Art market 2020: the year of cancel culture and bricks-and-clicks
AnalysisArt market
Art market 2020: the year of cancel culture and bricks-and-clicks
A year marked by wholesale event cancellations and job losses has also seen the art market innovate to keep businesses going.
Where to learn about and support Indigenous art and culture on Native American Heritage Month
NewsIndigenous art
Where to learn about and support Indigenous art and culture on Native American Heritage Month
From the Smithsonian's award-winning Americans exhibition to virtual Indigenous art markets
Caffè Nero? The British Museum is looking for help with naming its blockbuster show on the Roman emperor
NewsBritish Museum
Caffè Nero? The British Museum is looking for help with naming its blockbuster show on the Roman emperor
The survey, with suggestions including “the man behind the monster” and “emperor, tyrant, traitor?”, was sent out to members of the museum’s Friends scheme
'One of the most shocking, tumultuous years on record': art market figures reflect on 2020—and guess at what 2021 might hold
AnalysisArt market
'One of the most shocking, tumultuous years on record': art market figures reflect on 2020—and guess at what 2021 might hold
The pandemic has ripped apart the industry as we know it this year but it has sparked innovation and conversation like never before
Artist discovers looted statue in Canadian museum and returns it to India
NewsRepatriation
Artist discovers looted statue in Canadian museum and returns it to India
The 18th-century work was stolen by the museum's namesake from an active temple over 100 years ago
Exiled Kurdish artist—who smuggled paintings from her Turkish jail cell—wins inaugural Carol Rama Award
NewsPrizes
Exiled Kurdish artist—who smuggled paintings from her Turkish jail cell—wins inaugural Carol Rama Award
Zehra Doğan was imprisoned for nearly three years under terrorism charges for work of art shared on Twitter
What will Joe Biden's culture policy look like?
News US politics
What will Joe Biden's culture policy look like?
The art world cheered at Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election. But, with a formidable to-do list—not least dealing with the coronavirus pandemic—where will the arts feature on his agenda?
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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
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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?
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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
Why I made a mountain of fortune cookies in my little London flat during lockdown—all in the name of art
coronavirus
Why I made a mountain of fortune cookies in my little London flat during lockdown—all in the name of art
Our mission is to be Miami’s art museum—that’s why we spent $145,000 to buy works from local galleries
Museums & Heritage
Our mission is to be Miami’s art museum—that’s why we spent $145,000 to buy works from local galleries
Art museums should use their endowments to help battle climate change
Sustainability
Art museums should use their endowments to help battle climate change
Why the Association of Art Museum Directors’s move on deaccessioning matters so much
Deaccessioning
Why the Association of Art Museum Directors’s move on deaccessioning matters so much
After years of sanctions and political upheaval, the pandemic is a new hurdle for the fragile Iranian art scene
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After years of sanctions and political upheaval, the pandemic is a new hurdle for the fragile Iranian art scene
Auctions are like dating: you can do it online, but sparks only fly in the flesh
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Auctions are like dating: you can do it online, but sparks only fly in the flesh
Britain's young artists had a hard time before the pandemic. What will happen to them now?
coronavirus
Britain's young artists had a hard time before the pandemic. What will happen to them now?
Selling art online? Here are the legal pitfalls to avoid
Art law
Selling art online? Here are the legal pitfalls to avoid
'Being an art historian now is easier and more productive than it’s ever been'
Diary of an art historian
'Being an art historian now is easier and more productive than it’s ever been'
When this is all over we must reimagine the infrastructure of the arts
coronavirus
When this is all over we must reimagine the infrastructure of the arts
Why we cancelled the 2020 FotoFocus Biennial and dispersed its $800,000 budget as arts grants
Biennials & festivals
Why we cancelled the 2020 FotoFocus Biennial and dispersed its $800,000 budget as arts grants
Auctions: what will change, post-Covid-19?
Art Market Eye
Auctions: what will change, post-Covid-19?
'Politicians have failed us': Michael Craig-Martin's thoughts from isolation
Michael Craig Martin
'Politicians have failed us': Michael Craig-Martin's thoughts from isolation
UK artists deserve a New Deal
New Deal
UK artists deserve a New Deal
Greetings from a museum leaving lockdown: lessons from Beijing's UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Museums
Greetings from a museum leaving lockdown: lessons from Beijing's UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Museums must adopt new models to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic
Museums
Museums must adopt new models to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic
‘I’ve always been wary of big business’: Paula Cooper on weathering adversity and building better social systems
Art market
‘I’ve always been wary of big business’: Paula Cooper on weathering adversity and building better social systems
Notes from the lockdown: Making a situated museum in Queens
Museums & Heritage
Notes from the lockdown: Making a situated museum in Queens
A message from... Yayoi Kusama: 'Let us joyfully sing this song of a splendid future'
A message from
A message from... Yayoi Kusama: 'Let us joyfully sing this song of a splendid future'
'We are all Surrealists now': how life with Leonora Carrington prepared me for coronavirus lockdown
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'We are all Surrealists now': how life with Leonora Carrington prepared me for coronavirus lockdown
Pope Francis, his crucifix and the Virgin Mary: miraculous or merely traditional?
