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Second presenter from right-wing GB News channel appointed trustee of a UK museum
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Indigenous artists stake their claim at Yellowstone National Park
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The cancelling of the Genoese art loan show Superb Baroque is a sad day for the National Gallery in Washington, DC
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Women in the arts are winning the battle for equal employment—but they haven’t yet won the war
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Choose your unicorn: why angel investors are ploughing millions into art startups
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Not all they seem: how galleries can spot fake ID documents
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Protocols are already available to help save Afghanistan’s cultural heritage
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Overseas galleries and art advisors listen up: you are not immune to new money laundering laws at UK fairs this autumn
With the Taliban’s take-over of Afghanistan, intangible cultural heritage is most at threat
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With the Taliban’s take-over of Afghanistan, intangible cultural heritage is most at threat
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Helsinki’s inaugural biennial goes off with a bang on the former military island of Vallisaari
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Amid financial adversity, can a museum association emerge as an innovative leader on deaccessioning?
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Why the art market must stop trying to predict the unpredictable and enjoy a well deserved #hotgirlsummer
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Under the Biden administration, can US cultural policy better reflect American values?
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Now is the time for Unesco to call Venice's authorities to order
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A redesign of the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden prompts questions about artistic vision
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Hiroshi Sugimoto’s new Hirshhorn sculpture garden will create a more open and artistically inspired future for the museum
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We tackled Dutch slaving history—the Rijksmuseum's exhibition could serve as a model of its kind
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Livestreamed or IRL, gallery weekends or satellite spaces—the art market faces a paradox of choice
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The damnation of Venice: locals are being systematically driven out by officials who are selling off sites for tourism
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The damnation of Venice: locals are being systematically driven out by officials who are selling off sites for tourism
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Jobs for the boys…why I'm starting to feel old amid the new art world order
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Don’t trash talk museums at this perilous time: we must adapt—not throw away—our cultural heritage
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Inflation is soaring in the US and UK—here's what it means for the art market
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The world of art fairs is going to change for good—and only the better-funded fairs will survive
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The 'Ledbury Titian' discovery begs the question: who should we trust when it comes to art attribution?
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Pandemic anniversary: the things museums should learn from our plague year
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Risky business: how new US sanctions regulations will actually impact the art market
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Can Paris snatch the art market crown from London?
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Could 2021 be the year of the African museum?
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How will US money laundering crackdown actually impact the art market? A lawyer explains
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A Covid-19 silver lining? Let’s not return to family-unfriendly art business as usual
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'Humboldt Forum must have a clear policy that only objects of proper provenance can be used'
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The art trade benefits from the UK's low import duty. What will happen to it after Brexit?
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Philip Guston show: 2022 opening is welcome news but confusion still remains
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A flood of art? The market issues around museum deaccessioning
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A flood of art? The market issues around museum deaccessioning
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'Another yawning gap': radical London Print Studio closes its doors
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Turner Prize-winning artist wins the annual Robson Orr TenTen Award, with 15 copies of the print going on display in official buildings
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Geneva museum director fights attempt to oust him
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The art fair season kicks off in Asia: here is your guide
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Raphael: as great as Leonardo and Michelangelo?
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Raphael: as great as Leonardo and Michelangelo?
Is the future of the art market online?
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Is the future of the art market online?
Exclusive: Marina Abramovic on performance art post-pandemic
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Exclusive: Marina Abramovic on performance art post-pandemic
Can new tech recreate the hand of an Old Master?
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Can new tech recreate the hand of an Old Master?
Sophie Matisse retraces her great-grandfather's footsteps for emotional BBC film
Henri Matisse
Sophie Matisse retraces her great-grandfather's footsteps for emotional BBC film
The end of the blockbuster? Museums in a post-pandemic world
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The end of the blockbuster? Museums in a post-pandemic world
Donald Judd 101: the great artist in depth
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Donald Judd 101: the great artist in depth
Art theft: are museums safe under lockdown?
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Art theft: are museums safe under lockdown?
