With shortened attention spans and constant technological distractions, some museums are getting rid of labels altogether
Our columnist gazes into her crystal ball to spot the major trends—from London regaining its lustre to AI fatigue—that are set to dominate the trade over the coming 12 months
After government shutdown and firing of organising committee leader, plans for shows and events advance
A 1938 lecture given by the notoriously tight-lipped Surrealist can be heard as part of the exhibition “Magritte. La ligne de vie”
Japanese galleries return in full force this year, while the percentage of women photographers shown has increased
The Hong Kong entrepreneur also spoke about his love for Monet, Matthew Wong and the Medici family in an interview hosted off the back of the latest K11 Art Foundation Salon
Ahead of the sale of a Robert Alice blockchain-based painting at Sotheby's New York, Smith discusses his support for bitcoin and collecting digital art
A group of business leaders, cultural figures, innovators, and curators, and institutional leaders met in Paris in October to discuss the health benefits and political soft power of art and culture
Sparkly accolades punctuate the art world calendar and are honey pots for museums and artists alike
The opening of the NFT platform SuperRare’s physical space and Heft Gallery, both on the Lower East Side, signal growing collector interest and institutional acceptance
A statement from the museum, which displayed works by Ai Weiwei and Goya, attributes the closure to disruption caused by strike action
The artist-activist defends free speech in a lengthy response, but says that the gallery’s decision is “for his own well-being”
After being pushed out by NFTs, machine-made art is making a comeback with London shows ranging from the "world's first ultra-realistic AI robot artist" to the first artificial intelligence ink artist
Artist surprised after four exhibitions are allowed to open in Beijing—but international travel is still off-limits
The artist’s daytime fireworks event, incorporating drones and artificial intelligence, will take place in and above the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on 15 September
How do algorithms see and shape the world? An exhibition at Basel’s HeK explores the often uncomfortable coexistence of humanity and AI
Raed Yassin says there are "striking similarities" between his ceramic series on the Lebanese civil war and Ai's pieces on the Syrian war and refugee crisis
With “Le Monde Selon L’IA”, the Paris media art centre takes a broad look at work made using both analytical AI and generative AI
Activist was demonstrating in support of workers' rights in the face of cost-cutting at the museum
Even the science-themed PST Art exhibitions, opening in Los Angeles in September, avoid the tech revolutions of our day
As the generation that served in the war ages, an experiential museum in New Orleans seeks to keep their voices alive
Chinese artist’s biggest exhibition to date uses porcelain as a way of bridging Turkey’s historic connections with the East
Dataland is due to open in 2025 at the Frank Gehry-designed The Grand LA development in Los Angeles's downtown arts district
The Chinese activist-artist, who lived in the city during the 1980s, comes back with new tree sculptures and an installation of cast-off clothing from refugee camps
The Chinese activist, detained in 2011, has visited prisons across the country
Light Art Space wants visitors to understand the world through a computer’s eyes
Artists have a history of giving cultural and social relevance to new technology. Recent exhibitions of artificial intelligence art and a sale at Christie's New York highlight new approaches to collective ownership and governance that are applicable to the wider community
Chinese artist recreates harrowing scene at Israel Museum after Donald Trump visit
Jean-Michel Basquiat brought in big crowds in Paris—but who beat him to claim the top spot?
Ellen Celli, Andrea Krantz, and Ruthard Murphy also join the nonprofit to help bring more free arts programming to New York City
German artist-researcher receives €10,000 award for “Alvinella Ophia”, depicting a hybrid serpent creature’s exploration of a dystopian desert future
Josèfa Ntjam‘s exhibition depicts a fantasy world inhabited by AI-created creatures that recalls both the deep ocean and outer space
Limna valued a painting by Conny Maier at a third of the ticket price
For his third artwork presented at Davos 2025, the artist uses artificial intelligence to highlight the devastating impact of climate change
Activist launches Jeffrey Deitch’s new Hollywood gallery and will show works with talent agency UTA
Survey at Gardiner Museum ranges from artist’s broken Han Dynasty urn to zodiac signs
Twenty-eight pieces have been purchased from collector Larry Warsh
The artist was 'shocked and surprised' after 'Porcelain Cube' was destroyed by a man at Palazzo Fava in Bologna
The country is flexing its crypto-friendly credentials, while an art fair dedicated to all things digital is making its debut this week
The work by Kawita Vatanajyankur and Pat Pataranutaporn was acquired by the Queensland Art Gallery, where the sprawling exhibition is being held
The launch of Photofairs New York during Armory Week reflects a resurgent market for photographs and related media
See Francis Alÿs’s dreamy paintings and Dürer’s apocalyptic nightmare during Vienna Art Week<br>
Exhibitions in Russia of homegrown artists attract proportionally greater numbers than blockbusters in other countries
British curator Norman Rosenthal says Blenheim Palace banquet “severely compromises” past exhibitions, while cultural figures speak out about president’s policies
The Palais Populaire will be a permanent exhibition space for the bank's 55,000 works
UK museums’ close ties questioned after poet imprisoned for 15 years
Group exhibition is the fifth in the Paris museum's Mutations/Creations series
Dissident artist says that European museums in China are betraying their own values
Institutions including the Tate, V&A and Pompidou are forging partnerships with the country despite terrible human rights abuses
The sprawling gallery follows Faurschou’s spaces in Beijing and Copenhagen
Goldsmiths graduate will draw inspiration from the 18th-century UK stately home