Religious art
Pope Francis, his crucifix and the Virgin Mary: miraculous or merely traditional?
Don't let your guard down: three things you can do now to protect your art during the pandemic
Art crime
Don't let your guard down: three things you can do now to protect your art during the pandemic
Mourning a ‘golden' exhibition season curtailed by coronavirus
coronavirus
Mourning a ‘golden' exhibition season curtailed by coronavirus
Don’t forget to support our artists, the chroniclers of such crisis
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Don’t forget to support our artists, the chroniclers of such crisis
Will coronavirus-related cancellations spell the end of ‘fairtigue’?
coronavirus
Will coronavirus-related cancellations spell the end of ‘fairtigue’?
Please send help: a letter to the Getty Trust
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Please send help: a letter to the Getty Trust
Tristram Hunt: 'When the lights come back on, our museums will need support'
Museums & Heritage
Tristram Hunt: 'When the lights come back on, our museums will need support'
US artists need a federal bailout now
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US artists need a federal bailout now
The BBC fights back with 'Culture in Quarantine' against the UK government’s plan to destroy it
coronavirus
The BBC fights back with 'Culture in Quarantine' against the UK government’s plan to destroy it
Letter from Spain: Arco exhibition centre is now a coronavirus hospital
coronavirus
Letter from Spain: Arco exhibition centre is now a coronavirus hospital
'The real ideological war has just begun and Covid-19 is only the starting point': Ai Weiwei on China's response to the outbreak
coronavirus
'The real ideological war has just begun and Covid-19 is only the starting point': Ai Weiwei on China's response to the outbreak
Letter from the editor
coronavirus
Letter from the editor
A message from...Shirin Neshat: 'We will get through this'
coronavirus
A message from...Shirin Neshat: 'We will get through this'
Letter from Italy: the churches—open, but without services—are the only place to see art
coronavirus
Letter from Italy: the churches—open, but without services—are the only place to see art
With the coronavirus shutdown, smaller heritage sites such as the Mary Rose face a fight for survival
coronavirus
With the coronavirus shutdown, smaller heritage sites such as the Mary Rose face a fight for survival
A message from...David Hockney: 'Do remember they can’t cancel the spring'
coronavirus
A message from...David Hockney: 'Do remember they can’t cancel the spring'
The US Supreme Court’s silence on Nazi art theft fails Holocaust survivors
Law
The US Supreme Court’s silence on Nazi art theft fails Holocaust survivors
Museum top brass are losing the oil money plot
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Museum top brass are losing the oil money plot
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Letters to the editor | Did Duchamp really steal Elsa’s urinal?
Patrick van Maris is leaving Tefaf after five years: but has he left the fair in too much flux?
Tefaf Maastricht 2020
Patrick van Maris is leaving Tefaf after five years: but has he left the fair in too much flux?
