NewsAppointments
Ralph Rugoff named artistic director of the 2019 Venice Biennale
Director of London’s Hayward Gallery will organise 58th International Art Exhibition
NewsAppointments
President Macron’s former public relations chief heads up François Pinault’s art empire
Opera expert Sylvain Fort will oversee the billionaire’s museums in Venice and Paris
NewsControversies
Artist defends controversial mural of New Zealand prime minister embracing Muslim woman
Loretta Lizzio's memorial image of Jacinda Ardern unveiled in Melbourne divides public opinion
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the largest Leonardo da Vinci show in half a century, at the Queen's Gallery, to the first retrospective of Luchita Hurtado at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery
NewsLuchita Hurtado
'Marcel Duchamp massaged my feet': Luchita Hurtado looks back on her surreal life at solo Serpentine show
The exhibition will be the 98-year-old artist's first institutional show
NewsKehinde Wiley
Bonaparte comes to Brooklyn: Napoleonic paintings by Kehinde Wiley and Jacques-Louis David to be united
Both works will first be shown at Château de Malmaison, former residence of Emperor of the French before travelling to the Brooklyn Museum
NewsPolitics
Art world condemns Iran’s ten-year prison sentence for British Council employee Aras Amiri
Curator could be used as a bargaining chip, along with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
ReviewArt market
Back to the drawing board: new London fair pushes works on paper
Draw Art Fair at Saatchi Gallery caters to fans of the quieter medium with a range of budgets
NewsNan Goldin
Nan Goldin teams up with Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Huppert for photography show at Versailles
The group exhibition includes works by Martin Parr and Vivianne Sassen
NewsExhibitions
Virtual reality tour offers glimpse of François Pinault’s long-awaited, grand Paris gallery
Exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice shows Tadao Ando’s designs for the Bourse de Commerce building
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
Lithuania gets the coveted Golden Lion for best national pavilion in Venice
Arthur Jafa’s work The White Album is also recognised by the Biennale jury
NewsLynette Yiadom-Boakye
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye gets a Tate survey and will show works in Accra
Nine new works by the ubiquitous UK artist are in the Ghana pavilion at the Venice Biennale
ReviewVenice Biennale 2019
Venice Biennale 2019: the must-see pavilions in the Arsenale
The former shipyards house many of the star national displays this year, here are some of the best
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
US pavilion artists at Venice Biennale quietly reach out to local charities
Martin Puryear’s work is the springboard for a youth outreach programme while Mark Bradford continues prison rehabilitation programme
NewsEdmund de Waal
Edmund de Waal’s 2,000-book installation of exiled writers will tour to the British Museum
Ceramicist’s installation The library of exile, currently on show in Venice, will also travel to the Japanisches Palais in Dresden
NewsCommercial galleries
Warhol and Basquiat's fruitful friendship goes on show at Jack Shainman gallery
Exhibition in upstate New York includes over 100 works, from polaroids to film, some of which are for sale
InterviewAdrian Ghenie
Painting is more important than politics: Adrian Ghenie on his Trump-inspired portraits in Venice
Romanian artist, whose show is open at the Palazzo Cini during the Biennale, compares his art market ascendancy to working in porn
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
Deadly boat that sank with hundreds of migrants on board becomes work of art at Venice Biennale
Swiss artist Christoph Büchel's Arsenale project is a symbol of global immigration crisis
FeatureVenice Biennale 2019
How to survive the Venice Biennale, according to the art world
It may be the most prestigious art event in the world, but be warned—it is also the most gruelling
NewsFrieze New York 2019
The walls come tumbling down at new Object & Thing fair
Brooklyn fair waives stand fees, charges a commission on sales instead
NewsFrieze New York 2019
African art fair 1-54 decamps to NY’s West Village
Newcomers seize on a “logical place to be”
NewsFrieze New York 2019
Amassing a Frieze Library, book by book
Galleries donate publications for a collection that will go to the Metropolitan Museum
FeatureFrieze New York 2019
Out and proud: Stonewall at 50
Art After Stonewall, a touring exhibition of works covering gender, sexuality and Aids, shows how queer culture was shaped by the Stonewall riots
