NewsOld Masters
Heading home: early Rubens masterpiece returns to the artist's Antwerp studio for the first time
The work, lent by Art Gallery of Ontario ahead of a major travelling show on the artist, will undergo research at the Rubenshuis
NewsSocial issues
US Planned Parenthood campaign includes artists Shirin Neshat and Carrie Mae Weems
The Unstoppable initiative includes an online exhibition of works by ten female artists and writers
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Playtime: how artists have been unleashing their inner child this summer
From superhero action figures to Chianti-infused treasure hunts and poolside art, exhibitions are exploring the importance of play
Exhibitions
Largest exhibition ever of Mario Merz igloos to take over Milan’s Pirelli HangarBicocca space
Major loan show is based on 1985 display of the Italian artist organised by pioneering curator Harald Szeemann
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Ten public art works to see for free around New York this summer
When the sun’s out, get your buns—and other extremities—out to catch some of these projects across the city
NewsConservation
What colour is this dress? Guggenheim reveals Manet painting after three years of restoration
New York museum has removed varnish and overpainting to let the artist’s brushstrokes “sing”
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Three to see: New York
Celebrate Independence Day with American stories from the Museum of Arts and Design to the Met
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A hundred works for 100 years: New York’s Neue Galerie marks Klimt and Schiele's centenary
New show explores how the Austrian artists tackled “issues that we’re grappling with today”
NewsBuilding projects
Frick's fourth expansion plan gets green light
But the preservationist group Stop Irresponsible Frick Development has protested the project, saying "the public has not been given a fair opportunity to provide feedback"
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Major survey of Joan Mitchell’s work to open in 2020
The Baltimore Museum of Art and SFMoMA are co-organising the show, which looks at the person and process behind the abstract works
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Three to see: New York
From Gainsborough's friendly cows to Giacometti's depictions of people
NewsNorth Korea
Former propaganda artists for North Korea denounce Trump-Kim meeting
Meeting will "brainwash many people" artist says
NewsConservation
New research reveals secrets beneath the surface of Picasso paintings
Discoveries about two Blue Period works in the Art Gallery of Ontario’s collection have inspired an upcoming exhibition
PreviewExhibitions
From Riga to Los Angeles, biennials are searching for answers in troubled times
Manifesta 12, Made in LA, Riboca and the tenth Berlin Biennale explore whether art can make a difference in a rapidly changing world
NewsPublic art
Massive Kickstarter campaign launched for 'largest-ever public art project in US' with billboards across all 50 states
Non-partisan platform For Freedoms has signed up over 200 institutions for the initiative, which aims to make art part of the public discourse
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Three to see: New York
From William Eggleston's America to Lynda Benglis's homecoming
NewsUnited States
Mass Moca takes the plunge with ice-water installation
The artist Taryn Simon—and brave visitors—will jump into a man-made frozen pool built into the gallery, evoking cleansing and spiritual rituals
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Jackson Pollock and Thornton Dial given equal billing in Met exhibition
Highlights from Souls Grown Deep Foundation acquisition go on show among New York museum's collection
PreviewFrieze New York
The best shows in town during Frieze New York
From Adrian Piper at MoMA to Radican Women in Brooklyn
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Three to see: New York
Different approaches to place, cities and landscape, from the Brooklyn Museum to the Met
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Three to see: New York
From a shameful period in US history to a bright new monument for the 21st century
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Three to see: New York
Shows to honour the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr on the 50th anniversary of his assassination
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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
FeatureArt's Most Popular
What is the most cultured city in the US?
Think Grand Rapids, Bentonville or Houston—but not New York
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Three to see: New York
Celebrate Women’s History Month through art, from feminism solving an ancient riddle in Brooklyn to Zoe Leonard's retrospective at the Whitney
NewsSocial history
Argentina's female art workers call for gender parity on International Women's Day
The group, Nosotras Proponemos, has events planned at art institutions throughout the country during March
Armory Extra 2018
Artist profiles: the names you should know at Armory
At a fair with hundreds of works, it can be hard to know where to start looking. Here are some artists to keep an eye out for at the Armory
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: David Bowie blockbuster gets New York remix
Around one-fifth of the objects in the Brooklyn Museum's show were not included in previous iterations
FeatureTEFAF Maastricht
The Tefaf Maastricht wish list: objects to suit every collector’s taste
From glass succulents to magic belts, the fair will not disappoint
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The must-see exhibitions during New York Armory Week
From David Bowie in Brooklyn to Zoe Leonard at the Whitney
InterviewArtist interview
Yinka Shonibare: a change in the wind
Central Park is an ideal location for the British-Nigerian artist’s latest sculpture
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Three to see: New York
From an updated Bowie blockbuster to an octogenarian's new work
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A golden age in the Americas when even artists were 'spoils of war'
Indigenous peoples valued luxury objects more as tools of statecraft and for communicating with the divine than for their precious metals
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Three to See: New York
Catch Judy's Chicago Dinner Party (her)story before it closes, and Robert Ryman's drawings as the show opens
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Medieval or modern? Show on 'time' in the Middle Ages reveals similarities between life then and now
Morgan Library exhibition includes 55 calendars, Bibles and chronicles
NewsBiennials & festivals
Cleveland’s Front International triennial teams up with local museums for new commissions
Existing works by artists like Kerry James Marshall and Martine Syms will also be included in the show
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Three to see: New York
From Basquiat's $110m skull in Brooklyn to Viennese luxe in uptown Manhattan
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British invasion: Royal Academy teams up with Florida art space
Grayson Perry kicks off a series of three solo shows by RA artists at the Gallery at Windsor
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Three to see: New York
From Marilyn Minter's pleasant disruption to a celebratory goodbye in Harlem
NewsAcquisitions
Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros gives 200 works of Latin American contemporary art to six museums
The 90 works given to MoMA take the museum “in a new direction”, says director Glenn Lowry
NewsConservation
Met’s science labs shed light on other museums’ collections
New York institutions are accessing equipment and expertise thanks to $2m, six-year grant
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Three to see in New York in 2018
Our pick of must-see shows opening in the coming year
NewsBiennials & festivals
High-tech art in Houston: data-driven installations look at issues like Hurricane Harvey and mass incarceration
The works were commissioned and presented as part of the art and music festival Day for Night
AnalysisAmerican art
Native American artists garner recognition—at last
US and Canadian institutions are rethinking their approach to contemporary indigenous art
AnalysisThe Year In Review
From VR masterpieces to PR disasters: 2017's ups and downs
The Art Newspaper team assesses the art world's fortunes in a turbulent year
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach
Swizz Beatz’s commission-free fair returns to Miami
The event is an entry point for new buyers and emerging artists
Art Basel in Miami Beach
Inside the artist’s studio
Miami-based painters, sculptors and videographers share their workspaces, from a riverside lair to a living sketchbook
NewsExhibitions
The top ten shows to see in Miami this week
From a look at artist’s studios at the ICA and Dara Friedman’s intimate films at Pamm, to Michele Oka Doner’s underwater explorations at the Lowe and the mystical artist Rafael Soriano at the Frost
NewsExhibitions
Experience art like a 15th-century monk at the Frick
An upcoming exhibition pairs works by Jan Van Eyck and Petrus Christus, including a piece of devotional "clickbait"
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Three to see: New York
From an art history lesson in drawings to channelling grief through painting