Hallucinogenic flower inspired Native Californian rock art, archaeologists say
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Hallucinogenic flower inspired Native Californian rock art, archaeologists say
“Doses” of datura plant used in communal ceremonies have been found embedded in the ceiling of Pinwheel Cave
'Rent has increased by 3,100% since 2012': London heritage society says it may sell collection after UK government hikes costs
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'Rent has increased by 3,100% since 2012': London heritage society says it may sell collection after UK government hikes costs
The Society of Antiquaries is launching a campaign to stay in historic home of Burlington House, close to Piccadilly
Dozens asked to participate in Documenta 15—only to realise invitations are fake
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Dozens asked to participate in Documenta 15—only to realise invitations are fake
Documenta organisers have warned about scam emails and requests recipients to contact them
Liverpool Biennial director Fatos Üstek resigns after run-in with board of trustees
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Liverpool Biennial director Fatos Üstek resigns after run-in with board of trustees
Two trustees, the artist Fiona Banner and the art lawyer Jon Sharples, also stepped down in support
'The law has to fall on someone': Seller of allegedly fake Frans Hals must pay Sotheby's $5.3m for cancelled sale, judge insists
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'The law has to fall on someone': Seller of allegedly fake Frans Hals must pay Sotheby's $5.3m for cancelled sale, judge insists
Co-vendor of the painting, Fairlight Art Ventures had appealed the ruling last year but court upheld the decision yesterday, finding in favour of the auction house
Alien visitors or avant-garde installation? Mysterious monolith discovered in the Utah desert
NewsLand art
Alien visitors or avant-garde installation? Mysterious monolith discovered in the Utah desert
The large object spotted by biologists resembles the work of sculptor John McCracken, or a prop from Kubrick's sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Top of the Pods: climate crisis with Olafur Eliasson, Justin Brice Guariglia and Anna Somers Cocks
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Top of the Pods: climate crisis with Olafur Eliasson, Justin Brice Guariglia and Anna Somers Cocks
Top of the Pods: the world of Warhol, as told by Jeremy Deller and Donna De Salvo
Podcast
Top of the Pods: the world of Warhol, as told by Jeremy Deller and Donna De Salvo
Top of the Pods: experts on Van Gogh in the asylum and his early life
Podcast
Top of the Pods: experts on Van Gogh in the asylum and his early life
Ibrahim Mahama's ghosts of Ghana. Plus, China's epic Picasso show
Podcast
Ibrahim Mahama's ghosts of Ghana. Plus, China's epic Picasso show
Vermeer's hidden cupid, the Prado's Dutch-Spanish show, plus Helen Cammock
Podcast
Vermeer's hidden cupid, the Prado's Dutch-Spanish show, plus Helen Cammock
David Smith in Yorkshire. Plus, the works that inspired leading artists
Podcast
David Smith in Yorkshire. Plus, the works that inspired leading artists
Art Basel and William Kentridge
Podcast
Art Basel and William Kentridge
How Dada inspired William Kentridge’s The Head and the Load
Artist interview
How Dada inspired William Kentridge’s The Head and the Load
Painting, identity and injustice: Howardena Pindell and Oscar Murillo
Podcast
Painting, identity and injustice: Howardena Pindell and Oscar Murillo
The rise of the mega-dealers, plus artists take over the Guggenheim
Podcast
The rise of the mega-dealers, plus artists take over the Guggenheim
Manga and Camp: the art of going over the top
Podcast
Manga and Camp: the art of going over the top
Should museums sell works of art? Plus, activism at the Whitney Biennial
Podcast
Should museums sell works of art? Plus, activism at the Whitney Biennial
Venice Biennale special: our review. Plus, how much longer will the city survive?
Podcast
Venice Biennale special: our review. Plus, how much longer will the city survive?
Ralph Rugoff on his Venice Biennale concept. Plus, Bernar Venet and Berlin Gallery Weekend
Venice Biennale 2019
Ralph Rugoff on his Venice Biennale concept. Plus, Bernar Venet and Berlin Gallery Weekend
How did Salvator Mundi go from $1,000 to $450m? Plus, the tragedy of Van Gogh's only love
Podcast
How did Salvator Mundi go from $1,000 to $450m? Plus, the tragedy of Van Gogh's only love
The Notre Dame fire: what happens next? Plus, Cold War Steve
Podcast
The Notre Dame fire: what happens next? Plus, Cold War Steve
From Despair to The Scream: the genesis of Edvard Munch’s most famous work
Podcast
From Despair to The Scream: the genesis of Edvard Munch’s most famous work
What inspired Munch's Scream? Plus, the Shed
Podcast
What inspired Munch's Scream? Plus, the Shed
Sackler sponsorship: take it or leave it? Plus, museum visitor figures
Podcast
Sackler sponsorship: take it or leave it? Plus, museum visitor figures
Art Basel in Hong Kong, Richard Lin and the Met’s World Between Empires
Podcast
Art Basel in Hong Kong, Richard Lin and the Met’s World Between Empires
David Bailey in focus, plus Picasso biographer John Richardson remembered
Podcast
David Bailey in focus, plus Picasso biographer John Richardson remembered
Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, Outsider art champion and Art Preserve founder, has died, aged 79
