Launched by Qatar Foundation, Lawh Wa Qalam: M. F. Husain Museum is dedicated to the restlessly energetic Indian artist, who spent his final years in Qatar working on an ambitious new body of work
From a survey of Basoeki Abdullah's painterly diplomacy to an immersive exhibition of maritime-themed works
Museums may need to rethink their content and find new ways to engage with young fans online
Dib Bangkok museum boosts Thai capital as burgeoning art destination
At Art Basel Paris, “the art world seemed to be staging a rally for art created by flesh-and-blood people”
The heated cultural climate is felt at the fair, from a caustic Maurizio Cattelan sculpture to Cristin Tierney’s stand marking—and interrogating the meaning of—the upcoming semiquincentennial of US independence
The fair’s 14th edition, housed in its distinctive pink-accented tent directly on South Beach, shows a range of creative sculptural wall-hangings in bold hues
The Superhuman Museum will combine ‘elements of theme parks, of art museums and of experiential museums worldwide’
The Zayed National Museum, designed by Norman Foster, and the Natural History Museum, are both located on the emirate’s Saadiyat Island
Vignesh Sundaresan, who purchased Everydays: The First 5000 Days in 2021, has unveiled Padimai Art & Tech Studio—which opens with an exhibition made in collaboration with Olafur Eliasson
Sam Glatman, the co-founder of Artsignal, which recently received a major vote of confidence in the form of investment from Christie’s Ventures, predicts that it will become the “dominant intelligence layer for the art world”
MFA Boston’s renovated Japanese art galleries seek to inspire deeper exploration of familiar objects
In the reopened galleries, rotating exhibits highlight collection gems—including seven newly conserved Buddha statues—and technology add-ons expand learning
Japan’s technological expertise and interest in media art on display at the Inter Communication Centre and the Image and Technology Gallery
A new report published by the virtual reality platform Vortic makes clear the environmental benefits of going digital—and a hybrid approach could a way forward in the short term
The creators of a new software venture think that adding an extra dimension will get things moving
Plus, the rise of immersive institutions and Barbara Kruger’s “Untitled (Forever)”
Computer animation, 3D printing and aerospace software are fast becoming tools of the trade for artists
The emergence of NFTs has ignited the concept of "platforms" in the art world, but they are already everywhere
Artists, auction houses and galleries are warming to the idea of virtual visits, attendance and sales
Forward-looking galleries are using everything from projector screens to specially commissioned soundtracks to engage a new generation of collectors, spending as much as £50,000 on a single project—but can tech really bring in more cheques?
Goodman Gallery's Liza Essers came up with the idea in lockdown and plans an online selling event, called Veza, using auction technology in February
The software has the potential to improve transparency, copyright and ownership issues
The software has the potential to improve transparency, copyright and ownership issues
The artist is known for creating futuristic, interactive environments that reflect on contemporary geopolitical and socioeconomic issues
Performance using cutting-edge Magic Leap One device is world first
Augmented reality art has had a potentially huge captive audience during the coronavirus lockdown. We look at the pros and cons of the technology in a domestic setting
In lockdown, many galleries have had a Damascene moment with online programming
Move towards "greater and greater" transparency cannot be stopped, he says
With the appointment of a new creative director, the firm looks to work with more artists and fund ambitious projects
Frameless, which will open in Marble Arch this autumn, hopes to tap into a booming industry for multi-sensory and interactive art attractions
Virtual reality has not taken the art world by storm in the past decade, despite the attention given to the format during the global pandemic of 2020-21, but the advent of powerful new mixed-reality headsets, led by the Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest, promise a new experience for creators and users
The New Museum bets on future stars who deal with our digital world
Sketch London's app that brings to life David Shrigley's prints is the latest in a string of developments from institutions like the New Museum and the Tate
The organisers are using video game technology to recreate the “element of discovery” of wandering the aisles of a physical event
Marian Goodman, Gagosian and Paul Kasmin among galleries to join the London-based technology firm
The technology offers the promise of a world in which a work of art’s provenance is held on a single database—if it lives up to the hype
With the ground-breaking Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset hitting the mainstream later this year, a growing number of artists and museums are incorporating this and other new technologies into their work
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Cézanne to the theatre of Tadeusz Kantor
With the Louvre revealing its virtual reality Mona Lisa, museums ponder the power of tech experiences
Artists love it as a medium, but are collectors and dealers too busy for time-based work at an art fair?