Multi-millionaire collector lures director away from Amsterdam to lead contemporary art space
Herzog & de Meuron-designed museum will not shy away from displaying controversial works, director assures
Production line of glass blowers will help create more than 1,000 unique works
Fireworks by the Chinese artist ran counter to the point of many PST Art projects
The donation includes works by Marcel Duchamp, Jeff Koons, Ai Weiwei and others from the collection of the late philanthropists Norah and Norman Stone
Zheng Hao's How Art Museum shares works with his 'art hotel'
The seven pieces, the first Tek has donated since forming a partnership with the Los Angeles institution in 2018, are featured in a current exhibition
How the World Economic Forum is offering a global stage for collaboration between art and technology
With a focus on melting ice caps, Joseph Fowler, the World Economic Forum’s head of arts and culture, completes an environmental trilogy of opening concerts at the forum's annual meeting in Davos
Will Patrick Drahi sell a stake in Sotheby’s? Will Frieze acquire more regional fairs? Watch this space…
Digital challenges and the social and economic changes sparked by cultural transformation are among issues aired
Announcement of RA artistic director's new appointment comes after Deyan Sudjic and Alice Black stepped down as co-directors
How did his forecasts weather the roughest turbulence the trade has experienced in years? Read on to find out
UK artist says exhibition at Blenheim Palace is a timely opportunity to examine the country's current tumult
Kang Sunkoo’s bronze Statue of Limitations shows a black flag at half-mast
A string of shows across the US, starting in Miami, examines the impact of technology on identity and raises the question: what does it mean to be human?
As The Art Newspaper marks its 25th anniversary, the optimistic world of 1989 has given way to a more troubled age
Online book demonstrates the groundbreaking work by Factum Foundation to create high-resolution facsimiles but also raises questions of value
The London art world came out in force to celebrate the American visionary's exhibition “Revelations” and to enjoy a tech-powered interaction with her quest to create a world where power is equally shared
Body paintings and sponge sculptures in artist’s signature ultramarine blue will fill rooms of stately home this summer
The move seems to be part of a government crackdown on private entities renting spaces across the country
Exhibition from the Sigg Collection of Chinese contemporary art coincides with show in Switzerland
As museums rush to upload online content during lockdown, we speak to some of the people who have been championing innovative digital work for years
The promised gift from Walther and the Walther Family Foundation includes photographs, albums and time-based works by artists including Malick Sibidé, Ai Weiwei, Thomas Struth, Stephen Shore and others
On the 100th anniversary of his birth, the late artist’s foundation has also undertaken the conservation of his hospital triptych Presence, Healing Circles
The V&A’s new, German-born director Martin Roth on what he learned in Dresden—and Beijing
But Taipei tops the most visited exhibition list, with a show of works by the 20th-century artist Chen Cheng-po
Brillstein Entertainment Partners will licence the US artist's paintings and "identify directing opportunities"
The mixed reality headset offers astonishing visual quality. But, as it goes on sale at $3,500 a go, how will it enhance curators' dreams of giving global access to high-fidelity experiences of gallery and museum shows?
A new book gathers together anecdotes from artists' early years and looks at how these formative experiences shaped their careers
Finalists will be shown on the New York museum’s media wall with visitors able to mint a fragment of each work on the Tezos blockchain
We look at some of the best trending art campaigns by museums and those that have been a flop, plus how artists use them
But a visit to Ai Weiwei Royal Academy show is not on the agenda
Reproductions replace two works in his solo show, China Party, that were banned for import
Street artist hints he might make a photo collage at the 4,500-year-old Unesco World Heritage Site as part of exhibition organised by Art D’Egypte
More than 1,000 artists, curators and professionals have signed the protest document published by the pro-democracy collective Pela Democracia
Andy Warhol, Alvaro Barrington, Tavares Strachan, Beeple, Alberta Whittle, Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst among featured visual artists in June shows in Shoreditch, east London
We look at the shows that topped their categories
The pandemic-delayed expansion features an interactive exhibition by the Japanese contemporary art collective that was designed to disorient
New report by Artsy finds that work by women accounted for less than 10% of auction sales in 2022
Tate’s director of collections has visited China twice this year and MoMA trustees are also on their way
The ninth contemporary art exhibition to be held at the palace presents 14 new works by the Iraqi artist
The reborn oil tanks host shows by teamLab, Adrián Villar Rojas and assorted Chinese artists
Ahead of the Biennale's closing week, we highlight the talking-point exhibitions and events that there's still time to catch
Many believe new applications—from AI and NFTs to 3D scanning—are game changing in returning objects to source communities. Lawyers say they can make the process harder
As we enter the final weeks of the season, check out these riveting reads, from “the best novel about painting” to a book with no words at all
Charleston, a ramshackle farmhouse complete with painted interiors by Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, has launched an emergency crowdfunding appeal
Thirty participants will enact "moments of connection" in the setting of the 18th-century Oxfordshire stately home
Thomas Campbell, former Met director, sizes up challenges for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
After more than a year in his new job, we interview the director about his priorities
Ai Weiwei was a hit in Brazil, records were broken in London and Paris—but is this the final year of museum visitor growth?