From Harold Ancart's handball court to Hank Willis Thomas's Afro pick

No Chucky or Lord of the Flies in portraits by British and British-based artists

Post-war and contemporary sale in New York also produced a big sale for Robert Rauschenberg and new records for Louise Bourgeois and Jonas Wood

Twenty-four artists present their own works in new book, including the late Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian

Only 2% of artists earn more £50,000, a report by the Arts Council England finds

Works by Frank Stella and Ursula von Rydingsvard take their place in lagoon landscape of New Orleans City Park

Despite a history of protest and a very present controversy at the museum, this year’s survey of American contemporary art is missing a radical spirit

Up to 1,100 may have died on board the fishing vessel; critics say its display is grossly insensitive at best while others describe it as a powerful reminder of exploitation

The massive work, shown at the 2017 Venice Biennale, re-interprets 19th-century wallpaper depicting native Pacific peoples

An indoor beach, Mongolian throat singing and ceramic vaginas—where to go beyond the Arsenale and Giardini

Initiative aims to boost Russian expertise in rapidly developing field of preserving contemporary art

From an aquatic odyssey to a guerrilla dance performance, here are the exhibitions we loved at the heart of the big event

Life-size "bodyforms" are positioned amid ancient grottoes, agoras and sculptures

Klaus Littmann was inspired by a dystopian drawing created more than 30 years ago

It may be the most prestigious art event in the world, but be warned—it is also the most gruelling

National pavilions in Venice have long been criticised as anachronistic. But for nations newer to the event, such quibbling can seem like a luxury

The artistic director reveals his plans and the French artist discusses his biggest motivation for making art

Software entrepreneur Markus Hannebauer opens Fluentum to the public with Dutch artist Guido van der Werve

Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani have been shortlisted for this year’s award

Maike Cruse says gender split at event will hopefully diminish in the next five years as many emerging artists are female

Almost 1,000 people attended banana-eating demonstration outside Warsaw’s National Museum yesterday

The artistic director speaks to The Art Newspaper as he puts the finishing touches to the exhibition that he has divided between the Arsenale and Giardini’s central pavilion

Museum directors mixed with fashionistas last night

Complications around shipping and insurance have not stopped artists and curators from the country to make their presence felt at this year's edition

After cancelling its New York event, the organisation's new Chicago Invitational will feature around 40 galleries in the historic Chicago Athletic Association

The artist’s work submitted to the Summer Show denounces Hertfordshire’s decision to auction more than 400 works

Moscow's Garage Museum of Contemporary Art is offering curatorial expertise as part of growing network of partnerships with post-Soviet countries

Raed Yassin says there are "striking similarities" between his ceramic series on the Lebanese civil war and Ai's pieces on the Syrian war and refugee crisis

Construction on the long-delayed project is expected to take three to four years

Dollhouse-sized paintings and installations replace big artistic statements and egos