Visitor Figures 2020 Survey
The results are in...Visitor Figures 2020: top 100 art museums revealed as attendance drops by 77% worldwide
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Visitor Figures 2020: top 100 art museums revealed as attendance drops by 77% worldwide
While US museum attendance nosedived in 2020 amid pandemic, disparities in reopenings yielded a few surprises
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While US museum attendance nosedived in 2020 amid pandemic, disparities in reopenings yielded a few surprises
Has the drop in visitors changed museums forever?
PODCAST
Has the drop in visitors changed museums forever?
Going viral, the right way: what it's like running the world’s best museum social media accounts during a pandemic
Interview
Going viral, the right way: what it's like running the world’s best museum social media accounts during a pandemic
British Museum hit hardest by 2020 lockdown among UK’s big museums
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British Museum hit hardest by 2020 lockdown among UK’s big museums
Toronto’s Contact Photography Festival expands its takeover of public spaces
PreviewBiennials & festivals
Toronto’s Contact Photography Festival expands its takeover of public spaces
Month-long event to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a series of installations across the city
Egyptian archaeologists uncover ‘lost golden city of Luxor’
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
Egyptian archaeologists uncover ‘lost golden city of Luxor’
The 3,000-year-old site is remarkably preserved, with pottery, daily tools and human remains found among its intact walls
Work for the Weekend: Vancouver unveils sound piece inspired by 1980s working-class pop anthem
NewsCanada
Work for the Weekend: Vancouver unveils sound piece inspired by 1980s working-class pop anthem
The public art work by the local artist Brady Cranfield has been installed in the Vancouver Art Gallery's newly pedestrianised south plaza
Stitching together a monument to sick kids, one bead at a time
NewsMonuments
Stitching together a monument to sick kids, one bead at a time
Anishinaabe artist Nico Williams’s testament to the bravery of children facing difficult illnesses has been created using pieces that record every procedure, test or jab of a needle they undergo
Supermodel Kate Moss turned into an NFT triptych
BlogDiary
Supermodel Kate Moss turned into an NFT triptych
Frieze Los Angeles 2021 is cancelled, new venue for 2022
NewsArt market
Frieze Los Angeles 2021 is cancelled, new venue for 2022
The fair will move from Paramount Studios to a tent on Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, for its next edition in February
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NFTs and the 'Art' world: panic and possibility
NFTs
NFTs and the 'Art' world: panic and possibility
Boo to NFTs! Hang on, think of no customs fees
Diary of an art historian
Boo to NFTs! Hang on, think of no customs fees
The world of art fairs is going to change for good—and only the better-funded fairs will survive
Art fairs
The world of art fairs is going to change for good—and only the better-funded fairs will survive
How the art market turned upside down—in one month
Art Market Eye
How the art market turned upside down—in one month
How museums can ethically invest their money
Museums
How museums can ethically invest their money
EU proposes tough new laws on antique ivory trade—despite lack of evidence it leads to modern-day poaching
Art market
EU proposes tough new laws on antique ivory trade—despite lack of evidence it leads to modern-day poaching
Here is what you can do to help Myanmar's beleaguered artists
Myanmar
Here is what you can do to help Myanmar's beleaguered artists
The art market is 'high risk' for money laundering, so ignore new regulations at your peril
Art market
The art market is 'high risk' for money laundering, so ignore new regulations at your peril
Britain stole the royal, sacred Benin Bronzes from Nigeria—so why is Germany leading their return?
Benin Bronzes
Britain stole the royal, sacred Benin Bronzes from Nigeria—so why is Germany leading their return?
The looming legal and regulatory questions NFT collectors and sellers should prepare for
NFTs
The looming legal and regulatory questions NFT collectors and sellers should prepare for
The 'Ledbury Titian' discovery begs the question: who should we trust when it comes to art attribution?
Art market
The 'Ledbury Titian' discovery begs the question: who should we trust when it comes to art attribution?
Pandemic anniversary: the things museums should learn from our plague year
Museums & Heritage
Pandemic anniversary: the things museums should learn from our plague year
Freelance workers are the backbone of the art world—but how are they expected to survive on a pittance?
Comment
Freelance workers are the backbone of the art world—but how are they expected to survive on a pittance?
Six reasons why Gamestop couldn’t happen in the art market
Art market
Six reasons why Gamestop couldn’t happen in the art market
'Autism made me an art historian. But museums must do more to welcome disabled and neurodiverse communities'
Diary of an art historian
'Autism made me an art historian. But museums must do more to welcome disabled and neurodiverse communities'
'Where is the champion within UK government for a vigorous, independent visual arts sector?'
United Kingdom
'Where is the champion within UK government for a vigorous, independent visual arts sector?'
The NFT craze encapsulates the absurdity of the art world—and its obsession with authenticity
NFTs
The NFT craze encapsulates the absurdity of the art world—and its obsession with authenticity
Risky business: how new US sanctions regulations will actually impact the art market
Art market
Risky business: how new US sanctions regulations will actually impact the art market
Museums have hastily cut their staff to save money—what will happen when visitors return and they need them back?
Diary of an art historian
Museums have hastily cut their staff to save money—what will happen when visitors return and they need them back?
Sotheby's brought to you by Bulgari—product placement at auction has arrived, with limitless potential
Art market
Sotheby's brought to you by Bulgari—product placement at auction has arrived, with limitless potential
Arts researchers can help America overcome its toughest challenges
Arts funding
Arts researchers can help America overcome its toughest challenges
'Looking just gorgeous': Granddaughter of $80m Botticelli's former owner on living with the masterpiece
Botticelli
'Looking just gorgeous': Granddaughter of $80m Botticelli's former owner on living with the masterpiece
Can Paris snatch the art market crown from London?
Art Market Eye
Can Paris snatch the art market crown from London?
Should post-Brexit UK get rid of the Artist’s Resale Right?
Art market
Should post-Brexit UK get rid of the Artist’s Resale Right?
