
Aimee Dawson
Aimee Dawson is a writer and editor specialising in art in the digital sphere; social media in the art world; and Middle Eastern visual culture. She was formerly an editor at The Art Newspaper and writes the monthly column Insta’gratification about how the art world and social media collide.
A brush with... Julie Mehretu
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Kara Walker to Chris Abani
The results are in: the real impact of Covid-19 on the art market
Plus, Dawn Ades on Duchamp and Superflex on Cildo Meireles
UK culture war: how should museums confront colonialism?
Plus, craft and American identity and critic Michael Peppiatt on Frank Auerbach
Old Masters meet Brutalism: inside Frick Madison in New York
Plus, the story of a notorious forger and artist Collier Schorr on August Sander
WTF are NFTs? Why crypto is dominating the art market
Plus, artist Doug Aitken on composer Terry Riley
Mapping the pandemic’s digital deluge: one academic is trying to collate the online projects of every single museum
Chiara Zuanni wants to capture the outpouring of online art offerings both as an archive of the Covid-19 era and as a source of inspiration for art organisations all over the world
'Black grief and white grievance' at New York’s New Museum
Plus, artists with disabilities in the Covid era and Goya's Disasters of War
Amid Covid-19 surge in UAE, Art Dubai fair moves dates and venue
Postponed fair will now host almost half as many galleries as heightened restrictions prevent international travel
Got space, need art: how Instagram helps art advisers during the pandemic
The hashtag #findartthatfits, an initiative of Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, is part of an art advisory campaign to assist prospective buyers
The art world goes dating: Instagram account Freeze Magazine uses art memes to pair its followers
Stonehenge: could a road tunnel ruin the ancient site?
Plus, French museums revolt against lockdown closures and artist Crystal Fischetti on Karla Black
The fight against Putin: artists on the frontline
Plus, India reconstructs its history and Navid Nuur on Walter de Maria
A brush with... Tala Madani
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Francis Bacon to Miles Davis
Rania Matar's hauntingly beautiful lockdown portraits go on show in Florida—see them here
Lebanese-American photographer captured images of her neighbours at their homes in Massachusetts and collected their stories along the way
Street art, social media, visibility: how the Arab Spring has changed art and culture, a decade on
We ask artists, writers and experts on Middle Eastern art about their memories of the revolutionary movements—and what they think the lasting legacies are
New normal for Old Masters: Botticelli's record online sale and new AI research on Leonardo's Salvator Mundi
Plus, Gerard Byrne on his work inspired by a Swedish diorama
A brush with... Charles Gaines
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Frantz Fanon to John Coltrane
What will Biden-Harris do for the visual arts?
Plus, QAnon's origins in Italian conceptual art and Alphonse Mucha's Slav Epic
Social media replaces fairs as the third most successful sales channel for galleries in 2020, study reveals
Websites have replaced walk-ins as the second best way to sell art, but staying in top position is outreach to existing clients, according to Artsy Gallery Insights 2021 Report
A brush with... Tal R
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from W. G. Sebald to Georges Rouault
The white supremacist art at the heart of the US Capitol
Plus, a $2.2m Batman comic and the artists inspired by political theorist Hannah Arendt
A brush with... Tracey Rose
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Duchamp to Deep House
Vandals apprehended after covering Richard Serra’s vast desert sculpture in Qatar with graffiti
Government organisation Qatar Museums has launched campaign to encourage locals to respect public works
A brush with... Rachel Whiteread
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Bruce Nauman to George Orwell
2020: the year in review
The Art Newspaper team picks apart this year's biggest art stories, from the art market heading online to the fight for racial justice
A brush with... Roni Horn
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Icelandic glaciers to Emily Dickinson
5,000 years in 350 objects: Victoria and Albert Museum reveals details about its epic 'immersive' Iran show
With ten sections covering ancient Iranian history to contemporary art, London museum plans to open delayed show in February
The top five Instagram posts that capture the art world in 2020
As we have all been staying at home more this year our screen time has sky rocketed—and the Instagram feeds have never been busier
Brexit: how will it change the art market?
Plus, Neville Wakefield on John McCracken's planks
A brush with... Christina Quarles
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from epic musicals to James Baldwin