Beeple’s anarchic entry into Art Basel Miami Beach doubled down on cult of personality at the expense of artistic substance

From the Los Angeles wildfires to Trump’s policies on culture and heritage, The Art Newspaper's editors analyse the year's biggest stories

Tariffs and new anti-trafficking rules took their toll in the US and Europe this year, as attention and investment shifted to the Middle East

This year also brought a disturbing threat to Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum

While art-museum architecture remains vibrant across the globe, many US institutions are both uninspiring and unwelcoming

From collaboration to consolidation, some dealers are adapting to a changing market that many agree should not return to its previous peak

From Wolfgang Tillmans at Centre Pompidou to Linder at the Hayward, these are the shows that stood out this year

Dozens of buildings ravaged by Isis in the northern Iraqi city have now been restored

In a year of turbulence and uncertainty, new museums and dazzling shows were proof of art as a positive force

The publications that delighted our literary team this year, from important exhibition catalogues and overdue surveys to personal reflections and playful illustrations