Can the art market weather the coronavirus storm?
Podcast
Can the art market weather the coronavirus storm?
Saving the art world’s self-employed amidst the coronavirus crisis
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Saving the art world’s self-employed amidst the coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus: dispatches from Italy and China
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Coronavirus: dispatches from Italy and China
Fill your ears with art: the top culture podcasts to listen to during the coronavirus lockdown
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Fill your ears with art: the top culture podcasts to listen to during the coronavirus lockdown
Titian’s poesie: an in-depth tour of 'the most beautiful pictures in the world'
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Titian’s poesie: an in-depth tour of 'the most beautiful pictures in the world'
Remembering Ulay. Plus, how coronavirus cancelled Art Basel in Hong Kong
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Remembering Ulay. Plus, how coronavirus cancelled Art Basel in Hong Kong
Surrealism: what was Britain's role?
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Surrealism: what was Britain's role?
Shirin Neshat on why Frida Kahlo is one of her favourite artists
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Shirin Neshat on why Frida Kahlo is one of her favourite artists
Who owns the Parthenon Marbles?
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Who owns the Parthenon Marbles?
Does Los Angeles want a big art fair?
Podcast
Does Los Angeles want a big art fair?
Antiquities trade should prepare for more government oversight
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Antiquities trade should prepare for more government oversight
US Treasury Department issues a call for input on forthcoming regulation that aims to counter money laundering
Mexico recovers stolen 16th-century manuscripts
NewsManuscripts
Mexico recovers stolen 16th-century manuscripts
The historic works were taken from the National Archives over the years in what its new director calls a “wholesale pillaging”
Colnaghi's show explores the broad threads that connect Spanish art and the New World
NewsArt market
Colnaghi's show explores the broad threads that connect Spanish art and the New World
Exhibition of work from the Pre-Columbian age to mid-century Modern paintings, extended to 22 October
British Museum to sell NFTs of 200 Hokusai works—including The Great Wave
NewsArt market
British Museum to sell NFTs of 200 Hokusai works—including The Great Wave
The institution has partnered with French start-up LaCollection to auction the non-fungible tokens, coinciding with its exhibition of the Japanese artist's work
Design Miami is expanding to Qatar
NewsDesign Miami
Design Miami is expanding to Qatar
The design fair has launched a new partnership in Doha
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Cannupa Hanska Luger’s Indigenous sci-fi at Garth Greenan to an undersung Italian painter at Shin Gallery
70 paintings in 70 days: Van Gogh’s astonishing achievement at the end of his life
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
70 paintings in 70 days: Van Gogh’s astonishing achievement at the end of his life
A dramatic sunset over a château was one of Vincent's last landscapes—and one of his largest
A new flavour of non-fungible token: Vito Schnabel launches an NFT auction platform
NewsArt market
A new flavour of non-fungible token: Vito Schnabel launches an NFT auction platform
ArtOfficial, developed with help from Gary Vaynerchuk, "aims to broaden the experience of digital art" and make its purchase more accessible and transparent
Portrait of a pandemic: five works at Art Basel that confront Covid-19
NewsArt Basel 2021
Portrait of a pandemic: five works at Art Basel that confront Covid-19
The first edition of Art Basel to take place since the onset of the global pandemic is full of new works created in the midst of lockdown
Korakrit Arunanondchai: on loss, shamanism—and denim
InterviewKorakrit Arunanondchai
Korakrit Arunanondchai: on loss, shamanism—and denim
As a major show of his work opens at the Migros Museum in Zurich, the Thailand-born artist discusses his latest video works, which he created shortly after his grandfather's death
From Marina Abramovic to Greta Thunberg: the legacy of Joseph Beuys lives on
FeatureJoseph Beuys
From Marina Abramovic to Greta Thunberg: the legacy of Joseph Beuys lives on
A host of artists and activists have followed in the footsteps of the pioneering artist who would have turned 100 this year
Book extract | What makes buyers want to create private museums for their collections?
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Book extract | What makes buyers want to create private museums for their collections?
