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Switzerland’s Fondation Beyeler opens £109.7m expansion
The Basel institution has added three new structures designed by the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, while also extending its grounds
Bogotá's Artbo fair remains boutique and local—is that enough?
Exhibitor numbers for the fair's 2026 edition are still down from pre-pandemic levels, and its collectors and galleries are largely from Colombia
Greek prime minister rejects British Museum suggestion that Bayeux Tapestry exhibition could serve as template for Parthenon Marbles deal
“Nobody would seriously contemplate cutting what survives of the tapestry in two and displaying half in London and half in Bayeux“, says Kyriakos Mitsotakis, “Yet that is exactly what happened to the Parthenon sculptures.”
Turner Prize 2026 opens in North Yorkshire at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
The exhibition featuring shortlisted artists Tanoa Sasraku, Marguerite Humeau, Simeon Barclay and Kira Freije opens to the public on 26 September
‘It is not a political joke’: Ai Weiwei unveils 500 cast-iron combat helmets in Sydney
Titled “Mushrooms”, the work at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia reflects nations’ feeble responses to crises and the artist's uncertainty about the future
Armory Week in New York
At The Armory Show, emerging galleries are clear-eyed about the risks and rewards of doing fairs
The fair’s Presents section for younger galleries, often among its most vibrant sectors, features bold stands organised by ambitious dealers who understand the costs of doing business
The expanded Independent 20th Century fair offers abstraction of all stripes
True to the fair’s mission, many exhibitors are showing works by long-overlooked practitioners of abstract art
More than just fun and games at the Spring Break art fair in New York
Under the theme “Hide ’n Seek”, the show's latest Manhattan edition uses childhood whimsy to draw audiences into serious topics like colonialism, psychology and the destruction of the planet
The Armory Show spotlights Caribbean artists and galleries
New York’s biggest art fair has revamped its footprint to place artists of the Caribbean and its diasporas in the foreground, as well as stalwarts of the hometown scene
U-Haul Art Fair’s fleet doubles in size for next New York outing
The truck-based fair’s latest edition, coinciding with The Armory Show, will feature 20 exhibitors
Museums & Heritage
Artists in Bogotá protest deep cuts to Colombia’s cultural budget
President Abelardo de la Espriella, who took office last month, has proposed a 30% slash in funding for the cultural ministry next year
London's Courtauld and National Portrait Gallery announce partnership for aspiring curators
The partnership will allow MA Curating students at the Courtauld Institute of Art to gain practical experience within the National Portrait Gallery
Moca Los Angeles picks longtime public media executive as next director
Jonathan Abbott takes the helm at the museum after 15 years as chief executive of GBH in Boston
Painting believed to be a newly discovered Goya to go on show at Museo del Prado in 2028
Spain’s culture ministry says “everything seems to indicate” that a painting owned by the gallerist Artur Ramon is an unknown work by the Spanish master
Comment | Why drones are a game-changer for archaeologists protecting heritage sites
As climate change and development place growing pressure on archaeological sites, drones are providing a faster, cheaper way to track damage and guide conservation efforts
Art market
Was this Pissarro painting—sold at Sotheby's in 2024—looted by Nazis? A Paris court deliberates
Heirs to Jewish banker Salomon Flavian claim they were not consulted before the sale, meanwhile Sotheby's argues the work may have not been forcibly taken at all
Hockney works to the fore at British Art Fair
The event, started in 1988 and one of London's oldest art fairs, returns to the Saatchi Gallery this week with over 70 exhibitors
BBC art dealing game show reveals 'crisis of commodification' facing galleries
What is the future for the art market when monetary value trumps aesthetic value?
Christie’s will stage second anime and manga auction after debut sale outperformed expectations
In October, the auction house will once again tap into the US boom of Japanese popular culture with a sale centred on Dragon Ball, Pokémon, Sailor Moon and Studio Ghibli
Contemporary Istanbul expands international reach with 17 newcomers
Organisers are highlighting the city's role as a regional culture hub despite ongoing economic and political challenges
Exhibitions
Florence exhibition celebrates the beauty of art that has been broken into pieces
The show at Palazzo Strozzi—a collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC—focuses on damaged works spanning 4,500 years
From ailing cooling systems to toxic chemicals, a museum tour shines a light on the effects of austerity
To drive home the impact of stagnant support for arts and culture, the Museum of Vancouver is offering “austerity tours” of its aging campus
Floating synagogue installation in Venice destroyed by harsh winds—but artist plans to ‘begin again’
Anna Kamyshan says she intends to “accept what I could not control” after the work, intended to symbolise both uncertainty and hope, was torn apart by a squall
Santiago Sierra’s latest piece, a non-stop reading of names of Palestinians killed since 1948, opens in London
Organised by A/POLITICAL, the continuous reading by Arabic speakers will be open to the public, as well as available to view via livestream
Paul Cezanne’s influence on generations of artists laid bare in Parisian exhibition
A landmark exhibition traces the French artist’s impact on painters ranging from Pablo Picasso to Peter Doig
The Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry, a nearly 70m-long embroidery telling the story of the Norman Conquest, has returned to England for the first time since it was made nearly 1,000 years ago, going on view in a special exhibition at the British Museum. To mark the occasion, here is a curated selection of our stories on the treasured work
British Museum bans visitors from photographing Bayeux Tapestry
Some ticket holders have reportedly been turned away from the exhibition because previous visitors had taken too long taking photos
Review | ‘£1 a minute’: is the British Museum's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition worth it?
