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Too hot to handle? European heatwave exposes museums' lack of preparedness for climate extremes
While some institutions are serving as "islands of freshness" during this week's scorching temperatures, others are having to reduce opening hours or shut their doors
What Andy Burnham’s achievements in Manchester tell us about his views on the arts
The UK prime-minister-in-waiting’s legacy is seen as not just about big-hitter projects such as Factory International but also the way culture has been threaded into the city’s infrastructure
Vatican begins restoration of Raphael Loggias, featuring celebrated fresco cycle by Renaissance master
More than 20 experts are expected to work on the decorative cycle over five years
What sold at Christie's London auction of controversial Zabludowicz collection?
Consigned from the holdings of Anita and Poju Zabludowicz, the £15.4m sale fell within estimate
Outrageous and outsized musical tribute to Claes Oldenburg takes the stage in Los Angeles
In “Enormous Things: The Musical”, the beloved Pop artist confronts a creative block while Jeff Koons taunts him mercilessly and Calder, Kusama and Michelangelo offer advice
Art market
Sotheby's auction of Joe Lewis collection breaks record for most expensive sold in UK
Led by a once-scandalous Modigliani painting, the £296.3m London evening sale provided a bright spot for a market struggling with concerns of Brexit and overseas competition
Picasso painting recovered in French drug raid was stolen ‘opportunistically’, police source says
The portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter was reportedly discovered during a search of a house in the town of Champigny-sur-Marne
London's ailing June art season is heating up, thanks to homegrown efforts
Beleaguered by Brexit, this year, record auctions and a promising crop of fairs and events are helping to boost the week
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”
Ten years after Brexit vote, art market rules remain as messy as ever
The piecemeal approach to repealing and replacing EU regulations highlights the lack of a coherent policy
Museums & Heritage
The Box in Plymouth, ‘a welcoming space’ which ‘reaches beyond its walls’, wins UK Art Fund’s Museum of the Year prize
The museum has been praised for the ambitious way it has shared its collections and for its social outreach
Ireland urged to create national panel to evaluate claims for Nazi-era and colonial loot
The Irish culture minister has said he will put forward a plan to implement recommendations from the Advisory Committee on the Restitution and Repatriation of Cultural Heritage
Misan Harriman to step down as chair of London's Southbank Centre
Harriman, who faced criticism from some UK media outlets over social media posts, says it was always his plan to leave after serving two terms
Tate Britain and Turner Contemporary take their eco-missions beyond the gallery walls
The London museum is building a sustainable garden while the Margate institution has launched a biennial summit exploring our oceans
Restoration work is completed at one of Paraguay’s oldest churches
After almost eight years of work, the San Lorenzo Mártir church in Altos is back to its former glory
Exhibitions
Manifesta 2026 asks what should happen to Germany’s unused churches
From a tea garden to a basketball court to art installations, the 16th edition of the nomadic biennial transforms disused churches in Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen and Bochum
Morgan Library exhibition offers a visionary view of the history of Tarot
The New York show, inspired by J.P. Morgan's fascination with the dark art, will include readings for visitors
Helen Cammock removes film criticising Winston Churchill from London's National Portrait Gallery following complaint
‘Persistence’ implies that the former prime minister is to blame for the 1943 Bengal famine, which historian Andrew Roberts says is inaccurate
Comment | Visiting Venice this year reminded me of the crushing power of painting
From Old Masters like Tintoretto to contemporary Kantarovsky, the medium's brilliance shines across the city
New documentary goes behind the scenes of Rashaad Newsome’s biggest project
In 2022, the artist created a massive celebration of Black and queer culture at New York’s historic Park Avenue Armory
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with… Anne Imhof—podcast
Anne Imhof talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work
Books
An expert's guide to Marina Abramović: five must-read books on the performance artist
The best Abramović publications, from an intimate memoir to a collection of the artist’s aphorisms—selected by the curator Shai Baitel
