The National Gallery's birthday wish: social media fame for its Creative Collaborators
Chosen from an open call, 20 influencers are creating content inspired by the gallery’s treasures, from pot-throwing to painting and a comedy Regency romp
Art-world social media specialists are on the rise—but is the sector really ready for digital success?
Museums are addressing a lack of in-house expertise in creating digital content by hiring from a growing pool of social-savvy freelancers
Summer auction highlights: from an ant by Escher to a Botticelli baby
Our pick of the best objects up for sale in London and New York
Barbie’s fantastic life in plastic is picked apart at the Design Museum
The design history of the world’s most famous doll is being told in London
Where next for Korea’s booming art scene?
As South Korea’s presence in the international art world grows rapidly, we look at what makes it unique and the challenges it faces
Minouk Lim: "I focus on the ritualistic aspect of making"
Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
Eusung Lee: "The allure of sculpture lies in the embodiment of presence"
Meet the artist who has been selected for this year's Korean Artists Today
The art fair social media power list: who is on top and on which platforms?
Unlike museums, art fairs’ energy is focused on events lasting a few days a year—but Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other platforms give them a vital year-round presence
Digital deluge: how will Art Basel respond to a surge of digital-art initiatives in Switzerland?
The country is flexing its crypto-friendly credentials, while an art fair dedicated to all things digital is making its debut this week
Four must-see exhibitions during Art Basel
From Precious Okoyomon's nightmarish animatronic bear to a global survey of Black figurative painting, sci-fi chairs and Dan Flavin
Young London commercial gallery swaps spaces with Newcastle non-profit for one month
Pipeline and Slugtown will show each others’ artists this summer in the hopes of promoting "cross-regional artistic collaborations" in England
Club for working class people in art world to launch in London
The independent organisation, called the Working Arts Club, will host events to support visual arts workers from lower socioeconomic backgrounds in the UK
Collector turns to social media to seek new spaces to house his rapidly growing Arab art collection
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi posted a call out on social media offering to send out works from his Barjeel Art Foundation on long-term loan
The Tefaf New York wish list: objects to suit every collector’s taste
Prehistoric pottery, a ceremonial dance mask and a blue-chip rocking chair are among this year’s gems
One of the biggest social media jobs in the art world is now up for grabs
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is on the hunt for a new social media manager
National Gallery in London celebrates 200th birthday by launching own network of social media influencers
As part of the anniversary in July, the museum has launched 200 Creators
Social media backlash: how (and how not) to respond when your art organisation comes under fire
Lessons to be learnt after the British Museum misfired with a social media post branded as "sexist"
South African auction house edges into London market
Strauss & Co’s pop-up selling exhibition of works by Alexis Preller shows commitment to highlighting Africa’s more “neglected” artists abroad
Not-so-new kid on the block: Pinterest moves in on museums
The platform is making use of its reputation as a visual search engine to collaborate with art institutions
Tefaf Maastricht: the wish list
An ancient sculpture of Dionysus, a pivotal Van Gogh and a coral lace Magdalene are among this year’s gems
Tate hits 12.5 million social media followers: what is behind its success?
Senior social media manager Nell Burnham reports that the @tate account, which serves both Tate Modern and Tate Britain, doubled its video views to 65 million in 2023
A TikTok expert's predictions for the art world in 2024
Think TikTok is just silly videos for kids? Think again—the platform now has seriously useful features and content
Why all museums need an in-house TikToker
Keen to capitalise on the social media channel's rising profile in the art world, the Peabody Essex Museum hired two dedicated creators in residence
How Arab artists revolutionised Paris’s Modern art scene in the 20th century
Major new show at Musée d'Art Moderne will look at decolonisation and include more than 200 works
The must-see exhibitions in 2024: from two Michelangelo shows in London to the Met's most expensive painting
We round-up the biggest shows opening each month
How does art survive a hurricane? Behind the measures Florida museums are taking to withstand extreme weather
With Florida’s rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms, the art world is waking up to the need to plan for the worst
Can location-specific digital technologies help to resolve debates on restitution?
Many believe new applications—from AI and NFTs to 3D scanning—are game changing in returning objects to source communities. Lawyers say they can make the process harder
How TikTok coaches art world institutions to go viral
The social media platform's lifestyle and education team has been offering services to companies like Sotheby's to help improve content and grow followings
From a prehistoric ivory head to a painting once owned by Barbara Walters: our pick of November’s auctions and fairs
Plus, an expressive Fragonard and an Ed Ruscha text work from the Emily Fisher Landau collection
Does coverage of Sotheby's Freddie Mercury sales show that auctions are perfect TikTok fodder?
Videos of bidding battles for the Queen frontman's possessions resulted in the auction house doubling its TikTok followers in less than a week