BlogInsta’ gratification
What happens when Instagram sponsors a mega museum?
Instagram is sponsoring the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Met Gala for the first time this year. Could this be a marriage made in heaven?
BlogInsta’ gratification
How a crypto and digital art fair is using Instagram to show—and sell—works
CADAF has opened its second online edition but the social media app—paired with QR codes and AR filters—is helping the fair to physically interact with visitors in Paris
BlogInsta’ gratification
Can Instagram bring the big auction houses into the digital age?
Christie's and Sotheby's are starting to embrace what the social media platform has to offer
BlogInsta’ gratification
How New York’s MoMA became the world’s most-followed museum on social media
Rob Baker, the director of marketing and creative strategy at the Museum of Modern Art, shares his secrets to Instagram success
BlogInsta’ gratification
Who needs a gallery space? Meet the people creating Instagram-only exhibitions
As physical spaces remain shut and audiences head online, Freeze Magazine and Guts Gallery explain how shows on social media could be the way forward
NewsVisitor Figures 2020
Curate-it-yourself: French museums take to social media to ask the public what they want to see in their galleries
Spurred on by the pandemic, several institutions are inviting art lovers to choose works for display
AnalysisVisitor Figures 2020
Instagram overtakes Twitter as most popular platform for museums during Covid-19 pandemic
Our global Visitor Figures survey reveals huge growth in followings online as physical doors shut to the public in 2020
NewsPhotography
Spencer Tunick’s nude pandemic photography project brings people together on Instagram
Naked montages uniting friends and lovers "reaffirm resilience of community"
NewsSocial media
Censored? Shadowbanned? Deleted? Here is a guide for artists on social media
New York-based advocacy group Don’t Delete Art's comprehensive tips on how to comply with social media platforms' rules on art include advice from Facebook and Instagram staff
BlogInsta’ gratification
Got space, need art: how Instagram helps art advisers during the pandemic
The hashtag #findartthatfits, an initiative of Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, is part of an art advisory campaign to assist prospective buyers
BlogValentine's Day
The art world goes dating: Instagram account Freeze Magazine uses art memes to pair its followers
BlogInsta’ gratification
Gram today, gone tomorrow? Kenny Schachter predicts Instagram's future in 2021
The avid Instagram user and art world oracle forecasts the fortunes of the art world's favourite app
BlogInsta’ gratification
The top five Instagram posts that capture the art world in 2020
As we have all been staying at home more this year our screen time has sky rocketed—and the Instagram feeds have never been busier
BlogInstagram
Auctions, pledges and DMs: creative ways to buy and sell art on Instagram
Alternative sales models are springing up on the social media platform
InterviewRachel de Joode
'Instagram makes you feel part of the art world—but it's a lie': artist Rachel de Joode on art and the digital
Berlin-based multimedia artist talks about her new works on show at London's Annka Kultys Gallery
InterviewFacebook
What's happening to free will and human agency? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks to artist Jeremy Hutchison on Instagram today
On an Instagram Live chat, Hutchison wants to quiz the social media leader about algorithms and whether users on his platforms will get paid
BlogInsta’ gratification
Instagram turns ten: how the world's favourite photo app disrupted the art market
Dubbed "the world's new big art dealer" the platform is often used to spark interest in sales and helps artists and galleries to grow international brands
BlogInsta’ gratification
Secret censorship: what is behind Instagram’s ‘shadowban’ and how can artists fix it?
Everything creatives need to know about the social media platform's so-called "shadowbanning", from how to spot it to how to stop it
News#ArtistSupportPledge
#ArtistSupportPledge—what happened next to the ‘lifeline’ that helped artists survive during lockdown?
Instagram scheme rallying art community in the wake of the pandemic has so far generated £60m
BlogInsta’ gratification
From self-censorship to activism: artists react to Instagram’s ban on ‘offensive’ art
An online show by gallery 42 Social Club provides invaluable information on the social media platform's draconian filters
NewsControversies
Pace Gallery shuts down homophobic slurs on Instagram over Peter Hujar photographs
In Pride Month post, gallery speaks out against "individuals who wish to degrade marginalised communities"
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Facebook and Instagram ban trading of historical artefacts
Heritage group Athar were part of a campaign highlighting the social media giants' “black market in antiquities”
BlogInsta’ gratification
Social media crack-down: how Instagram ‘protects’ us from art
As the art world's use of online platforms increases, so does frustration around its draconian censorship of creative images
NewsWalker Art Center
Citing killing, Walker Art Center says it will suspend use of police services for special events
Museum calls for holding Minneapolis officers accountable for excessive force and treating people of colour with respect
InterviewSocial media
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has gained almost 200,000 social media followers since lockdown began—here's how
We speak to the museum's social media manager Claire Lanier about her digital engagement strategies in the age of Covid-19
BlogInsta’ gratification
Go live and thrive: tips for the art world when livestreaming on Instagram
We speak to livestream novice Denia Kazakou, the founder of RedD Gallery, to get some beginners’ advice
NewsEarth Day
Olafur Eliasson wants us to see the world differently through his new Instagram animations
The Danish-Icelandic artist is releasing the participatory social media project in celebration of Earth Day
BlogInsta’ gratification
An Instagram masterclass from the man behind the Louvre’s eight million social media followers
We caught up with the Paris institution's head of digital communications, Niko Melissano, to get his advice on creating a mega-museum Instagram presence
AnalysisVisitor Figures 2019
Which museums have the biggest social media followings?