NewsObituaries
Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, Outsider art champion and Art Preserve founder, has died, aged 79
She helped establish the John Michael Kohler Art Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin as one of the leading institutions dedicated to self-taught artists
MFA Boston workers vote to unionise in sweeping vote
NewsLabour
MFA Boston workers vote to unionise in sweeping vote
An overwhelming 90% of employees voted to join the United Auto Workers Local 2110
Jaws shark installed in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
NewsAcquisitions
Jaws shark installed in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles
The museum, due to open in April 2021, has acquired the 25-foot prop model for its permanent collection
New York authorities return ancient stele to Egypt
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
New York authorities return ancient stele to Egypt
The object was seized on its way to an art fair last year and came from the same network that sold other looted antiquities to museums
Stedelijk expands collection of socially critical art by acquiring works by Russian activists Yulia Tsvetkova and Anna Tereshkina
NewsAcquisitions
Stedelijk expands collection of socially critical art by acquiring works by Russian activists Yulia Tsvetkova and Anna Tereshkina
Both artists have been detained by Russian authorities
Pompeii dig unearths incredible preserved remains of two men engulfed in volcanic ash
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
Pompeii dig unearths incredible preserved remains of two men engulfed in volcanic ash
Plaster casts were made of the newly discovered victims of Vesuvius eruption, which are believed to have been a wealthy landowner and his slave
Boola Bardip: Perth’s revamped Western Australian Museum opens with new name and focus on Aboriginal heritage
NewsOpenings
Boola Bardip: Perth’s revamped Western Australian Museum opens with new name and focus on Aboriginal heritage
The museum worked with around 60 Aboriginal language groups across the vast state to bring their perspectives into every gallery
All ears: why collectors can’t get enough of industry hype right now
AnalysisArt market
All ears: why collectors can’t get enough of industry hype right now
In an increasingly asset-driven art trade, collecting by listening to the buzz is fast becoming the norm
V&A acquires Harry Styles’s TikTok-trending multicoloured patchwork cardigan
BlogDiary
V&A acquires Harry Styles’s TikTok-trending multicoloured patchwork cardigan
Provocative Marilyn Monroe sculpture to return to Palm Springs—and the arts community is not happy about it
NewsPublic art
Provocative Marilyn Monroe sculpture to return to Palm Springs—and the arts community is not happy about it
A plan to install the kitsch work in front of the city’s art museum has raised complaints from the community, which has called Forever Marilyn “blatantly sexist”
Salon fair releases glossy, digitally enhanced publication instead of another online viewing platform
NewsArt fairs
Salon fair releases glossy, digitally enhanced publication instead of another online viewing platform
The New York art and design event has issued a 152-page magazine with interviews, features and QR codes that link to multi-media content
Three outdoor shows to see in London this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three outdoor shows to see in London this weekend
From Chila Kumari Singh Burman's eye-popping Tate Winter Commission to Lucy McKenzie's tube station takeover
Colourist painter and Royal Academician Philip Sutton opens new gallery—at the age of 92
Newscoronavirus
Colourist painter and Royal Academician Philip Sutton opens new gallery—at the age of 92
Artist—who is now blind in one eye and lives in a sheltered care home—is launching a space in Bridport, England, to sell his own works
Ulay’s legacy expands with his first major retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum
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Ulay’s legacy expands with his first major retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum
The largest ever show on the performance artist is complemented by an extensive online and videos of his time in Amsterdam
In Pictures | Andy Warhol's explicit drawings from the 1950s that he never got to publish
FeatureBook Club
In Pictures | Andy Warhol's explicit drawings from the 1950s that he never got to publish
New book brings together hundreds of images of nude young men, which “are imbued with an emotional vulnerability that few of his later works exhibit”
Visitors can step into Van Gogh’s swirling landscapes at Florida’s Dalí Museum
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Visitors can step into Van Gogh’s swirling landscapes at Florida’s Dalí Museum
An immersive exhibition of the artist’s most famous works, projected onto large-scale 360° screens, opens this weekend
'A crisis is always a good time to unite': Russian art galleries form new alliance to boost industry
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'A crisis is always a good time to unite': Russian art galleries form new alliance to boost industry
The Association of Galleries aims to simplify the country's customs procedures and secure government funding
A stitch worth 1,000 words: how America’s First Ladies used their wardrobes to make a statement
ReviewExhibitions
