Sculpture takes over Rockefeller Center in New York

Pieces by 14 international Modern and contemporary artists are dotted around the famous plaza's indoor and outdoor spaces

Object lessons

Object Lessons: From a Persian shah's portrait to a popsicle stick "painting"

Our picks from upcoming fairs and auctions in the next fortnight

Cathedral of Notre Dame

Paris's Medieval muse: ten of the most famous works of art inspired by Notre Dame

From Jean Fouquet and Jacques-Louis David to Picasso and Damien Hirst, artists across the ages have captured the French cathedral

Exhibitions

The best of Buenos Aires beyond arteBA

Five shows to see during the city's Semana del Arte

Exhibitions

Exploring early Rubens

A new show at the Legion of Honor is the first to focus on the artist's post-Italy years

Object lessons

Object Lessons: from a triumphant tapestry by El Anatsui to a heroic charcoal drawing by Charles White

Our picks from upcoming fairs and auctions in the next fortnight

Acquisitions

Top five acquisitions of the month

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter museum collections worldwide, from Van Dyck’s portrait of a princess bride to a rare painting by a Brazilian Modernist

Art Basel in Hong Kong 2019

In pictures: hanging ghost ships and upside-down architecture at Art Basel in Hong Kong

Alexie Glass-Kantor has chosen the large-scale works for the fair

Object lessons

Object lessons: from a highlight of New York's Asia Week to a Surrealist watercolour

Our picks from upcoming fairs and auctions in the next fortnight

TEFAF Maastricht 2019

Tefaf Maastricht wish list: from a £3m Pissarro landscape to ancient Greek armour

As the VIP preview of the Dutch fair opens, we select objects to suit every taste from the Classical to contemporary

TEFAF Maastricht 2019

Tefaf Maastricht wishlist: five works for under £5,000

From the death of Seneca to a mycological still-life, our pick of the more affordable works on offer at the fair

Biennials & festivals

Fake news, contested histories and fluctuating borders: the Sharjah Biennial in pictures

The 14th edition of the international exhibition in the United Arab Emirates includes more than 80 artists with over 60 new commissions

Exhibitions

In pictures: the little-known pioneers of 19th- and 20th-century abstraction

Munich exhibition explores the experimental works of Georgiana Houghton, Hilma af Klint and Emma Kunz

The Armory Show 2019

Hope punctures darkness in The Armory Show's Platform section

Nine large works pose big questions in tandem with a World’s Fair theme

Exhibitions

Must-see exhibitions during The Armory Show

From Frida Kahlo’s personal items at the Brooklyn Museum, to the work of Jamaica-born artist Nari Ward at the New Museum, there’s plenty to see off-pier

Acquisitions

Top six acquisitions of the month

Our pick of the most significant new gifts and purchases to enter museum collections worldwide, from a totemic Klansman to the art of colonial Latin America

The Armory Show

Thirteen artists not to miss at The Armory Show

In the fair’s Presents section, galleries founded no more than ten years ago exhibit artists solo or in pairs. Here are some faces to look out for

Art fairs

What to see at New York's Spring/Break Art Show

Works in the 2019 edition of the fair aim to blur the lines between reality and perception

Object lessons

Object lessons: from Lucian Freud's tender portrait of a friend to El Lissitzky's pivotal self-portrait

Our highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions

Architecture

In pictures: the unfinished 'ghost' projects of Italy

The 696 incomplete public works are not simply a result of crime, corruption and incompetence, new book says

Frieze Los Angeles 2019

In pictures: Is it New York? Is it Los Angeles? Frieze Projects takes over Paramount's Backlot

“The results are magical, otherworldly, surreal and hyper-real but never dull,” says curator Ali Subotnick

Fairs

Frieze Los Angeles has star power

Brad Pitt, Jodie Foster and more stars attended the first edition of the fair

Frieze Los Angeles

Doug Aitken's pop-up installation haunts LA's Santa Monica Boulevard

Don’t Forget to Breathe—three ghostly figures lit from within—are on show in an abandoned storefront

Exhibitions

Six shows to see during Frieze Los Angeles

From a Charles White retrospective to raw canvases inspired by the occult and queer sex magic

Museums & Heritage

In pictures: Egyptian treasures at the revamped National Museum of Scotland

Senior curator Margaret Maitland reveals the stories behind some of the key exhibits in the new Ancient Egypt Rediscovered gallery

Acquisitions

Top five acquisitions of the month

Our pick of the most significant new gifts and purchases to enter museum collections worldwide, from Dalí’s lobster telephone to a bumper gift of indigenous art

Object lessons

Object lessons: works by female artists, from 17th-century Hyperrealism to an Art Nouveau watercolour

Our pick of the highlights from January's auctions and fairs

Object lessons

Object Lessons: from a pioneering wooden chair to a hypnotic Delvaux painting

Our highlights from January's fairs and auctions

Object lessons

Object Lessons: from Palermo's mummies to a drawing by a man wrongfully convicted of murder

Our pick of highlights from January's auctions

Acquisitions

Top five acquisitions of the month

Our pick of the most significant new gifts and purchases to enter museum collections worldwide, from a vintage Hawaiian shirt to an heirloom Chinese art collection

Photography

MFA Boston brings Ansel Adams into the present day

“You can’t tackle the subject of American western photography without coming to grips with him,” says the shows curator

Acquisitions

A Baroque #MeToo heroine, a censored video and an 'unprecedented deal': the year in museum acquisitions

We look back at ten significant gifts and purchases that entered public collections in 2018

Art Basel in Miami Beach

In pictures: Curator Philipp Kaiser picks his top works at Art Basel in Miami Beach

