Social media
Changing of the guard: why it’s time for the art world to take a step back from Instagram
The "Insta' gratification" column will now explore the full spectrum of social media and its uses in the art world
Artists tell Instagram ‘stop trying to be TikTok’ in online petition
Campaign demands that Meta stop tinkering and start listening to creators
Censored: the exhibitions that Instagram doesn’t want you to see
Galleries and artists are Increasingly finding themselves at the centre of heavy-handed suppression on the social media platform
Three years after censorship meeting, Meta is still not listening to artists
In 2019, 20 artists were invited to discuss Facebook and Instagram's problematic approach to art and nudity—so why has nothing changed?
Can this ‘anti-Instagram’ app make the art world more real?
New BeReal app that captures the good, the bad and the ugly could be an industry tonic
Banning Bourgeois? Instagram censors photos of artist's 'sexual' fabric works
According to reports, visitors to The Woven Child exhibtion at London’s Hayward Gallery have had their posts mysteriously deleted
Instagram hacking: why is the art world a target—and how do you get your account back?
As attacks on accounts surge, be careful what you click on
'Art world disillusionment led me to make art with memes': artist Cem A on his London exhibition
The man behind the infamous Instagram account @freeze_magazine shows his meme creations at the Barbican
Censorship on social media not only limits artists' online reach—it can prevent future opportunities, too
Instagram censorship is preventing some artists from showing the bulk of their work—and punishing them and their followers
World’s major museums resist TikTok surge—with a few notable exceptions
Our 2021 Visitor Figures survey shows that institutions are largely failing to adopt the world's most popular social media platform but those that do are reaping the rewards
Russia has shut down Instagram—what now for its online art community?
On Monday, Moscow branded the Meta company an "extremist organisation", effectively criminalising the use of Instagram and Facebook in the country
‘We have knives, a machete, and a stick with nails’: Ukraine’s defiant artists continue to make art amid realities of war
We hear from artists across the country as they shelter in bunkers, head to the countryside and cross the border to escape the Russian invasion
Seven ways to spot fake photographs of the war in Ukraine
The Ghost of Kyiv is an ace fighter pilot dominating the skies above Ukraine—but does he exist? Here's how to stay ahead
New Instagram feature could allow users to ‘curate’ their grid—but the art world is not so sure (even the curators...)
Social media site may allow users to reorder the images they post, but does it mess with the whole idea of Instagram?
Is Instagram censorship changing art itself?
The platform’s control over what counts as art is effectively changing the way it is made, shown and seen
Trolls and toxicity: is Instagram where the art world goes to hate?
Meta—the owner of Instagram—is being investigated for knowing that its platforms negatively effect the mental health of its users, but doing little about it
Why Onlyfans is not the solution for artists being censored on Instagram
More institutions and galleries ought to be fighting for contemporary creatives with the same passion that Vienna is fighting for long-dead ones
15 seconds of art: Brazil's Instituto Inhotim embraces Instagram
Art space in Belo Horizonte found an innovative way to engage with its audience during the pandemic—and now it's here to stay
Instagram’s new sensitive content controls: what they could mean for the art world
The photo-sharing app has introduced new opt-out filters that censor the images they see—but most people don't even know they exist
Male-centric and whitewashed: major photography brands Fuji, Canon and Kodak scramble to diversify following criticism
Camera companies pledge to promote more women, LGBTQ and photographers of colour in response to online pro-diversity campaigns
Instagram backtracks on decision to ban Pedro Almodóvar lactating nipple film poster
The social media platform removed the image earlier this week for breaking its "rules against nudity”
Filmmaker Oliver Ressler accuses YouTube of censorship after account suspended 'without warning'
Austrian artist who creates political and environmental documentaries believes his videos have been deleted because of their "anti-capitalist content"
TikTok and masterpieces on tour: London's National Gallery reveals plans leading up to 200th birthday in 2024
Five-year strategy pledges to ramp up digital content and send historic paintings on UK "community tours" to mark bicentenary
How New York’s MoMA became the world’s most-followed museum on social media
Rob Baker, the director of marketing and creative strategy at the Museum of Modern Art, shares his secrets to Instagram success
'Stuffy and dusty' no more: Uffizi builds on new-found social media savviness with Clubhouse appearance
Florence museum director Eike Schmidt will discuss the fate of museums in the wake of Covid-19 on the audio app following successes on Facebook and TikTok
Who needs a gallery space? Meet the people creating Instagram-only exhibitions
As physical spaces remain shut and audiences head online, Freeze Magazine and Guts Gallery explain how shows on social media could be the way forward
Has the drop in visitors changed museums forever?
Exhibitions editor José da Silva breaks down the results from our Visitor Figures 2020 survey and digital expert Chris Unitt explains how museums have pivoted to digital