A stitch worth 1,000 words: how America’s First Ladies used their wardrobes to make a statement
The National Portrait Gallery has organised a historic show on the women in the White House
Remembering Lindy Dufferin, artist and entrepreneur who used her Northern Ireland home as a centre of community and cultural exchange
FeatureObituaries
Remembering Lindy Dufferin, artist and entrepreneur who used her Northern Ireland home as a centre of community and cultural exchange
A student of Duncan Grant and Oskar Kokoschka whose Clandeboye Yoghurt pictures made her the world’s “most famous disposable artist”
Southbank Centre's outdoor lights show offers glittering festive cheer—but scant comfort to its redundant workers
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Southbank Centre's outdoor lights show offers glittering festive cheer—but scant comfort to its redundant workers
Auctions, pledges and DMs: creative ways to buy and sell art on Instagram
BlogInstagram
Auctions, pledges and DMs: creative ways to buy and sell art on Instagram
Alternative sales models are springing up on the social media platform
Where next for museums? Four key takeaways from Louvre Abu Dhabi symposium on the post-pandemic future
AnalysisMuseums
Where next for museums? Four key takeaways from Louvre Abu Dhabi symposium on the post-pandemic future
Event marking anniversaries of the Emirati museum and New York University Abu Dhabi looked at museum collections, buildings and people, and the impact of coronavirus
London's National Gallery charges £8 for virtual tour of blockbuster Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition
NewsMuseum entry fees
London's National Gallery charges £8 for virtual tour of blockbuster Artemisia Gentileschi exhibition
Move reflects how museums could cash in on digital initiatives
Carphone Warehouse billionaire David Ross did buy the Royal Opera House's $12.8m Hockney—now he is loaning it back
NewsArt market
Carphone Warehouse billionaire David Ross did buy the Royal Opera House's $12.8m Hockney—now he is loaning it back
The portrait of David Webster will return immediately to the opera house before going to the National Portrait Gallery in 2023 for its reopening exhibition
Jewish collections looted by the Nazis to be examined and traced in new database
NewsLooted art
Jewish collections looted by the Nazis to be examined and traced in new database
The Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project will begin with a pilot scheme focusing on the Old Masters collection of Adolphe Schloss, which was seized by the Gestapo
A separated pair: the story behind Van Gogh’s famed empty chairs
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
A separated pair: the story behind Van Gogh’s famed empty chairs
An insight into what the two paintings reveal about Vincent's life with Gauguin in the Yellow House
A seven-mile underwater sculpture park is slated to open in Miami Beach next December
NewsSculpture parks
A seven-mile underwater sculpture park is slated to open in Miami Beach next December
The Reef Line, designed by the architect Shohei Shigematsu/OMA, will include new commissions by Leandro Erlich, Ernesto Neto and Agustina Woodgate
After controversy over her leadership, Stanford says director of its Cantor Arts Center has resigned
NewsResignations
After controversy over her leadership, Stanford says director of its Cantor Arts Center has resigned
Museum undertook an investigation of Susan Dackerman’s allegedly “toxic” leadership style and departures of many staff members
Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art will shut down again amid spike in coronavirus cases
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art will shut down again amid spike in coronavirus cases
Move by Washington, DC museums comes amid a wave of new US closures
Billionaire art collector Sheldon Solow's tax-exempt art foundation was infamously inaccessible—now his widow says she will open it to the public
NewsArt market
Billionaire art collector Sheldon Solow's tax-exempt art foundation was infamously inaccessible—now his widow says she will open it to the public
The real estate developer died on Tuesday aged 92. His collection in New York has been parodied for being almost impossible to visit despite receiving tax breaks
Miami non-profit launches virtual sales platform with a generous donation from the Martin Margulies Foundation
NewsBakehouse Art Complex
Miami non-profit launches virtual sales platform with a generous donation from the Martin Margulies Foundation
The Bakehouse Art Complex hopes to raise $100,000 in its inaugural sale to help artists amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Rediscovered painting by Leonardo da Vinci's 'little devil' lover and collaborator sells for record €1.7m in France
NewsArt market
Rediscovered painting by Leonardo da Vinci's 'little devil' lover and collaborator sells for record €1.7m in France
Penitent Magdalene by Salaì, who entered Leonardo's workshop at the age of ten, was estimated at €100,000 to €150,000 and is one of only a handful of known works by the artist
Phyllida Barlow hosts virtual pyjama party for Contemporary Art Society's fundraising dinner
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Phyllida Barlow hosts virtual pyjama party for Contemporary Art Society's fundraising dinner
During a second lockdown CAS found an ingenious solution for its annual artist-hosted fundraising dinner