In this adapted excerpt from her new book, The Rise and Rise of the Private Art Museum, Georgina Adam examines the motivations of collectors who founded their own art spaces
Portraits by women are unmasked at the Beyeler Foundation
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Portraits by women are unmasked at the Beyeler Foundation
Close-Up charts the evolution of portraiture from 1870 to the present through the work of nine female artists, from Berthe Morisot to Elizabeth Peyton
Art Basel 2021: it’s good to be back—but things are going to change, dealers say
NewsArt Basel 2021
Art Basel 2021: it’s good to be back—but things are going to change, dealers say
Despite the success of the fair's first post-pandemic edition, galleries are weighing up the future
Artists announced for Saudi Arabia's first ever contemporary art biennial
NewsSaudi Arabia
Artists announced for Saudi Arabia's first ever contemporary art biennial
Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale is part of a drive to promote the cultural credentials of the middle Eastern kingdom
New York’s Hispanic Society gears up for its second act
NewsMuseums & Heritage
New York’s Hispanic Society gears up for its second act
The museum and libarary in northern Manhattan has a new director with a packed agenda—and some needed improvements on its horizon
Martin Puryear to create permanent sculpture for Storm King Art Center
NewsStorm King Art Center
Martin Puryear to create permanent sculpture for Storm King Art Center
The dome-like work marks the first time the artist will work with brick as a material
Looted Gilgamesh tablet returned to Iraq
NewsRepatriation
Looted Gilgamesh tablet returned to Iraq
The ancient cuneiform, once fated to be displayed at the Museum of the Bible, was sold by Christie’s for $1.7m to the owners of the arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby
From a near collision with a tram to the week's hottest parties: what went down at Art Basel 2021
BlogArt Basel 2021
From a near collision with a tram to the week's hottest parties: what went down at Art Basel 2021
Five-metre-tall fountain pen sculpture by Michael Craig-Martin unveiled in Oxford
NewsPublic art
Five-metre-tall fountain pen sculpture by Michael Craig-Martin unveiled in Oxford
Artist says the work at Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government is the ‘most daring of all my sculptures’
In Pictures | How Gianfranco Gorgoni captured the mysticism of the Land Art movement
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In Pictures | How Gianfranco Gorgoni captured the mysticism of the Land Art movement
More than 150 rarely-seen photographs chronicle the history of seminal earthworks in the landscape
Seeing double: huge Jasper Johns retrospective opens in two cities, 100 miles apart
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Seeing double: huge Jasper Johns retrospective opens in two cities, 100 miles apart
Simultaneous shows in New York and Philadelphia cover the artist's seven-decade career and include more than 550 works in total
Elmgreen & Dragset pick their five favourite works at Art Basel (and discuss spooning Olafur Eliasson)
FeatureArt Basel 2021
Elmgreen & Dragset pick their five favourite works at Art Basel (and discuss spooning Olafur Eliasson)
Outside the Messeplatz, the Scandinavian duo have installed a car with a tender surprise inside
Swiss landscape painting—once destined for Hitler’s Führermuseum—acquired by London’s National Gallery
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Swiss landscape painting—once destined for Hitler’s Führermuseum—acquired by London’s National Gallery
Alexandre Calame’s Chalets at Rigi was sold in 1996 at an auction of unclaimed works with proceeds going to benefit victims of the Holocaust
‘Artists aren't able to defend human values anymore’: Ai Weiwei on how the art market is king and why Western museums are courting China
InterviewArtist interview
‘Artists aren't able to defend human values anymore’: Ai Weiwei on how the art market is king and why Western museums are courting China
The Chinese artist will unveil a new work this week at the Southbank Centre for the English PEN 100 festival championing freedom of expression
Former model Suzanne Valadon turns the tables with her own bold portraits
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Former model Suzanne Valadon turns the tables with her own bold portraits
Exhibition at the Barnes Foundation looks at how the artist who had modelled for Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec brought a new perspective to paintings of women
Art and architecture merge on Vancouver’s towers—but is the cultural outreach more than illusion?
