The Art Newspaper

Tatearchive

Serota on a sustainable future for museums: why Tate needs to change in a changing world

Moving on from traditional didacticism and adapting to a new level of modern communication

Adrian Ellis on Tate's expansion: the definition of success

After a decade of acclaim, will its triumph be topped by Tate Modern 2?

Lawarchive

Collector and dealer Zhang Rui arrested

No access to lawyers, claims source

Mark Stephens on art censorship at the Tate: obscenity, indecency, and freedom of speech

Richard Prince's Spiritual America has been the subject of police interference, and the question of unclothed children in art is once again at the forefront

Art theftarchive

Why has the Tate still not claimed for its stolen Freud?

Although it was covered by British government indemnity, the painting’s value remains unclaimed since its 1988 theft

July 2009archive

How to beat the recession: cut costs, slash prices, don’t lie and be creative

During the Great Recession in 2009 we reported that gallerists must act "quickly and brutally" in order to survive

Art fairsarchive

Dealers breathe easier as profits from Basel remain consistent

Buyers eschew risk-taking to pursue the commercial, while Design Miami/Basel benefits from a new location

Diversityarchive

Works by “more diverse” artists for White House walls

Discreet approaches have been made to dealers who represent black, Hispanic, Asian and women artists

Interview with Jeff Koons on the eve of his summer show at the Serpentine: Pop culture meets art history

Koons talks to us about the artists who inspire him, his studio system, and what he hopes to communicate to the public through his work

Copyright dispute over Joseph Beuys show in Germany

The Moyland Castle Museum closed the exhibition but plans to appeal

Booksarchive

Thomas Kabdebo's "Tracking Giorgione" reviewed

The author is hindered by his own technique

Museumsarchive

MoMA brings super-collector Dakis Joannou into the fold

Greek industrialist joins painting and sculpture committee

Booksarchive

Books: How America took on the propaganda war in occupied Germany

A study of US arts policy and the ideology of denazification in post-war Germany

Art Baselarchive

Basel attendees need not wave goodbye to beach holidays with new Messe car park development

Organisers have transferred the atmosphere of Miami to Basel with the addition of a pool alongside the bar

Watercolours by Cholla the painting horse featured at the Venice Biennale

An equivalent was not to be found at Art Basel, which upheld tradition in its biped-only selection

White Cubearchive

Bullets over Basel: Loud noise resembling gunfire alarms dealers

Criminal activity was ruled out when the sound was found to be the result of something being accidentally knocked over

Francis Bacon, Man in Blue VI, 1954

(est £4m-£6m), the work remains unsold

Tomlin says ta-ta to Rauschenberg

The long time friend and collector of Rauschenberg has seven up for sale

“I always insist that the artist must be given carte blanche”: Interview with Huang Yong Ping

The artist discusses his work, politics, censorship, “fake art” and the Beijing Olympics

Art fairsarchive

Mixed results for Basel’s satellite fairs

Has collectors' passion for Basel's protégés cooled?

New York’s women on film

Chiara Clemente's "Our City Dreams" at Art Basel

Lawrence Weiner's latest film "Water in Milk Exists" premieres in Basel

The narrative, performed by an amateur cast, will be played out at underground movie theatre Kino Mascotte due to its adult themes

Design Miami/Basel 2008 will look to the future of design

The fair will stray from the well-known to focus on the search for the next big thing

Tatearchive

Tate buys Charles Saatchi’s Chapman sculptures

The faux-ethnographic sculptures may be the gallery's most expensive contemporary art purchase

Indiaarchive

Plans for Kolkata Museum of Modern Art: India's answer to Tate Modern?

A major new museum to be built in eastern India is being largely supported by commercial galleries and corporate collections

Art fairsarchive

The Disarmory presents artists who have conceptually disarmed a work of their choosing

Themed events at the fair include, “Armed and Dangerous” and “The Wartime Ball”, taking place this weekend