Latest

Underground Railroad stop in New York threatened by real-estate development

Construction next door to the Merchant’s House Museum in Manhattan could damage its historic secret hiding place

Eve M. Kahnabout 1 hour ago

Arts engagement linked to slower biological ageing, study says

Research from University College London suggests that making art as well as attending art exhibitions could be as beneficial as exercise when it comes to slowing down the ageing process

Aimee Dawsonabout 5 hours ago

British MPs face Hobson’s Choice for restoration of the crumbling, unsafe Palace of Westminster

It is crunch time for the home of the UK Parliament—after decades of neglect, it is structurally unsound and barely fit for purpose. But even the most basic option for fixing it will cost billions and take decades

Dale Berning Sawaabout 8 hours ago

Gozo Yoshimasu wins first Serpentine x Flag Art Foundation Prize

The 87-year-old artist and poet is the inaugural receipient of the £200,000 award, lauded as the UK's largest contemporary art prize

Gareth Harrisabout 9 hours ago

Pioneering British photographer Julia Margaret Cameron honoured with a blue plaque in London

Descendants of the 19th-century photographer, who captured Tennyson and Darwin, celebrated her life and work at the unveiling

Maev Kennedyabout 12 hours ago

Frieze New York 2026

Frieze New York highlights local galleries while global voices grow

Nearly half of exhibitors this year have a New York base, reinforcing the city’s market dominance as Latin American participation also rises

New York art world spared worst of logistics woes

While the war in Iran has complicated art-market activities in the Middle East, the impact on this month’s fairs appears minimal

Adam Schraderabout 1 hour ago

‘Common ground for me is everywhere I step’: Mohammad Omer Khalil on his five-institution show

The 90-year-old artist, who has lived and worked in New York since the 1960s, has been largely overlooked in the US

Hannah Sage Kayabout 2 hours ago

‘I am very decisive’: designer Jennifer Gilbert on what she collects and why

This champion of Detroit’s art scene is set to open her own culture space, funded by the sale of key works from her collection at Sotheby’s New York

Benjamin Suttonabout 2 hours ago

1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair focuses on Afro-Brazilian art

A special section at the fair seeks to deepen visitors’ understanding of “the largest Black country outside the African continent”, says curator Igor Simões

Gabriella Angeleti30 minutes ago

Art market

A Joan Mitchell diptych and a rare stack by Donald Judd: our pick of the May auctions

Plus a market-conscious Basquiat and a Seagram-adjacent Rothko

Carlie Porterfieldabout 13 hours ago

Cai Guo-Qiang joins White Cube

The Chinese artist presents a new iteration of his gunpowder paintings at Tefaf New York

Osman Can Yerebakan22 minutes ago

This month’s blockbuster auctions in New York could bring upwards of $2.5bn

The sales at Bonhams, Christie’s, Phillips and Sotheby’s, spanning two weeks, will test the trade’s recent buoyancy

Sarah Cascone1 day ago

New £5.5m record for Islamic glass leads London sales

A Mamluk footed bowl deaccessioned from the Toledo Museum was the star of this spring's sales of Indian and Islamic art, which saw strong bidding on Indian paintings and Iznik ceramics

Anna Brady1 day ago

Comment | Flourishing markets beyond the big three will benefit the art ecosystem—and the planet

Regions outside of the US, UK and China have grown their share from 17% of business in 2015 to 24% in 2025, according to report

Museums & Heritage

19th-century European weapons found in cenote in Mexico

More than 150 guns and an iron cannon were recently documented at the Síis Já cenote in Yucatán

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit reopens, with the local community front and centre

Showing off its upgrades after being closed for almost a year, the Midwestern kunsthalle hopes to inspire dialogue in its galleries using a method called Visual Thinking Strategies

Fire erupts at San Francisco's Vaillancourt Fountain during its dismantling

The controversial San Francisco landmark has met its end after a contentious fight to save it failed

Brendan Fernandes animates a century-old Chicago auditorium through dance

The artist’s year-long residency at the Driehaus Museum centres on a recurring dance piece in the recently renovated Murphy Auditorium

Trump’s plan to paint Washington, DC's Eisenhower Building could cost more than $7.5m

In a National Capital Planning Commission meeting, one public commenter compared the project to the ending of ‘Death Becomes Her’

Exhibitions

With new Costume Institute exhibition and galleries, the Met makes powerful statement about fashion's place in museums

