NewsTurner Prize
Turner Prize nominees give 'voice to the marginalised’
Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani have been shortlisted for this year’s award
NewsRefugees
Marc Quinn will display the blood of refugees and celebrities
The art project, involving frozen blood drawn from refugees and stars, is not a “spectacle”, says the artist
NewsArt law
US Supreme Court declines to hear appeal on Nazi-looted art
Norton Simon Museum can keep two Lucas Cranach masterpieces
NewsPrizes
New Japanese art prize chooses inaugural emerging artist winners ahead of $1 million award
Chinese new media artist Cheng Ran and US artist Cameron Rowland receive $100,000 Nomura Emerging Artist Awards with world’s biggest art prize to be announced in October
NewsKehinde Wiley
Bonaparte comes to Brooklyn: Napoleonic paintings by Kehinde Wiley and Jacques-Louis David to be united
Both works will first be shown at Château de Malmaison, former residence of Emperor of the French before travelling to the Brooklyn Museum
NewsFreer and Sackler Galleries
The Smithsonian presents Whistler’s Peacock Room as the artist envisioned it
The famed Chinoiserie dining room, designed by James McNeill Whistler, has been reinstalled in closer alignment to the artist’s aesthetic vision
NewsMuseums & Heritage
MOCA to offer free general admission after $10m gift from board president
The change has been a long-time wish for some leaders at the Los Angeles museum
NewsConservation
Eileen Gray’s and Le Corbusier’s architectural gems reopen after extensive restoration
A Modernist villa and hut in the south of France feature wall paintings by Le Corbusier
News
Macron uses Notre Dame fire to urge unity amid ongoing protests
NewsLeonardo da Vinci
Louvre struggles to gain loans for Leonardo show
High-level diplomacy is being used to secure the artist’s most important works for blockbuster anniversary show in Paris
NewsArchitecture
Nazi site in Nuremberg to be preserved but not restored
German city launches €85m plan to prevent further decay of infamous rally grounds
NewsRestitution
British Museum considers loan of ‘invisible’ objects back to Ethiopia
Country has requested return of 11 tabots held in sealed storeroom that the Ethiopian Orthodox Church believes should only be viewed by its priests
NewsPolitics
Art world condemns Iran’s ten-year prison sentence for British Council employee Aras Amiri
Curator could be used as a bargaining chip, along with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
NewsThree to see
Three photography exhibitions to see in London this weekend
As Photo London fair kicks off in the capital, we pick out three other shows and events for photography fans
NewsArt market
San Francisco museum's Rothko sells for $50m as Sotheby’s closes bumper week of New York auctions
Dana Schutz’s record broken twice in one night at Phillips then Sotheby's, while the bidder behind the $91m Koons Rabbit buys Lee Krasner painting for $10m
NewsObituaries
The Modernist architect I.M. Pei has died, aged 102
The Chinese-American designer created some of the world’s most striking museum projects, including the Louvre’s glass pyramid entrance and the National Gallery of Art’s East Building
NewsPrizes
Susan Meiselas wins the 2019 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize
The US photographer has been awarded the £30,000 prize for her retrospective at the Jeu de Paume in Paris
NewsArt market
Rabbit hops to a record $91m at Christie's as Jeff Koons once again becomes the world's most expensive living artist
Post-war and contemporary sale in New York also produced a big sale for Robert Rauschenberg and new records for Louise Bourgeois and Jonas Wood
NewsMuseums
Czech culture minister resigns amid outrage over dismissals of museum chiefs
Antonin Stanek’s sudden firing of National Gallery director Jiri Fajt sparked international protests and a petition
NewsArt law
Robert Indiana’s estate tries to prevent further reproductions of artist’s LOVE and HOPE works
Fresh claims made in court say licensing agreements with the Morgan Art Foundation and publisher Michael McKenzie ended when Indiana died a year ago
NewsSackler family
The Met says it will stop accepting gifts from Sacklers associated with Purdue Pharma
The museum cites recent lawsuits tied to the US opioid crisis in its decision to decline future donations from the family
NewsOpenings
Monumental art and walks on water: New Orleans Museum of Art opens expanded sculpture garden
Works by Frank Stella and Ursula von Rydingsvard take their place in lagoon landscape of New Orleans City Park
NewsArt market
Monet's glowing haystacks set alight Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern art sale with a new £97m record
Market is alive and kicking at the top for prime Impressionist works, though Bouguereau's uncomfortably placed, 19th century Bacchanalian scene failed to sell
NewsArt market
Anish Kapoor unveils new paintings that evoke menstruation
British artist says men should be able “to deal with women’s questions”, as first major solo show in China is announced
NewsNan Goldin
Nan Goldin teams up with Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Huppert for photography show at Versailles
The group exhibition includes works by Martin Parr and Vivianne Sassen
NewsBanksy
Has Banksy painted a new mural in Venice?
