Contemporary art
All the world’s a stage in immersive Lubaina Himid show at London's Tate Modern
Largest solo exhibition of artist and activist draws on her early theatre design studies
Why Black contemporary artists shouldn’t just be shown through a Western lens
When Black artists break through in the market, they are often described as 'discoveries', yet there's a long line of artists that came before them
Vatican opens contemporary art gallery in 15th-century library
"Cultures become sick when they become self-referential," says Pope Francis at gallery launch
'One of the best works of the year'? Candles of media tycoons Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch burn in Jeremy Deller's Australian installation
Critic Jerry Saltz heaps praise on the Turner Prize-winning artist's 12-hour meditation on unchecked power and influence
Cop26: six eco works popping up in Glasgow (and beyond) for the UN Climate Change Conference
From neon warnings, to flags and polar bears, artists are highlighting the climate crisis
Taking a stand: climate crisis tops agenda as Frieze London returns
Fair shines a spotlight on the Gallery Climate Coalition’s campaign for a more sustainable, less wasteful art world
How the Beano encouraged generations of artists to break the rules
We asked eight artists about the comic's influence ahead of a new exhibition exploring the publication's history and featuring contemporary art with that "Beano sensibility"
Custard Apple, breadfruit and soursop sculptures honouring the Windrush generation unveiled in east London
Veronica Ryan's marble and bronze works are the first in a series of monuments dedicated to the Caribbean people who arrived in the UK between 1948 and 1971
Contemporary paintings will hang with the Frick’s Old Masters in new art series
Doron Langberg will pair off with Hans Holbein, and Salman Toor will join Vermeer in the Breuer building this week
Korakrit Arunanondchai: on loss, shamanism—and denim
As a major show of his work opens at the Migros Museum in Zurich, the Thailand-born artist discusses his latest video works, which he created shortly after his grandfather's death
Artists announced for Saudi Arabia's contemporary art biennial
Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale is part of a drive to promote the cultural credentials of the middle Eastern kingdom
'Now is the time': UK artists and galleries unite for climate campaign to mark COP26 conference
Conservation charity WWF and curatorial collective Artwise call on art world to raise funds and awareness for climate action
From art that's barely there to Alicja Kwade’s heart: what to see at Berlin Art Week
The German capital is awash with exhibitions, performances and events after a quieter edition last year
‘We have no doubt NFTs are art’: after selling tokenised Leonardo, Hermitage plans exhibition of born-digital works
Russian museum will look beyond the market hype to address deeper questions about "the specific possibilities of this medium", says contemporary art curator Dimitri Ozerkov
The state of painting now
Plus, its enduring market appeal and new secrets revealed in a restored Vermeer
San Francisco will greet a new Institute of Contemporary Art
Nascent museum proclaims a commitment to economic justice and expansion of the art canon
Putting Uruguay on the art map: sculptor Pablo Atchugarry is building a world-class museum in his home country
Billed as Uruguay's most comprehensive hub for international contemporary art, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry will open in Punta del Este next January
Being young, Black and collecting art: my life in the art world
The trials and tribulations of building an art collection
Barbara Kruger: ‘Thank God I’m an artist and not a movie or Tiktok star’
As a survey show opens in Chicago, the US artist discusses the political urgency of her work, her response to rip-offs, and her desire to let the work speak for her
Helsinki’s inaugural biennial goes off with a bang on the former military island of Vallisaari
The layered history and uncertain future of a small island in the Finnish archipelago is used as a microcosm for the world via site specific works by 41 artists
Art in motion: Autrostrada Biennale takes visitors on a journey through Kosovo
Third edition is spread between the cities of Prishtina, Prizren and Peja
Connoisseurship: is it time for a comeback?
When prices and cultural value are so easily confused, there is a case for the return of critical evaluation—in updated form
That’s a wrap: artist Osman Yousefzada envelops Selfridges department store in a giant canvas
Art trail in Birmingham shop also explores migration and identity—but will visitors notice?
Damien Hirst laid off 63 people last autumn while claiming £15m in government Covid-19 loans
Job cuts came after major retrospective in Beijing was cancelled due to the pandemic
Christian Boltanski made a work that live-streamed his Paris studio. What will happen to it now that he has died?
After a boozy dinner in Paris, the French conceptual artist proposed the work to David Walsh, the founder of Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art—and it has been running for over a decade
Common cause: marking 40 years of the MacArthur Foundation's ‘genius’ awards in Chicago
Dawoud Bey, Kerry James Marshall and Julie Mehretu are among 29 MacArthur fellows exhibiting in show in 19 venues throughout Chicago
‘National histories are not national facts’: British Art Show 9 kicks off in Aberdeen with ambitious exhibition tackling latest issues
The show of 47 artists will evolve as it tours to venues in Wolverhampton, Manchester and Plymouth
Watch Tomás Saraceno create invisible drawings in the sky above a champagne vineyard
The Argentinian artist’s work aims to make aspects of climate change “more tangible”