Category: Art

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

The biggest sculpture park in the US starts its visitor season with a bang—unveiling a first-ever conservation and fabrication building, major relandscaping, and monumental works by Kevin Beasley, Sonia Gomes and Dionne Lee

The reopening of the Sainsbury Wing on 10 May will allow the gallery to show nearly 40% of its collection. The Art Newspaper took an early tour

The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation’s National Heritage Responders programme has channelled federal funding and support from local organisations to help communities struck by natural disasters to preserve their culture

In addition to destroying more than 30 works by the artist Kamille Lévêque Jégo, one or more vandals tagged the gallery walls with phalluses and other ‘immature’ imagery

A chance meeting liberated art scholars Francis Haskell and Larissa Salmina in very different ways

New study of the Da Vinci brand uses historical context to debunk the artist’s cult status and present him as a man of his time

The “provocative, punky, perverse” artist died far too young but her work’s influence endures argues a new biography

All you ever wanted to know about artists’ books on the eve of a major exhibition at London’s Warburg Institute—selected by the show’s co-curator Arnaud Desjardin

Berlin’s largest commercial art event holds its 21st edition under the leadership of Antonia Ruder

The renowned Houston painter joins forces with author KC Brookins in the 2025-6 cohort

The US president continues to strongarm his way into power over American culture

Exploring Frank Auerbach’s first-ever Berlin exhibition, plus Dan Hicks discusses the origins of contemporary debates around colonialism, art, and heritage, and an expert on Ian Hamilton Finlay reflects on the artist’s work ahead of a run of centenary exhibitions

Also coming up at Christie’s, New York in May is an early landscape, estimated at up to $3m

The 18th-century view of Venice is likely to break the artist’s auction record

Last night the star—and subject of a recent, monkey-themed biopic—unveiled works that seem to strip away any last remaining filters

Galleries, curators and artists are raising funds to support humanitarian efforts in the embattled country, following a natural disaster which claimed more than 3,600 lives

Guercino’s “King David” and a rare relief by John Deare have been allocated to the London institutions in lieu of inheritance tax on the estate of the celebrated financier, philanthropist and heritage leader

Bringing together 24 compelling paintings by the Baroque master is a fine achievement, but this show does not live up to its lofty promise of rediscovering Caravaggio’s art in a new light

Virginia Vezzi’s “Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria” is one of the 112 pieces acquired during the museum’s annual Collectors Committee Weekend

Alex Rotter’s promotion is the latest senior management shuffle at the auction house since Guillaume Cerutti stepped down

The emergency funds will go to humanities councils in all 50 states and six US territories

The partnership with Lucy Liu marks an effort to expand the steadfast Lower East Side gallery’s network of younger buyers and international audiences

The entertainment company’s former chief executive has signed a deal reportedly worth $200m to acquire the leading art fair and media brand

Taggart says the expansion further downtown is to represent more contemporary artists and appeal to younger collectors

The Art Newspaper’s pick of the top shows to see around the world this month

The college has launched a new model, backed by a £4m art donation, encouraging donors to give money and art, or entire collections, to support its teaching and finances

Artificial intelligence’s impact on the arts and the changing face of global art institutions were among the main themes at the illustrious event on Saadiyat Island

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that drove public fascination with the historic process

Zélie Hallosserie, who documents the stories of migrants in Calais, receives $10,000

The museum has acquired a 16th-century work by an unknown artist from a family collection

Collectors are cancelling purchases from and travel to the US, auction houses are rescheduling sales and uncertainty reigns

In addition to keeping the Liberal party and Mark Carney in power, Donald Trump’s threats are leading collectors and institutions to prioritise Canadian art through shows and acquisitions

The US artist and activist tackled the social issues of his time, from the Great Depression to the Vietnam War

Devotional art reveals how Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism have more in common than is widely believed

Show at Castello di Rivoli includes installations, sculptures, videos, films and drawings by the artist, who died last September

In a new show, The Deutsches Historisches Museum explores how institutions in cities across Europe reacted to Nazi horrors

