Primary-market sale proceeds should be held on trust so artists are never left out of pocket by a gallery's insolvency, writes IP and art lawyer Jon Sharples

By 2100 the water-level will ring rise one metre, and yet it aims to block UNESCO in-danger listing

Julia Halperin examines the often mysterious recruitment procedure for new museum directors in the US, which has come under increased scrutiny

The "arm's length" principle, which frowns on political meddling in museums, is being eroded by policy hawks, writes artist and activist Bob and Roberta Smith

'It turns out that dancing about architecture—or filming about music—can produce great art'

There are plenty of encouraging dynamics in the city this summer

A recent list of young art "disruptors" published by a UK newspaper underlines the insidious dynamics of privilege which continue to define our industry

With auction sales faltering and a respected commercial gallery going into administration, Ben Lewis sees echoes of the slump of 2008

The UK's shadow culture minister sets out the Labour party's plan for arts and culture if they win the next election

At a conference organised by the new Venice Sustainability Foundation in June, major public figures agreed for the first time that sea-level rise is the main problem facing the city now

It is time to think about the extent to which technology itself has power over us, independent of people in tech companies

The British artist invited dozens of MPs to view his film about Grenfell Tower at London's Serpentine Galleries, but most only showed up after subsequent guilt-tripping

The recent communal violence which burned down the Azizia Madrasa occurred in the wake of numerous recent laws targeting Muslims

Among the art world’s favourite terms, "immersive" art has become a byword for a shallow form of meaningless spectacle

To survive this economic crisis, we must build new networks between public and commercial galleries

Only humans can make proper sense of the world, Bendor Grosvenor argues

As the Washington Principles turn 25, the complexities of restitution in a global art world have mushroomed—leaving lessons to be learned for institutions, governments and art market players

As Black History Month begins in the US, arts administrator and historian Tsione Wolde-Michael gives three key points for institutions to consider

In stark comparison to recent staggering auction-house results, educators are struggling to maintain funding, says our columnist Melanie Gerlis

With cuts both to creative education in schools and learning departments in museums, its time for institutions to find vital new purposes, says Art Fund UK director Jenny Waldman

While Arts Council England slashed many organisations’ funding, the German government set aside nearly €1bn to help cultural institutions weather the financial storm

Gabriele Finaldi responds to criticism over the gallery's proposed redesign for the Sainsbury Wing

While initiatives such as the Gallery Climate Coalition are seeing positive results, much remains to be done across the sector

Museums Association director Sharon Heal explains the long-term effects of systemically underfunding the UK's cultural sector

Joshua Reynolds's painting of a Polynesian man who travelled to Europe is emblematic of the extraordinary meeting of European and Pacific cultures 250 years ago

A firsthand encounter with the Spanish artist's portrait of Pope Innocent X in Rome puts the later interpretations in perspective

With old codes now dispensed of, my hope is to lobby for new oversights that could enforce stricter and clearer rules

'Brave Ukraine' event—presided over by Christie’s and held at Tate Modern—shows a cultural crowd keen to distance itself from the oligarchs it once wooed

An unattributed painting in Lincolnshire's Burghley House bears a striking resemblance to the work of Hans Eworth

The historian Martin Kemp tells us what it was like co-curating a new show of the artist’s works, displayed amongst the masterpieces of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge