Congolese artists mint NFTs to challenge US museum's ownership of indigenous sculpture
The pair have created NFTs of a sculpture made in the Congo but owned by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in response to a disagreement over its loan
US museums must confront ‘inherited colonial narratives’, says Thomas Campbell, director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Two years after the death of George Floyd, conversations about racism are morphing into lasting policy change
Is Ukraine's cultural heritage under coordinated attack?
Sites are suffering widespread destruction, but a coalition of organisations is working to provide evidence of deliberate targeting by Russian forces
Artist Paula Rego—known for her mythical depictions of modern femininity—has died, aged 87
The British-Portuguese artist, a key figure in The London Group collective, gained a huge retrospective at Tate Britain last year and is a key presence in this year's Venice Biennale
Magnum photographer defends images of teenage gang rape victim after humanitarian organisation removes them from website
After controversy on social media surrounding Newsha Tavakolian’s photographs of East Congo, Médecins Sans Frontières announces internal review
Stephanie Rosenthal appointed project director for Guggenheim Abu Dhabi museum
Current director of Gropius Bau will oversee opening of the long-awaited institution in the United Arab Emirates
Saving Ukraine’s heritage: an eyewitness account of relief efforts
Plus, the Cezanne blockbuster at The Art Institute of Chicago and Nicola L.’s Gold Femme Commode at Alison Jacques
Best shows for… photography fans
Our pick of the five photography exhibitions to see in the city this weekend
Major court battle looms over NFT launch of August Sander photographs
Bold move by German photographer’s descendant to put archive on the blockchain sparks copyright row
Russian artist's new exhibition decries war in Ukraine—and suggests Western art world enabled Putin
Maxim Kantor's "The Rape of Europe" show in Luxembourg explores how contemporary art "participated in the preparation of cannon fodder"
Macron wins: what now for the French art scene?
Plus, Walter Sickert at Tate Britain and Gordon Parks at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Venice Biennale 2022: the worst art on show in the city
There's a lot to see in Venezia—save precious time and skip these
Venice Biennale 2022: the must-see collateral exhibitions around the city
Writhing bodies in a deconsecrated church, BDE at the Ducale and an entirely improvised pavilion—what to see beyond the Arsenale and Giardini
In the backrooms of a photography studio, a unique modern history of Madagascar is discovered
Ramily founded Antananarivo’s only operational photography studio, chronicling Malagasy society from independence onwards. His images are about to go on show for the first time
Venice Biennale 2022: the must-see pavilions in the Arsenale
From a Gauguin impersonation to fire raining from the sky, here are the best exhibitions in the city's former shipyards
Venice Biennale 2022: the must-see pavilions in the Giardini
From America's African facelift to the scents of hope and fear, here are the exhibitions we loved at the heart of the big event
War in Ukraine delays Kazakhstan Pavilion during Venice Biennale opening
Shipping chaos has derailed plans for the Central Asian nation's inaugural pavilion—but its organisers are improvising solutions
Photographer Edward Burtynsky on his Ukrainian heritage and our 'predator species running amok'
Plus, Winslow Homer at the Met and China's Russia problem
Review: Does the Whitney Biennial really reflect the world today?
Plus, the exhibition Afro-Atlantic Histories opens in Washington and Raphael's late self-portrait at London's National Gallery
Tainted gifts: as British Museum and the Met disavow the Sackler name, museums rethink donation deals
Institutions are increasingly including “morals clauses” in gift agreements to protect themselves if donors fall from grace
Can New York's imminent salary transparency law pierce the art world's smokescreen?
City council's move to enforce wage disclosures in job adverts could usher in a sea change at major US cultural institutions—challenging persistent pay inequality in the sector
British Journal of Photography magazine saved from brink of collapse
An investor has bought the 168-year-old publication for a fraction of its claimed value
Ukraine: the response of the art community and the risks of photojournalism
Plus, Chris Burden's unrealised projects and an in-depth look at F.N. Souza's Mr Sebastian at the Barbican in London
Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia's richest men, resigns from board of the Guggenheim Museum
New York institution condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine in its statement on the resignation
Eight photographers you need to follow in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a sophisticated misinformation campaign alongside his invasion of Ukraine. If you want objective visual reporting, here are the best verified photographers on the frontlines of the war
Photo London makes play for China after selling 25% stake
Top photo fair divests shares to World Photography Organisation, which launched Shanghai Photofairs in 2014
Storm Eunice damages UK heritage sites and forces museums and galleries to close
Cultural sites turn away visitors while iconic architecture is “shredded to pieces” by storm
'My blood is my legacy': Joël Andrianomearisoa on representing Madagascar at the 2019 Venice Biennale and opening a museum in his hometown
Ahead of shows in Cape Town and Marrakech, the Malagasy artist reflects on how both his island country and his adoptive home, Paris, have shaped his practice
'We are under the water, but we can dream': Inside Madagascar's first contemporary art centre
Ambitious new gallery Hakanto Contemporary sets out to boost art scene of island nation—but with many of its residents experiencing the effects of devastating floods, is culture really top of their list?
State of the unions: why US museum workers are mobilising against their employers
With the arts sector increasingly vulnerable in the wake of the pandemic, a new breed of digitally optimised worker is emerging