Mystery, controversy and the butterfly’s sting: James McNeill Whistler book aims to dispel the fog around his legacy
The unashamedly partisan book by Daniel E. Sutherland also looks at the science behind Whistler’s nocturnes
Mapplethorpe nudes, the NEA and the birth of America’s culture wars
We speak to the writer Isaac Butler about his book revisiting the battles over censorship and public funding in the US during the 1980s and 1990s
How Andy Warhol’s textile and fashion work influenced his art
Three key takeaways from a new book that looks at the artist's designs for shop awnings, advertising illustrations, screen-printed clothes and more
Constable, an artist for all seasons: a rich study reveals how his art and life were shaped by the weather's yearly cycles
The 250th anniversary of John Constable’s birth has seen a flurry of publications about the great painter and his work
Diary
Art Basel Diary: Kanye's Greek goddess, a wheelie good read and the ultimate plunge pool
Plus The Art Newspaper dives with the ducklings and art critics just got fluffier
Art Basel Diary: The universe’s first interdimensional artist, Hockney homages and natty gnashers
Plus princess throws some fade and airport show takes off
Art Basel Diary: mouse in the house, Kanye at Unlimited, and Cattelan's banana gets supersized
Plus: P•P•O•W's stand stays hydrated and Katharine Grosse's fabulous football
Art Basel Diary: the carnival comes to town, art of the algorithm and Mum's the word
Plus a museum interrogation and fairs tip population over the edge
Influential art world figure Joe Hage moves from the shadows to take top billing
The founder of Heni art services is behind a major Barbara Hepworth show at London's Courtauld Gallery
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern, the Brexit effect, a Renaissance tarot deck—podcast
In this week's episode, Ben Luke learns about Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern in London, speaks to Alexander Herman of the Institute of Art and Law on the impact of Brexit ten years on, and discusses the Renaissance-era Visconti-Sforza Tarot, on view at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.
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.
Van Gogh and the Dutch old masters: latest research reveals the links
Vermeer with his yellows and blues; Rubens and “strokes of pure red”; and Rembrandt’s self-portraits
Opinion
Comment | Georg Baselitz's final exhibition is a warning that history is repeating itself
Since the opening of the late German artist's Venice show, events at the Biennale and the result of the UK's council elections have continued to expose art's vulnerability to politics
Comment | Opportunists are to blame for the Kennedy Center’s downfall
The argument that you can do good from the inside of an institution ravaged by the Trump administration no longer washes
Comment | The flaws in the plan to charge entry to British museums
The end of free universal museum entry risks deterring visitors and creating a two-tier system
Comment | Flourishing markets beyond the big three will benefit the art ecosystem—and the planet
Regions outside of the US, UK and China have grown their share from 17% of business in 2015 to 24% in 2025, according to report
Comment | Degenerate art all over again? Nazi attack on Modern art is not far away from trends in today’s world
When it comes to art, Trump is an utter vacuum—he makes the Nazis look like great connoisseurs, says author John-Paul Stonard
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
Obituaries
Remembering Julio Le Parc, a pioneer of kinetic art
The Argentine-born, Paris-based artist, who died at age 97, had been hoping to attend the opening of his retrospective at Tate Modern next week
Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian graphic novelist, dies at 56
Best known for her graphic novel Persepolis and its award-winning film adaption, Satrapi died in Paris on 4 June from “sadness” following her husband's recent death
Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, American artist and satirist, has died at age 40 in São Paulo, local media reports
Widely known by her online alter ego Jerry Gogosian, Helphenstein had come to prominence through her memes and critiques of the art world
The art world remembers Valie Export, Austrian pioneer of feminist performance art
Best known for daring audiences to face and feel the female body on her own terms, the performance artist died in Vienna on 14 May at 85 years old
Georg Baselitz, German artist who turned figurative painting on its head, has died, aged 88
Baselitz’s death comes on the eve of a major exhibition of his latest paintings at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini concurrent with the Venice Biennale