Featuring nearly 400 objects ranging from gowns to ancient Greek armour and vases, “Costume Art” argues the dressed body is the only form of artistic expression that connects each of the museum’s collecting areas

Stephanie Spornabout 23 hours ago

Counterpublic comes to New York ahead of its next triennial, Coyote Time

As it prepares for its third edition, the St Louis-based triennial will present a performance by the Oglála Lakȟóta artist Kite at The Shed in partnership with Frieze

Exhibitions marking 250th anniversary of the US open in New York

New York museums are advancing an inclusive view of national history ahead of the US semiquincentennial, from scenes of the original Dutch colonists to art of Indigenous communities

Beware the technology rat trap: Cooper Jacoby’s standout contribution to New York’s Whitney Biennial

The US artist’s sculptures explore the ways in which AI behemoths and other corporations turn our data into financial assets

Frank Stella’s eye-dazzling collection of Navajo weavings to go on view

Geometric pattern explosion as abstract artist’s Diné rugs and blankets get first public showing, in New York City

Gabriella Angeletiabout 24 hours ago

Venice Biennale 2026

Breaking news, analysis, interviews and more from the world-famous exhibition, including The Art Newspaper’s on-the-ground coverage

‘This is the place of dreams’: Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo’s Venetian island venue opens to public

San Giacomo launched with two temporary exhibitions and a series of site-specific works, including a leaning church

Georgina Adam1 day ago

The Big Review | Venice Biennale 2026: In Minor Keys ★★★½

Staged a year after the death of its curator, Koyo Kouoh, the Venice Biennale’s main exhibition unfolds as a sometimes-cacophonous procession guided by sentinels and hybrid beings in a rich but uneven show

More than 70 Venice Biennale artists withdraw from awards

Walid Raad, Alice Maher and Alfredo Jaar are among those who have signed a protest statement in solidarity with the resignation of the exhibition's jury

Gareth Harris1 day ago

At the Venice Biennale, Ukraine’s Pinchuk Art Centre finds fragile moments of joy amid loss

Once known for its celebrity-filled opening parties, the Kyiv institution now foregrounds stories of survival and resilience in wartime Ukraine

Our pick of the best pavilions at the 61st Venice Biennale

From splashing sewage to moments of zen, here is our selection of top national presentations in the Giardini, Arsenale and across town

Books

‘A remarkably tenacious motif’: the many faces of Marilyn Monroe revealed in new book and show

Different artists’ takes on the film star are explored ahead of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London

Pleasure, parody and propaganda: rethinking the art of illustration in a new history of the genre

From a ninth-century Chinese frontispiece to Marxist magazine covers, this rich tome explores the power of illustration and the ways in which we read such images

An expert's guide to Tracey Emin: five must-read books on the British artist

The best Emin publications, from her searingly honest autobiography to a collection of revealing snapshots—selected by the Tate’s assistant curator Jess Baxter

How the adoption of canvas in Venice changed the way artists painted

Four key takeaways from a new book about the innovative use of canvas in 16th-century Italy

The Week in Art

A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week

Venice Biennale Special 2026—podcast

In this week's special Venice Biennale episode, Ben Luke reviews In Minor Keys along with Louisa Buck and Jane Morris, interviews artists Gabrielle Goliath and Lubaina Himid and meets writer Saidiya Hartman. Digital editor Alexander Morrison hears about a collateral event by Belarus Free Theatre, and Ben Luke learns about the restoration of two paintings by Tintoretto.

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack and Alexander Morrison

Opinion

Comment | Flourishing markets beyond the big three will benefit the art ecosystem—and the planet

Regions outside of the US, UK and China have grown their share from 17% of business in 2015 to 24% in 2025, according to report

Comment | Degenerate art all over again? Nazi attack on Modern art is not far away from trends in today’s world

When it comes to art, Trump is an utter vacuum—he makes the Nazis look like great connoisseurs, says author John-Paul Stonard

Comment | The slopification of political art

Artificial intelligence has made it incredibly easy to create pointed visuals in response to crises in real time, but the resulting videos and images have little poignancy or staying power

Comment | Catherine Opie shows us that in dark times, looking for joy can be radical

The artist's new show at the National Portrait Gallery offers plenty of reasons to be cheerful

