Newscoronavirus
UK government 'failing' to support its freelancers, leading arts body says
Finance minister Rishi Sunak has attracted criticism for his emergency bailout plan over claims that it discriminates against gig workers
NewsArt market
As Art Basel in Hong Kong launches online, we look at how the art market is using cyberspace to combat coronavirus
From VIP virtual viewing rooms to grassroots digital action
NewsVenice Biennale 2021
Anish Kapoor to unveil world's 'blackest' sculptures during 2021 Venice Biennale
Exhibition at Galléria dell'Academia will be first time public can see artist's works using the controversial Vantablack material
NewsBerlin Gallery Weekend
Berlin Gallery Weekend downsizes for now—but launches second edition in September
The collaborative event is also planning to launch an event to replace the recently cancelled Art Berlin fair
BlogOpening Bite
Opening bite: the tastiest private views in London
Reporting on food and figures at Annely Juda, Waddington Custot and Soft Opening
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the Hayward Gallery's expansive group show about trees to the erotic underbelly of the Victorian era at Tate Britain
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From David Hockney's portraits to a photography show radically rethinking masculinity
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Alina Szapocznikow's haunting sculptures to Shirin Neshat's first London show in 20 years
NewsFrieze Los Angeles 2020
Turrell's Roden Crater gets some starry support
Proceeds from sales of colour-shifting works by the artist will go toward a fundraising and awareness-raising initiative for the crater
NewsIndia Art Fair
Delhi police shut down protest-inspired work at India Art Fair
The work, which was painted live at the event, featured Urdu calligraphy and images of women in hijabs
NewsExhibitions
Largest collection of contemporary Indian art heads to Moscow
Several Indian private museums are lending works for an exhibition due to open at the State Tretyakov Gallery
AnalysisArt fairs
India Art Fair opens with a strong national spirit amid ongoing protests
Director Jagdip Jagpal says the fair is "proud" to remain regional while dealers double down on "Indian taste"
NewsCommercial galleries
Mumbai Gallery Weekend and India Art Fair go on despite continuing protests
Dealers and fair organisers advocate for "freedom of expression" though many worry dissent could prompt retaliation from the government
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Ruth Asawa's delicate structures to a revelatory show of Picasso's paper works
News#metoo
'Whistleblower' in Subodh Gupta #MeToo defamation case makes first statement in Delhi court
The Instagram account @herdsceneand is being sued for posting sexual harassment allegations against the artist
NewsCommissions
Korean wave hits the art world: K-pop stars collaborate on major artist projects
Connect BTS will take place across five cities and involve commissions by artists such as Antony Gormley and Tomás Saraceno
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see during Mumbai Gallery Weekend
From how Uber drivers visualise their company’s headquarters to the rediscovery of an Indian Modernist pioneer
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Elizabeth Peyton's historically contextualised portraits to a jarring installation on queer existence
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Bomberg's love of the Renaissance to Bruce Conner's sexy music video
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the UK's hottest graduates to forgotten Indian masterpieces
NewsMuseums
'Xavier Bray, end low pay!': Wallace Collection staff fight for London Living Wage
Museum is in discussion with trade union after 'final offer' 1.5% salary increase was deemed too low
PreviewExhibitions
Rare outing for East India Company art at London's Wallace Collection
Exhibition curated by the historian William Dalrymple celebrates the artists behind the works of flora, fauna and daily Indian scenes
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Feliciano Centurión's blankets to a recreation of Valie Export's show at the 1980 Venice Biennale
NewsArt fairs
Art Basel cancels $15,000 per ticket Abu Dhabi conference
The first Art Basel Inside was due to take place in February 2020, over the same dates as Frieze Los Angeles
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Jockum Nordström's childlike collages to Leo Villareal's mesmerising light displays
NewsCommercial galleries
Cheap rents and larger spaces: Barcelona suburb tries to entice dealers out of the city
Some galleries have moved to the industrial warehouse L’Hospitalet but others say it is too far out of the commercial centre
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Roy Oxlade's energetic canvases to Nan Goldin's first UK show in almost two decades
BlogDiary
Taking the piss? London gallery attendees asked to take pregnancy tests for private view performance piece
PreviewExhibitions
South Asian group show brings post-partition politics to Cambridge
Exhibition at Kettle’s Yard brings together 11 artists from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to explore issues of borders and migration