NewsAuction
Bob and Roberta Smith takes council sell-off protest to the Royal Academy
The artist’s work submitted to the Summer Show denounces Hertfordshire’s decision to auction more than 400 works
NewsProtest
Extinction Rebellion protesters to stage ‘die-in’ at Tate Modern
The climate change activists are targeting the museum because they say its “fortune was built on sugar cane production from colonial exploitation”
NewsHeritage
Sri Lankan government steps in to rebuild St Anthony’s church after bomb attacks
Crowdfunding campaigns have also launched to support victims and restore heritage sites after deadly blasts
NewsObituaries
Tributes to Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, giant of contemporary Iranian art
Curators and artists, including Shirin Neshat, remember the artist who called her geometric mirror works “signs of light and life”
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Artist Wim Delvoye enters design competition to reconstruct Notre Dame
The Belgian, known for his sculptures in a Northern European Gothic style, is already devising a new spire
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Director of Pinault Collection proposes controversial 90% tax breaks for Notre Dame donors
But Pinault family says it is not seeking tax relief for its €100m donation towards the reconstruction effort
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
Trump’s tweets on Notre Dame blaze fall foul of French fire officials
US President proposed water bombing the cathedral but this risks weakening the structure, say experts
NewsAcquisitions
Photography gallery at Victoria and Albert Museum renamed after Elton John following 'significant' donation
The Rocket Man will organise a photography exhibition at the London institution with his husband David Furnish
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Fire destroys roof of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
The spire has collapsed on the medieval landmark
NewsExhibitions
Portrait of Kevin Spacey going on show at V&A raises questions
The Netflix star, who is facing indecent assault charges in the US, is subject of painting series depicting visiting theatre professors at an Oxford college
NewsArt market
Kamel Mennour to show controversial 'rediscovered' Caravaggio in Paris gallery
Judith beheading Holofernes—due to be auctioned this June estimated at £86m-£129m—will be juxtaposed with a Daniel Buren installation
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
Saudi Arabia returns to Venice Biennale after eight-year hiatus
Show of site-specific works by Zahrah Al Ghamdi is supported by the government-backed Misk Art Institute
NewsTate Modern
Tate resumes contact with Anthony d’Offay after sexual harassment allegations investigated
National Galleries of Scotland trustees also rally round former dealer and Artist Rooms creator
NewsPrizes
Jimmie Durham given top Venice Biennale gong
The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award given for incisive take on today’s political climate
NewsAcquisitions
Bumper haul of 26 acquisitions head to UK's regional contemporary art galleries
Fig-futures project brings works worth £80,000 to four venues
NewsChristo
Christo to wrap the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Artist has previously wrapped monuments such as the Reichstag in Berlin
NewsPerformance art
Venice’s nooks and crannies will become sites for performances during 58th Biennale
Delfina Foundation co-organises Meetings on Art programme focused on nationality, gender and queer issues
NewsExhibitions
Making art history: Zeng Fanzhi organises first show on Cézanne, Morandi and Sanyu
Non-selling exhibition at Gagosian Hong Kong includes works from Asian private collections
Podcast
Art Basel in Hong Kong, Richard Lin and the Met’s World Between Empires
We talk to Marc Spiegler, global director of Art Basel; discuss the forgotten artist Richard Lin; and speak to the curators of a New York exhibition on the ancient Middle East. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
BlogArt Basel in Hong Kong 2019
Art Basel in Hong Kong diary: Pharrell Williams, rainbow cakes and the Cat Olympics
Plus, painting under the influence of Viagra
NewsBudi Tek
Landmark deal between Lacma and mega-collector Budi Tek moves a step closer
The Los Angeles museum's director Michael Govan is in Hong Kong this week to formally sign agreement
PreviewExhibitions
Ernesto Neto's São Paulo retrospective to present interactive installations with an indigenous focus
Exhibition includes Brazilian artist’s large-scale, immersive sculptures, and his work with the Huni Kuin people
NewsArt fairs
What has sold at Art Basel in Hong Kong?