NewsArchitecture
Art and architecture merge on Vancouver’s towers—but is the cultural outreach more than illusion?
Two public projects launching this week highlight the Canadian city’s booming developments, in which only a select few can afford to live
Two veteran lawyers from New York's Herrick Feinstein create new firm, Kaye Spiegler—and save on moving fees
NewsArt law
Two veteran lawyers from New York's Herrick Feinstein create new firm, Kaye Spiegler—and save on moving fees
The boutique firm will continue to work from the same offices, but wants to take on riskier contingency cases
National Gallery of Australia commissions its most expensive ever piece of art
NewsNational Gallery of Australia
National Gallery of Australia commissions its most expensive ever piece of art
Lindy Lee's A$14m sculpture will be one of the country's first environmentally sustainable public works
Soedarmadji Jean Henry Damais, Indonesian curator and historian, dies aged 78
NewsObituaries
Soedarmadji Jean Henry Damais, Indonesian curator and historian, dies aged 78
The last director of the Jakarta History Museum was a leading advocate of the archipelago's traditional arts, crafts and designs
'The Europeans are back and buying': sales flow steadily at first Art Basel since the pandemic
NewsArt Basel 2021
'The Europeans are back and buying': sales flow steadily at first Art Basel since the pandemic
Though Covid-19 travel complications have kept many US and Asian collectors away, dealers report brisk business from the VIP opening
Try before you buy? Art rental scheme could bring steady income for emerging artists
NewsArt market
Try before you buy? Art rental scheme could bring steady income for emerging artists
Gertrude aims to make the art market more accessible and evenly distributed
Artistate launches to help artists safeguard their legacy
NewsArt market
Artistate launches to help artists safeguard their legacy
Founded by gallerists and lawyers, the venture will provide estate-planning advice—for a fee—to artists and their families
Rossetti paints us a (sometimes not so) pretty picture in exhibition devoted to artist's portraits
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Rossetti paints us a (sometimes not so) pretty picture in exhibition devoted to artist's portraits
Alongside famous Pre-Raphaelite depictions of swoony, pillow-haired beauties are paintings of friends, family and fellow artists on show at the Holburne Museum
German auction of Latin American antiquities goes ahead, but many works fail to sell
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
German auction of Latin American antiquities goes ahead, but many works fail to sell
Ambassadors from eight countries—Mexico, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Peru—whose heritage was included in the sale launched a united front against it, with calls for Unesco to intervene
Tacita Dean's 'museum-worthy' show at Marian Goodman Gallery kickstarts New York's autumn season with intimate portrait of Luchita Hurtado
BlogThe Insiders
Tacita Dean's 'museum-worthy' show at Marian Goodman Gallery kickstarts New York's autumn season with intimate portrait of Luchita Hurtado
Hurtado, who was 99 at the time of the film, spoke to Dean about loss, her 13 cats and a stolen Picasso drawing
Arthur Jafa on his long-term installation at the Glenstone Museum
InterviewArthur Jafa
Arthur Jafa on his long-term installation at the Glenstone Museum
The career-spanning installation includes sculptures, photographs and the monumental video that followed the artist’s seminal video montage Love is the Message, the Message in Death
‘Excellence in Essex’: Firstsite wins Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021
NewsArt Fund Museum of the Year
‘Excellence in Essex’: Firstsite wins Art Fund Museum of the Year 2021
The small contemporary art organisation was awarded the £100,000 prize for its work during the pandemic and engagement with the local community
Conservative party donor John Booth appointed chair of London's National Gallery
NewsNational Gallery
Conservative party donor John Booth appointed chair of London's National Gallery
Philanthropist succeeds Tony Hall, who stepped down following row over Princess Diana interview
Guggenheim director Richard Armstrong sets new opening date for long-delayed Abu Dhabi museum
NewsMuseums
