
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.
Bacon and Giacometti go head to head in show at Fondation Beyeler
Swiss museum hosts first major comparative exhibition of the two artists
TED-style art history platform aims to promote arts education online
Heni Talks features videos from artists including Damien Hirst and Jeremy Deller
Tracey Emin reveals she was sexually assaulted by high-profile female artist
UK artist describes attack as her new anti-Brexit neon work is unveiled in London
Must-see shows during Art Basel Hong Kong
From Doug Aitken harnessing Instagram to Jennifer Guidi's work with sand, our picks of the city's top exhibitions
Love it or loathe it, you can’t ignore it: Hong Kong's first sculpture park
Tim Marlow, the project's co-curator, speaks about bringing public art to a city where space is often contested
Ai Weiwei: ‘I’m like a high-end refugee’
The artist talks about his refugee-orientated show in Hong Kong—and his plans for South America
Saudi artists head to Silicon Valley to work with tech giants Apple, Google and Facebook
UK charity Crossway Foundation is partnering with the Saudi-based Misk Art Institute for the project
European tour for Hassan Sharif blockbuster
The show, which opened at the Sharjah Art Foundation, will travel to Italy and Germany
Dubai's collecting collective
The artist trio of Rokni Haerizadeh, Ramin Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian on the joys and challenges of living, working and collecting art together
Barjeel Art Foundation regroups with long-term loans and new partnerships
Works from the collection to go on show at Sharjah Art Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago while foundation takes a break from programming
Three to see: London
From Tacita Dean's double-header, including films of David Hockney and fermenting pears, to a Tate Modern takeover by Joan Jonas
Performance pioneer Joan Jonas takes over Tate Modern
Survey of US artist at the London gallery includes an exhibition, performance and film programme
Ai Weiwei: 'I'm impressed Qatar wants my show about refugees'
The dissident Chinese artist on why he's tackling the global refugee crisis in his first exhibition in the Gulf
The Tefaf Maastricht wish list: objects to suit every collector’s taste
From glass succulents to magic belts, the fair will not disappoint
Facebook censors 30,000 year-old Venus of Willendorf as 'pornographic'
Nude statue is latest artwork to be deemed inappropriate by social media giant
Marrakech museum boosts Africa’s burgeoning art scene
Macaal’s international launch coincides with city’s first 1-54 Contemporary African Art fair
Three to see: London
From the glitz and glamour of ocean liners to post-Brexit politics by the official election artist Cornelia Parker
Women got the vote—now they get a voice as cultural bodies mark centenary of female suffrage
As #MeToo makes waves, UK institutions stage year-long programmes highlighting female artists
Cornelia Parker captures dystopian political era in new works for UK’s snap election
First female Election Artist unveils two new videos and a series of photographs using drones and Instagram
London museum to replace 300-year-old collection of male portraits with women
Foundling Museum launches £20,000 crowdfunding campaign for show that marks centenary of women’s right to vote in the UK
Henry Moore will return to Poland with major new exhibition
Effect British sculptor had on Modern and contemporary artists in the country will be explored
Louvre Abu Dhabi replaces map that omitted Qatar after international outcry
Museum claims it was an "oversight", but others say it was political
UK’s first permanent Virtual Reality space in an arts institution to open in London
Zabludowicz Collection’s project 360—dedicated to VR, film and video—opens next year
The top ten museum acquisitions of 2017
We look back at some of most important purchases and donations that entered public collections this year
Three to See: London
From Michael Armitage’s powerful Gauguin-like scenes at the South London Gallery to Marguerite Humeau's hypnotic installation at Tate Britain
From VR masterpieces to PR disasters: 2017's ups and downs
The Art Newspaper team assesses the art world's fortunes in a turbulent year
'Culture of fear' around reporting sexual harassment in UK arts organisations, survey says
Three quarters of known incidents go unchallenged according to Arts Professional study
Marrakech bids to become hub for contemporary African art as museum plans relaunch alongside 1:54 fair
Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden will hold “international opening” in February
Largest survey of Qatari contemporary art to open in Berlin despite ongoing blockade
Exhibition is final event in Year of Culture partnership between Qatar and Germany
Gaudi's first masterpiece opens as public museum in Barcelona
Amidst political turmoil in Catalonia, opening of Casa Vicens could bring "a moment of peace"