NewsAppointments
Ralph Rugoff named artistic director of the 2019 Venice Biennale
Director of London’s Hayward Gallery will organise 58th International Art Exhibition
NewsCollectors
Pinault Collection extends empire with Rennes show, new Paris space and long-term loans programme
French billionaire—whose collection numbers 3,000 works—has sold 130 pieces since 2000
NewsDisasters & destruction
Can the Glasgow School of Art be saved after second fire?
Anger as focus turns to cause of blaze that ripped through Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s masterpiece
NewsArt Basel 2018
Sugimoto to show works in gardens at Versailles
Japanese artist is following in the footsteps of Jeff Koons
NewsArt Basel 2018
Galleries at Art Basel pay tribute to ‘generation of giants’
Works and archival material at several stands at the fair honour big names in the art world who have died this year
NewsArt Basel 2018
Swiss galleries forge ahead despite the global squeeze
New initiatives, fair subsidies and a focus on Swiss artists help dealers to adapt
FeatureArt Basel 2018
Are art awards really worth winning?
Winning a prize can give an artist international exposure, but the question of who really benefits—critically and commercially—is an increasingly vexed one
InterviewArt Basel 2018
Etel Adnan: ‘This is the summit of my career’
The Lebanese-born artist and writer, who has a solo show at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, discusses her passion for the Swiss abstract artist.
NewsArt Basel 2018
Multi-billion-dollar Picasso show heads to the Beyeler
The exhibition, which opens in February, will focus on Blue and Rose Periods
NewsArt Basel 2018
London's Whitechapel Gallery and Turin's Castello di Rivoli to hold joint Rakowitz survey
Artist to continue project reconstructing thousands of lost and destroyed Iraqi artefacts
NewsObituaries
Malcolm Morley, the first artist to win the Turner Prize, has died aged 86
The US-based photorealist trailblazer turned to Expressionism, experiencing a career renaissance in later years
NewsCommissions
Selfridges department store gets its own Fourth Plinth designed by architect David Chipperfield
Partnership with Yorkshire Sculpture Park is shop's latest investment in contemporary art
NewsContemporary art
Controversial plans to install Jeff Koons's tulips sculpture in front of Palais de Tokyo in Paris abandoned
The work will be located elsewhere in Paris, French culture minister says
PreviewArt market
Paris Gallery Weekend is a shot in the arm for city’s under-the-radar gallery scene
The state-backed fifth edition is biggest ever with 44 galleries across five districts
NewsThree to see
Three to see: Venice Architecture Biennale
From a church divided by concrete walls to a dose of Brexit washed down with cups of tea
InterviewGiuseppe Penone
Giuseppe Penone on Arte Povera, Cézanne’s best work and never tiring of trees
The Italian artist speaks to The Art Newspaper ahead of his major show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
From Eva Rothschild to Laure Prouvost: women to make their mark at Venice Biennale 2019
Female artists are set to represent Austria, France, Ireland and the UK at the 58th edition of the exhibition
NewsAppointments & departures
Zeitz Mocaa director Mark Coetzee embroiled in #MeToo scandal
Curators accuse the Cape Town museum director of inappropriate and abusive behaviour, according to local reports
NewsBuilding projects
Ingleby Gallery’s new Edinburgh home was once the HQ of a religious sect
A show of new works by the Scottish artist Callum Innes opens the refurbished venue
NewsArt market
Jan Fabre explores Belgian identity—and rails against far-right nationalists—at new Galerie Templon show
New space for the Paris dealer consolidates gallery’s position as primary market power in France
NewsArt market
Nahmads confirm Picasso’s $115m flower girl will go to Paris
Dealing dynasty says that the painting bought in the Rockefeller sale will be loaned to the Musée d’Orsay
NewsAnniversary
Phyllida Barlow’s feat of engineering for Jupiter Artland’s tenth birthday
Joana Vasconcelos, who is showing a giant stiletto at the Edinburgh venue, will launch her on-site swimming pool next year
FeatureRoyal Academy of Arts
We go behind the scenes as the Royal Academy celebrates 250 years
Delve into the heart of the revamped London institution—expanded, embellished and eccentric as ever
NewsControversies
Paris mayor wants to turn city into ‘refuge’ for works in conflict zones
Anne Hidalgo’s plan, which has drawn fire, involves storing items threatened by conflict in buildings owned by the city authority
NewsArt market
Sotheby’s sale of Howard Hodgkin’s works on paper supports new print catalogue raisonné
Every work by the late UK artist up for auction—from stage designs to book covers—is an artist’s proof
NewsFrieze New York
US government could regulate art dealers under proposed law
New York law firm warns galleries that legislation could mean new compliance and reporting regime
NewsCommercial galleries
