BlogThe Buck stopped here
Patti sings 'Because the night belongs to Annie'
PreviewExhibitions
Lucas Blalock gives ‘pathetic’ objects a new lease of life at the ICA LA
More than 20 photographs are included in the artist’s first solo exhibition at a US museum
NewsExhibitions
Parkland victims remembered through New-York Historical Society photo show
As part of her residency at the museum, the photographer Bettina von Zwehl made portraits with New York City high school students
NewsPhotography
Novelist Orhan Pamuk unveils photographs of Istanbul he took from his balcony
On show in Turkey this month, the images are an ode to the Nobel Prize-winning author’s hometown
PreviewExhibitions
Diane Arbus's nudists, drag artists, carnival folk and street urchins are laid bare in London show
Exhibition at the Hayward Gallery uses a distinctive layout to encourage visitors to get up close to US photographer’s early 35mm works
FeaturePhotography
Reportage storms the citadel: documentary photography joins the canon of British art
A Don McCullin exhibition at Tate Britain symbolises the shift in photography's significance in British museums
PreviewExhibitions
Don McCullin on why he is showing at Tate Britain even though he is ‘not an artist’
The photojournalist also reflects on his career and reveals the most important stories he covered
ReviewExhibitions
Dawoud Bey brings viewers on an evocative journey along the Underground Railroad
The artist’s new series of nocturnal photographs, on show at the Art Institute of Chicago, vividly imagine the kinds of scenes escaping slaves might have seen
NewsDigitisation
Romani arts and culture make online debut in new digital archive
RomArchive aims to pool knowledge and counter clichés
NewsArt market
Nan Goldin photograph withdrawn from Norwegian auction after gallery objects to sale
Marian Goodman Gallery says Self-Portrait on the Train, Germany, had condition problems but seller's representative says low estimate was the issue
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Mistaken identity: new discovery means there is only one known photograph of Vincent van Gogh
The childhood image that was assumed to be of Vincent is now believed to depict his brother Theo
FeaturePhotography
Edward Woodman: the light and space of a golden era
UK retrospective freeze-frames often ephemeral works from the 1980s and 1990s
NewsPolitics
Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam granted bail after 102 days in jail—but must still face trial
Court decision comes after a wave of protests from cultural and political figures
NewsExhibitions
Eleanor Antin revisits her dieting diary, 45 years on, for Lacma show
Artist who photographed herself naked every morning in 1972 has recreated her "Carving" work, to be shown in May 2019
PreviewExhibitions
Victorian pioneer Roger Fenton's images of Crimean War continue to inspire photographers today
New exhibition at the Queen's Gallery tells the story behind the photographs and also reveals a royal connection
ReviewBooks
Caucasian collecting: the Bodleian Library’s Georgian papers, books and medieval manuscripts
The collection amassed by Sir Oliver and Marjory Wardrop
AnalysisArt market
Paris versus Shanghai: photo fairs old and new compared
Despite censorship, China’s appetite for photography is growing but Paris Photo remains pre-eminent
NewsPhotography
Steve McQueen’s school initiative shows 'striking similarities' with another photographer's work
The Turner prize winner's photography project has been likened to Classroom Portraits by Julian Germain
NewsPhotography
Martine Franck comes into focus at Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson's new Paris space
Inaugural show honours Belgian photographer and Cartier-Bresson's wife, who created the foundation to preserve their legacy
PreviewBooks
A love letter to a grittier, punk-accented New York
Chris Stein, Blondie co-founder, presents a book of photographs from the 1970s and 80s
NewsCensorship
Artist accuses Florida officials of censoring his photographs of queer life
Organisers at Bal Harbour show asked Pacifico Silano to remove his images with partial nudity and descriptions referring to pornography
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Newly discovered photograph depicts the man who got Van Gogh fired as an art dealer