Our correspondent Martin Bailey visits the blockbuster show on its first day to see what the experience is really like for the paying public
Portrait of Bayeux Tapestry exhibition sponsor goes on view at British Museum amid scrutiny over ties to IDF
A painting of Igor Tulchinsky is on display within the museum’s blockbuster Bayeux Tapestry show
‘We are united’: King Charles III and President Macron attend private preview of London's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition
Likely commissioned in France but made in England, the tapestry could have been called ‘the Canterbury Embroidery’ joked the King in a speech
Ten surprising facts about the Bayeux Tapestry
As the British Museum opens its decades-in-the-making exhibition of the nearly 1,000-year-old embroidery, we pored over its past and present journey
Adventures with Van Gogh
Adventures with Van Gogh is a weekly blog by Martin Bailey, our long-standing correspondent and expert on the artist. Published every Friday, his stories range from newsy items about this most intriguing artist to scholarly pieces based on his own meticulous investigations and discoveries.
The astonishing story of Van Gogh collector Gertrud Dübi-Müller is finally celebrated in an exhibition at Switzerland’s Kunstmuseum Basel
She bought a Van Gogh portrait as early as 1908 as an orphaned teenager, and three years later became the first woman in her city to own a car
Diary
Come to the British Library’s Agatha Christie show—if you dare
London exhibition will examine the life of the crime fiction writer and how she created her most famous characters
When Dolly met Andy: a snapshot of the country music legend’s impact on artists
From Warhol to Annie Leibovitz, the late Dolly Parton was an inspiration to artists over her long career
‘An important moment for me’: artist Oliver Beer’s cave-themed project wins over a reluctant Rufus Wainwright
Oliver Beer persuaded the star to take part in his Resonance Project, which involves singers to responding to the acoustic frequencies in a prehistoric painted cave
Curating for the new No. 10 North: six art suggestions for the UK's prime minister
As Andy Burnham opens a new office in the city of Manchester, we offer up some suitably northern works for the walls
Banksy statue in central London could become permanent as Westminster council deliberates
The statue, which has drawn hordes of onlookers, will remain in St James's for at least the next few weeks, with the council aiming to make a decision on its longevity by the end of summer
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Cezanne in Paris, Taryn Simon in New York, Magritte in London—podcast
In this week's episode, Ben Luke explores Cezanne's influence through a new exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris, Ben Sutton speaks to artist Taryn Simon on her Guggenheim show in New York, and Alexander Morrison sees a work on paper by René Magritte at Gagosian in London
Christie’s Hong Kong, 20th/21st century sales
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with… Sunil Gupta—podcast
Sunil Gupta talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to film-makers, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work
Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026)
On the occasion of the celebrated Japanese artist's passing, look back at our past coverage of her life, work and indelible impact on global culture.