Tearing down troubling statues is not lying about our history—it is removing impediments to truth
Monuments
Tearing down troubling statues is not lying about our history—it is removing impediments to truth
Could 2021 be the year of the African museum?
Museums
Could 2021 be the year of the African museum?
How will US money laundering crackdown actually impact the art market? A lawyer explains
Art market
How will US money laundering crackdown actually impact the art market? A lawyer explains
A Covid-19 silver lining? Let’s not return to family-unfriendly art business as usual
Art market
A Covid-19 silver lining? Let’s not return to family-unfriendly art business as usual
Auction houses have finally entered the Amazon age—and I’m addicted
Diary of an art historian
Auction houses have finally entered the Amazon age—and I’m addicted
As 2021 beckons.... I crave new art in the new year more than ever
Covid-19
As 2021 beckons.... I crave new art in the new year more than ever
'Museums had better not be planning for a return to the status quo'
Covid-19
'Museums had better not be planning for a return to the status quo'
Art could have dwindled into insignificance in the upheaval of this year—instead it endured
The Year in Review 2020
Art could have dwindled into insignificance in the upheaval of this year—instead it endured
How art world leaders can embrace new money laundering regulations and create a 'think risk' culture
Art market
How art world leaders can embrace new money laundering regulations and create a 'think risk' culture
California needs a plan to restart the arts
Museums & Heritage
California needs a plan to restart the arts
Asian art market flies in the face of coronavirus
Art Market Eye
Asian art market flies in the face of coronavirus
Gabrielie Finaldi: 'What is the National Gallery if you can’t visit and you can’t see the pictures?'
Museums
Gabrielie Finaldi: 'What is the National Gallery if you can’t visit and you can’t see the pictures?'
'Humboldt Forum must have a clear policy that only objects of proper provenance can be used'
Humboldt Forum
'Humboldt Forum must have a clear policy that only objects of proper provenance can be used'
The art trade benefits from the UK's low import duty. What will happen to it after Brexit?
Art market
The art trade benefits from the UK's low import duty. What will happen to it after Brexit?
Provenance: the Trojan horse that can make or break a work of art
Art market
Provenance: the Trojan horse that can make or break a work of art
A new kind of museum is emerging—here's what the future holds
Museums
A new kind of museum is emerging—here's what the future holds
The turn of the screw: will tighter regulations impact the art market?
Art Market Eye
The turn of the screw: will tighter regulations impact the art market?
Pastures new: why some top gallery staff are moving on from longtime jobs
Art market
Pastures new: why some top gallery staff are moving on from longtime jobs
Finally, rebel experts come to the rescue of Unesco’s failing World Heritage programme
Cultural heritage
Finally, rebel experts come to the rescue of Unesco’s failing World Heritage programme
People see only 'silver tits' and 'bouffant pubes' now—but I predict Mary Wollstonecraft sculpture will become widely admired
Diary of an art historian
People see only 'silver tits' and 'bouffant pubes' now—but I predict Mary Wollstonecraft sculpture will become widely admired
Fifty years on, Unesco’s convention against illicit trafficking of cultural artefacts still shines bright
Heritage
Fifty years on, Unesco’s convention against illicit trafficking of cultural artefacts still shines bright
Is the UK seeing the emergence of a ‘Godfather approach’ to arts funding?
Diary of an art historian
Is the UK seeing the emergence of a ‘Godfather approach’ to arts funding?
Philip Guston show: 2022 opening is welcome news but confusion still remains
Philip Guston
Philip Guston show: 2022 opening is welcome news but confusion still remains
A message of hope from David Hockney for Lockdown 2: 'Remember, they can't cancel the autumn either'
Artists
A message of hope from David Hockney for Lockdown 2: 'Remember, they can't cancel the autumn either'
Why culture is so important in the time of coronavirus
Saudi Arabia
Why culture is so important in the time of coronavirus
Portrait of Tracey: how Emin's cancer diagnosis hasn't stopped her from being an artistic dynamo
Artists
Portrait of Tracey: how Emin's cancer diagnosis hasn't stopped her from being an artistic dynamo
A flood of art? The market issues around museum deaccessioning
Art Market Eye
A flood of art? The market issues around museum deaccessioning
Nan Goldin: We must stop the Sacklers’ imminent Justice Department immunity deal
Sackler family
Nan Goldin: We must stop the Sacklers’ imminent Justice Department immunity deal
'Another yawning gap': radical London Print Studio closes its doors
Closures
'Another yawning gap': radical London Print Studio closes its doors
Exhibitions need a perfect storm to succeed—but shows opening during Covid-19 are getting a disappointing drizzle
coronavirus
Exhibitions need a perfect storm to succeed—but shows opening during Covid-19 are getting a disappointing drizzle
Baltimore Museum of Art curators respond to deaccessioning criticism
Deaccessioning
Baltimore Museum of Art curators respond to deaccessioning criticism
Confronting the allure, and the dangers, of 'fake heritage'
Heritage
Confronting the allure, and the dangers, of 'fake heritage'
Why vote? To protect those who cannot
election 2020
Why vote? To protect those who cannot
I finally went to see some art—and caught Covid-19
Diary of an art historian
I finally went to see some art—and caught Covid-19
‘Uniquely egregious’: The disturbing precedent of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s deaccessioning plan
Deaccessioning
‘Uniquely egregious’: The disturbing precedent of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s deaccessioning plan
Visionary leaders, big business and the digital boom: 30 years that changed museums
Museums & Heritage
Visionary leaders, big business and the digital boom: 30 years that changed museums
Bubbles, sheikhs and the freeport frenzy: Georgina Adam reflects on 30 years of art market reporting
Art market
Bubbles, sheikhs and the freeport frenzy: Georgina Adam reflects on 30 years of art market reporting
For the arts, there’s only one choice in this election
US politics
For the arts, there’s only one choice in this election
The only way is ethics: US museums should not neglect provenance research in the funding crisis
Museums & Heritage
The only way is ethics: US museums should not neglect provenance research in the funding crisis
Done right, selling museum pieces can work—but probably not with Michelangelos
Deaccessioning
Done right, selling museum pieces can work—but probably not with Michelangelos
Philip Guston drew Richard Nixon's face as a hairy scrotum and phallus—what would he make of President Trump?