Guggenheim director Richard Armstrong sets new opening date for long-delayed Abu Dhabi museum
New deputy director Naomi Beckwith says 'we can re-centre where the stories of art are told'
Unlimited—Art Basel’s section for large works—opens to visitors with a rainbow jacuzzi, a spooning couple and a house made of bread
NewsArt Basel 2021
Unlimited—Art Basel’s section for large works—opens to visitors with a rainbow jacuzzi, a spooning couple and a house made of bread
Curator Giovanni Carmine walks through highlights among the 62 supersized installations presented at the fair
France launches Islamic art shows across 18 cities to combat rising Islamophobia
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France launches Islamic art shows across 18 cities to combat rising Islamophobia
The Louvre-led government initiative aims to shatter clichés and encourage a deeper understanding
Impressionist and Modern masterpieces collected by the Morozov brothers finally go on show in Paris
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Impressionist and Modern masterpieces collected by the Morozov brothers finally go on show in Paris
Exhibition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton—including works by artists such as Van Gogh, Gauguin and Matisse—aims to emulate 2016's Shchukin blockbuster
New Academy Museum to tell a more honest Hollywood history
NewsAcademy Museum of Motion Pictures
New Academy Museum to tell a more honest Hollywood history
Opening next week, the Los Angeles museum dedicated to the history of cinema will include reimagined displays on diverse stars and “less than proud” moments
K-Pop superstars BTS help present gift from Korean government to the Metropolitan Museum
NewsMuseums & Heritage
K-Pop superstars BTS help present gift from Korean government to the Metropolitan Museum
The set of five richly coloured lacquer vessels by artist Chung Haecho will go on show in the New York museum this December
Through animation and home videos, three films in Toronto try to retrieve a lost Jewish past
ReviewMedia & broadcast
Through animation and home videos, three films in Toronto try to retrieve a lost Jewish past
The features Charlotte, Where Is Anne Frank, and Three Minutes – A Lengthening give an afterlife to some of the victims of the Holocaust
A painting created outside the Minneapolis courthouse during the final moments of the George Floyd murder trial will be put up for auction
NewsGeorge Floyd
A painting created outside the Minneapolis courthouse during the final moments of the George Floyd murder trial will be put up for auction
MSNBC host Chris Hayes said on air he would buy picture, which was inspired by the Derek Chauvin murder conviction, if it were to ever come up for sale.
Young, monied and keen to gamble on art: the super power of Asian collectors
AnalysisArt market
Young, monied and keen to gamble on art: the super power of Asian collectors
Asian buyers are now the biggest spenders at international auctions and these digitally-native collectors are happy to splurge online
Zurich takes ‘quantum leap’ with Chipperfield-designed Kunsthaus extension
FeatureMuseums
Zurich takes ‘quantum leap’ with Chipperfield-designed Kunsthaus extension
Opening on 9 October, the major building project turns the Kunsthaus into Switzerland’s largest art museum
Basel's Beyeler Foundation scores coup for Goya show
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Basel's Beyeler Foundation scores coup for Goya show
Exhibition dedicated to the Spanish artist opens next month with a display of 75 paintings including a prized painting from Madrid’s Prado museum
'The art in Spain stays mainly off the plane': grim Brexit news from the art buying frontline
CommentDiary of an art historian
'The art in Spain stays mainly off the plane': grim Brexit news from the art buying frontline
I've learned the new politically motivated lessons about art shipping the hard way—so you don't have to
First monograph on Rana Begum reveals artist's refined language of Minimalist abstraction
ReviewBooks
First monograph on Rana Begum reveals artist's refined language of Minimalist abstraction
Timely new book explores how Begum's approach to her multifaceted work defies any simple categorisation
Did this mysterious Dutch painter inspire Vermeer?
NewsDiscoveries
Did this mysterious Dutch painter inspire Vermeer?