New territory for Glenn Ligon with first solo show in Italy
US artist tries new techniques and tackles immigration in Naples exhibition
InterviewFrieze New York
Frieze Artist Award winner Kapwani Kiwanga takes on colonialism
Imposing open-air work made of African farming fabric opens at New York fair this week
NewsArt market
Frieze to bring West Coast buzz to New York
Art fair hopes to present unified voice from coast to coast
NewsBiennials & festivals
Biennale bonanza: artist line-ups revealed for Riga, Berlin and São Paulo shows
Curtain also lifts on Manifesta 12 and the 2019 Sharjah Biennial
NewsExhibitions
From royal blue to Yves Klein blue: Blenheim Palace to host show of Modern master
Body paintings and sponge sculptures in artist’s signature ultramarine blue will fill rooms of stately home this summer
NewsExhibitions
Syria’s war-ravaged heritage to be the focus of new Qatar show
Museum of Islamic Art exhibition looks at historic sites destroyed by years of civil war
NewsCommissions
Emerging Arab artists to get international shows through new commissioning initiative
Six partner institutions including the Hammer Museum are behind collaborative art production model
NewsThree to see
Three to see: London
From the high emotions of Taryn Simon’s professional mourners to photography galore at Somerset House and the Hayward Gallery
NewsCommissions
Lift off: UK artist buries planes at three sites as part of growing global network
Roger Hiorns has placed decommissioned aircraft underground in the UK, Czech Republic and Holland—Nigeria could be next
Podcast
Podcast episode 28: the battle over Ethiopia's treasures
Martin Bailey speaks to Hailemichael Aberra Afework, Ethiopia’s ambassador to the UK, about the artefacts seized by the British army at Maqdala, go behind the scenes of the Sony World Photography Awards with judge Gareth Harris and ask Richard Parry about his plans for Glasgow International
NewsArt market
Online art market could stagnate unless transparency is improved, study finds
Annual Hiscox report estimates online market rose 12% to $4.22bn in 2017, but growth is slowing as platforms struggle to build trust and loyalty
NewsArt market
How did they do that? Young gallery opens vast new Mayfair space
Despite soaring rents in the area, Unit London will open in former Citibank building on Hanover Square in June
NewsArt market
Art Brussels turns 50 and becomes second oldest contemporary fair in Europe
What's the key to its success?
PreviewExhibitions
The art of cross-dressing: under-the-radar artists surface in Venice exhibition
Works by Marcel Bascoulard and Urs Lüthi explore ideas around gender and identity
NewsSexual harassment
Tracey Emin reveals she was sexually assaulted by high-profile female artist
UK artist describes attack as her new anti-Brexit neon work is unveiled in London
NewsVenice Biennale
Cathy Wilkes—known for her unsettling sculptural installations—to represent UK at 2019 Venice Biennale
The artist was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2008 and has just closed her first major retrospective at MoMA PS1
NewsConservation
Billionaire François Pinault gives €3m for refurbishment of Victor Hugo’s Guernsey home
Hauteville House revamp includes overhaul of furniture and facades overseen by the Les Misérables creator
NewsBiennials & festivals
Sharjah builds profile as destination emirate with launch of 2019 architecture triennial
Region urgently needs a platform for architecture and urbanism, organisers say
NewsAppointments
Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez’s contract extended for three more years
Paris museum chief must focus on partnerships with Asia and sustained attendance, culture minister says
NewsExhibitions
What Samson Young did next—the artist will unveil a new sound piece for the Guggenheim New York
The work will feature “impossible” instruments created after intense research carried out at Edinburgh University
NewsThree to see
Three to see: London
From Michael Rakowitz’s winged bull soaring above Trafalgar Square to the last chance to have a swing at Tate Modern
PreviewArt Basel in Hong Kong 2018
Must-see shows during Art Basel Hong Kong
From Doug Aitken harnessing Instagram to Jennifer Guidi's work with sand, our picks of the city's top exhibitions
BlogArt Basel in Hong Kong 2018
My Hong Kong: City Guide
Insiders reveal what to see in the city—and where to wind down—during a hectic week
NewsArt Basel Hong Kong 2018
Secretive Myanmar to host touring Hong Kong contemporary show
The exhibition organised by Para Site will 'challenge preconceived notions about the region'
InterviewArt Dubai 2018
Collector's Eye: Walid Kamhawi
The Dubai-based financier tells us what he's bought and how he regrets not buying Russian art
InterviewArt Dubai 2018
Confessions of a dealer: Kristin Hjellegjerde
The London/Berlin dealer and Art Dubai exhibitor on being too trusting and why small talk matters
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Object Stories from Art Dubai Contemporary
