The Art Newspaper
Freud’s famous muse escapes his shadow—on a surfboard
PLUS: Mark Leckey's work is feline fine, art for the brain, art for the body, silent nude delights and unnerves Frieze visitors, and more fair gossip
Yes! We have no bananas—but there's plenty of bronze veg in Vauxhall
PLUS: Get your private parts painted in public at Frieze, dealers have their say on if Renoir is crap, working the aisles with Graham Norton and David Furnish and more fair gossip
German photographer Hilla Becher dies at 81
The artist worked with her husband for nearly 50 years
Top London shows during Frieze week
Our pick of the city's must-see exhibitions—just the tonic to avoid art-fair fatigue
Alberto Burri on Rauschenberg, Fontana and how an artist should manage his market
In a rare interview, the Italian artist spoke frankly about keeping the prices high for his work, saying: “I can always be a doctor instead”
What is art for? We ask, leading cultural figures answer
Twenty-five years ago, when The Art Newspaper was founded, the Berlin Wall had just come down and it seemed that a future of peace and progress lay ahead. The reality has been worse than one could possibly have imagined
Walter Benjamin: his life in postcards
On the 75th anniversary of the German writer’s death, we delve into his archive and discover his love for travelling—and writing home about it




























