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As London’s National Gallery launches its “once-in-a-lifetime” rehang, Ben Luke asks: what is the right colour for museum walls?

Never-before-seen works by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff will go on show in Chemnitz, which was home to three of the German Expressionist group’s founders

The artist left Gaza the day before Hamas’s attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023

Dealers and advisers at this week’s fairs expressed optimism, despite concerns about the wider socio-economic situation

The 11th edition sees the fair relocate to Halo in the Financial District

Dealers feature artists’ solo debuts and works at lower price points

The fair features many works that either conceal or reveal in sneaky, sensual ways

Textile-based art is abundant at the fair this year, from pieces approximating the forms of paintings but made of found fabrics to hand-woven, intricately beaded works and even a wearable, many-layered cape

The Michigan-based collector shares which local show he is most excited about, his latest acquisition and one work that got away

On display at the fair this year are a number of works that capture the depressive mood of the moment

Following the US president’s on-off tariff confusion last month, the fair’s director sought to reassure exhibitors, despite “significant impacts”

Period rooms on the first and second floors are occupied by several first-time participants at this year’s fair

The Hispanic Society Museum & Library has been awarded a grant to conserve a 15th-century Book of Hours

The Belgian collectors tells us about his eclectic choices

Plus: threading stories together, Chantal Joffe’s other side of women writers, and bingo meets circus meets drag

The fair’s fifth iteration explores figuration and radical femininity

As tariffs and stock-market fluctuations unsettle consignments for the spring sales, the trade awaits signs of what to expect in the next four years

The artist’s exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design features works spanning more than 20 years of her world-building practice

The Chicago-born pontiff—the new spiritual leader of 1.3 billion Catholics and the proprietor in trust of the great art and architecture treasures of the Vatican—has publicly supported his predecessor Pope Francis’s lead on climate change

Artists say conditions are becoming desperate against the backdrop of Israel’s ongoing blockade of the strip

An exhibition in New York spotlights an intriguing episode in trade history , in which an influx of foreign artists to Rome prompted everyone from barbers to lawyers in the city to develop side hustles as art dealers

Artists and curators look at the London museum’s achievements, and the challenges ahead

Designs by five teams have been shortlisted to create the proposed memorial in St James’s Park, with the winning entry due to be announced this summer

A strong influx from Asia, plus stands devoted to smaller works by emerging artists, got the fair off to a smashing start despite economic headwinds

The founders of Slip House have taken over a historical building where they will showcase an intergenerational programme and host an artist residency

Plus: art inflates life, paintings galore and what museum directors do to relax

Boutique fair, now in its second edition, has taken over two additional spaces in the historical building, with 25 exhibitors and a custom fashion pop-up

Tight timelines for set-up, shipping and deinstallation, plus often extensive travel for staff and clients, make the sector stubbornly unsustainable

The associate curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art takes us on a tour of her top picks

The native New Yorker talks about her artistic inspirations, recent collaborations with contemporary artists and all the beautiful furniture she owns (or wishes she owned)

Animals abound in immersive exhibitions ruminating on the idea of utopia

In the Angolan artist’s show at MoMA PS1, she uses wooden sculpture and found furniture to question the legacies of postcolonialism and globalisation

“I wanted to show an aspiration for better times to come,” the artist says of her commission

Following recent reports that Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to dismantle the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, experts and politicians weigh up the pros and cons of such a move

An exhibition that is solid gold, Sargent’s scandalous time in Paris and the Morgan Library and Museum’s promised gifts are some of the highlights taking place during the fair

The American visitor underwent emergency surgery after the incident at the historic landmark

Ayas replaces Charles Esche, who has been in post for two decades, taking the reins ahead of the museum’s 90th anniversary in 2026

Acquired by Art Rotterdam in 2020, Unseen’s new director says transparency and consistency have been key to rebuilding the fair

Mary Heilmann’s fifth-floor installation creates a calm space of refuge amidst the frenetic pace of Frieze week

From Lily Kwong’s installation in Madison Square Park to John Chamberlain’s follies at the Rockefeller Center, works are catching the eye across the borough

The beloved restaurateur, who once hosted the likes of Basquiat and Warhol at his establishments, describes recent purchases and the art that got away

The artist’s former residence opens a restaurant named Teruko this month, featuring her works

As Donald Trump attempts to eliminate the NEA from the US federal budget, arts groups voice their support for it

After more than a decade of Western dealers expanding to Hong Kong and Seoul, an inverse dynamic is playing out in the US with a new infusion of energy from Asia

Exhibitions at Gagosian and Almine Rech will open this spring, featuring work never before displayed in public

Our pick of exhibitions includes Rashid Johnson’s biggest ever show, Amy Sherald at the Whitney and hypermasculinity in Nigerian culture

Alongside the Frieze fair, a growing cohort of satellite events and weeks of auctions attest to the resilience of the trade in a turbulent macroeconomic climate

Rashid Johnson and Amy Sherald—both currently having solo shows at New York museums—joined more artists and celebrities to celebrate “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”

The administration’s delays and disavowal of diversity initiatives have put the US Pavilion at the world’s biggest biennial behind schedule

Tell Al Sayyagh, in the heart of the ancient city of Kufa, is in danger because of the country’s investment law, which many say is being abused

A bronze Osiris, a late sculpture by Lee Bontecou and Magritte’s first collage to feature his bowler-hatted man are among the finds at this year’s fair

Group of wood engravings and sketches will be sold at Cheffins this month, just before acclaimed retrospective of the artist’s work closes at Dulwich Picture Gallery

Our round-up of the latest art publications

A violent hailstorm on Saturday caused water to drip into the room hosting the important show, but “no works were damaged”, a spokesperson says

‘Miss January’ comes to market from the holdings of the influential collectors Mera and Don Rubell

The collector and lifestyle mogul highlighted works from the sale by Amy Sherald, Alex Katz, Louise Bourgeois and others

James Rondeau, the museum’s president and director, is on voluntary leave after reportedly removing his clothes on a flight from Chicago to Munich

The museum has acquired 35 pieces—including videos, drawings and paintings—that made up Pendleton’s sprawling atrium installation in 2021-22

Scholars have speculated for centuries about the meaning behind the 15th-century codex and its peculiar illustrations

Antiques dealer Bill Pallot and accomplice Bruno Desnoues sold €3.7m worth of counterfeit royal furniture