NewsPrizes
Sotheby's Prize awarded to two exhibitions exploring indigenous Brazilian cultures
The $250,000 prize money will be shared between several São Paulo organisations
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From an unflinching look at childbirth to sound performances on the Strand
NewsArt market
Chilean art fair suspends its 2019 edition as artists and galleries mobilise to support protesters
After more than a week of violent uprising in Santiago, the director of Chaco calls on art to “become the meeting space that Chile needs”
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Bridget Riley's trippy canvases to Eduardo Paolozzi's war-wearied sculptures
PreviewArt fairs
'Revitalised' Paris gets its mojo back for Fiac art fair
Yayoi Kusama will display her largest ever public work for the French fair opening this week
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see during Barcelona Gallery Weekend
From an expansive exhibition on colonial legacy to a torn apart racing car channelling Tiepolo and Top Gear
NewsSubodh Gupta
Judge orders Facebook and Google to remove #MeToo posts against artist Subodh Gupta
The court also ruled that Instagram must reveal the identity behind an account that published allegations of sexual harassment in the Indian art world
PreviewExhibitions
Pet sounds on the Strand: immersive installation transports Londoners to the animal kingdom
The Vinyl Factory exhibition features the UK debut of the Great Animal Orchestra, a collaboration between US musician Bernie Krause and United Visual Artists
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Grayson Perry's piss-take pots to Dayanita Singh's mobile museums
PreviewExhibitions
Thoroughly Modern Maharaja: how an Indian prince amassed one of the world’s greatest interwar design collections
Paris exhibition includes furniture by Eileen Gray, sculptures by Constantin Brancusi and photographs by Man Ray
BlogIn the frame
New installation tosses up courtroom outfits of fake heiress Anna Delvey
ReviewExhibitions
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Helen Beard's sexually fluid paintings to Helene Schjerfbeck's unique Nordic Modernism
NewsIndia Art Fair
MCH Group sells India Art Fair to Angus Montgomery Arts
Swiss-based owner of Art Basel sells majority stake in Delhi event as part of wider withdrawal from regional art fairs programme
NewsBritish Museum
British Museum to display hundreds of thousands of archived artefacts in new storage facility
BM Arc will provide the institution with 15,628 sq.m to show its objects in greater context and increase public access
NewsKashmir
Kashmir lockdown traps artists headed for Kochi residency
Two students from the University of Kashmir are unable to leave the state following government imposed restrictions on movement and communication
NewsSmuggling
Stolen artefacts from 'prolific art smuggler' returned to India
Objects are reportedly linked to antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor who is facing criminal charges in the US
NewsLooting
Over 18,000 cultural goods seized and 59 arrested in trafficking sting
Multi-national operation organised by Europol involved police forces from 29 countries
NewsArt the Arms Fair
Trigger warning: Guerrilla Girls among artists protesting against London arms fair with parallel show
Art the Arms Fair's inaugural 2017 exhibition saw a work by Banksy sell for £205,000 to benefit anti-war campaigns
NewsV&A
Extinction Rebellion designs go on show at Victoria and Albert Museum
Flags, pamphlets and logos by the climate activists were acquired for museum's Rapid Response Collecting gallery, which also includes Pussyhats and emojis
NewsLeo Villareal
It’s lit: Leo Villareal illuminates four London bridges for world’s longest work of art
Cannon, Millennium, Southwark and London bridges have been fitted with LED lighting as part of a £45m public art project
NewsArt market
Protestors gather outside Christie's as ancient head of Tutankhamen sells for £4.7m
Egyptian authorities had tried to stop the sale claiming that the 3,000 year old quartzite sculpture should be repatriated
PreviewExhibitions
Electromagnetic man: Tate Modern attracts largest UK exhibition of Takis
The experimental Greek artist will show works from the 1950s to the early 2000s, including a rarely seen kinetic pendulum sculpture
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Félix Vallotton's psychologically charged interiors at the Royal Academy of Arts to the many many faces of Cindy Sherman at the National Portrait Gallery
NewsTheaster Gates
Tamir Rice memorial rebuilt at Chicago art space
The gazebo in which the 12 year-old-boy was fatally shot by police has been reconstructed on the lawn of Theaster Gates's Stony Island Arts Bank
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the little-known Renaissance painter Bartolomé Bermejo at the National Gallery to the Hayward Gallery's huge group show exploring gender fluidity
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in Basel this weekend
From the towering ambitions of a young Picasso to Rebecca Horn's Body Fantasies