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who enthralled people worldwide with her polka dots and mirror rooms, has died aged 97
The artist, who died on 14 August at a hospital in Tokyo, drew record crowds with her innovative installations, paintings and soft sculptures
From the flower field to the infinity room: a story of Yayoi Kusama’s journey to becoming a superstar artist
Discouraged from pursuing an artistic career as a young woman, Kusama went on to inspire millions with her performances, installations, paintings and more
‘I never run out of ideas’: an interview with Yayoi Kusama and highlights from her new catalogue
The artist, who is now in her 90s and voluntarily living in a psychiatric hospital, has a major retrospective under way in Hong Kong
An expert’s guide to Yayoi Kusama: six must-read books on the Japanese artist
All you ever wanted to know about Kusama, from a detailed study of her Infinity Mirror Room to illustrations for Alice in Wonderland—selected by the Gropius Bau director Stephanie Rosenthal
In Pictures | Yayoi Kusama’s colourful life gets the graphic novel treatment
From naked performances in New York and her relationship with Joseph Cornell to hijacking the Venice Biennale, the Japanese artist is the subject of a new comic book by Elisa Macellari
Yayoi Kusama and Louis Vuitton: the enduring allure of art and luxury
Art on Location
Art on Location offers a special focus on outdoor art experiences, with news, features and archive content covering public art, sculpture parks, urban and country house sculpture shows, artist's trails, and the use of location-specific technology
‘These are party houses aren't they?’ Why Britain's stately homes are opening up to contemporary art
Showing works by artists including Tracey Emin and Phyllida Barlow over the summer is helping to attract new audiences and bolster income for historic buildings
Sun, sea, sand—and art: luxury hotel in Crete commissions works in response to the island
The G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation has taken on the challenge of putting outdoor art in scorching Mediterranean conditions at the Minos Palace Resort
From beavers to basketball hoops: a new public art trail opens in Toronto
The Lassonde Art Trail is part of a $1bn redevelopment project to revitalise the city's relationship with its waterways
Books
A bonanza of Bayeux Tapestry books to accompany the blockbuster British Museum exhibition
There is plenty to read about the medieval masterpiece as it returns to England for the first time in almost 1,000 years
September Book Bag: from Don McCullin’s powerful Vietnam images to a behind-the-scenes dive into Paula Rego’s studio
Our round-up of the latest art publications
When Hockney met Betty: new book uncovers mysterious Beverly Hills Housewife in famous Los Angeles painting
Author James Cahill's account of the burgeoning 1960s LA art scene explores links between collector Betty Freeman and the late Yorkshire artist
Curator offers crucial perspective on Hong Kong’s burgeoning 1980s and 1990s art scene in new book
Oscar Ho Hing-kay outlines the growing visibility of boundary-breaking local artists and their responses to the 1997 handover to China
The author of a new book on Lavinia Fontana’s erotic art reveals all
The Italian scholar Enrico Maria dal Pozzolo tells us about new discoveries and why the Bolognese painter was an innovator in her field
Opinion
Comment | It's high time philanthropy was decentralised
Charles Asprey has shown courage and imagination by donating works to the tiny and remote Pier Arts Centre, instead of one of the UK’s prestigious London-based institutions
Comment | A trip to Venice this year offered thought-provoking reminders of past art disputes
From a contested Richard Prince to the disputed Veroneses, La Serenissima remains one of the best places to see works of art formerly at the centre of legal controversies
Comment | How much can one artist take from another before it is copyright infringement?
An EU court's decision in a case relating to the sampling of a Kraftwerk track will have implications across the arts
Comment | A view from the top of Manhattan’s famed Municipal Building
A circular observation deck in the colonnade below the golden Civic Fame statue opened to the public last month, after a $6m restoration
Comment | Why should artists stay in cities like London and New York when financial pressures are making it harder than ever?
Josh Kline’s viral essay highlights how creative people lose gumption in the face of financial burden, but we should all strive for community instead of competing for the wealthy’s attention
Obituaries
Lucia Laguna, Brazilian painter of verdant and fragmented cityscapes, has died, aged 85
Laguna, who only started painting after retiring from her teaching career, started to achieve success when she was in her 60s
Peter Max, artist who achieved ubiquity marrying Pop art and psychedelia, has died, aged 88
A celebrity in his own right who also created riotous portraits of many famous and powerful people, Max made images that became inseparable from the legacy of the Summer of Love and countercultural movement
Geles Cabrera, the pioneering Mexican sculptor, has died, aged 100
Through her sinuous approach to the human figure, Cabrera forged a distinctive sculptural language and challenged conventions
Remembering Sliman Mansour, a defining figure of Palestinian art
Through his art, Mansour was a pioneering force of Palestinian cultural resistance
Christian Bernard, founding director of Geneva’s Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, dies aged 76
Over a four-decade career, the French art critic and curator profoundly influenced contemporary art institutions in Switzerland and France
The Art of Luxury
A magazine, published twice per year by The Art Newspaper, exploring how grande marque fashion, jewellery, travel and lifestyle interact with artists, the art market and the museums and heritage sector
Mexican chef brings spirit of Frida Kahlo to Tate Modern pop up restaurant
Santiago Lastra is combining a love for the artist and his home cuisine in London this summer
From the Hamptons to Saint-Tropez: design fairs PAD and Nomad follow the sun
Nomad co-founder and director Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte describes the fair as “a resort concept”
'A work of conceptual art': Belmond launches new Art Deco-inspired train dining car
The film director Baz Luhrmann and his wife, production designer Catherine Martin, have designed the lavish interior
Hotel and art hub Casabianca opens on Italy's Lake Como
From Jannis Kounellis to Anselm Kiefer, a very personal art collection, asssembled by the De Santis family, is now on view in the 1930s villa
































































