BlogBook Club
An expert’s guide to David Hockney: five must-read books on the British artist
All you ever wanted to know about Hockney, from the best biography to the artist's “radical” investigations into art history—selected by the critic (and longtime friend) Martin Gayford
InterviewVisitor Figures 2020
Going viral, the right way: what it's like running the world’s best museum social media accounts during a pandemic
We asked the people behind the Royal Academy’s Twitter, the Met’s Instagram, the Uffizi’s TikTok and the Van Gogh Museum’s Facebook account what 2020 was like for them
NewsVisitor Figures 2020
British Museum hit hardest by 2020 lockdown among UK’s big museums
Major UK institutions lost 78% of their visitors due to the pandemic last year, our research reveals
AnalysisVisitor Figures 2020
Visitor Figures 2020: top 100 art museums revealed as attendance drops by 77% worldwide
The Art Newspaper's annual survey shows how the pandemic had a devastating impact on museums around the world—but there were some silver linings
NewsArts funding
Serpentine drops Sackler name following ‘rebranding’
The space formerly named after the now-disgraced family has been rechristened the Serpentine North Gallery
BlogBook Club
An expert’s guide to Yayoi Kusama: six must-read books on the Japanese artist
All you ever wanted to know about Kusama, from a detailed study of her Infinity Mirror Room to illustrations for Alice in Wonderland—selected by the Gropius Bau director Stephanie Rosenthal
NewsBanksy
Banksy reveals that Reading Prison graffiti is his—with a little help from Bob Ross
The work on the outer wall of the institution where Oscar Wilde was once imprisoned suggests the street artist supports efforts to save the listed building
PreviewThe Year Ahead 2021
Smelly shows, fast cars and a swamp in a nightclub: the strangest art exhibitions coming up in 2021
Other highlights include a show on famous animals and the most lavish banquets in art history
FeatureBook Club
Read what Jenny Saville, George Condo and Victoria Beckham have to say about their favourite Old Master paintings
Exclusive extracts from a new book bringing together texts by 62 cultural figures describing their preferred works in the Frick Collection
NewsMusée du Louvre
The Musée du Louvre—the world’s most popular art museum—saw 72% drop in visitors last year
Despite kicking off 2020 with a record-breaking Leonardo exhibition, like many museums around the world, the Parisian institution was adversely affected by coronavirus lockdowns
BlogBook Club
An expert's guide to Francis Bacon: five must-read books on the post-war painter
All you ever wanted to know about the artist, from a deep dive into his chaotic studio to accounts of his exploits in seedy Soho—selected by the art historian Michael Peppiatt
PreviewThe Year Ahead 2021
The biggest art exhibitions opening around the world in 2021
The new year's must-see shows include Vermeer and Botticelli blockbusters; major Jasper Johns and Yayoi Kusama retrospectives; and sweeping surveys on Iran, slavery and queer art
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Artemisia Gentileschi at the National Gallery to a transgressive show on Tantra
ReviewThe Year in Review 2020
No shows: the biggest cancelled exhibitions of 2020
From the saga over a controversially delayed Philip Guston show to an under appreciated female Old Master whose big moment never came
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Caroline Coon's hermaphroditic footballers to Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's enigmatic portraits
FeatureMedia & broadcast
How Spotify playlists became the new exhibition audio guides
From Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Tate show playlist to the MFA Boston’s Basquiat and hip-hop soundtrack, music can have a profound effect on how we view art
BlogBook Club
What was the best art book you read in 2020? The art world’s biggest names give us their top tips
The directors of the Met, Tate Modern, British Museum, Centre Pompidou and more, as well as artists such as Tracey Emin, tell us all about their favourite book—just in time for Christmas shopping
PreviewExhibitions
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s political—with a small ‘p’—portraits finally go on show at Tate Britain
The British artist's largest exhibition to date will also be shown in Stockholm, Dusseldorf and Luxembourg
NewsBritish Museum
Caffè Nero? The British Museum is looking for help with naming its blockbuster show on the Roman emperor
The survey, with suggestions including “the man behind the monster” and “emperor, tyrant, traitor?”, was sent out to members of the museum’s Friends scheme
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Turner’s take on the speed and horrors of the modern world to Ann Veronica Janssen’s playful, light-bending sculptures
BlogBook Club
An expert’s guide to J.M.W. Turner: four must-read books on the British painter
All you ever wanted to know about Turner, from a “rollicking read” of a biography to a “picture book with a point”—selected by the Romantic period painting specialist David Blayney Brown
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From a chilling show on Arctic culture to Polly Morgan's gorgeously repellent serpentine sculptures
FeatureBook Club
In Pictures | The eve of a US presidential election through the eyes of William Eggleston
A newly republished book by the renowned Memphis photographer documents the Deep South in the run-up to the 1976 election
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the National Gallery's long-awaited Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition to Damien Hirst's career-spanning show at his own Newport Street Gallery
BlogBook Club
What has the Goldsmiths CCA director Sarah McCrory been reading this year?