Pace to take over Blain Southern's former gallery in London expansion
NewsArt market
Pace to take over Blain Southern's former gallery in London expansion
Announcement comes as two of the gallery's presidents in the US are facing allegations of abuse in the workplace
Art Fund launches £1m crowdfunding appeal to help UK museums fighting for survival
NewsArt Fund
Art Fund launches £1m crowdfunding appeal to help UK museums fighting for survival
After months without income due to coronavirus closures, new survey shows that museums are operating with just 25% of previous visitor numbers
Incredible 1,000-year-old Viking burial site found in Norway belonged to 'Iron Age elite'
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
Incredible 1,000-year-old Viking burial site found in Norway belonged to 'Iron Age elite'
Using radar technology, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 19m-long ship beneath a farmer's fields
Gwangju Biennale artistic directors discuss Korean shamanism and planning in a pandemic
NewsGwangju Biennale
Gwangju Biennale artistic directors discuss Korean shamanism and planning in a pandemic
13th edition of the biannual Korean art exhibition will look at queer theory, feminism and how centuries of tradition collide with contemporary art
Finally, rebel experts come to the rescue of Unesco’s failing World Heritage programme
CommentCultural heritage
Finally, rebel experts come to the rescue of Unesco’s failing World Heritage programme
New organisation, Our World Heritage, is putting Unesco's feet to the fire
Artists combat New York’s Covid-19 hunger crisis, one plate at a time
NewsCoronavirus resources
Artists combat New York’s Covid-19 hunger crisis, one plate at a time
As the city braces for a tough winter, the Coalition for the Homeless launches limited-edition Artist Plate Project
Performa biennial hosts virtual telethon, evoking the work of George Orwell, Nam June Paik—and, of course, Jerry Lewis
NewsPerforma
Performa biennial hosts virtual telethon, evoking the work of George Orwell, Nam June Paik—and, of course, Jerry Lewis
The event has been produced in partnership with Pace gallery and will feature new and archival material
US museums groups raise concerns as settlement deal over Nazi-looted Pissarro heads back to court
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US museums groups raise concerns as settlement deal over Nazi-looted Pissarro heads back to court
The work, returned to the French heiress Léone-Noëlle Meyer in 2016, was meant to go back on display at Oklahoma’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum next year
Remembering Kenzo Takada, the designer and artist who created the first global, multicultural, fashion brand
FeatureObituaries
Remembering Kenzo Takada, the designer and artist who created the first global, multicultural, fashion brand
In everything he made—clothes, spectacles inspired by his trademark round lenses, home furnishings, parfumerie—Takada's love of fine art remained close at hand
Actor Samuel L. Jackson and footballer Samuel Eto’o pay tribute to art collector Sindika Dokolo during six-hour televised memorial
NewsCollectors
Actor Samuel L. Jackson and footballer Samuel Eto’o pay tribute to art collector Sindika Dokolo during six-hour televised memorial
Dokolo was buried at Brompton Cemetery in West London yesterday following his funeral at Westminster Cathedral
Egyptian archaeologists make the 'biggest discovery of 2020'
NewsArchaeology
Egyptian archaeologists make the 'biggest discovery of 2020'
More than 100 painted coffins have been found at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, south of Cairo
Garrett Bradley's America film installation goes on show at MoMA, exploring racism in black and white
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Garrett Bradley's America film installation goes on show at MoMA, exploring racism in black and white
The artist intersperses her work with footage from an unreleased 1914 film, believed to be the oldest surviving feature-length film with an all-Black cast
Architect Emilio Ambasz’s foundation donates $10m to MoMA to create a green architecture institute
NewsArchitecture
Architect Emilio Ambasz’s foundation donates $10m to MoMA to create a green architecture institute
New entity will spur research on the relationship between architecture and nature and work toward “environmental justice”, the New York museum says
‘From bad to worse’: over half of US museums have laid off or furloughed staff, survey shows
NewsMuseums & Heritage
‘From bad to worse’: over half of US museums have laid off or furloughed staff, survey shows
Museums expect to lose an average of 35% of budgeted income this year, plus an additional 28% in 2021
Metropolitan Museum of Art appeals for protection of cultural heritage sites in Nagorno-Karabakh
NewsNagorno-Karabakh
Metropolitan Museum of Art appeals for protection of cultural heritage sites in Nagorno-Karabakh
Plea comes as Azerbaijan moves to take control of swaths of territory under a Russian-brokered peace deal
Africa’s art market grows even amid adversity
AnalysisArt market
Africa’s art market grows even amid adversity
In a year marked by closures, cancellations and postponements, African art fairs are going ahead with new models and the continent’s galleries are growing
Frieze Los Angeles bids goodbye to Paramount Studios as art fair is postponed to July
NewsArt market
Frieze Los Angeles bids goodbye to Paramount Studios as art fair is postponed to July
