PreviewExhibitions
Danish exhibition explores the art of porn
Show at Aros includes works by pioneering feminists Carolee Schneemann and Betty Tompkins as well as a controversial Surrealist work by Wilhelm Freddie
Podcast
Venice Biennale special: our review. Plus, how much longer will the city survive?
Ben Luke and Jane Morris review the main exhibition and we speak to the artists Laure Prouvost and Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster about their works in the show. Plus, we talk about climate change and the challenges Venice is facing as the surrounding waters rise. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
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Carolyn Christov-Barkargiev on the opening of the Cerruti Villa and its $600m, 'near-secret' collection
The house and collection of Turinese collector Francesco Federico Cerruti will go on show this week
PreviewExhibitions
Dia show aims to place Charlotte Posenenske firmly among stars of minimalist sculpture
It is the first large-scale US exhibition of the German artist's work
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Ralph Rugoff on the Hayward Gallery’s half-century and the art of curating
How will his views on audiences and exhibition-making shape the 2019 Venice Biennale?
PreviewExhibitions
From Y2K to Tor: new show explores how artists make sense of the internet
Exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is one of the largest to tackle the subject so far in the US
FeatureArt Basel 2018
Is the biennial model busted?
Riga, Bangkok, São Paulo—every modern city wants a biennial. But is this good for contemporary art? Leading curators join the hot debate
Podcast
Podcast episode 32: David Chipperfield on the new Royal Academy
The Academy’s £56m project opens, with subtle additions and revamps by the British architect. Chipperfield talks about the subtleties of architecture, the RA’s chief executive Charles Saumarez Smith discusses funding and the quirks of the institution and we review the buildings and its displays with Jane Morris.
PreviewExhibitions
Romanticism show surveys landscapes of northern Europe
First major exhibition of its kind includes Turner and Friedrich as well as less familiar “Romantics”
FeatureTEFAF Maastricht 2018
A day in the life of… a Tefaf vetter
Maastricht is famous for its tough vetting procedures, but what is it really like to be on the fair’s expert team?
PreviewExhibitions
Art in the age of the internet: from democracy and dialogue to a new dystopia
One of the largest historical surveys in the US traces the history of the world wide web
PreviewExhibitions
The American Dream and its powerful imagery questioned in the era of fake news
Exhibition in Germany includes works by major US artists from the 1960s until today
ReviewBooks
Flipping, freeports and fakers: the commodification of fine art
Second volume of Georgina Adam’s analysis of the art market looks at the darker side of the trade
AnalysisThe Year In Review
The year in art: taking stock of Documenta, the Venice Biennale and Münster Sculpture Projects
Did the grand tour hit the mark?
NewsThree to see
Three to see: London
From Basquiat’s booming Barbican blockbuster to Jasper Johns’s first UK retrospective in 40 years
FeaturePodcast
Podcast episode two: Zeitz Mocaa and London autumn preview
The lowdown on the new Thomas Heatherwick-designed museum in Cape Town. Plus: London's most enticing shows this autumn
NewsJean-Michel Basquiat
What Basquiat absorbed from the New York School
Show at London's Barbican is first major survey on the artist since 1996
NewsJasper Johns
Jasper Johns’s 60-year pursuit of the truth
Royal Academy in London brings together 150 works by the artist for major show opening this week
ReviewDocumenta
Boom and bust in Kassel and Athens
Documenta 14 sets itself in opposition to neoliberalism and the art market — but will it pave the way to greater excess?