Increasingly, the digital sphere is a new frontier for institutions to battle it out for the attention of culture-seekers
BlogDiary
Follow Peter Blake on his armchair Instagram travels to secret locations
NewsArt schools
‘Social Distance Gallery’ gives MFA and BFA candidates a chance to exhibit their work
Instagram offers an outlet for students whose hopes were dashed by cancelled thesis exhibitions
FeatureSocial media
The top six hashtags to follow now as the art world moves onto social media
The museums of Modern art in New York and San Francisco are leading the way on promoting digital content on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
BlogInsta’ gratification
Augmented reality: the artists and museums pushing the limits of technology through Instagram
Sketch London's app that brings to life David Shrigley's prints is the latest in a string of developments from institutions like the New Museum and the Tate
BlogInsta’ gratification
Instagram residencies: the artists moving into museums' digital spare rooms
As the Musée d’Orsay in Paris appoints an Instagram-artist-in-residence, we look at the growing trend in museums for social media takeovers and collaborations
NewsBillie Eilish
Teenager from remote Russian town draws pop superstar Billie Eilish for Vogue cover
Sixteen-year-old Nastya Kovtun is the youngest person ever to design a Vogue digital cover
News#metoo
'Whistleblower' in Subodh Gupta #MeToo defamation case makes first statement in Delhi court
The Instagram account @herdsceneand is being sued for posting sexual harassment allegations against the artist
NewsInstagram
What if 19th-century artists had used Instagram? asks Musée d’Orsay's new artist-in-residence
French illustrator and painter Jean-Philippe Delhomme will post a new image on Paris museum's Instagram account every week for a year
ReviewThe Year in Review 2019
Ten memes that define the absurdity of the art world in 2019
From Maurizio Cattelan’s $120k banana to dedicated viral accounts, here are the images that tickled us this year
BlogInsta’ gratification
Five steps to the perfect arty Instagram in 2020
Here are our top tips to help you gain—and keep—new followers in the new year
BlogInsta’ gratification
Instagram trials the removal of its 'like' button—here is what it means for avid users
The social media platform wants to "depressurise" the platform but the decision could cost creative influencers and artists dearly
NewsArt market
'The nothings that threaten everything': how Banksy, Kaws and other street artists are shaking up the art world
Instagram power and the rise of the consumer collector are turning the art world upside down
BlogInsta’ gratification
Don’t make a hash(tag) of it: how to—and how not to—use hashtags on Instagram
We look at some of the best trending art campaigns and those that have been a flop
NewsSubodh Gupta
Judge orders Facebook and Google to remove #MeToo posts against artist Subodh Gupta
The court also ruled that Instagram must reveal the identity behind an account that published allegations of sexual harassment in the Indian art world
BlogInsta’ gratification
Is ‘Instagrammable’ art world praise or the ultimate insult?
Olafur Eliasson's show at London’s Tate Modern is the latest in an increasingly long line of exhibitions whose main take-away seems to be the perfect selfie
NewsCensorship
Instagram censorship U-turn? Female nude posted by Palazzo Strozzi finally given greenlight
Museum officials say that the 1910 image by Russian artist Natalia Goncharova, on show at Tate Modern, was initially censored by the social media giant
BlogIn the frame
Has Garage Cat been abducted by aliens? Moscow museum's feline friend is missing
NewsInstagram
Former Venice Biennale director launches satirical Instagram attack on Italian government
Francesco Bonami's new political party EXAGERAMOS! promises to introduce new laws including forbidding contemporary art in museums
FeatureVisitor Figures 2018
Art in the age of Instagram and the power of going viral
As visitors to exhibitions are increasingly sharing their experiences online, should curators plan shows for maximum hype?