Report
Unesco seeks to improve artists’ protection from censorship and violence
New report finds that, unlike journalists, artists are often "in the dark" about the organisations they can turn to when their rights are threatened
Visual and performing artists have struggled to recover from the pandemic, analysis of California’s creative economy shows
Fine and performing artists contributed $34.9bn to California’s economy in 2021, according to Otis College of Art and Design’s latest annual report, far less than workers in media and even architecture
Creative workers accounted for nearly one quarter of California’s economy in 2020, report finds
The latest edition of the annual Otis College Report on the Creative Economy makes the point that even as California’s arts sector bounces back, long-term support is needed to ensure it truly thrives
Social media replaces fairs as the third most successful sales channel for galleries in 2020, study reveals
Websites have replaced walk-ins as the second best way to sell art, but staying in top position is outreach to existing clients, according to Artsy Gallery Insights 2021 Report
Global auction sales up 25% to $11.2bn in 2017
Contemporary art leads market recovery at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips, according to ArtTactic report
Female artists really do earn less than men, survey finds
According to a new report, works by female artists are rated lower by wealthy men, contributing to a 50% pay gap at auction
Welcome to Basel (and Mulhouse)
Artists—some also refugees—respond to the migration crisis in shows in Swiss- and French-border cities
Wolfgang Tillmans: ‘It’s the great album tracks that didn’t become singles’
The artist reveals the ideas behind his solo show at the Fondation Beyeler—the Basel museum’s first photography exhibition
Fondation Beyeler builds on 20 years of success
Architect Peter Zumthor adds three new wings to expand museum founded by Basel gallerist
David Claerbout: the Nazi Olympics in ruins
Artists’s epic video at Basel’s Schaulager transports visitors 1,000 years into the future
Where does all the art go after a fair?
In an exclusive extract from her forthcoming book, Dark Side of the Boom, Georgina Adam discovers why most art is destined for a crate-filled, high-security storage facility
Interview: Wim Delvoye digests the Tinguely Museum
Belgian artist’s shit-making machines join Jean Tinguely’s kinetic works
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
Kunstmuseum Basel presents Serra as you’ve never seen him
Early films and videos by the US artist known for his colossal sculptures are on show
Kasper König: in praise of an artists’ curator
The artistic director of Skulptur Projekte will be in conversation at Art Basel, celebrating five decades as a champion of public art
Cézanne: the sketch artist exposed
The French artist’s lifelong experimentation with line drawing revealed at the Kunstmuseum Basel
Beyond the Messeplatz: Art Basel satellite fairs
Our pick of the Basel fairs and where to find them
Must-see shows in Basel this week
From shit machines to abstract paintings made by one very artistic robot
Interview: Claudia Comte unveils her Circus maximus at Art Basel
The artist behind the chainsaw spectacular in the Messeplatz
Size matters: the large and very small art of Alighiero Boetti
Fondazione Cini’s Minimum/Maximum exhibition reconsiders the Arte Povera maverick
Collaterals and extras: the Venice Biennale’s other shows
Don't miss the ambitious events outside the national pavilions and the main exhibition open across Venice
Art world's tips for the Venice Biennale
Leading figures tell us what they're looking forward to and how they unwind in the Italian city
The path to other dimensions: Christine Macel’s Viva Arte Viva at the Venice Biennale
The French curator behind this year’s main show discusses her belief in art’s transcendent power and her desire to create a focused exhibition
The artist who wants to get under your skin—via your nose
For Anicka Yi’s Hugo Boss Prize exhibition, the phrase “it’s alive” very much applies
Kaari Upson: unfinished artist
Upson, whose first solo show in New York has just opened at the New Museum, tells us about the constantly evolving nature of her work
Satellite dish: what to see at fairs outside the Frieze New York tent
In addition to the main fair, a number of other events offer a range of events, exhibitions and enticements across the city. Here are some things to look out for this year.
The best shows in town during Frieze New York
Our pick of the top exhibitions around the city this week
Diary of a pavilion: Wales in Venice
James Richards’s contribution to the Welsh presentation at the Biennale is a multifaceted installation set in a Castello church. Here, the entire process, from application to installation, is described by the exhibition’s curator— the director of visual arts for Chapter, in Cardiff
Monochrome mania: Boetti’s obsession with the Xerox machine
Colour = Reality show lights up artist’s photocopy fetish