Design Miami

In pictures: must-see works at Design Miami

From lady lamps that light up at the touch of a nipple to experimental Italian design, here are some pieces from the 14th edition that caught our eye

Art Basel in Miami Beach

In pictures: tapestries are on trend at Art Basel in Miami Beach

From repurposing commercially made tapestries to weaving works themselves, contemporary artists take on textiles

Art Basel in Miami Beach 2018

First on to the floor: we spot VIPs at Art Basel in Miami Beach

We spotted curators, collectors, artists and, of course, celebrities—although the ever-present actor and collector Leonardo di Caprio evaded our lens

Art Basel in Miami Beach

In pictures: 15 years at Art Basel in Miami Beach

From the fair's director Marc Spiegler playing football on the beach to the collector Jorge Pérez getting a lift from rapper Wyclef Jean, some of our favourite images from the archive

Heritage

Analysis: impact on sea-level rise on ten World Heritage sites around the Med

How many World Heritage sites around the Mediterranean will be saved?

Object lessons

Object Lessons: from children's book illustrations to a bronze-cast scooter by Subodh Gupta

Our pick of highlights from December's auctions

Art market

Object Lessons: London Old Master week

Tis the season for Old Masters: here are three works to seek out, from a mythological marriage portrait to Annibale Carracci's sketch on an old account book

Wolfgang Tillmans

In pictures: Wolfgang Tillmans's set design for the English National Opera

The Turner prize winner unveils a sculptural piece and projections during the War Requiem oratorio

Art market

Object Lessons: from a Song Dynasty scroll that could smash auction records to a small but foxy 19th-century garment toggle

Our picks from this week's fairs and auctions around the globe

Art market

Object Lessons: From a marble mask by Henry Moore to a powerful Namibian wooden sceptre

Our picks from this week's fairs and auctions around the globe

Photography

Picture this: from €10,000 to €1.3m, what to buy at Paris Photo

Prices for photography tend to be lower than standard art market price ranges but Richard Avedon’s famous Warhol image has a seven-figure price tag

Biennials & festivals

Bangkok’s first biennial is a blissed-out affair

Artists from 33 countries explore theme of happiness at event with works shown in galleries, temples, shopping malls and hotels

Books

Seven cookbooks for art lovers

From Mondrian-inspired cakes to Dalí's Surreal concoctions, these books offer recipes for all (art) tastes

Art market

Object Lessons: from sixth-century Chinese figurines to Snoopy's sidekick

Our picks from fairs and auctions around the globe this coming fortnight

Exhibitions

In pictures: UK’s biggest art prize Artes Mundi brings international politics to Wales

Among the works on show are an exploration of the steel industry and its workers, a film about Jean Genet and the Black Panthers, and a close look at military bases and satellites

Art market

Object lessons at the Fine Art Print Fair: from an apocalyptic landscape by Tacita Dean to lithographs by Bruce Nauman

Our pick of three works for sale at the International Fine Print Dealers Association’s 27th edition of the fair

The Buck stopped here

Alternative Miss World contest brings psychedelic extravagance to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Art market

Object Lessons: from a medieval manuscript of women's woe to an Italian Baroque #MeToo icon

Our picks from this week's fairs and auctions around the globe

Frieze London 2018

In pictures: six budding stars at Frieze London

The Focus section for younger galleries and artists is always the most dynamic element of the fair

Frieze London 2018

Five works that will make you cry at Frieze

Our selection of works is guaranteed to have you showing some emotion

Frieze London 2018

In pictures: Adam Pendleton's pick of Frieze Masters

The US artist's current exhibition seeks to fill the gaps in the history of conceptual art

Exhibitions

Step inside the world of Zardulu the Mythmaker

The artist trickster behind some of the internet’s most bizarre hoaxes has published a cryptic book for her first solo show

Frieze London 2018

How-to Guide: Achieve your perfect Frieze face in six easy steps

Make sure you stand out from the crowd at London’s hottest art event

Art market

Private View: our pick of October gallery shows

From Kerry James Marshall's all-new paintings in London to Zoe Leonard's decade-long photo series in Los Angeles, these are the commercial gallery shows to see

Art market

Object lessons: from a Qianlong-era Chinese vase to a painting by the master of Nigerian Modernism

Our pick from this week's fairs and auctions

Exhibitions

A first peek at Yayoi Kusama’s newest Infinity Room in London

Exhibition of Japanese artist's work that opens later this week has already sold out for October

Exhibitions

In pictures: how humans have captured the moon, from Galileo Galilei to Camille Henrot

A new show at the Louisiana museum in Denmark gathers 200 different takes on earth’s nearest neighbour

Object lessons

Object lessons at Paris's La Biennale: from a huge 1960s mural by Bernard Buffet to a tiny Inuit treasure

Our pick of three works for sale at the art fair's 30th edition

Exhibitions

In pictures: Santiago Sierra’s show of polar odysseys brings border issues into sharp focus

Exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts documents artist’s black flag installation at North and South Pole

Biennials & festivals

Five must-see shows and events at Edinburgh Art Festival

From Shilpa Gupta's voices of silenced poets to Rembrandt in all his glory

Exhibitions

Largest exhibition ever of Mario Merz igloos to take over Milan’s Pirelli HangarBicocca space

Major loan show is based on 1985 display of the Italian artist organised by pioneering curator Harald Szeemann

Liverpool Biennial

In pictures: five of the best new commissions at Liverpool Biennial 2018

Theme of tenth edition invokes turmoil of global politics, but artists react in individual ways

Museums

In pictures: the hallucinatory new Pharos wing at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art

Immersive installations by artists such as James Turrell and Richard Wilson fill first major expansion of David Walsh's "adult Disneyland"