Early sales reports raise old questions about the process of selling at a fair
NewsOpenings
Expect the unexpected at the new National Museum of Qatar
Jean Nouvel-designed museum opens in Doha with multi-sensory history galleries and contemporary art and film commissions
InterviewCollecting
Collector's Eye: an interview with William Zhao
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
NewsRestitution
Italy and China team up to fight looting
During president Xi Jinping's visit to Rome, Italy announced that it will return 796 artefacts to China
NewsOpenings
Jerwood Gallery to relaunch as Hastings Contemporary after losing British art collection
Seaside gallery on England’s south coast will have double the space for exhibitions when it reopens in July
PreviewExhibitions
Six exhibitions to see during Art Basel in Hong Kong
Escape fairtigue with gallery shows across the city, from Mary Corse and Louise Bourgeois to Tishan Hsu and Richard Lin
PreviewExhibitions
Overlooked, but not forgotten: Tishan Hsu presents first solo gallery show in over 20 years
His most recent works are on display at the gallery’s Grand Marine Center venue, while earlier pieces are on view at its stand at Art Basel Hong Kong
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
Venice Biennale's Kazakhstan pavilion is cancelled after curators are snubbed
Organisers blamed budget cuts before taking on a new team and subsequently withdrawing from the biennial
NewsArt market
Controversial auction of Hertfordshire council's art collection sells out for £444,000
Important art world figures and institutions condemn the move
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Emma Kunz's powerful abstract drawings at the Serpentine Gallery to Mike Nelson's industrial sculptures at Tate Britain
NewsPerformance art
After making waves in Venice, Anne Imhof unleashes her Sex piece at Tate Modern
Performers will reflect the "fluidity between binaries" across full suite of spaces in the Tanks
NewsContemporary art
Artist installs mirror into panel of famous Ghent Altarpiece for new project
Kris Martin says his addition to the Flemish masterpiece turns observers into “just judges”
AnalysisArt market
From tribal art to Old Master paintings, taking the market's temperature at Tefaf Maastricht
As the Dutch fair opened its 32nd edition, we spoke to exhibitors across four sectors about the state of the market
NewsTate
'State decline, spawning vanity and inequality': Mike Nelson's Tate Britain show offers bleak portrait of UK
Artist sourced defunct industrial machines online for new installations, reflecting “an eating away of ourselves”
NewsArt market
Powerful collectors open up in Tefaf Maastricht's Chinese art market report
New study, released today, covers 40-year history of the country's market and reveals many private art museums run at a loss
NewsBob and Roberta Smith
Bob and Roberta Smith protests Hertfordshire County Council's decision to auction off art collection
Works by Carel Weight and Julian Trevelyan are among those to be sold at Cheffins auction house
NewsDisasters & destruction
Tributes pour in for Italian marine archaeologist Sebastiano Tusa who died in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
He was was an expert on the battle of Egadi of 241BC
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
FeatureThe Netherlands
Golden Age day trips from Tefaf Maastricht: our pick of must-see shows
The 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt this year has prompted a glut of exhibitions devoted to the Dutch artist and his peers
NewsCensorship
Exclusive interview: photographer Shahidul Alam speaks out about prison, being tortured and the human rights situation in Bangladesh
Artist was granted bail in November after being held in custody in Dhaka for 102 days
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
NewsAppointments
Zeitz Mocaa appoints new director following #MeToo scandal
Koyo Kouoh, who founded RAW Material Company in Dakar, replaces Mark Coetzee who was accused of misconduct
NewsTehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Artist accuses Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art of selling off works at a premium
Rokni Haerizadeh sold his work to the museum at a reduced rate before it was auctioned without his permission
AnalysisArco
Arco provides lifeline for South American dealers
Political turmoil and economic crisis keep collectors away from countries such as Venezuela, so galleries rely more on fairs
NewsCaravaggio
Attic to auction: a timeline of the 'Lost Caravaggio'
The painting, thought to be the second version of the Baroque artist’s Judith Beheading Holofernes will be auctioned this June with an estimate of £86m-£129m
NewsLaw
National Gallery's art educators owed same rights as permanent staff, London tribunal rules
NG27 group's case is described as first in public sector to address concerns over “gig economy” but museum says there will be implications
PreviewArt fairs
From poaching to plastic: London's Collect craft fair takes on politically charged topics
Fifteen artists show conceptual craft and design works, some of which reflect current concerns
NewsDeaccessioning
UK local authority's plan to dispose of 90% of works in its collection rings alarm bells
Art Fund raises concerns about consignment of 152 works to auction by Hertfordshire County Council
NewsBiennials & festivals
Block Universe performance festival expands to Berlin power station
New 350 sq. m contemporary art space E-Werk Luckenwalde has joined the programme for the event's fifth anniversary
NewsCensorship
Turkish artist Zehra Dogan is released from prison after more than two years
The journalist, accused of spreading propaganda, was backed by Banksy