The story of enigmatic artist Jacobus Vrel will be told in an exhibition scheduled for 2023 and in a book published this month
From a cashmere coated console to a leafy Lalanne chair: Design Miami/Basel director chooses her highlights
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From a cashmere coated console to a leafy Lalanne chair: Design Miami/Basel director chooses her highlights
The fair may be smaller than usual this year but Jennifer Roberts says she has never known the collectible design market to be in such rude health
The cancelling of the Genoese art loan show Superb Baroque is a sad day for the National Gallery in Washington, DC
CommentMuseums & Heritage
The cancelling of the Genoese art loan show Superb Baroque is a sad day for the National Gallery in Washington, DC
Can another museum with a commitment to broaden Americans’ exposure to great art, including pre-contemporary works, take up the show?
Drink up—Olafur Eliasson creates new wine-tasting pavilion for Californian vineyard
BlogDiary
Drink up—Olafur Eliasson creates new wine-tasting pavilion for Californian vineyard
Marina Abramovic takes London by storm with a trio of shows
BlogThe Buck stopped here
Marina Abramovic takes London by storm with a trio of shows
Mexico attempts to halt German auction of Pre-Colombian artefacts
NewsMexico
Mexico attempts to halt German auction of Pre-Colombian artefacts
More than 70 works designated as national heritage are due to be sold in Munich on 21 September
Percent for art programme to expand into Los Angeles county’s unincorporated areas
News US politics
Percent for art programme to expand into Los Angeles county’s unincorporated areas
A civic ordinance in effect from October sets aside 1% of building projects for arts and culture programmes
Picasso Blue Period blockbuster to finally open in Toronto early October
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Picasso Blue Period blockbuster to finally open in Toronto early October
The show, delayed because of Covid, focuses on three works painted by the “insanely ambitious” artist during a low point in his early career
'Putin's been my person since the 90s': ahead of Russia's parliamentary elections, Hermitage director Mikhail Piotrovsky talks politics
InterviewMikhail Piotrovsky
'Putin's been my person since the 90s': ahead of Russia's parliamentary elections, Hermitage director Mikhail Piotrovsky talks politics
The outspoken museum chief is leading the St Petersburg ticket of United Russia, the pro-Putin ruling party, in national parliamentary elections this weekend
Must-see institutional shows during Art Basel
PreviewExhibitions
Must-see institutional shows during Art Basel
From unseen drawings from Kara Walker's personal archives to a fresh take on Camille Pissarro as the leader of the Impressionists
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Adam Pendelton's colossal recaps of the past year at MoMA, to Objects of Common Interest's minimalist designs at the Noguchi Museum
Real-life Art Basel prepares to return—and steps down from its ivory tower
InterviewArt fairs
Real-life Art Basel prepares to return—and steps down from its ivory tower
Arranging the event amid a shifting pandemic has been fraught with risk—but it is a risk worth taking, says global director Marc Spiegler
Genevan prosecutor dismisses Dimitry Rybolovev's case against art dealer Yves Bouvier—but feud between the two billionaires is not over yet
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Genevan prosecutor dismisses Dimitry Rybolovev's case against art dealer Yves Bouvier—but feud between the two billionaires is not over yet
Russian art collector had sued for double dealing and will now appeal decision, while Bouvier plans to launch $1bn countersuit for damages—and write a tell-all book
A sneak peek at France's first cultural venue celebrating stained glass
NewsMuseums & Heritage
A sneak peek at France's first cultural venue celebrating stained glass
The Cité du Vitrail will open in the medieval town of Troyes in spring 2022, but preview tours are running this weekend for the European Heritage Days
At the Chicago Architecture Biennial, the city becomes a community landscape
PreviewBiennials & festivals
At the Chicago Architecture Biennial, the city becomes a community landscape
Projects and site-specific installations have been brought into six neigbourhoods, taking local needs into account
New Van Gogh discovery: first version of despairing man that was bought for £6—and then hidden away for more than a century
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
New Van Gogh discovery: first version of despairing man that was bought for £6—and then hidden away for more than a century
The artist titled the drawing "Worn out" in English because he wanted to work for a London publisher
Healing Arts programme comes to New York with a two-month schedule of events
NewsArt and health
Healing Arts programme comes to New York with a two-month schedule of events