NewsArt Basel 2017
Interview: the name’s Charrière, Julian Charrière
The Swiss artist who brings an up-close view of Chernobyl to Art Basel’s Unlimited is not afraid to leave his comfort zone
NewsExhibitions
Venice Biennale: triumphs and talking points
Leading figures give their impressions of Christine Macel’s main show, Viva Arte Viva, and their pick of the national pavilions
NewsExhibitions
Sculpture Projects Münster 2017: the essential things to see
Sculpture is redefined in the once-every-ten-year German festival
NewsExhibitions
Documenta 14 in Kassel: an instrument of soft power
Artistic director Adam Szymczyk builds on highly-political themes of earlier opening in Athens
NewsVenice Biennale 2017
From here to eternity: the nine trans-pavilions at the Venice Biennale
A journey that starts on the artist’s couch and ends with a meditation on the infinite nature of time: what to expect from the main show
NewsVenice Biennale 2017
'Reinventing the world': Venice Biennale gives older and lesser-known artists their due
Christine Macel’s Viva Arte Viva raises reputations and social awareness
News
Magnum Photos celebrates 70 years in New York with a show of 250 works
The International Center of Photography is hosting a show of 250 works—including a recent rediscovery
ArchiveExhibitions
Magnum Photos celebrates 70 years in New York with a show of 250 works
The International Center of Photography in New York will play host to the highlights produced by this prestigious agency
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Gone, but not forgotten: Resurrected Artists in the Main Show
Five of the 15 artists in Viva Arte Viva who are deceased but, Macel says, deserving of more recognition
News
What's driving the growing interest in African art?
As exhibitions abound and a game-changing new museum gets ready to open in South Africa, the market looks set to follow
ReviewExhibitions
When the American dream almost died: on After the Fall at the Royal Academy of Arts
The Great Depression led to range of responses by American artists, whose works are on show in London
News
Curators resist pressure to hold sculpture show in Münster more often
German city debates whether to stage once-a-decade festival every five years
News
British artist John Akomfrah wins £40,000 Artes Mundi Prize
The Ghanaian-born film-maker’s work draws on themes like migration, colonialisation and the environment
NewsModern art
Modern art breaks free of the old borders
New generation of curators and patrons expands the canon to encompass the world beyond the US and Europe
NewsArt market
Can you digit? A media art pioneer celebrates 15 years
New York's bitforms gallery brings show of digital works to San Francisco
News
Artist retreat expands with new Mexico City space
Casa Wabi also finds partner in Tokyo
NewsExhibitions
Bedwyr Williams's futuristic city stands out on Artes Mundi prize shortlist
Cardiff-based international competition focuses on the human condition
FeatureVideo, film & new media
Getting digi with it: why new media art still hasn't fully gone mainstream
As new technology is increasingly adopted by artists, can curators and collectors keep up?
NewsBiennials & festivals
Documenta to restage Acropolis of banned books
Work by Marta Minujín was originally shown shortly after the collapse of Argentina's dictatorship in the 1980s
NewsExhibitions
African American artists get Paris debut
Exhibition at the Musée du Quai Branly introduces French audiences to artists like Jacob Lawrence, Aaron Douglas and Norman Lewis
FeatureFeatures
Getting digi with it: how the art world is grappling with new media
As new technology is increasingly adopted by artists, can curators and collectors keep up?
NewsExhibitions
Will sunshine mean Hillary, and rain bring on Trump? James Bridle’s Cloud Index aims to find out
Serpentine Gallery commission correlates weather conditions with polling results
NewsVenice Biennale
Venice Biennale director Christine Macel promises artist-centred exhibition
Called Viva Arte Viva it will feature more female and non-Western artists
NewsArt market
Can foreign collectors and museums sustain Brazil’s art market?