Comment | A generational moment for Nazi-looted art claims in the US

Expanded version of the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (Hear) Act in the US fundamentally alters the legal landscape for both claimants and current owners

A brush with... podcast

A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to

A brush with... Andrew Cranston—podcast

Andrew Cranston talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack
Sponsored by Bloomberg Connects

The Art of Luxury

A magazine, published twice per year by The Art Newspaper, exploring how grande marque fashion, jewellery, travel and lifestyle interact with artists, the art market and the museums and heritage sector

Hotel and art hub Casabianca opens on Italy's Lake Como

From Jannis Kounellis to Anselm Kiefer, a very personal art collection, asssembled by the De Santis family, is now on view in the 1930s villa

Artist Bouke de Vries creates sculptural porcelain bottles for Dries Van Noten perfume

London-based Dutch artist uses reassembled broken china fragments to create five unique vessels

Caroline Roux1 day ago

Van Cleef & Arpels cashes in on lucrative secondary market for vintage jewellery

The jewellery designer's Heritage Collection presents rare 20th-century creations

What is a botanical curator? Rahel Kesselring takes on inaugural role at Fondation Beyeler

With the support of the Chanel Culture Fund, the Swiss museum's new role is the first of its kind at a major arts institution

Visitor Figures 2025

The Art Newspaper’s Visitor Figures survey is conducted annually, and is the foremost authority on the attendance of art museums worldwide

Exclusive | The world's 100 most visited art museums in 2025: new venues a big hit with visitors

Our annual survey shows that some of the world’s most venerable institutions are still struggling to attract the number of visitors they had before Covid, but there is enthusiasm for new museums, and in regions such as Asia and Latin America

Irreconcilable differences: Canadian cultural tourism to the US experiences a steep decline

A significant number of Canadians are shunning their neighbours to the south, a phenomenon felt most acutely by smaller museums and those along the border

National Museum of Korea Seoul sees a surge in visitor numbers

According to our 2025 Visitor Figures survey, the Seoul location of the museum is attracting more international guests

How museum funding in Denmark has become reliant on visitor numbers

Danish government reforms have resulted in increased funds for museums, but some question the equity of grants based on footfall

Obituaries

Remembering Pat Steir, one of the 20th century’s late-blooming great artists

The painter made gravity her collaborator, transforming poured oil paint into one of the defining gestures of late 20th-century abstraction

Georg Baselitz, German artist who turned figurative painting on its head, has died, aged 88

Baselitz’s death comes on the eve of a major exhibition of his latest paintings at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini concurrent with the Venice Biennale

Obituary | Umberto Allemandi, visionary publisher who founded 'Il Giornale dell’Arte', has died aged 88

The editor built an international network of publications—including 'The Art Newspaper'—that transformed cultural journalism

Pedro Friedeberg, key figure in Mexican art renowned for hand-shaped chair, has died at age 90

Beyond his famous chair design, Friedeberg created a singular world of ornament, architecture, and irony

Liliana Angulo Cortés, director of Bogotá’s Museo Nacional de Colombia, has died, aged 51

Angulo’s work was devoted to decolonising the museum, anti-racism and reparation with a special focus on diversifying narratives to include more Black and Indigenous voices

Adventures with Van Gogh

Adventures with Van Gogh is a weekly blog by Martin Bailey, our long-standing correspondent and expert on the artist. Published every Friday, his stories range from newsy items about this most intriguing artist to scholarly pieces based on his own meticulous investigations and discoveries.

One of Van Gogh’s greatest watercolours could achieve a record price

“The Harvest in Provence”, once owned by a British collector, is estimated to sell for up to $35m

Fashion figure Jordan Roth wows in collage at the Venice Biennale

Having just taken on the Met Gala as a "living sculpture", the multi-disciplinary artist came to Venice later in the week for a compelling performance

How sweet it is: chocolate Russell Crowe at the Malta Pavilion

A chocolate gladiator features in Valletta-based artist Charlie Cauchi's film and accompanying installation in the Arsenale

Alvaro Barrington takes a road trip to the Venice Biennale

The artist's contribution to In Minor Keys includes a decked out truck driven from London to Venice

‘She had a fresh, informed eye’: mural depicting late Venice Biennale curator Koyo Kouoh displayed in lagoon city

Derrick Adams’ piece features “beams of gold signifying the brilliance and reach” of the curator’s influence

Loading...