José da Silva
José da Silva is the Exhibitions Editor of The Art Newspaper
David Shrigley in lockdown: 500 pieces of paper, walking the dog but not drinking 60 bottles of champagne
The British artist tells us what he has been up to since the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK
Irish Museum of Modern Art to be used as mortuary to cope with coronavirus pandemic
Museum will house a temporary structure in its grounds as the “country prepares Public Health facilities to deal with Covid-19”
Art's Most Popular: here are 2019's most visited shows and museums
Ai Weiwei was a hit in Brazil, records were broken in London and Paris—but is this the final year of museum visitor growth?
What were the most visited ticketed shows in London, Paris and New York last year?
Londoners stuck to the tried-and-tested and New Yorkers showed their patriotic sides, while Parisians were drawn in by golden treasures
As coronavirus shuts down the capital, our survey shows 2019 was the busiest year for London museums this century
Last year also saw record attendances at both Tate Modern and Tate Britain
Here's how to apply for financial aid during the coronavirus pandemic if you're self-employed or a small business in the arts
We have gathered information about grants and loans around the world to help you get through the Covid-19 crisis
Folkestone Triennial to include Gilbert & George billboards, an amusement arcade and the largest dance floor in town
The 20 artists taking part have been announced, with major installations heading for the seaside town
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From David Hockney's portraits to a photography show radically rethinking masculinity
Léon Spilliaert’s doom and gloom to light up the Royal Academy of Arts
The first major UK show will include 80 works by the little-known Belgian artist who has always "escaped easy categorisation"
Artists go bumper to bumper at Frieze with auto-themed works
The car's the star as galleries move into the driving seat
In Pictures | Artists play it up on the backlot at Frieze LA
Responding to current issues in a surreally faux-New York setting
Pose for a Polaroid with Gary Simmons at Frieze Los Angeles
The artist restages his 1993 Backdrop Project at the fair
Blitz, bodies and the British landscape: Bill Brandt and Henry Moore’s intertwining careers explored in new show
The assistant curator Clare Nadal talks us through five key images from The Hepworth Wakefield’s exhibition
Rare loans bolster biggest ever Jan van Eyck show
Visitors will be able to get up close to Ghent Altarpiece panels and compare the Flemish artist to his Italian peers at Museum of Fine Arts show in Ghent
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Ruth Asawa's delicate structures to a revelatory show of Picasso's paper works
2020: art market issues and big shows
We look at the year ahead for galleries, art fairs and auctions, and seek out the big shows in the UK, Europe and the US
Royal Academy of Arts to show rare Picasso drawings from ground-breaking 1956 film of the artist at work
Most of the works, created with felt tip pen on newsprint, have been lost, but two have been specially restored for London show
Angry early works from Grayson Perry's "pre-therapy" years reunited for Bath show
Collectors, enthusiasts and friends loan works that channel subculture of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Elizabeth Peyton's historically contextualised portraits to a jarring installation on queer existence
King Tut’s golden year, Koons’s worst: the highs and lows of the art world in 2019
As Notre Dame burned, protestors called the shots and a gold toilet vanished, it was certainly a year to remember
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Bomberg's love of the Renaissance to Bruce Conner's sexy music video
Finally out of the shadows: the biggest exhibition trend in 2019
We look back at some of the best shows this year
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the UK's hottest graduates to forgotten Indian masterpieces
In shock move, all four nominated artists win Turner Prize 2019
Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Oscar Murillo and Tai Shani will share the UK’s most prestigious art prize
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Feliciano Centurión's blankets to a recreation of Valie Export's show at the 1980 Venice Biennale
The biennial refurbishing a Unesco World Heritage city one building at a time
The third edition of Anozero in Coimbra includes works by Steve McQueen, Anna Boghiguian, and the Portuguese duo João Maria Gusmão & Pedro Paiva
London’s National Portrait Gallery to close for three years with ‘some job losses’
Museum plans to send 300 portraits a year on tour around the country during £35.5m redevelopment
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Lucian Freud's stunning self-portraits at the Royal Academy of Arts to King Tut's treasures at the Saatchi Gallery
Lucian Freud's self-portraits sure to pack a punch in London show
The artist’s altercation with a cab driver produced one of many revealing paintings being exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts
Vinyl-y: how the revived medium is being remixed by artists
From Christian Marclay to Taryn Simon, we look at how artists are increasingly using vinyl to document and augment their work—and as a medium in itself