Work depicting a migrant child wearing a lifejacket is a stark counterpoint to Venice Biennale’s inclusion of Christoph Büchel’s wreck of migrant ship
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
Fierce debate over Christoph Büchel's Venice Biennale display of boat that sank with hundreds locked in hull
Up to 1,100 may have died on board the fishing vessel; critics say its display is grossly insensitive at best while others describe it as a powerful reminder of exploitation
NewsArt market
Big but bland Impressionists lead Christie's sale, with new records for a peachy Cezanne and feline-filled Bonnard
Fresh material from big collections led the $399m New York auction, while mid-tier Monets primed the market for his $55m haystacks work at Sotheby's tonight
NewsNational Gallery
'Exceptional loan' of Francesco Melzi painting from Russia comes to London's National Gallery
Unusual month-long display of recently restored work by Leonardo’s favourite and heir will be lent by the State Hermitage Museum
NewsExhibitions
Virtual reality tour offers glimpse of François Pinault’s long-awaited, grand Paris gallery
Exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice shows Tadao Ando’s designs for the Bourse de Commerce building
NewsVenice
'Bomb threat' at Lithuanian pavilion, Venice Biennale's Golden Lion winner, is declared false alarm
More than 100 people ordered to leave after queueing for hours in the rain for the show that won the top prize
NewsPhotography
After years of copyright limbo, Vivian Maier comes to London
Her heir was not apparent, her life full of mysteries, now a major collection of Vivian Maier’s work is available to British collectors for the first time at Photo London
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
Lithuania gets the coveted Golden Lion for best national pavilion in Venice
Arthur Jafa’s work The White Album is also recognised by the Biennale jury
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum requests emergency funding for recovery efforts after fire
As pieces of its ancient Egyptian collection are salvaged, the museum’s director says it can no longer afford storage facilities
NewsKnoedler
Knoedler owner Michael Hammer may be liable for fraud over fakes, New York judge finds
The ruling was based on the loose business dealings of Hammer, the gallery and its parent company—like reimbursing him $2m for luxury cars
NewsAcquisitions
From Venice to California: Lisa Reihana’s post-colonial ‘digital scroll’ is acquired by FAMSF and Lacma
The massive work, shown at the 2017 Venice Biennale, re-interprets 19th-century wallpaper depicting native Pacific peoples
NewsIndia
David Adjaye chosen to design 'game-changing' contemporary art museum in India
Planned Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi will open up 6,000-strong collection to the public
NewsVenice
Giudecca contemporary art district launches in industrial area off Venice's beaten tourist track
Opening during the Venice Biennale, the new initiative includes project and exhibitions spaces and a foundation for young Polish art
NewsLynette Yiadom-Boakye
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye gets a Tate survey and will show works in Accra
Nine new works by the ubiquitous UK artist are in the Ghana pavilion at the Venice Biennale
NewsConservation
Guggenheim launches conservation fellowship with help from Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin
Initiative aims to boost Russian expertise in rapidly developing field of preserving contemporary art
NewsArt market
UniCredit to sell off one of world's largest corporate art collections
The Italian bank, which just announced €1.4bn profit in first quarter of 2019, will offload some of the 60,000 works of art in order to fund social initiatives
NewsMuseums & Heritage
The kids are alright: Art Gallery of Ontario offers free admission for visitors 25 and under, and reduced yearly passes for all
The Canadian institution aims to double its membership and expand its audience with one-year pilot programme
NewsPussy Riot
Pussy Riot member Veronika Nikulshina detained in Moscow on suspected drug charges
It is the second time in a month that the feminist activist has been arrested by police
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
Possible unmapped chambers discovered near Tutankhamun’s tomb
Researchers have found two anomalies in Egypt's Valley of the Kings
NewsLaw
Wildenstein & Co sued for the 1985 sale of an alleged fake Bonnard painting
The collectors are seeking more than $300,000 in damages after the painting failed to be authenticated before heading to auction last year
NewsStudios
Locked out via legal loophole: artists evicted from London studios following 'administrative error'
Studio leaseholders ACAVA cite managerial changes as the reason for late payment of rent to landlord
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
US pavilion artists at Venice Biennale quietly reach out to local charities
Martin Puryear’s work is the springboard for a youth outreach programme while Mark Bradford continues prison rehabilitation programme
NewsArt market
Carl Freedman opens Margate gallery 30 years after first visiting town with former girlfriend Tracey Emin
Dealer, who started out mounting exhibitions in East End warehouses in the 1990s, has opted for a change of pace—and much larger space—in seaside town
NewsEdmund de Waal
Edmund de Waal’s 2,000-book installation of exiled writers will tour to the British Museum