Politics
Philip Guston drew Richard Nixon's face as a hairy scrotum and phallus—what would he make of President Trump?
Gatherings are taboo in the Covid-19 world, so where does that leave experiential art?
Art market
Gatherings are taboo in the Covid-19 world, so where does that leave experiential art?
Art unions need to agitate beyond worker contracts
Labour
Art unions need to agitate beyond worker contracts
How to save Venice: a five-point plan by a leading citizen
Venice
How to save Venice: a five-point plan by a leading citizen
Banksy’s activism is his greatest work
Banksy
Banksy’s activism is his greatest work
'We cannot build a truly globalised art world without China'
China
'We cannot build a truly globalised art world without China'
'Be commercially minded or lose future funding': UK government's threat puts museums in peril
Funding
'Be commercially minded or lose future funding': UK government's threat puts museums in peril
Why we should be concerned about President Erdogan turning museums into mosques
Cultural heritage
Why we should be concerned about President Erdogan turning museums into mosques
Remembering the beautiful melancholy of Matthew Wong
Artists
Remembering the beautiful melancholy of Matthew Wong
National Trust restructuring plans are ‘one of the most damaging assaults on art historical expertise ever seen in the UK’
Diary of an art historian
National Trust restructuring plans are ‘one of the most damaging assaults on art historical expertise ever seen in the UK’
Business can and should help the arts through this crisis
coronavirus
Business can and should help the arts through this crisis
'Museums need to press the reset button and become more radical'
Museums & Heritage
'Museums need to press the reset button and become more radical'
The problem with Marc Quinn's Black Lives Matter sculpture
Monuments
The problem with Marc Quinn's Black Lives Matter sculpture
'When the politics change, so must the statues'
Diary of an art historian
'When the politics change, so must the statues'
Photographs are the monuments of our online visual culture
Photography
Photographs are the monuments of our online visual culture
'If a person of African descent wants a career in the arts—well, good luck'
Museums & Heritage
'If a person of African descent wants a career in the arts—well, good luck'
Can the art market be an ally in the fight for racial equality?
Art market
Can the art market be an ally in the fight for racial equality?
We need to talk about guarantees. And art loans
Art market
We need to talk about guarantees. And art loans
No rest for the frazzled for many in the art world
Art market
No rest for the frazzled for many in the art world
If we want more artists like Khadija Saye, we need to give young BAME people the help they need
Racial injustice
If we want more artists like Khadija Saye, we need to give young BAME people the help they need
US needs monuments celebrating African American history, not Confederate statues
Museums & Heritage
US needs monuments celebrating African American history, not Confederate statues
Art and social media: do museums need memes?
Podcast
Art and social media: do museums need memes?
Institutions need to follow artists’ lead to make a material impact on the world
Museums & Heritage
Institutions need to follow artists’ lead to make a material impact on the world
What’s the ideal post-pandemic art market? One that's no longer a Disneyland for the rich
Art market
What’s the ideal post-pandemic art market? One that's no longer a Disneyland for the rich
Oxford Economics report: an emergency fund for the UK creative sector 'needs to come soon'
coronavirus
Oxford Economics report: an emergency fund for the UK creative sector 'needs to come soon'
Museums will need ethical funders all the more after the coronavirus crisis
Funding
Museums will need ethical funders all the more after the coronavirus crisis
Who are the art market's virtual winners?
Art market
Who are the art market's virtual winners?
Museums are about to reopen—but should they?
Diary of an art historian
Museums are about to reopen—but should they?
Eight ways museums could make the most of the coronavirus crisis
Museums
Eight ways museums could make the most of the coronavirus crisis
Edward Colston monument: 'UK must face the truth of what helped it become a mighty power'
colonialism
Edward Colston monument: 'UK must face the truth of what helped it become a mighty power'
Dread Scott: America God Damn
Protest
Dread Scott: America God Damn
The Art Newspaper's statement on the Black Lives Matter movement
Black Lives Matter
The Art Newspaper's statement on the Black Lives Matter movement
What sort of art will we want after the pandemic ends?
Art market
What sort of art will we want after the pandemic ends?
Must London always win? National Gallery of Scotland cancels Titian show for all the wrong reasons
Exhibitions
Must London always win? National Gallery of Scotland cancels Titian show for all the wrong reasons
The US has a big racism problem and the art world is not helping
racism
The US has a big racism problem and the art world is not helping
After Covid-19, museums need to plan ‘must see’ exhibitions instead of blockbusters
Museums & Heritage
After Covid-19, museums need to plan ‘must see’ exhibitions instead of blockbusters
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
PreviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Alice Neel at the Met to an ode to the first Black woman astronaut by Damien Davis
Hank Willis Thomas builds a memorial to victims of gun violence at the National Building Museum
NewsHank Willis Thomas
Hank Willis Thomas builds a memorial to victims of gun violence at the National Building Museum
The project was developed in collaboration with the Mass Design Group and gun violence prevention organisations
Dutch police arrest over Van Gogh smash-and-grab raid: how long until the landscape is recovered?
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Dutch police arrest over Van Gogh smash-and-grab raid: how long until the landscape is recovered?
The suspect is linked to a Frans Hals theft, which should help track down paintings from two museums
Siberian surgeon’s drawings show devastating rise in domestic violence in Russia due to Covid-19 pandemic
Newscoronavirus
Siberian surgeon’s drawings show devastating rise in domestic violence in Russia due to Covid-19 pandemic
Ruslan Mellin turned to art as a refuge from the brutal reality of lockdown and the effects of the virus
Christie’s to auction a slice of NFT history for $9m this May
NewsArt market
Christie’s to auction a slice of NFT history for $9m this May
Larva Labs created 10,000 CryptoPunks three years ago—and gave away most of them
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Can Netflix help solve the Isabella Stewart Gardner art heist?
