Philippa Kelly

Banksynews

Banksy posts mysterious mother and child work on Instagram

The meaning of the image has been a subject of debate among the artist’s followers

In pictures: giving overlooked artists their due at Art Basel Miami Beach

Curator Amy Smith-Stewart of Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum chooses standout works by emerging and lesser-known artists

Prizesnews

‘Intimate, personal, nuanced, complex’: Victoria and Albert Museum reveals winner of Jameel Prize 2024

The latest edition of the £25,000 prize, awarded every three years to an artist inspired by Islamic traditions, is themed around moving image and digital media

Just Stop Oil protestors place high-vis jacket on ancient Greek statue at the British Museum

The campaign group dressed up a sculpture of the goddess Demeter and added a speech bubble beside it reading “just stop famine”

Prizesnews

American Civil War-era bread and heroic migration: Deutsche Börse Prize nominees announced

Four international artists have made the shortlist for the award, worth £30,000

London's National Gallery to ban liquids after attacks on paintings

The gallery will introduce new security measures, stating it has been "forced to act to protect our visitors, staff and collection"

Two arrested after Picasso painting targeted by protestors at London's National Gallery

Members of campaign group Youth Demand covered the painting with an image of a Gazan mother and children

Awardsnews

'We want to lift those who take the risk for us all': Rosana Paulino receives new Munch prize celebrating artistic freedom

The inaugural award, established by the Munch Museum in Oslo, commends the artist for works exploring the history of racial violence in Brazil

Biennialanalysis

How Manifesta 15 plans to decentralise Barcelona's art scene

Across 12 cities and 92 artists, the nomadic biennial this year places a renewed focus on reaching diverse communities and creating lasting cultural change

‘It's not about being disabled, it's about great art’: Unlimited festival returns to London's Southbank Centre

The UK's largest celebration of work by D/deaf and disabled artists opens on 4 September with a packed and varied programme

Colourful new Hauser & Wirth show celebrates bringing art-making to mental health settings

For a new exhibition and auction, the charity Hospital Rooms is bringing art workshops designed for mental health facilities to the London gallery

Nan Goldin, Brian Eno and Rosalind Nashashibi among signees of open letter accusing Royal Academy of 'anti-Palestinian censorship'

The London institution removed works from a young artists’ exhibition earlier this month after they were deemed to be anti-semitic by the Board of Deputies of British Jews

‘Groundbreaking’ UK exhibition spotlights work of disabled, D/deaf and neurodivergent artists

Towards New Worlds brings together the work of 15 creatives, with a key mission being to counter traditionally siloed views of disabled artists’ work

Royal Academy removes works from young artists’ exhibition following accusations of antisemitism

A public letter from the Board of Deputies of British Jews criticised the RA's decision to display the works, and to do so without context

School’s in: new UK biennial puts pupils front and centre

Organisers of the inaugural Camden Schools Art Biennale hope it will inspire broader action on arts education