The family of the Op Art pioneer hopes to secure a new chapter for his foundation in Aix-en-Provence after years of neglect and funding woes

Political volatility and mounting operational costs weigh heavily on the trade, which ticked up to an estimated $59.6bn in 2025 after two years of decline

Discovery centres on stylised initials says Belgian art historian but David Ekserdjian stresses that artist’s entire canon is accounted for

Cannupa Hanska Luger was unaware of the news of a young tourist dying on an island off Australia’s eastern coast while he was making “Volume III White Bay Power Station”

From a painting by a leading Australian Indigenous artist to a bejewelled book of Shakespeare poems, a Modernist beach buggy and a fine Greek marble, here are some of the works to look out for at the fair

The Tefaf Museum Restoration Fund has been awarded to the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister for its restoration of Rubens‘s ‘The Boar Hunt’

The Tefaf Summit during the fair in Maastricht explores the impact of art beyond economics, and how culture’s role in public policy can be rethought

From an exhibition curated by a painting to a boat load of phalluses

Crypto-based art is more than just cartoon apes and Beeple works

As billionaires chase blue-chip trophies, a widening wealth gap leaves most would-be collectors priced out. Perhaps it is time artists focused on selling affordable prints again

The fair is foregrounding its reputation as a place to discover new galleries and artists, with nearly half of exhibitors showing at Independent for the first time

The duo has won a court order to force an art dealer to reveal details of his transactions with an unnamed intermediary

Guardian investigation highlighting 263,000 remains is a wake-up call for government, says Oxford professor

The Vancouver-based real estate tycoon has gifted works by two Canadian artists and two US artists to Canada’s national art museum

An Israeli airstrike caused “material damage” to the entrance of the Unesco World Heritage site according to the Lebanese ministry of culture

There have also been reports of damage to the third-century Falak-ol-Aflak Citadel in Khorramabad, western Iran

The artist was as much an explorer of gender, class and body image as of saucy pleasure

A double bill at the Paris museum demonstrates how the artist went beyond “pretty little paintings”

The fifth edition of “Aberto”, an annual exhibition melding Modernist architecture and contemporary art, offers the public a rare opportunity to visit Longo’s Casa Bola

The open-air exhibition KTX Biennial, curated by SculptureCenter’s Jovanna Venegas, will bring works by international contemporary artists to the city’s busy 3.5-mile pedestrian and cycling corridor

Angulo’s work was devoted to decolonising the museum, anti-racism and reparation with a special focus on diversifying narratives to include more Black and Indigenous voices

The dealer was known for her support of conceptually challenging artistic practices, and credited with bringing key European figures like Gerhard Richter and Marcel Broodthaers to the US

Shaped by the austerity of her Mennonite upbringing and the bustling Vancouver art scene of the 1960s and 70s, she developed a playful, poignant and exacting visual language

One of the most important Latin American artists of the 20th century, she influenced the direction of post-war painting and helped shape Colombia’s museums as a curator, educator and mentor

The publication's author on how it has taken decades of research to tell the story of the New York gallery, which exhibited artists such Picasso and Mondrian

The best publications to learn all about Constable, from a journey through the landscapes that inspired him to a children's activity book—selected by the curator Emma Roodhouse

An A to C extract from the glossary of Painted Mysteries, which deciphers common motifs and symbols in famous works

Our round-up of the latest art publications

Plus, full listings of the biennials, triennials and festivals taking place throughout the year

Our columnist gazes into her crystal ball to spot the major trends—from London regaining its lustre to AI fatigue—that are set to dominate the trade over the coming 12 months

Picture featuring his sons, husband David and their dogs goes on show at the National Portrait Gallery in London

Deputy head of sculpture's slang-heavy posts appeal to a new generation of art lovers

Adrian Searle has described writing for the paper as “an exhilarating ride”

Meanwhile film star Angelina Jolie also put in an appearance at Art Basel Qatar

Exhibitions pairing Munch with Paula Modersohn-Becker and Maria Lassnig provide opportunities to subvert the established order

We need to reframe the subject as one worth knowing about, rather than focusing on its use

Art duo are delivering actionable ecological change through sustainable food production and consumption schemes

Having a legal structure and policy that allows institutions to make moral decisions on returning objects is crucial