Has the drop in visitors changed museums forever?
Podcast
Has the drop in visitors changed museums forever?
Benin bronzes: looted treasures will return to Nigeria at last
Podcast
Benin bronzes: looted treasures will return to Nigeria at last
The results are in: the real impact of Covid-19 on the art market
Podcast
The results are in: the real impact of Covid-19 on the art market
UK culture war: how should museums confront colonialism?
The Week in Art
UK culture war: how should museums confront colonialism?
Old Masters meet Brutalism: inside Frick Madison in New York
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Old Masters meet Brutalism: inside Frick Madison in New York
WTF are NFTs? Why crypto is dominating the art market
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WTF are NFTs? Why crypto is dominating the art market
'Black grief and white grievance' at New York’s New Museum
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'Black grief and white grievance' at New York’s New Museum
Stonehenge: could a road tunnel ruin the ancient site?
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Stonehenge: could a road tunnel ruin the ancient site?
The fight against Putin: artists on the frontline
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The fight against Putin: artists on the frontline
A brush with... Tala Madani
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A brush with... Tala Madani
New normal for Old Masters: Botticelli's record online sale and new AI research on Leonardo's Salvator Mundi
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New normal for Old Masters: Botticelli's record online sale and new AI research on Leonardo's Salvator Mundi
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A brush with... Charles Gaines
What will Biden-Harris do for the visual arts?
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What will Biden-Harris do for the visual arts?
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A brush with... Tal R
The white supremacist art at the heart of the US Capitol
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The white supremacist art at the heart of the US Capitol
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A brush with... Tracey Rose
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A brush with... Rachel Whiteread
2020: the year in review
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2020: the year in review
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A brush with... Roni Horn
Brexit: how will it change the art market?
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Brexit: how will it change the art market?
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A brush with... Christina Quarles
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Contemporary public art: who is it for?
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A brush with... Ragnar Kjartansson
Is the future of museums in Africa?
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Is the future of museums in Africa?
Revisiting the Thanksgiving myth: the Mayflower and the Wampanoag, 400 years on
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Revisiting the Thanksgiving myth: the Mayflower and the Wampanoag, 400 years on
Where art fairs still happen: the Shanghai buzz
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Where art fairs still happen: the Shanghai buzz
US election: How Trump’s presidency has affected the arts
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US election: How Trump’s presidency has affected the arts
Has coronavirus helped unmask the real prices of art?
Podcast
Has coronavirus helped unmask the real prices of art?
The great museum sell-off: should public collections deaccession to survive Covid-19?
Podcast
The great museum sell-off: should public collections deaccession to survive Covid-19?
What does the Philip Guston delay tell us about museums and race?
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What does the Philip Guston delay tell us about museums and race?
Frieze: the show goes on. Plus, Theaster Gates
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Frieze: the show goes on. Plus, Theaster Gates
Artemisia and Frida: great art, turbulent lives
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Artemisia and Frida: great art, turbulent lives
Sell the Michelangelo or lose 150 staff? The Royal Academy of Arts’s Covid-19 conundrum
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Sell the Michelangelo or lose 150 staff? The Royal Academy of Arts’s Covid-19 conundrum
This is America: Grayson Perry on race and class
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This is America: Grayson Perry on race and class
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Berlin: still a magnet for artists?
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Virginia Commonwealth University launches programme dedicated to the art of podcasting
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Virginia Commonwealth University launches programme dedicated to the art of podcasting
Sign up for our free online event | The Art Newspaper Live: Art in Your Ears
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Sign up for our free online event | The Art Newspaper Live: Art in Your Ears
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Ready to see some art? The top exhibitions of the summer
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Staff cuts: are museums protecting their workers?
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Staff cuts: are museums protecting their workers?
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Hong Kong: has the new law 'destroyed' the art scene?
The destruction of Australia’s ancient Aboriginal heritage
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The destruction of Australia’s ancient Aboriginal heritage
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Art and social media: do museums need memes?
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How to visit a gallery during a pandemic
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How to visit a gallery during a pandemic
Let’s talk about race: museums and the battle against white privilege
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Let’s talk about race: museums and the battle against white privilege
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Houston, do we have a problem? The verdict on early museum openings in Texas
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Donald Judd 101: the great artist in depth
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Art theft: are museums safe under lockdown?
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Can the art market weather the coronavirus storm?