The curator's interests have ranged from artist interviews and books on race, to crime fiction and a biography revealing what Walter Gropius really thought of the English
BlogBook Club
An expert’s guide to Artemisia Gentileschi: five must-read books on the Italian artist
All you ever wanted to know about Artemisia, from the best biographies to a book about her place in early modern feminism—selected by Italian painting specialist Letizia Treves
NewsThe Art Car Boot Fair
‘Viral’ online art fair crashes and is postponed after proving too popular
The launch of the first virtual edition of the Art Car Boot Fair was cancelled after users overwhelmed the website
NewsRoyal Academy of Arts
London’s Royal Academy of Arts plans to slash 40% of jobs
Cuts have been announced as the institution aims to make savings of £8m a year and awaits news on government grant
NewsPhotography
Mohamed Bourouissa wins the 2020 Deutsche Börse photography prize
French-Algerian artist awarded £30,000 prize for works about marginalised communities, including series on Paris suburbs and shoplifters in Brooklyn
BlogBook Club
An expert’s guide to Vincent van Gogh: five must-read books on the Dutch artist
All you ever needed to know about the artist, from the story of the ear incident to the definitive biography and best picture book—selected by Van Gogh specialist Martin Bailey
NewsExhibitions
Major Francis Bacon show to explore how animals fuelled artist's fascination with flesh
The exhibition Francis Bacon: Man and Beast at the Royal Academy of Arts in London next year will include the artist's final work—a painting of a bull
FeatureBook Club
In Pictures | John Cage’s lifelong obsession with mushrooms
A new book looks at the artist and composer's love of all things mycological, including his fungi photograph collection and collaboration with illustrator Lois Long
BlogBook Club
What has the National Portrait Gallery’s Nicholas Cullinan been reading this summer?
The museum director has been delving into artist biographies, swotting up on black British history and is hoping to finally begin a well-known novel trilogy
FeatureBook Club
In Pictures | Yayoi Kusama’s colourful life gets the graphic novel treatment
From naked performances in New York and her relationship with Joseph Cornell to hijacking the Venice Biennale, the Japanese artist is the subject of a new comic book by Elisa Macellari
FeatureBook Club
Extract | Philip Guston’s fascination with the ‘funnies’ was key to developing his distinctive later style
An exclusive excerpt from a forthcoming biography by art historian Robert Storr looks at the influence of comics as well as caricatures that the American-Canadian artist made of his contemporaries
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York, London and online this weekend
From Nicholas Galanin’s 'escape plans' for Indigenous objects at Peter Blum Gallery to the Royal College of Art's virtual degree show
NewsArt schools
Danish art school on brink of closure after director resigns following misconduct allegations
Open letter from current and former students accuses Fatamorgana's founding director Morten Bo of “unpleasant, degrading, discriminatory” behaviour
NewsBanksy
Banksy graffiti removed by London Underground cleaners—but TFL invites artist to make new work in ‘suitable location’
"We appreciate the sentiment of encouraging people to wear face coverings,” says a spokesman
NewsBanksy
Banksy paints London Underground train with sneezing rat not wearing face mask
British street artist, who likes to mask his own identity, has released a new video showing a tube train being graffitied in apparent support of face coverings
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York and London this weekend
From David Goldblatt's images of apartheid-era South Africa to Sophie Taeuber-Arp's Swiss abstraction
NewsRoyal Academy of Arts
Picasso show sells out before it even reopens—but Royal Academy of Arts is still making a loss
The London institution has reopened after four months of coronavirus lockdown but under very different circumstances
NewsExhibitions
Women artists to dominate Tate's 2021 solo shows
Exhibitions will focus on Paula Rego, Lubaina Himid, Yayoi Kusama and Sophie Taeuber-Arp as well as a major survey of Philip Guston
NewsMuseums
Half of British public not comfortable visiting museums or exhibitions post-lockdown
As museums begin to reopen across the UK this month, a new poll by Ipsos Mori suggests many are simply not ready for visiting exhibitions
PreviewExhibitions
Spring into summer: see the major shows almost scuppered by lockdown
From Titian's masterpieces and a major Raphael survey, to the final stop of the Soul of a Nation tour
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York, London and online this weekend
From Vanessa Thill's mixed-media sculptures at Deli Gallery to Ella Kruglyanskaya's figurative works at Thomas Dane Gallery
BlogMedia
With museums having been off limits, could AR works find a new home—in the home?