Social distancing rules have limited the number of people on film sets creating a movie production backlog
Russia sends Moscow’s museums into second lockdown until mid-January
Newscoronavirus
Russia sends Moscow’s museums into second lockdown until mid-January
Cultural workers voice frustration at mixed closure orders, as theatres, concert halls and restaurants are allowed to stay open
German police arrest three suspects in Dresden jewel heist investigation
NewsThefts
German police arrest three suspects in Dresden jewel heist investigation
More than 1,600 police officers take part in raids in Berlin to solve violent theft from Dresden’s Green Vault
People see only 'silver tits' and 'bouffant pubes' now—but I predict Mary Wollstonecraft sculpture will become widely admired
CommentDiary of an art historian
People see only 'silver tits' and 'bouffant pubes' now—but I predict Mary Wollstonecraft sculpture will become widely admired
One of the iron rules of art history is that the more derided a work of art at first, the more celebrated it will become
Friends forever? Museums rely on generosity of paying members and loyalty schemes to survive pandemic
NewsMuseums
Friends forever? Museums rely on generosity of paying members and loyalty schemes to survive pandemic
Many UK institutions are hoping members will continue to support them despite limited benefits and recurring closures
Art Basel in Hong Kong postponed to May as coronavirus throws 2021 art fairs into disarray
NewsArt market
Art Basel in Hong Kong postponed to May as coronavirus throws 2021 art fairs into disarray
Summer crush expected with Art Basel’s flagship show in Switzerland still scheduled for June and Taipei Dangdai moved back to July
Prizewinning Gainsborough publication shines light on lives of painter's female sitters
NewsBooks
Prizewinning Gainsborough publication shines light on lives of painter's female sitters
New book, which reveals how the Old Masters influenced the 18th-century British artist, has won the William MB Berger Prize for British Art History
Challenges overcome as Houston's Museum of Fine Arts completes $450m campus expansion
NewsOpenings
Challenges overcome as Houston's Museum of Fine Arts completes $450m campus expansion
Delayed by just three weeks amid the pandemic, new Kinder Building will dramatically increase space for Modern and contemporary art
Mark Titchner's 'carnivalesque' posters deliver optimistic rallying cry to locked down London
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Mark Titchner's 'carnivalesque' posters deliver optimistic rallying cry to locked down London
UK's £120m post-Brexit festival selects teams—including art organisations—for next step of controversial initiative
NewsBiennials & festivals
UK's £120m post-Brexit festival selects teams—including art organisations—for next step of controversial initiative
Serpentine Galleries, Tate and historian David Olusoga are on the shortlist for £3m research and development funding
Seller contests having to repay Sotheby’s for allegedly forged Frans Hals
NewsArt market
Seller contests having to repay Sotheby’s for allegedly forged Frans Hals
In latest hearing of ongoing legal saga, Fairlight Art Ventures, co-vendor of painting sold in 2011 for $11.75m, is refusing to pay auction house more than $5.3m
New heritage body aims to keep Unesco in check by calling on public to report sites in danger
NewsHeritage
New heritage body aims to keep Unesco in check by calling on public to report sites in danger
Our World Heritage says it is stepping in to save at-risk locations as “safeguarding has become a secondary concern” for Unesco
Constable oil sketch—previously dismissed as fake—goes on sale for £150,000
NewsDiscoveries
Constable oil sketch—previously dismissed as fake—goes on sale for £150,000
Sworder's auction house is selling the work, which is one of many by the Romantic painter depicting the area around Dedham Vale where he grew up
‘Blinged-up but razor-sharp’: Chila Kumari Singh Burman on her Diwali-inspired Tate Britain commission
InterviewChila Kumari Singh Burman
‘Blinged-up but razor-sharp’: Chila Kumari Singh Burman on her Diwali-inspired Tate Britain commission
The key figure in the British Black Arts movement of the 1980s has adorned the London museum’s façade with a colourful work exploring her own background
Francis Bacon's legacy continued by new unconventional publishing company
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Francis Bacon's legacy continued by new unconventional publishing company
Letting it all burn: David Wojnarowicz documentary presents the artist through his words and works
ReviewFilms
Letting it all burn: David Wojnarowicz documentary presents the artist through his words and works
A new film on the provocative artist, who died of Aids in 1992 at the age of 37, tells his story through his paintings, photographs, audio and videos
Unesco under fire for using Met objects in anti-trafficking campaign
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Unesco under fire for using Met objects in anti-trafficking campaign
Advertisements said that the works were looted in recent years, but Met documentation shows that they have a much longer provenance
A breath of fresh air: The Clark opens its first outdoor exhibition
Outdoor sculpture
A breath of fresh air: The Clark opens its first outdoor exhibition