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Coronavirus: dispatches from Italy and China
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Titian’s poesie: an in-depth tour of 'the most beautiful pictures in the world'
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Remembering Ulay. Plus, how coronavirus cancelled Art Basel in Hong Kong
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Shirin Neshat on why Frida Kahlo is one of her favourite artists
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John Lennon wanted Hitler on cover of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album
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MoMA special: our verdict on the museum opening of the year
Podcast
MoMA special: our verdict on the museum opening of the year
Agnes Denes: environmental art pioneer. Plus, Rembrandt-Velázquez and De Hooch
Podcast
Agnes Denes: environmental art pioneer. Plus, Rembrandt-Velázquez and De Hooch
Mark Bradford addresses modern-day xenophobia through Greek mythology and a Motown classic
Mark Bradford
Mark Bradford addresses modern-day xenophobia through Greek mythology and a Motown classic
Frieze week: Ai Weiwei, Mark Bradford, Peter Doig, Melanie Gerlis, Hettie Judah
Podcast
Frieze week: Ai Weiwei, Mark Bradford, Peter Doig, Melanie Gerlis, Hettie Judah
Special: is art education in crisis? Featuring Bob and Roberta Smith
Podcast
Special: is art education in crisis? Featuring Bob and Roberta Smith
Museum ethics. Plus, the Chicago Architecture Biennial
Podcast
Museum ethics. Plus, the Chicago Architecture Biennial
Tate's William Blake blockbuster. Plus, Pace and the New York gallery boom
Podcast
Tate's William Blake blockbuster. Plus, Pace and the New York gallery boom
Tim Spall on playing L.S. Lowry. Plus, an exclusive interview with Chris Ofili and Jasmine Thomas-Girvan
Podcast
Tim Spall on playing L.S. Lowry. Plus, an exclusive interview with Chris Ofili and Jasmine Thomas-Girvan
Podcast sneak peek: how actor Timothy Spall captured the essence of Britain's beloved L.S. Lowry
L.S. Lowry
Podcast sneak peek: how actor Timothy Spall captured the essence of Britain's beloved L.S. Lowry
Top of the Pods: David Hockney and other modern British mavericks
Podcast
Top of the Pods: David Hockney and other modern British mavericks
Top of the Pods: The best of the Venice Biennale
Podcast
Top of the Pods: The best of the Venice Biennale
'All clear': Tracey Emin says she is finally free of cancer
NewsTracey Emin
'All clear': Tracey Emin says she is finally free of cancer
Artist also slams government decision to re-open museums in England next month
The Big Review: Kaws at the Brooklyn Museum
ReviewExhibitions
The Big Review: Kaws at the Brooklyn Museum
He is a global brand, but can a museum show lend Brian Donnelly’s art any credibility?
Adding to a robust trove, High Museum in Atlanta fields a gift of works by self-taught artists
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Adding to a robust trove, High Museum in Atlanta fields a gift of works by self-taught artists
Local couple donates 47 paintings, drawings and sculptures by Southerners and African Americans
Tefaf permanently scraps autumn fair in New York—but spring edition will return in 2022
NewsArt market
Tefaf permanently scraps autumn fair in New York—but spring edition will return in 2022
Cancelled this year, the Modern and contemporary art event will return to the Park Avenue Armory next May but the October fair for historical art and antiques has been dropped
Will the real Isabel Rawsthorne please stand up?
FeatureBook Club
Will the real Isabel Rawsthorne please stand up?
A new biography explores the British artist’s role in bringing the Paris scene to London and considers how frequent name changes and reinventions muddied her legacy
A flurry of Yayoi Kusama shows are about to open, but restrictions on her installations may limit their appeal—and visitor numbers
PreviewExhibitions
A flurry of Yayoi Kusama shows are about to open, but restrictions on her installations may limit their appeal—and visitor numbers
The Japanese artist's exhibitions usually draw millions of people, will they be the same in a post-pandemic world?
April’s book bag: how four lesbians shaped Modernism, why we love to hate biennials, and a photographic history of African women
BlogBook Club
April’s book bag: how four lesbians shaped Modernism, why we love to hate biennials, and a photographic history of African women
A roundup of the latest art publications
Q&A | Guy Kennaway on how his comic novel was inspired by the art world taking itself too seriously
InterviewBook Club
Q&A | Guy Kennaway on how his comic novel was inspired by the art world taking itself too seriously
The Accidental Collector features a wealthy heiress, jet setting dealers and a Swiss-owned mega gallery in Somerset… sound familiar?
An expert’s guide to David Hockney: five must-read books on the British artist
BlogBook Club
An expert’s guide to David Hockney: five must-read books on the British artist
All you ever wanted to know about Hockney, from the best biography to the artist's “radical” investigations into art history—selected by the critic (and longtime friend) Martin Gayford
'Stuffy and dusty' no more: Uffizi builds on new-found social media savviness with Clubhouse appearance
NewsSocial media
'Stuffy and dusty' no more: Uffizi builds on new-found social media savviness with Clubhouse appearance
Florence museum director Eike Schmidt will discuss the fate of museums in the wake of Covid-19 on the audio app following successes on Facebook and TikTok
Boo to NFTs! Hang on, think of no customs fees
CommentDiary of an art historian
Boo to NFTs! Hang on, think of no customs fees
As Brexit makes buying anything from Europe almost impossible, purchasing questionable digital art is almost tempting
Sorry to burst your bubble: NFT prices slump 70%
NewsNFTs
Sorry to burst your bubble: NFT prices slump 70%
Sales for NFTs linked to art dropped from $16.7m to $12.5m—but experts say it's not a permanent dip
Golazo! UK artists design football shirts as collectable art
BlogDiary
Golazo! UK artists design football shirts as collectable art
Send art, not staff: more than half of Art Basel in Hong Kong galleries take 'ghost booths'
NewsArt market
Send art, not staff: more than half of Art Basel in Hong Kong galleries take 'ghost booths'
Of the 104 exhibitors at the fair next month, 56 will take remote participation stands instead of travelling in person
Abu Dhabi’s next mega museum is back on track—now with a director
NewsAbu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s next mega museum is back on track—now with a director
UAE’s withdrawal from a disastrous and costly war in Yemen means it can refocus on an ambitious cultural agenda including the opening of Zayed National Museum
Contemporary Greek artist Kornelios Grammenos has died, aged 62
NewsObituaries
Contemporary Greek artist Kornelios Grammenos has died, aged 62
The sculptor and painter was known for his disarming Alien and Knight sculptures, installed in Greece and abroad
Crystal Bridges plans an expansion that will boost its size by 50%
NewsMuseum expansion
Crystal Bridges plans an expansion that will boost its size by 50%
The design of new galleries and other spaces is overseen by Moshe Safdie, the Arkansas complex’s original architect
Extract | The day Anthony van Dyck received ‘wise advice from the words of a blind woman’—the 17th-century artist Sofonisba Anguissola
FeatureBook Club
Extract | The day Anthony van Dyck received ‘wise advice from the words of a blind woman’—the 17th-century artist Sofonisba Anguissola
New book by Jennifer Higgie gives astute insights into brilliant women artists shut out of art history
London’s Horniman Museum—home to 15 Benin bronzes—announces new ‘transparent procedures’ for looted object requests
NewsRestitution
London’s Horniman Museum—home to 15 Benin bronzes—announces new ‘transparent procedures’ for looted object requests
South London museum has released new policies on restitution but says it will need to seek legal advice about the right to return artefacts
French galleries sue state over Covid-19 closure
