A brush with... Rachel Whiteread
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Bruce Nauman to George Orwell
New reality TV show searches for UK's next art superstar
Next Big Thing aims to give a new generation of artists a public platform
UK government receives record £65m art gifts in lieu of inheritance tax
National scheme gains significance in the pandemic as "a shift away from blockbuster touring shows" will place greater importance on public collections
Three winter art walks you can enjoy in England this weekend
From Henry Moore's sculpture garden to five miles of towering works along London's first public art walk
Tech-savvy Sotheby's $5bn global sales beat Christie's $4.4bn in 2020
The two rivals have made record online and private sales as pandemic overturns traditional live auction format
A brush with... Roni Horn
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Icelandic glaciers to Emily Dickinson
'New Hindu India': Narendra Modi begins £2bn overhaul of Delhi's colonial parliament buildings
Politicians and cultural leaders have questioned the use of state funds for prime minister's "vanity project" during Covid-19 crisis
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Artemisia Gentileschi at the National Gallery to a transgressive show on Tantra
Quest begins to buy £4m house where Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
Campaign, which hopes to turn the Oxford home into a literary centre, has been backed by actors from the film adaptation Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman
Cover your mouth! Banksy claims mural of sneezing woman in Bristol
The work was confirmed by the anonymous street artist on his Instagram
A brush with... Christina Quarles
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from epic musicals to James Baldwin
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Caroline Coon's hermaphroditic footballers to Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's enigmatic portraits
A tale of two cities: Christie's 20th-century relay sale sees six records set in Hong Kong before slower New York finish
In demand contemporary artists hit big in Asia but several Modern stalwarts failed to make a splash in multi-city hybrid auction
A brush with... Ragnar Kjartansson
An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Elizabeth Peyton to Cardi B
Boy thrown off Tate Modern balcony 'begins to walk' again
The child's family says he is now also able to speak in full words, but retains significant impairment to his memory
Second monolith mysteriously appears in Romania—one day after another vanishes from the Utah desert
Another unattributed metal structure has sprung up from seemingly nowhere—this time on a Romanian mountainside
Three online shows to see this weekend
From a sweeping survey of Kandinsky to a provocative show on the present day experience of Native American communities
Artist discovers looted statue in Canadian museum and returns it to India
The 18th-century work was stolen by the museum's namesake from an active temple over 100 years ago
Three outdoor shows to see in London this weekend
From Chila Kumari Singh Burman's eye-popping Tate Winter Commission to Lucy McKenzie's tube station takeover
Constable oil sketch—previously dismissed as fake—goes on sale for £150,000
Sworder's auction house is selling the work, which is one of many by the Romantic painter depicting the area around Dedham Vale where he grew up
Samsung partners with art crime expert to hunt for world's missing masterpieces
Paintings by Monet, Van Gogh and Cézanne, which were stolen in dramatic art heists, are available to view online
The potato head of Palencia: defaced Spanish statue latest victim of botched restoration
Conservation professionals have questioned why Spain's heritage is continually handed over to those with no formal training
Twitter explodes with debate around long-awaited statue of feminist trailblazer Mary Wollstonecraft
Sculpture by Maggi Hambling is the result of a decade-long campaign to honour the 18th-century women's rights advocate
Hackers target oldest bible and Vatican’s other priceless treasures in online attacks
The Apostolic Library has partnered with a cyber defence firm to prevent further attempts to steal and manipulate its digital collection
Three outdoor exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From empathetic documentary photography in King's Cross to Cauleen Smith's Covid Diary broadcast at Piccadilly Circus Lights
And now we wait? Seven works that perfectly depict the US election limbo
The Trump-Biden race is turning into a protracted nail-biter, so we’re finding some solace in art
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Turner’s take on the speed and horrors of the modern world to Ann Veronica Janssen’s playful, light-bending sculptures
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From a chilling show on Arctic culture to Polly Morgan's gorgeously repellent serpentine sculptures
An AI bot has figured out how to draw like Banksy. And it's uncanny
GANksy aims to produce images that bear resemblance to works by the UK's most famous street artist
Indian museum hopes to reconcile bitter saga of sectarian conflict near disputed holy site
A planned mosque and cultural centre will celebrate the syncretic culture of Hinduism and Islam in the northern city of Ayodhya






























