
Ben Luke
Ben Luke is a contributing editor and podcast host at The Art Newspaper
Howard Hodgkin dies aged 84
British painter, described as one of the greatest colourists of his generation, won the Turner Prize in 1985 and exhibited widely including at the Met and Reina Sofia
The other lives of artists
The exhibition Michelangelo & Sebastiano at the National Gallery in London reflects the younger artist’s sharp decline in production once he became keeper of the papal seal. But second jobs did not stop Rubens and Velázquez painting
Nathan Coley sets fire to (a tiny) Tate Modern for London show
Glaswegian artist's works gain pertinence at a time when cultural institutions are being targeted by extremists
From the archive | The art machine: the Centre Pompidou at 40
As the Parisian cultural behemoth hits a landmark anniversary, figures from the world of art and architecture discuss its legacy
Hadid’s paintings take on a life of their own
Virtual-reality experience is the result of a collaboration between the late architect’s studio, the Serpentine and Google
National Gallery finally takes the Fourth Plinth to its heart
London museum embraces proposals for the works on this year’s plinth as opportunity to engage the public
In her own words: Maria Balshaw, new director of Tate
Incoming director picks the art that impressed her the most in 2016
Top art stories from a memorable 2016
What's next for culture after a seismic year?
Three to see: London
Contemplate Elton John’s radical eye and pet Rauschenberg’s goat before sailing upstream into Rachel Maclean’s bubble-gum universe
Rachel Maclean: Selfie Portrait
The video artist, who is representing Scotland at next year’s Venice Biennale, discusses her satirical take on identity and online narcissism
Artists raise millions for Hillary Clinton
Jeff Koons has donated more than $50,000 in cash and through his work to support the US presidential candidate
Luc Tuymans’s Ensor show at the Royal Academy plays the Trump card
Belgian painter sees echoes of today’s populist movements in his compatriot’s grotesque folkloric imagery
In pictures: Frieze Focus
Six stand out booths, by galleries founded since 2004, reflect the section's enduring dynamism
The Nineties: don't look back in anger
It may be hard to swallow, but the 1990s are history—art history—and it’s a decade ripe for reappraisal
Liverpool’s The World Transformed festival aims to build Momentum on the British left
As the UK’s divided Labour Party meets for its annual conference, a politics and arts event aims for social engagement
Global and industrial: the concept behind the new Tate Modern
Frances Morris explains the strategy behind the split in the collection displays, and the raw nature of the galleries that will house the Tate’s now genuinely international collection
Tate Britain a new sense of identity
Arguably the museum that most immediately suffered from Tate Modern’s success was its sister institution upriver
And here’s what they buy: some of the key recent acquisitions in Tate Modern’s new displays
From El Anatsui's splashy tapestry, to Cildo Meireles's tower of radios, to Kader Attia's couscous citadel
The guide that Takes London’s artistic pulse
Conceived in a pub in 1978, the Neca listing has widened interest in contemporary art far beyond Cork Street
Collective experience: two artists on Making art for the Tate's industrial spaces
Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker and Doris Salcedo tell us about their projects for the Turbine Hall
The Turbine Hall: how the Tate made a spectacle of itself
Tate Modern’s signature post-industrial space has prompted some of the most memorable works of recent years. Here are some highlights
The ground is laid for the next revolution
As Tate Modern open its new extension, a £260m brick-clad ziggurat designed by Herzog & de Meuron, we consider the museum’s seismic effect on the art scene in London and internationally
Sigmund Freud: snubbed by science, embraced by art
The father of psychoanalysis may have fallen from favour in his own field, but today’s artists remain fascinated by his work, 160 years after his birth. Two academics and an artist explain why
Museums and the art trade: dangerous liaisons?
The relationship between public institutions and private dealers has historically taken many forms, and is anything but simple
How art went back to basics
Fifty years after its opening, the pioneers of Minimalism recall the groundbreaking exhibition Primary Structures





