NewsArt market
French galleries sue state over Covid-19 closure
The gallery association CPGA is going to court, claiming its members are “victims of a distortion of competition” as auction houses are allowed to stay open
Extract | How Sandro Botticelli brought Dante’s Divine Comedy to life
FeatureBook Club
Extract | How Sandro Botticelli brought Dante’s Divine Comedy to life
New book by Martin Kemp considers the impact of poet’s vision of divine light on artists such as Michelangelo and Titian
The real reason why the Salvator Mundi didn't make it into the Louvre's Leonardo show
NewsSalvator Mundi
The real reason why the Salvator Mundi didn't make it into the Louvre's Leonardo show
A feature-length film, screening next week in France, sheds new light on the political machinations surrounding the world's most controversial painting
Getty teams with city of Los Angeles to identify places that are important to African American heritage
NewsConservation & Preservation
Getty teams with city of Los Angeles to identify places that are important to African American heritage
Conservation effort goes beyond architectural distinction to highlight sites where Black residents embraced their culture and advocated for advancement
Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul vies for Guinness World Record with concert by 97-year-old drummer this weekend
NewsFrida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul vies for Guinness World Record with concert by 97-year-old drummer this weekend
Legendary musician Tino Contreras says he looks forward to setting up his drum kit among pre-Colombian sculptures in the patio garden for live-streamed event
Michigan billionaires Jennifer and Dan Gilbert give $30m to Cranbrook Academy of the Arts
NewsArt schools
Michigan billionaires Jennifer and Dan Gilbert give $30m to Cranbrook Academy of the Arts
The donation will support diversity efforts and student scholarships for the Detroit area art school
Jefferson Davis memorial throne stolen from Confederate cemetery—and under threat of being turned into a toilet
NewsConfederate monuments
Jefferson Davis memorial throne stolen from Confederate cemetery—and under threat of being turned into a toilet
A group calling themselves White Lies Matter demands that the United Daughters of the Confederacy hang a banner critiquing white supremacy before they will return the ornate stone chair
Hindu nationalists tear down Delhi temple statue of Indian spiritual teacher, claiming he is a Muslim
NewsIndia
Hindu nationalists tear down Delhi temple statue of Indian spiritual teacher, claiming he is a Muslim
The demolition has been praised by high-profile Hindutva leaders
The 'male graze': Guerrilla Girls to put up billboards across UK reasserting women's place in art history
NewsBiennials & festivals
The 'male graze': Guerrilla Girls to put up billboards across UK reasserting women's place in art history
Anti-discriminative posters are part of festival Art Night 2021, where commissions this year will have a political tone
But is it legal? The baffling world of NFT copyright and ownership issues
AnalysisNFTs
But is it legal? The baffling world of NFT copyright and ownership issues
With interest in non-fungible tokens growing fast, the legal questions are testing the experts
Venice town council blocks the rental of private property for the Biennales
NewsVenice Biennale
Venice town council blocks the rental of private property for the Biennales
The new time limits are shorter than the duration of the exhibitions
Picasso portrait of Marie-Thérèse to sell for $55m at Christie’s New York this May
NewsArt market
Picasso portrait of Marie-Thérèse to sell for $55m at Christie’s New York this May
The 1932 work was last sold in 2013 at Sotheby's when it seemingly sold to the guarantor for a low estimate £28.6m
After avoiding layoffs, Oakland Museum of California now plans job cuts of 15%
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After avoiding layoffs, Oakland Museum of California now plans job cuts of 15%
Staff will shrink from 126 to 106 as institution pursues an organisational makeover
‘Way too close to homeless already’: New York’s live models teeter on the brink
NewsNew York
‘Way too close to homeless already’: New York’s live models teeter on the brink
Henry William Oelkers, one of the most beloved artist’s models in the city, may be a dream subject, but the pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on everyone in a financially insecure profession
Tess Jaray: ‘I wanted to make space, to make something that you could disappear into’
InterviewTess Jaray
Tess Jaray: ‘I wanted to make space, to make something that you could disappear into’
As shows of her paintings open in the UK and Austria, Jaray reflects on the influence of Piero della Francesca and Brunelleschi on her work across six decades
Mosul Cultural Museum rises from the ravages of Isis
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Mosul Cultural Museum rises from the ravages of Isis
Painstaking reconstruction by multi-agency task force is salvaging what artefacts remain after Islamic State occupation
Six scholars fool the public with invented documents about the date Venice was founded
NewsAcademic research
Six scholars fool the public with invented documents about the date Venice was founded
On 25 March, the city began celebrating 1,600 years of its history—but the date is somewhat fishy
Poldark star Aidan Turner on how to play Leonardo (hint: learn to paint with your left hand)
BlogDiary
Poldark star Aidan Turner on how to play Leonardo (hint: learn to paint with your left hand)
Twenty-two mummies transported in nitrogen-filled caskets across Cairo in museum move
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
Twenty-two mummies transported in nitrogen-filled caskets across Cairo in museum move
Pharaohs opulent golden parade was streamed as part of marketing exercise
While US museum attendance nosedived in 2020 amid pandemic, disparities in reopenings yielded a few surprises
NewsAttendance
While US museum attendance nosedived in 2020 amid pandemic, disparities in reopenings yielded a few surprises
Huntington Library in California and Crystal Bridges in Arkansas ascended to the top of the visitor figures list
After long complaints about pollution and blocked views, Italy bans cruise ships in Venice’s historic centre
NewsVenice
After long complaints about pollution and blocked views, Italy bans cruise ships in Venice’s historic centre
Decision will affect partying art collectors and redirect the mass tourism routed through the Giudecca Canal
Protest artist arrested in Paris after trying to enter presidential grounds with fake Molotov cocktail
NewsProtest art
Protest artist arrested in Paris after trying to enter presidential grounds with fake Molotov cocktail
Alexei Kuzmich, who is known for performances critiquing the regime of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, warned France is also “slipping into fascism” and accused president Emmanuel Macron of punishing dissenters
Children’s Museum of the Arts to launch online video channel for art-loving kids
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Children’s Museum of the Arts to launch online video channel for art-loving kids
The New York institution is looking to raise $25,000 to fund future series, and children who visit will have a chance to take part in production
New Museum 2021 triennial will explore themes of impermanence
PreviewNew Museum Triennial
New Museum 2021 triennial will explore themes of impermanence
The show takes its title, Soft Water Hard Stone, after a Brazilian proverb about perseverance and the impact of incessant actions over time
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Alexander Calder’s early works at MoMA to Molly Greene’s psychedelic flowers at Kapp Kapp
From Bridgerton vibes to fantastical fireworks: here are the best arty staycation spots in the UK
FeatureTravel
From Bridgerton vibes to fantastical fireworks: here are the best arty staycation spots in the UK
Summer is coming! And with a cultural cornucopia of delights to enjoy here at home who needs to holiday abroad anyway?