Augmented reality art has had a potentially huge captive audience during the coronavirus lockdown. We look at the pros and cons of the technology in a domestic setting
NewsThree to see
Three online exhibitions honouring Pride Month
From the history of discriminatory blood donation policies at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art to the history of the rainbow flag
NewsPerformance art
Batshit crazy? Russian performance artist eats live bat in protest against Big Pharma
Petr Davydtchenko's performance video, which will go on show in Italy, was inspired by the response of pharmaceutical companies to the coronavirus pandemic
ReviewThree to see
Three projects celebrating Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end of slavery in the US
From freedom papers on view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture to Issac Julien's film about famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass
Newscoronavirus
How beret dare they: survey says artists are the most non-essential workers
Social media backlash prompts clarification from researchers after Singaporean newspaper poll paints artists in poor light
ReviewThree to see
Three cultural projects exploring racial injustice and black resistance
From the artist collective Forensic Architecture's investigation into the UK police killing of Mark Duggan to an interactive platform chronicling the legacy of lynching in the US justice system
NewsBlack Lives Matter
Where to buy works of art to support anti-racism causes
Artists and galleries have been raising money to help charities and funds in the wake of the George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests
BlogBook Club
What has the Camden Art Centre director Martin Clark been reading during lockdown?
The curator has been delving into the complex lives of plants and has found “the perfect companion through these strange days”
NewsThree to see
Three initiatives that explore racial inequality and the long fight for justice in the US
From Google Arts & Culture's digital platform exploring the culture of black experience to the Smithsonian's new Talking About Race portal
PreviewExhibitions
An eerie pre-pandemic vision of the future emerges in Beijing
UCCA's Meditations in an Emergency exhibition was hastily put together after the coronavirus lockdown through plans into disarray
NewsMuseums & Heritage
What would you do to keep your museum afloat? The Garden Museum director is swimming 50 miles in the Atlantic Ocean
The swim from Cornwall to the Isles of Scilly aims to raise £100,000 for the London museum, which is planning shows on Derek Jarman and Lucian Freud
FeatureChristo and Jeanne-Claude
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s greatest hits
The artist duo made some of the most important and popular works of the 20th and early 21st century—here are their most memorable
ReviewThree to see
Three artist-led initiatives that are chronicling the coronavirus experience
From printed masks made by Ai Weiwei to art historical masterpieces recreated at home
NewsBiennials & festivals
AI you ready for this? Bucharest Biennale to be curated by artificial intelligence called Jarvis
The 2022 edition will exist in virtual reality and use data harvested from universities, galleries and art centres to select artists
BlogBook Club
What has the Wallace Collection director Xavier Bray been reading during lockdown?
The art historian has been engrossed by a spy biography featuring art world personalities, and is taking his first steps with a book on ancient walking routes
ReviewThree to see
Three virtual readings to check out this weekend
From Maurizio Cattelan's Bedtime Stories to Neïl Beloufa's post-capitalist fable featuring camels and foxes
PreviewThree to see
Three shows to see online this weekend
From a collaborative series between the New Museum and Rhizome to Modern Art Oxford's virtual tours
BlogBook Club
What has the art world been reading during the coronavirus lockdown? Part two
Curators, directors and art historians tell us about the books they have been reading and revisiting
NewsCoronavirus resources
Where to buy art that supports good causes during the coronavirus pandemic
Works by artists including Wolfgang Tillmans, Tracey Emin, Marlene Dumas, Martin Parr and many more, are on sale for as little as £50
FeatureSocial media
The art world has thrown itself into live broadcasts online—but are they any good?