Opening on 17 May, “Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists” explores the tradition of portraiture among artistic peers, from the Bloomsbury Group to the British Black Arts Movement

The Trump administration has taken aim at numerous arts bodies. Elizabeth Larison, the director of the Arts and Culture Advocacy Program at the National Coalition Against Censorship, argues they need to remain steadfast in their missions—and consider strategies for survival

The Belgian artist’s works will hang in place of “The Last Supper” and “The People of Israel in the Desert” while the masterpieces undergo restoration

Sales analyses show a clear reversal in growth trajectory as the top end continues to cool

After three years spent critiquing the art world’s response to the climate crisis for this column, Louisa Buck takes stock of what’s been achieved—and what remains to be done

Lucian Freud felt Constable’s “truth-telling about the land” made him “so much more moving than Turner”—and this art historian agrees

Due to open in September, the Tselinny Center and the Almaty Museum of the Arts are both financed by Kazakh entrepreneurs

The monumental figurative sculpture “Grounded in the Stars” is on show in New York until 17 June

Commentators have criticised the choice of Wolfram Weimer to succeed the Green party minister Claudia Roth because he lacks a background in the arts

The incident raises questions about security in open-storage museums

Judges including comedian Phil Wang and artist Rana Begum selected the Beamish Museum to join four other spaces on the Art Fund Museum of the Year shortlist

A true critical consensus about the merits of different stages in an artist’s journey is rarely possible

Workers at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze complain of long hours with too few breaks and little employment protection

Nikas Safronov, an artist known for his celebrity portrait and braggadocious public persona, claims Putin contacted him personally to emphasise the commission’s importance

Nearly 15,000 visitors attended the fair last week, organisers said

Sotheby’s will sell the works from collection of Gladstone, who died last year, and more than a dozen pieces from Luxembourg’s New York home

In a new blog post, a scholar in Anglo-Saxon nudity doubles down on his belief that the mystery appendage is a phallus, not a scabbard

The writer and artist’s delightful illustrated correspondence chronicle a long friendship

The new San Marco Art Centre will be based in St Mark’s Square from next month, while the Nicoletta Fiorucci Foundation will take over the Dorsoduro building

Meanwhile their younger counterparts struggle more acutely with living costs

The Trump administration’s efforts to slash funding and influence programming have pushed cultural workers to organise

Wall to Wall Festival, Australia’s most beloved regional street art celebration, returns this April for a vibrant weekend of colour, creativity, and community. Curated and produced by the renowned Juddy Roller—the team behind landmark projects like the Silo Art Trail and Collingwood Housing Project—this year’s event will see Mordi Village in Mordialloctransformed into a spectacular…

During the vibrant Réunion Graffiti Festival, artist SATR painted a breathtaking mural that celebrates nature’s raw beauty and energy. Inspired by the crashing waves and striking volcanoes of Réunion Island, this artwork captures the island’s pristine landscape and spirit. The dynamic, smoke-like contours of the mural create a mesmerizing sense of motion, as if the…

When we think of the art world, our minds often leap to the artists, galleries, and exhibitions that bring creativity to life. But behind every masterpiece hanging in a gallery or traveling the globe for a show, there’s a meticulous process ensuring its safety and presentation. Enter Dubai Fine Arts, the leading art handling company…

Volery Gallery is currently presenting Life in the Fast Lane, the first solo exhibition in Dubai and the Middle East by celebrated American artist Tyrrell Winston. Opened on November 16, 2024, the exhibition showcases 10 new punishment paintings alongside two of Winston’s signature basketball installations, offering a striking commentary on the intersections of sports culture,…

Street art meets sports culture in Tyrrell Winston’s highly anticipated solo exhibition, Life in the Fast Lane, set to open on November 16, 2024, at Volery Gallery in Dubai. Known for his distinctive style that transforms discarded objects—such as deflated basketballs and vintage sports memorabilia—into powerful artworks, Winston’s pieces invite viewers to reconsider the beauty…