Known for its esteemed collection of European and American paintings and art historical research library, the institution's 140-acre meadow now features contemporary sculptures set against the bucolic landscape of the Berkshire Highlands in Massachusetts
Three online shows to see this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three online shows to see this weekend
From a documentary on pioneering queer artist David Wojnarowicz to a survey of Barbara Kruger's pertinent Question installations
Somerset House to dig into its colonial past
Newscolonialism
Somerset House to dig into its colonial past
Move follows release of National Trust’s slavery report, which was accused of following a ‘woke agenda’
Plans for £1.7bn tunnel under Stonehenge—approved by UK government—sparks criticism
NewsHeritage
Plans for £1.7bn tunnel under Stonehenge—approved by UK government—sparks criticism
Unesco opposes the scheme which could result in "total loss" of archaeological treasures but English Heritage says it will "reconnect the site with its prehistoric landscape"
Divine People: first biography of Ambrose McEvoy reveals how portrait artist became a darling of London and New York society a century ago
ReviewBooks
Divine People: first biography of Ambrose McEvoy reveals how portrait artist became a darling of London and New York society a century ago
The typescript of Eric Chilston's book, based on primary sources and eye-witness accounts, was rediscovered in 2018 after being thought lost for nearly 40 years
As Trump baselessly cries voter fraud, one artist surveys the rise of conspiracy theories in US politics
ReviewVideo art
As Trump baselessly cries voter fraud, one artist surveys the rise of conspiracy theories in US politics
Cassandra Zampini's short film Media Warfare compresses four years of fake news into a harrowing 25-minute survey of America's shattered psyche
Did alcohol withdrawal really cause Van Gogh’s mental crises?
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Did alcohol withdrawal really cause Van Gogh’s mental crises?
Vincent was allowed 42 units of wine at the asylum—three times more than today’s recommended limit
Fifty years on, Unesco’s convention against illicit trafficking of cultural artefacts still shines bright
CommentHeritage
Fifty years on, Unesco’s convention against illicit trafficking of cultural artefacts still shines bright
International treaty of 1970 has helped establish an ethical basis for the actions of law enforcement and museums
'Dealers are smiling under their masks': Shanghai art week pulls in art-starved collectors
AnalysisArt fairs
'Dealers are smiling under their masks': Shanghai art week pulls in art-starved collectors
More than 100 art exhibitions and events have taken place in the Chinese city this week and galleries are reporting strong sales
Freelands Foundation awards £1.27m in diversity funding—including Windrush education programme
NewsPhilanthropy
Freelands Foundation awards £1.27m in diversity funding—including Windrush education programme
The move follows the foundation's launch of a diversity action plan which aims to stamp out racial inequality in the visual arts
Miró Labyrinth meanders towards restoration at south of France's Maeght Foundation
NewsJoan Miró
Miró Labyrinth meanders towards restoration at south of France's Maeght Foundation
Conservation project tackles damage to Joan Miró's terraced maze of sculptures and ceramics in grounds of Modern art museum
First look at David Adjaye's planned museum for Benin City
NewsMuseums
First look at David Adjaye's planned museum for Benin City
Ghanaian-born London architect is working with the British Museum and Nigerian organisations to show “the most comprehensive display in the world of Benin Bronzes”
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From a portal to the Utah monolith at David Zwirner to Vivian Springford’s meditative paintings at Almine Rech
Archives of Ivan Chermayeff, the designer behind Smithsonian sun and MoMA logo, donated to New York’s School of Visual Arts
NewsDesign
Archives of Ivan Chermayeff, the designer behind Smithsonian sun and MoMA logo, donated to New York’s School of Visual Arts
The influential designer taught at the school and for years and students will now have access to his professional and personal work
Frieze art fairs global director Victoria Siddall takes ‘strategic’ role as board director
NewsArt market
Frieze art fairs global director Victoria Siddall takes ‘strategic’ role as board director
Frieze magazine publisher Rebecca Ann Siegel appointed director of Americas and content and will oversee the New York and Los Angeles fairs
Collection of Balthus drawings and paintings to be sold for €1.2m—so why no mention of his infatuation with pubescent girls?
NewsArt market
Collection of Balthus drawings and paintings to be sold for €1.2m—so why no mention of his infatuation with pubescent girls?
The works are from the estate of the artist’s teenage “muse and model” Frédérique Tison, who was also his step-niece
When Boston fell head-over-heels in love with Monet
PreviewExhibitions
When Boston fell head-over-heels in love with Monet
A new show at the Museum of Fine Arts recalls the time when the US city was first captivated by the French Impressionist
CommentArt market
Pastures new: why some top gallery staff are moving on from longtime jobs
Without art fairs and hectic travel, the pandemic has transformed the way most of us work—and some are branching out rather than returning to their old lifestyle
Melanie Gerlis