Meanwhile, a crypto-art cruise during the fair indicates which way the wind may be blowing for future editions
Deutsche Telekom backs struggling SoHo branch
Majority of dealers claim disappointment as organisers defend privacy settings and vow to overcome glitches
Christie’s will sell the piece with a £600,000 price tag next October to coincide with artist’s Royal Academy retrospective
The digital works can be seen as just the latest overhyped trend, or the newest incarnation of using technology to create art
Silicon Valley’s success stories are applying their non-corporate ethos to art investment, finding innovative ways of building their collections
New technology, and old-world online reviews, have an impact on accounts and accountability in the art market
A Doug Aitken exhibition in Venice shows how VR can be useful to the art world, but the medium has standalone merits
The event will be held 28 February to 2 March
Plus, Simon Schama on J.M.W. Turner. Produced in association with Christie's
The American artist, known for pushing the boundaries of technology, discusses his new VR installation at the Fondation Beyeler—a work he says he has been “trying to make since 2017”
In the game-changing era of NFTs and AI, the city’s diversified art ecosystem has helped it play catch-up as the medium’s global hub
Curious new relationships between art and capital are being enabled by cryptofinance, which places “monetary value” at the heart of the creative process
Christie’s summit weighs up pros and cons of the technology and how it might bring greater transparency to the art market
Ancient Greek bust of Hercules dug up in a garden will now appear in virtual reality at Tefaf Online
ArtAncient has created a VR experience of the marble bust to enliven the digital version of the now-cancelled New York fair
Are new media museums the future?
Replicas of works from four institutions, including the Uffizi, will be sold as NFTs by Unit London gallery
UK startup Smartify partners with major museums worldwide, from the Met to the Hermitage
Just as mega dealers have bought up prime real estate, so too are they dominating bandwidth in the virtual landscape
Findings detail the supply side of the digital sales equation, point toward hybrid models
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
As his new book is published, the auction house chief compares coronavirus fallout to previous economic disasters
Artists and developers using VR have made huge leaps, but a better user experience is long overdue
Sophisticated technology is helping institutions count people but it also has the capability of tracking demographic data, ensuring people are well behaved and even detecting if visitors are enjoying themselves
An expert view brought to you by our XR Panel of artists and storytellers who create in virtual reality and augmented reality
Museums are following in the footsteps of artists such as Jordan Wolfson and Jon Rafman
Dealers at the fair are hopeful for good sales, despite the prospect of a global recession
Art.sy will unite would-be collectors with art and dealers they may not know—and it’s all built on trust
Business is growing but no one has truly disrupted the market—yet
High-profile shows are breaking down the boundaries between designers and artists
The works and installations of the overlooked peer of Cindy Sherman and Richard Prince go on show at MIT List Visual Arts Center
Museums and galleries have a fresh opportunity to work with a new type of digital art venue that is spreading around the world, with the power to tell interactive stories of cultural heritage to multiple users using free-roam VR headsets
Napoleon’s sister, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Dolly the Sheep feature in the art and science displays
In March 2014, Facebook bought Oculus VR, heralding a new era in extended reality. Will the arrival of the Apple Vision Pro move the medium from artistic experiment to widespread use?
As new technology is increasingly adopted by artists, can curators and collectors keep up?
Dustin Yellin's environmental apocalypse and Jordan Wolfson's creepy puppets among highlights of Dutch capital's annual art initiative
The museum will track the activity of the crypto work for the next two years for a 2023 exhibition on art economics
The fair’s parent company MCH Group is developing "new digital formats" to support galleries
Huguenot carver came to Edinburgh after facing persecution in his native France
Artamonovskaja, a leading consultant and moderator in the Web3 world, will oversee development of opportunities for artists across the Tezos ecosystem
Ossian Ward investigates European and US perspectives and the issues of conservation and ownership
A new show curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist chronicles decades of artistic innovation employing the tools and technologies of video games
The designer has employed natural processes and used materials from plants and shellfish for her exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art
Most of the 7,000 objects in the eclectic collection have never been shown, from weaponry and manuscripts to life-size replicas of ships and castle models
The $66m project includes expanding galleries, creating research and education spaces and restoring its landmark 1908 building
The modern and contemporary design fair's profile is rising
As new technology is increasingly adopted by artists, can curators and collectors keep up?
The survey show in Germany takes place only once every ten years, which gives it a unique perspective, says its organiser
Helmed by the philanthropist Robert Rosenkranz and the founding director of Mass Moca, Joe Thompson, Canyon will open on the Lower East Side in 2026
Research groups have designed new technologies and initiatives for the V&A, Kunsthistorisches Museum and Thyssen-Bornemisza
The ArtLab initiative will also offer a new tech residency programme for artists as blue-chip galleries race for digital dominance amid coronavirus lockdown
Medieval expert will head the department of art and design at the National Museum of Scotland
A dream or a marketing campaign? All hype or all-important? The Art Newspaper’s XR panel looks at the ways the metaverse has become a part of the field
Software entrepreneur Markus Hannebauer opens Fluentum to the public with Dutch artist Guido van der Werve
As the mayor pledges to move Silicon Valley to the city, Art Basel in Miami Beach ramps up its NFT offerings
While artists and museums embrace futuristic tools, legal experts point to a number of pitfalls with cutting-edge work
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
Digital art venues are a global phenomenon, attracting massive audiences with radical new forms of immersive experiences. Are they a threat or an opportunity for traditional galleries and museums?
Husband-and-wife design duo will join roster that already includes Random International and teamLab
Access by Art Basel will launch at next month's Miami Beach fair
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the art world renew its engagement with virtual and augmented reality. Now is the time to give this format a critical framework
There is more variety than ever in how and why art is funded and the Silicon Valley models have arrived