Who needs a gallery space? Meet the people creating Instagram-only exhibitions
BlogInsta’ gratification
Who needs a gallery space? Meet the people creating Instagram-only exhibitions
As physical spaces remain shut and audiences head online, Freeze Magazine and Guts Gallery explain how shows on social media could be the way forward
Who bought the €13m Van Gogh? Britain’s second richest family
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Who bought the €13m Van Gogh? Britain’s second richest family
Montmartre painting was auctioned twice by Sotheby’s, after a bidder failed to have the necessary cash
They see ‘dead people’: billboard works removed from Vancouver photography festival after locals complain
NewsBiennials & festivals
They see ‘dead people’: billboard works removed from Vancouver photography festival after locals complain
The images of sleeping people were too creepy for many residents, in a city where property values are a major concern
A year of viewing art virtually: the best and worst AR and VR work created during the pandemic
ReviewArt & Technology
A year of viewing art virtually: the best and worst AR and VR work created during the pandemic
Our expert panel of artists and storytellers review extended reality exhibitions and events
After criticism, Harvard's Peabody Museum will revise its policies on repatriating Native American objects
NewsRepatriation
After criticism, Harvard's Peabody Museum will revise its policies on repatriating Native American objects
The Association on American Indian Affairs issued an open letter accusing the institution of failing to fulfill its legal obligations
V&A will not scrap focus on materials in restructuring U-turn
NewsMuseums & Heritage
V&A will not scrap focus on materials in restructuring U-turn
An updated proposal will keep the collection organised around mediums instead of switching to a chronological approach
‘Art suffers when money is scarce’: Venice Biennale’s new president on saving the city from economic devastation
InterviewVenice Biennale
‘Art suffers when money is scarce’: Venice Biennale’s new president on saving the city from economic devastation
Roberto Cicutto's plans range from encouraging collaboration between Venice's arts organisation to delving into the biennial's archives
France's planned slavery memorial on hold over debate about naming 200,000 freed slaves
NewsMemorials
France's planned slavery memorial on hold over debate about naming 200,000 freed slaves
Shortlisted proposals by artists including Adrian Piper, Julien Creuzet and duo Sammy Baloji and Emeka Ogboh did not adequately adhere to the requirements, campaign group says
Going viral, the right way: what it's like running the world’s best museum social media accounts during a pandemic
InterviewVisitor Figures 2020
Going viral, the right way: what it's like running the world’s best museum social media accounts during a pandemic
We asked the people behind the Royal Academy’s Twitter, the Met’s Instagram, the Uffizi’s TikTok and the Van Gogh Museum’s Facebook account what 2020 was like for them
Centre Pompidou plans to show 120,000 works 'as much as possible' around France during three-year closure
NewsCentre Pompidou
Centre Pompidou plans to show 120,000 works 'as much as possible' around France during three-year closure
While Paris museum undergoes renovations, Europe's biggest modern and contemporary art collection will go on tour—keeping curators employed
Pared down and profit sharing: here are the sales from Art Dubai, this year’s first physical fair
NewsArt market
Pared down and profit sharing: here are the sales from Art Dubai, this year’s first physical fair
Meanwhile, a crypto-art cruise during the fair indicates which way the wind may be blowing for future editions
The world of art fairs is going to change for good—and only the better-funded fairs will survive
CommentArt fairs
The world of art fairs is going to change for good—and only the better-funded fairs will survive
From hybrid online ventures to new subscription models, mass events in the art world won't look the same post-pandemic
Major show of Vivian Maier—a Chicago nanny who was also a secretive street photographer—is heading to the UK
NewsExhibitions
Major show of Vivian Maier—a Chicago nanny who was also a secretive street photographer—is heading to the UK
Laura Knight and Ingrid Pollard exhibitions also part of year-long women artists programme at MK Gallery in Milton Keynes
We reveal the chilling history of a Nazi tapestry hidden in the Louvre probably made with gold from Jewish victims
NewsNazi Germany
We reveal the chilling history of a Nazi tapestry hidden in the Louvre probably made with gold from Jewish victims
The woven hanging bears a slogan from Hitler's Mein Kampf
Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi—the world's most expensive work of art—to be turned into an NFT
NewsNFTs
Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi—the world's most expensive work of art—to be turned into an NFT
Author Ben Lewis is minting the masterpiece to highlight the art world’s ‘age-old inequities and injustices’
How the art market turned upside down—in one month
CommentArt Market Eye
How the art market turned upside down—in one month
Banksy, NFTs and Sacha Jafri et al are ripping up the rulebook
Calder-Picasso connections are thin in San Francisco show
ReviewExhibitions
Calder-Picasso connections are thin in San Francisco show
The De Young’s current exhibition, comparing the work of the two Modern artists, is not a perfect coupling
Solace through conservation: World Monuments Fund makes strides in restoring war-damaged sites in Yemeni city
NewsRestoration
Solace through conservation: World Monuments Fund makes strides in restoring war-damaged sites in Yemeni city
Amid debilitating war, conservation of mausoleum and museum palace in Taiz is now complete
'Choose art' with a T-shirt by Katharine Hamnett (just like Sam Smith and Jeremy Deller)
BlogJeremy Deller
'Choose art' with a T-shirt by Katharine Hamnett (just like Sam Smith and Jeremy Deller)
Egg hunt at the V&A: rare Fabergé treasures from the Queen and Moscow Kremlin Museums included in new show
NewsExhibitions
Egg hunt at the V&A: rare Fabergé treasures from the Queen and Moscow Kremlin Museums included in new show
Russia's Tsar Alexander III began the most expensive Easter tradition in history in 1885 when he began gifting bejewelled eggs to his wife
The cost of the cuts: what now for UK museums as the Covid-19 crisis bites?