Livestreaming on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Zoom has exploded in the past few months
FeatureDigital art
'Born digital': the stalwart institutions that have been producing online art since long before Covid-19
As museums rush to upload online content during lockdown, we speak to some of the people who have been championing innovative digital work for years
ReviewThree to see
Three museum collections to explore from home this weekend
From the Centre Pompidou's #PompidouVIP to the Whitney's focus on recent acquisitions by living artists
NewsBritish Museum
British Museum mistakenly cites ‘all rights reserved’ as biggest postcard producer in Turkey
The error comes as the London institution launches a revamped version of its online catalogue
ReviewThree to see
Three artist studios to visit from home this weekend
From Oliver Beer's “eerily quiet” studio to a behind-the-scenes look at how Letícia Ramos produces her photograms
NewsCoronavirus resources
Awards and prizes are being launched to help UK artists during the Covid-19 pandemic—here's how you can apply
Several UK organisations have created new grants or tweaked existing ones because of the coronavirus crisis
ReviewThree to see
Three social media feeds to scroll through this weekend
From hilarious tweets from Tim of the National Cowboy Museum to trivia and doodle challenges from the Royal Academy of Arts
InterviewDavid Shrigley
David Shrigley in lockdown: 500 pieces of paper, walking the dog but not drinking 60 bottles of champagne
The British artist tells us what he has been up to since the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK
Newscoronavirus
Irish Museum of Modern Art to be used as mortuary to cope with coronavirus pandemic
Museum will house a temporary structure in its grounds as the “country prepares Public Health facilities to deal with Covid-19”
NewsMuseums
Anish Kapoor fan gets stuck in virtual exhibition
The man was looking for the “blackest black” in Malevich painting but says he fell “into a glitch hole”
AnalysisArt's Most Popular 2020
Art's Most Popular: here are 2019's most visited shows and museums
Ai Weiwei was a hit in Brazil, records were broken in London and Paris—but is this the final year of museum visitor growth?
AnalysisArt's Most Popular 2020
What were the most visited ticketed shows in London, Paris and New York last year?
Londoners stuck to the tried-and-tested and New Yorkers showed their patriotic sides, while Parisians were drawn in by golden treasures
AnalysisArt's Most Popular 2020
Here are 2019's most visited contemporary art exhibitions
Jean-Michel Basquiat brought in big crowds in Paris—but who beat him to claim the top spot?
AnalysisArt's Most Popular 2020
Here are the most visited Old Master exhibitions of 2019
The hype surrounding major anniversary celebrations saw big turnouts for Bruegel, Leonardo and Rembrandt
AnalysisArt's Most Popular 2020
Here are the ten most visited photography exhibitions of 2019
Female artists dominated the top ranks of last year's photography shows
AnalysisArt's Most Popular 2020
Here are the ten most visited 19th century art exhibitions of 2019
Which Impressionist made the biggest impression in this category?
NewsArt's Most Popular 2020
As coronavirus shuts down the capital, our survey shows 2019 was the busiest year for London museums this century
Last year also saw record attendances at both Tate Modern and Tate Britain
Featurecoronavirus
Here's how to apply for financial aid during the coronavirus pandemic if you're self-employed or a small business in the arts
We have gathered information about grants and loans around the world to help you get through the Covid-19 crisis
NewsFolkestone Triennial
Folkestone Triennial to include Gilbert & George billboards, an amusement arcade and the largest dance floor in town
The 20 artists taking part have been announced, with major installations heading for the seaside town
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From David Hockney's portraits to a photography show radically rethinking masculinity
PreviewExhibitions
Léon Spilliaert’s doom and gloom to light up the Royal Academy of Arts
The first major UK show will include 80 works by the little-known Belgian artist who has always "escaped easy categorisation"
NewsFrieze Los Angeles 2020
Artists go bumper to bumper at Frieze with auto-themed works
The car's the star as galleries move into the driving seat
NewsFrieze Los Angeles 2020
Pose for a Polaroid with Gary Simmons at Frieze Los Angeles
The artist restages his 1993 Backdrop Project at the fair
PreviewExhibitions
Rare loans bolster biggest ever Jan van Eyck show
Visitors will be able to get up close to Ghent Altarpiece panels and compare the Flemish artist to his Italian peers at Museum of Fine Arts show in Ghent
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Ruth Asawa's delicate structures to a revelatory show of Picasso's paper works
PreviewPablo Picasso
Royal Academy of Arts to show rare Picasso drawings from ground-breaking 1956 film of the artist at work
Most of the works, created with felt tip pen on newsprint, have been lost, but two have been specially restored for London show
PreviewExhibitions
Angry early works from Grayson Perry's "pre-therapy" years reunited for Bath show
Collectors, enthusiasts and friends loan works that channel subculture of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Elizabeth Peyton's historically contextualised portraits to a jarring installation on queer existence
AnalysisThe Year in Review 2019
King Tut’s golden year, Koons’s worst: the highs and lows of the art world in 2019
As Notre Dame burned, protestors called the shots and a gold toilet vanished, it was certainly a year to remember
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Bomberg's love of the Renaissance to Bruce Conner's sexy music video
AnalysisThe Year in Review 2019
Finally out of the shadows: the biggest exhibition trend in 2019
We look back at some of the best shows this year
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the UK's hottest graduates to forgotten Indian masterpieces