From Peter Young's Mandala-inspired works to Aissa Deebi's views of war-torn Gaza
NewsExhibitions
J.R.R. Tolkien show reveals Middle-earth mastermind's unseen art
Exhibition at the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries will also include Hobbit and Lord of the Rings manuscripts
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Object Stories from Art Dubai Modern
From burnt wood works to Picasso-esque paintings, we look at works on sale at the fair
InterviewArt Dubai 2018
Confessions of a dealer: Conor Macklin
We talk to the Grosvenor Gallery director and Art Dubai exhibitor about FOMO and the joys of McDonald's Happy Meals
NewsArt Dubai 2018
BMW gives long-term boost to Art Dubai
The automobile giant signed a three-year partnership with the fair
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Art Jameel sets opening date for Dubai hub
Saudi foundation’s permanent gallery on the Creek will house Abraaj Group art prize collection
NewsFoundations
Art Jameel and Delfina Foundation extend their reach with new blockbuster partnership
First joint project is a major piece by Ala Younis that reveals how women helped build Baghdad
NewsCommissions
Trainspotting: Yayoi Kusama's polka dot sculpture is latest London Crossrail commission
Conrad Shawcross will also produce a work for Liverpool Street site
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
Venice Biennale 2019: the confirmed artists and curators so far
Australia, Canada, Switzerland and New Zealand announce plans for show organised by Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff
NewsArt market
South African art shines at the Armory Show
Works dealing with issues of post-colonial politics, black power, and identity find a receptive US audience
NewsSponsorship
BAE Systems pulls sponsorship of Great Exhibition of the North after protests
The defence giant withdrew after Art not Arms petition condemned company’s sales to Saudi Arabia
NewsThe Armory Show
The talk of the piers: what VIPs are buzzing about at the Armory Show
Indoor weather systems, female warriors in porcelain and 250 ways to confront death
NewsExhibitions
National Gallery Singapore brings major show of works by Latiff Mohidin to Paris’s Centre Pompidou
The exhibition of 1960s works by the Malaysian artist is part of a long-term plan to turn Euro-centric Modernism on its head
InterviewMy New York
My New York: insiders reveal what to see in the city and where to wind down during a hectic week
With Daniel Humm, collector and chef at Eleven Madison Park,
NewsExhibitions
Artists pull out of Great Exhibition of the North over arms dealer sponsorship
Group launches petition calling for arts festival to refuse backing from BAE Systems accused of “profiteering from the deaths of innocent children”
NewsArt market
Ingleby Gallery marks 20th year by opening new space in Edinburgh
Dealership enters third decade with show of new works by Callum Innes in the historic venue
NewsCommissions
Kuwaiti artists awarded inaugural Art Jameel commission for new Dubai culture complex
Alia Farid and Aseel AlYacoub will create a light-up botanical garden linking both wings of the Jameel Arts Centre
NewsPeter Paul Rubens
Rubens’s country castle up for sale for €4m
The Old Master artist painted a number of works at his property in Elewijt, Belgium
NewsExhibitions
Southampton arts hub in the works for 18 years finally sees the light
John Hansard Gallery's Sampler show gives public a taster of future exhibition programme, which includes Richter retrospective
NewsCensorship
Santiago Sierra work censored at Arco fair to be shown at Catalan museum
Media mogul Tatxo Benet says that censorship is damaging for artists—and the viewing public
NewsControversies
Palais de Tokyo removes work showing artist protesting against Dana Schutz's Open Casket painting
Parker Bright says protest image of him taken at Whitney Biennial was used by Neil Beloufa without permission
NewsExhibitions
Louvre blockbuster show heads to Iran in major move of cultural diplomacy
Exhibition of 50 Greek, Roman and Persian artefacts is "first large-scale exhibition by a major Western museum in Iran"
NewsVincent Van Gogh
Tate Britain to explore Van Gogh's links to UK in major new show
The Art Newspaper's senior correspondent Martin Bailey is the co-curator of the exhibition
NewsVideo, film & new media
Hirshhorn to reschedule Krzysztof Wodiczko’s monumental projection after Florida school shooting
The 30-year-old piece showing two hands holding a gun and a candle is "strangely familiar and at once unbearably relevant", the artist says
NewsBiennials & festivals
What to see at 21,39—Saudi Arabia’s contemporary art festival
Critics choose highlights from fifth edition of the Jeddah show, organised by Tate curator Vassilis Oikonomopoulos
InterviewBiennials & festivals
Diana Campbell Betancourt: 'How I put together the Dhaka Art Summit'
Chief curator of biennial south Asian art platform discusses her gruelling schedule, rediscovered art work stores, and how art world friends can help with insurance