The image—in the collection of London's National Portrait Gallery—shows a confident Charles Obach, compared to one of an ill-at-ease Vincent
NewsMuseums
High Museum of Art’s new galleries honour their public
Non-white visitors have jumped from 15% to half of the museum’s attendance in just three years
NewsMuseums
V&A's new photography centre brings history of the medium into view
Controversial transfer of Royal Photographic Society collection from Bradford has led to a growing "culture of research" at the museum
NewsOpenings
New London gallery Elephant West to be filled with Maisie Cousins’ food photographs for first show
British photographer’s largest exhibition to date will inaugurate space opened by culture magazine Elephant
NewsExhibitions
Feminist photographer Anne Brigman rediscovered in Nevada Art Museum show
The artist, once championed by Alfred Stieglitz, fell into obscurity after her death in 1950
NewsArt market
Nan Goldin signs up with Marian Goodman Gallery
The photographer and anti-opioid activist will show works at Frieze and Fiac
NewsArt market
Millennials in mind: Unseen Amsterdam photography event tempts younger collectors
The burgeoning platform for emerging artists includes a 53-dealer fair, special projects, awards and a section for collectives with a conscience
BlogIn the frame
Unseen photography gongs awarded to Jaakko Kahilaniemi and Alexey Shlyk
PreviewArt market
Lebanon’s history revealed in photo show at Beirut Art Fair
Across Boundaries is an exhibition of around 100 works of Lebanese photography from 30 collections
NewsArt fairs
Zona Maco sister fairs return one year on from Mexico earthquake
Events dedicated to photographs, antiques, crafts and curiosities offer niche disciplines for collectors
BlogLinda on the loose
Messiahs manqués and poignant anthropology
Works by Jonas Bendiksen and Paul Graham seize attention at the Rencontres photography festival
BlogIn the frame
Picture this: Fotografiska photography venues in the pipeline for London and New York
NewsPolitics
Petitions and protests as art world rallies to free imprisoned photographer Shahidul Alam
Kochi Biennale organisers condemn “state-sanctioned violence” while Indian artists pledge to “shame the Bangladeshi authorities”
InterviewVideo, film & new media
‘I like the liberation of film’: the photographer and experimental film-maker Duane Michals explains why he prefers moving pictures
The 86-year-old artist is showing three new short films at DC Moore Gallery in New York
NewsPolitics
Arts and human rights organisations denounce arrest of Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam
Activist is detained and charged after commenting on student protests in Dhaka
BlogIn the frame
Baring all: undiscovered Kate Moss revealed in new Mario Sorrenti book
NewsPolitics
Spotlight on the harrowing image that shamed Trump
A photograph of a frightened child at the Mexican border shows the enduring power of images to effect political change
NewsThree to see
Three to see: London
From Christo’s huge floating sculpture in Hyde Park to the intimacy of Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe at the Victoria and Albert Museum
NewsPhotography
Hamburg addresses German genocide in Namibia with photography exhibition
Show of Marc Erwin Babej’s work comes as Namibia calls on Germany to return cultural treasures
NewsMuseums
MFA Boston acquires photographs by Graciela Iturbide ahead of major exhibition
The works, which came from Iturbide's own collection, include gifts from the Mexican artist
NewsArt Basel 2018
Apartheid revisited: US museum snaps up South African photography project at Art Basel
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art “will be acquiring” a series documenting a Modernist high-rise apartment block in Johannesburg
NewsResearch
Palestinian stories reconstructed through films, photographs and artefacts confiscated by Israel
An Israeli art historian has spent 20 years trawling the country’s archives for Palestinian cultural property
PreviewExhibitions
Juergen Teller tackles football’s highs and lows in Moscow show
Exhibition at Garage Museum includes stalker-like snaps of Pep Guardiola and live work charting Germany’s World Cup success—or failure
AnalysisMuseums
Museums too: what should institutions do when artists are accused of abuse?