Artist commissions, expert discussions and film premieres will take place in the city, starting and ending with a pair of symposia at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
'Musée d’Orsay can no longer be a tourist factory': Christophe Leribault named new director of Paris museum
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'Musée d’Orsay can no longer be a tourist factory': Christophe Leribault named new director of Paris museum
Leribault will oversee a major redevelopment of the Musée d’Orsay over the next decade
Myanmar’s artists face growing hardship as Covid returns and military tightens grip
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Myanmar’s artists face growing hardship as Covid returns and military tightens grip
As junta strengthens hold over country, the economy crumbles and a brutal new wave of the virus takes its toll, the artistic community is in crisis
Ethiopian gallery Addis Fine Art to open space in London
NewsArt market
Ethiopian gallery Addis Fine Art to open space in London
One of the few Black-owned galleries in London, the space will open with a show of Nirit Takele in October as the gallery takes part in Frieze London for the first time
Unesco report reveals extent of Russian threat to Crimean heritage
NewsHeritage
Unesco report reveals extent of Russian threat to Crimean heritage
Since the annexation in 2014, Russia has been persecuting the Tatar population and appropriating monuments
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara named an ‘icon’ of 2021 by Time magazine
NewsArtists
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara named an ‘icon’ of 2021 by Time magazine
The Cuban artist and activist is joined on the publication’s list of 100 Most Influential People by Barbara Kruger and Mark Bradford
Nadine Dorries named UK culture secretary
NewsAppointments
Nadine Dorries named UK culture secretary
The right-wing politician, who appeared on the TV programme I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, replaces Oliver Dowden
Superflex to send climate-conscious message during 76th United Nations General Assembly in New York
NewsSuperflex
Superflex to send climate-conscious message during 76th United Nations General Assembly in New York
The Danish art collective will show one work on the façade of the international agency's Manhattan headquarters next week
Despite legal crackdowns, unpaid internships are still rife in the art world
AnalysisArt market
Despite legal crackdowns, unpaid internships are still rife in the art world
Historically marginalised groups are being kept out of an industry that expects people to work for free in order to get a foot in the door
'India is an example of fascism unchecked': Jameel Prize-nominated activist Sofia Karim on her samosa packets of solidarity
InterviewPrizes
'India is an example of fascism unchecked': Jameel Prize-nominated activist Sofia Karim on her samosa packets of solidarity
The London-based artist's Turbine Bagh project shines light on human rights abuses across South Asia
Looted African works that France has promised to return to Benin will be shown in Paris museum for one last time
NewsRestitution
Looted African works that France has promised to return to Benin will be shown in Paris museum for one last time
The exhibition Benin: the Restitution of 26 Works from the Royal Treasures of Abomey at Musée du quai Branly–Jacques Chirac will be on view for five days in October
The rise of Paris: Larry Gagosian opens third gallery in the French capital
NewsArt market
The rise of Paris: Larry Gagosian opens third gallery in the French capital
US dealer launches new space with giant Alexander Calder sculpture in the Place Vendôme
New Miart director Nicola Ricciardi on rebuilding an art fair from scratch as the pandemic rumbles on
InterviewArt market
New Miart director Nicola Ricciardi on rebuilding an art fair from scratch as the pandemic rumbles on
Ricciardi was previously artistic director of Turin's OGR art centre which was used as a hospital for Covid-19 patients last year
Dread Scott's NFT 'White Male For Sale', a critique on slavery, to be auctioned off at Christie’s Post-War to Present sale
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Dread Scott's NFT 'White Male For Sale', a critique on slavery, to be auctioned off at Christie’s Post-War to Present sale
The work features a 1:10 loop of a business-class white man standing on an auction block
Faith Ringgold to get her first New York retrospective at the New Museum in 2022
NewsFaith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold to get her first New York retrospective at the New Museum in 2022
The exhibition will span six decades and explore Ringgold as both an artist and political activist
CommentRestitution
Restitution—what’s really going on?
Returning objects to their original homes is a way of righting past wrongs. But there's more to it than that
Alexander Herman