Ceramicist’s installation The library of exile, currently on show in Venice, will also travel to the Japanisches Palais in Dresden
NewsArt theft
Votive paintings smuggled out of Mexico return to public view at Los Pinos presidential palace
The former government residence turned museum will host its first art exhibition
NewsCommercial galleries
Warhol and Basquiat's fruitful friendship goes on show at Jack Shainman gallery
Exhibition in upstate New York includes over 100 works, from polaroids to film, some of which are for sale
NewsArt market
Italian galleries no longer have to pay artist royalties on primary market sales
New guidelines are published after six year negotiation, but galleries will have to provide written contracts with artists when acting on consignment
NewsLeonardo da Vinci
Italy secures loan of Leonardo da Vinci's Benois Madonna from Russia's Hermitage museum
There has been intense competition to borrow works by the artist during the 500th anniversary of his death this year
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Uzbekistan’s troubled Nukus Museum embroiled in new row
Museum seeks fourth director in as many years amid claims its renowned avant-garde collection is being “mistreated”
NewsChicago
Veterans and artists draw creative profit out of war
A project at the inaugural National Veterans Art Museum Triennial in Chicago aims to create artistic equity out of conflict
NewsDia Art Foundation
Dia:Chelsea to begin revamp this month for fall 2020 reopening
The project, announced this year, is part of the Dia Art Foundation’s $90m multi-venue initiative
NewsHeritage
Exhibition of Gormley’s figures repopulates a Greek island’s ancient ruins
Life-size "bodyforms" are positioned amid ancient grottoes, agoras and sculptures
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
Deadly boat that sank with hundreds of migrants on board becomes work of art at Venice Biennale
Swiss artist Christoph Büchel's Arsenale project is a symbol of global immigration crisis
NewsDesign
When form plus function equals art
High-profile shows are breaking down the boundaries between designers and artists
NewsDiscoveries
Hidden Cupid resurfaces in one of Vermeer’s best-known works after two and a half centuries
Laboratory tests revealed "sensational" discovery that the figure in Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window was overpainted decades after the artist’s death
NewsClimate Change
From the Arctic to Wyoming, Smithsonian artefacts offer insights into climate change
Institute’s collections are helping to provide an understanding of how global warming affects specific locations
NewsMexico
Art that breathes: Mexican murals aim to clean the air
The public art works are painted using Airlite which purifies polluted air in a process similar to photosynthesis
NewsContemporary art
Curator will plant 299 trees in Austrian football stadium in statement against climate change
Klaus Littmann was inspired by a dystopian drawing created more than 30 years ago
NewsFrieze New York 2019
The walls come tumbling down at new Object & Thing fair
Brooklyn fair waives stand fees, charges a commission on sales instead
NewsExhibitions
Happy little clouds: Bob Ross’s first museum show aims to change his reputation
Group show will help the 1980s TV painter move from kitsch king to conceptual pioneer
NewsFrieze New York 2019
Is it time to drop the ‘Latin American’ artist label?
Galleries are starting to move away from the historic term as new awareness builds
NewsMaurizio Cattelan
Maurizio Cattelan’s golden toilet, once offered to Donald Trump, is on its way to the UK
The work will be in the Italian artist’s solo show and was recently celebrated in a “greatest hits” sculpture in the south of France
NewsTurner Prize
Stagecoach sponsorship of Turner Prize ends after pressure over bus firm founder’s homophobic views
Artists and dealers had written letters in protest over the involvement of Brian Souter’s firm
NewsFrieze New York 2019
JAM, the historic gallery supporting contemporary African American artists, gets another bite of the cherry
MoMA will hold a museum exhibition dedicated to JAM in 2022
NewsOuter Space
Trevor Paglen’s Orbital Reflector sculpture fails to deploy
The artist says the US government shutdown effectively “killed” the sculpture
NewsArt market
Sotheby’s reports loss of $7.1m in first quarter of 2019
Lack of supply dogs London and Hong Kong and guarantees are down over 50% as former chief operating officer Adam Chinn apparently joins the Mugrabi dealing family
NewsVideo, film & new media
Berlin collector turns Nazi-era Luftwaffe building into home for video art
Software entrepreneur Markus Hannebauer opens Fluentum to the public with Dutch artist Guido van der Werve
NewsFrieze New York 2019
Amassing a Frieze Library, book by book
Galleries donate publications for a collection that will go to the Metropolitan Museum
NewsMuseums
Carolyn Christov-Barkargiev on the opening of the Cerruti Villa and its $600m, 'near-secret' collection
The house and collection of Turinese collector Francesco Federico Cerruti will go on show this week
NewsArt market
With loot from two veteran dealers and one artist, Christie’s Old Masters sales push $50m
A Dutch double portrait from Frank Stella's collection led the New York auctions by fetching $10m
NewsPhotography
Photo London rescinds partnership with Brunei's Dorchester Collection after protests
The London fair is “undertaking urgent steps” to exit a contract with hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei after the kingdom made gay sex punishable by stoning to death