As the #MeToo movement grows, US museums find themselves embroiled in ethical dilemmas
CommentPhoto London
Artists show their power to effect change
In the visual arts, a greater sense of activism is possible, and it’s being helped by the absorption of a broader range of disciplines and media into the canon
NewsArt market
Edward Burtynsky unveils preview of Anthropocene project at Photo London
Canadian photographer has been working with scientists to draw attention to man's impact on the planet
NewsPolitics
Unarmed female photographer hit by Israeli rubber bullet
World Press Photo Award winner was injured on her leg and suffered dizziness from tear gas
NewsArt fairs
Larger Photo London reflects genre’s growing appeal
Fair expands into new pavilion at Somerset House and features new Augmented Reality experience from Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky
NewsCensorship
Instagram deletes photographer Dragana Jurisic's account and Facebook censors her work
Image is no more contentious than those shared on the platforms by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, supporters say
InterviewArtists
Susan Meiselas: “I am directed by where I want to go, where I want to stay, where I want to go back to”
The Magnum photographer and subject of a travelling retrospective talks about her work, from documenting conflict zones to portraits of Carnival strippers
NewsObituaries
Abbas, Magnum photographer who focussed on political conflict and religion, dies aged 74
His documentation of the Iranian Revolution in his home country sparked a career-long fascination with the world’s major faiths
PreviewExhibitions
How Winslow Homer's long-lost camera changed the way scholars see his paintings
After four years of research into the recently discovered camera, Maine's Bowdoin College Museum of Art reassesses the American artist’s creative practice
NewsPhotography
Bill Henson unveils new works in Melbourne
Show will be first commercial viewing of controversial photographer’s latest works
NewsThree to see
Three to see: London
From the high emotions of Taryn Simon’s professional mourners to photography galore at Somerset House and the Hayward Gallery
PreviewExhibitions
The many faces of Australia’s colonial legacy unveiled across two shows
National Gallery of Victoria’s mega-shows range from art by convicts to contemporary indigenous work
NewsArt market
Photography auctions fail to catch fire in New York
Rarities attract multiple bidders, but a lack of competition for standard fare kept prices flat
PreviewExhibitions
The art of cross-dressing: under-the-radar artists surface in Venice exhibition
Works by Marcel Bascoulard and Urs Lüthi explore ideas around gender and identity
NewsArt market
Six picks from Aipad's Photography Show
Photos spanning two centuries on offer at New York fair, which hopes to top last year's record attendance
NewsArt market
Patrizia Sandretto's passion for photography
Q+A with the Italian collector on the occasion of a new exhibition at her foundation in Turin
PreviewExhibitions
Adrian Piper, who took conceptualism to Macy’s, gets major New York retrospective
Museum of Modern Art dedicates entire sixth floor to 280-work show—a first for a living artist
ReviewMedia & broadcast
How Garry Winogrand captured the everyday drama of American life
A new documentary includes many of the artist’s myriad images and his voice, but leaves gaps in his story
NewsArt Basel Hong Kong 2018
Photo Macau stages 'teaser' show ahead of first full fair
The original project was cancelled in December for quality control
NewsArt Dubai
Leila Alaoui's portraits go to Paris and Marrakech
The late photographer's series on Morocco to be shown at the Philharmonie de Paris and the Musée Yves Saint Laurent
NewsThree to see
Three to see: London
From Picasso's year of masterpieces at Tate Modern to his fellow Spaniard Murillo's portraits at the National Gallery
NewsArt market
Private View: our pick of March gallery shows
New shows at commercial galleries, from emerging names to rediscovered talents
NewsPhotography
Richard Avedon Foundation releases growing list of more than 200 ‘errors’ in unauthorised biography
Publisher’s lawyer says the foundation has provided “no evidence” and that memoir is a “subjective genre”
NewsThree to see
Three to see: London
From the Deutsche Börse photography prize to Rockefeller's collection including Gauguin and Picasso
CommentNational Portrait Gallery
London's National Portrait Gallery’s contemporary art programme resonates more with the art world than the public
Though not as dire as first thought, visitor figures for the museum's contemporary shows have still been poor
Ben Luke