The country is in the doldrums, but its artists have never before enjoyed such critical acclaim abroad
NewsReport
The ground is laid for the next revolution
As Tate Modern open its new extension, a £260m brick-clad ziggurat designed by Herzog & de Meuron, we consider the museum’s seismic effect on the art scene in London and internationally
NewsReport
Nicholas Serota: The great transformer
The Tate director knew Tate Modern would need to expand before it even opened. It has happened sooner than expected
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Nicholas Serota looks beyond Tate Modern
Tate director rules out overseas satellites to carry on serving a broad public at home
NewsExhibitions
The fine line between drawing and photography
Two-venue exhibition in London examines the rarely-explored relationship between the two media
NewsExhibitions
Mona Hatoum at Tate Modern: the art of war in our time
Lebanon-born artist tackles world politics but the intimate and the personal shine brightest
News
Tate photo show gives insight into ‘the vision of the new Tate Modern’
Performing for the Camera is an in-depth survey of the photography of performance
News
The Year in Review: from idealism to iconoclasm
As The Art Newspaper marks its 25th anniversary, the optimistic world of 1989 has given way to a more troubled age
NewsArt fairs
What you can buy at Frieze for less than £10,000
Contrary to popular belief, it's not all about seven-figure sums
NewsArtist interview
Expert eye: Jeremy Deller picks out his favourite works from Frieze Masters
British artist, who represented Britain at the Venice Biennale of 2013, has much to say about an eclectic selection of art
CommentAnalysis
Taste, sound, smell: have curators gone too far?
Two galleries recently staged shows that engaged other senses as well as vision. Our editor and a technology writer disagree on their merits
NewsArt fairs
Seven of the best in Design Miami/Basel's 10th edition
The Art Newspaper's editor picks her selection from this year's fair <br>
NewsVenice Biennale
The art comes first: seven pieces to see at the Venice Biennale's Arsenale
A guide to some of the most interesting works on view in the exhibition
NewsVenice Biennale
In the Giardini: five to see in Okwui Enwezor’s All the World’s Futures
The Biennale director's critique of capitalism is elegant and sleek
NewsVenice Biennale
Reacting to the present
From 19th-century nationalist preoccupations to 21st-century outsiders, the Venice Biennale has always reflected the here and now—and this year is no exception
ArchiveKiev
Pinchuk pleads for calm amidst Ukraine violence
Billionaire art collector encourages peaceful compromise
ArchiveLetters
"Silver, Wine, Art and Gold" is a proper asset class
Joe Roseman, former head of economics at Moore Capital and author of Swag: Alternative Assets for the Coming Decade
ArchiveArt Basel
Art Basel hosts few changes, but quality remains
A 'more selective' preview is planned for this year to avoid last year's melee, but many of the same faces have returned
ArchiveArt Basel in Miami Beach
Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 makes the art its sole priority
The public programme includes a sculpture park and videos screened on Frank Gehry’s New World Center
ArchiveInterviews
Interview with Nicholas Serota: The importance of curating Gerhard Richter
The latest exhibition he has curated opened just last week at Tate Modern, “Gerhard Richter: Panorama”
ArchiveArtist interview
Sonic sparring and sound Clashes: Interview with Anri Sala
Inspired by punk, Anri Sala’s video art stages a musical battle with time
ArchiveInterviews
Interview with dealer Paul Kasmin: “I get a lot of amusement putting what’s downtown, uptown”
The New York-based dealer on his photographic roots and his future plans
ArchiveArt fairs
The Art Show fair report: Setting a sophisticated tone
Collectors queue to view classic modern and contemporary works
ArchiveTEFAF Maastricht
TEFAF '10 fair report: Galleries bring out their best for Maastricht fair
Art and antiques fair builds on last year’s success of attracting high-spending collectors with a new section devoted to works on paper
ArchiveFrancis Bacon
Mystery over who made the “Francis Bacon” rugs
New research poses more questions than answers over possible attributions for items that were withdrawn from March sale
ArchiveMuseums & Heritage
German museum under fire for ceding control of exhibitions to dealers and collectors
Gallery director says private sector must be courted, not alienated
ArchiveArt Basel
Interview with Art Basel’s new co-directors Marc Spiegler and Annette Schönholzer on keeping it business as usual
The pair plan to expand the Miami edition, but not much else will change
CommentVenice Biennale 2019
Why is the Venice Biennale still so important?
Historical importance, glamour, big spenders—it continues to be an art festival like no other
Jane Morris