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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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
‘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
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
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
Cai Guo-Qiang joins White Cube
The Chinese artist presents a new iteration of his gunpowder paintings at Tefaf New York
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
May Book Bag: from a guide on entering the art world to a publication about artists influenced by Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Our round-up of the latest art publications
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.
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
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
Van Cleef & Arpels cashes in on lucrative secondary market for vintage jewellery
The jewellery designer's Heritage Collection presents rare 20th-century creations
'It’s like the natural world. Nothing lasts forever': Tadashi Kawamata on creating his temporary sculptures
The Japanese artist takes the simplest of materials to make his powerful installations
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
Diary
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
Nature is healing? Seagull lays eggs in the Giardini during Venice Biennale preview
The new mother may have upstaged some of the artwork on show
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





























