NewsBritish Museums
The cost of the cuts: what now for UK museums as the Covid-19 crisis bites?
Museum directors in London and the regions are cutting jobs and slashing budgets, raising concerns for the post-pandemic future of the sector
NFT art bubble? 2017 crypto bust could spell out the future of current boom
NewsCryptocurrency
NFT art bubble? 2017 crypto bust could spell out the future of current boom
Mania for non-fungible tokens is gripping the art world, with one selling for $69m. But artists unfamiliar with the mercurial cryptocurrency markets ought to curb their enthusiasm—this has happened before
Humboldt Forum to show Britain’s 1897 violence and plunder in Benin exhibition next year
InterviewExhibitions
Humboldt Forum to show Britain’s 1897 violence and plunder in Benin exhibition next year
The exhibition will include around half of Berlin’s collection of Benin bronzes as Germany lays groundwork to return them to Nigeria
Gifted to the English city 80 years ago, Coventry's medieval Charterhouse will finally open to the public
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Gifted to the English city 80 years ago, Coventry's medieval Charterhouse will finally open to the public
After a £4.3m National Lottery Heritage Fund grant and years of restoration, the historic priory is set to open this summer
Object lessons: from illuminated early golf memorabilia to a marble fragment with a twist
PreviewArt market
Object lessons: from illuminated early golf memorabilia to a marble fragment with a twist
Our pick of the highlights from April's auctions
Mass Moca breathes new life into Taryn Simon's mourning sculptures
NewsAcquisitions
Mass Moca breathes new life into Taryn Simon's mourning sculptures
The Pipes were originally made for performances dealing with death and mourning but will now serve less specific purposes
Getty acquires a striking painting by Artemisia Gentileschi of the Roman heroine Lucretia
NewsAcquisitions
Getty acquires a striking painting by Artemisia Gentileschi of the Roman heroine Lucretia
The museum, which did not disclose the price, says the work reflects a shift to a more idealised style
How museums can ethically invest their money
CommentMuseums
How museums can ethically invest their money
There are plenty of funds with good Environmental, Social and Governance ratings, and the financial returns often outperform the S&P 500
Armory Show will launch digital exhibition space, starting with a pandemic-related show
NewsVirtual exhibitions
Armory Show will launch digital exhibition space, starting with a pandemic-related show
First offering will feature works by Hank Willis Thomas, Gordon Matta Clark and others
NFT breakthrough: Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin creates 99% energy efficient blockchain—and Damien Hirst is its first artist
NewsArt market
NFT breakthrough: Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin creates 99% energy efficient blockchain—and Damien Hirst is its first artist
Hirst launches the Palm platform with a drop of 10,000 works on paper linked to NFTs that “explore the boundaries of art and currency”
France gives €500,000 towards reconstruction of Beirut's blast-hit Sursock Museum
NewsBeirut
France gives €500,000 towards reconstruction of Beirut's blast-hit Sursock Museum
French aid will restore the stained-glass windows and Arab salon of the historic villa, which was severely damaged in port explosions last August
British Museum hit hardest by 2020 lockdown among UK’s big museums
NewsVisitor Figures 2020
British Museum hit hardest by 2020 lockdown among UK’s big museums
Major UK institutions lost 78% of their visitors due to the pandemic last year, our research reveals
Musée d’Orsay in Paris renamed after late French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
NewsMuseums
Musée d’Orsay in Paris renamed after late French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
The formal name change—an administrative move—also means the Muséee de l’Orangerie will be rebranded
Looking for free artist studio space in central London? A new scheme could help out
NewsResidencies
Looking for free artist studio space in central London? A new scheme could help out
New award backed by Spanish fashion brand Loewe will fund workspaces for seven artists at Studio Voltaire
EU proposes tough new laws on antique ivory trade—despite lack of evidence it leads to modern-day poaching
CommentArt market
EU proposes tough new laws on antique ivory trade—despite lack of evidence it leads to modern-day poaching
Proposal appears to contradict European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's assertion that any new restrictions must be proportional and "evidence based"
Visitor Figures 2020: top 100 art museums revealed as attendance drops by 77% worldwide
AnalysisVisitor Figures 2020
Visitor Figures 2020: top 100 art museums revealed as attendance drops by 77% worldwide
The Art Newspaper's annual survey shows how the pandemic had a devastating impact on museums around the world—but there were some silver linings
Several trustees resign from board of Detroit Institute of Arts as it reaffirms steps to monitor its besieged management
NewsDetroit Institute of Arts
Several trustees resign from board of Detroit Institute of Arts as it reaffirms steps to monitor its besieged management
Director Salvador Salort-Pons was faulted in an independent review for authoritarian behaviour and insensitivity to race and gender
CommentNFTs
NFTs and the 'Art' world: panic and possibility
The technology must become more diverse, says Ruth Catlow, the co-founder of Furtherfield
Ruth Catlow