Artists

Alicja Kwade’s latest work, on show in Hong Kong, looks behind prison bars where time is torture

The Polish artist’s exhibition, Pretopia, draws on the origins and history of a former Victorian jail in the city

‘The missiles will not erase his mark on our hearts’: Palestinian artist killed in Israeli strikes

Dorgham Quraiqi, was working with the UK charity Hope and Play, when the remains of his house were bombed

The Insidersanalysis

Dealers are facing the tricky challenge of balancing artist and collector priorities

Gallerists vary in how they navigate between building relationships with the artists they represent and the collectors who are their clients—but there may be an overarching advantage to the struggle

Booksreview

A new monograph places the writing, painting and archive photographs of Aubrey Williams in thrilling conversation

The publication about the Guyanese-born artist includes diary entries and several works that have been photographed for the first time

Technologyanalysis

Here's how the EU is aiding artists in tackling social media moderation issues

Out-of-court dispute settlement bodies are an important development in supporting creative expression

Art marketanalysis

The big slowdown: why museums and galleries are putting on fewer shows

Exhibitions are lasting longer, artists are reducing their output and more discerning collectors are all contributing to the change

Exhibitionsinterview

Louise Giovanelli: ‘Because of the curtains and tinsel, people think I grew up with working men’s clubs’

The UK painter’s first major museum show, at the Hepworth Wakefield, offers recognition of a talent whose ambiguous works can shift between the humdrum of the ordinary and the ecstasy of revelation

Opinioncomment

Comment | The UK is attempting to pry open a notorious data ‘backdoor’—here's why that's alarming for artists

Emma Shapiro on the UK government's secret order to break end-to-end encryption and allow access to all citizens’ Apple iCloud data

Artistsfeature

‘It’s important because it’s a part of me’: why a growing number of African diasporic artists are showing work on the continent

Over the past decade, at least two dozen established and rising international artists have exhibited work in countries including Ghana, Nigeria and Morocco

Diaryblog

Frame is the name of the art game at Moco Museum star-studded soirée

Guests at UK artist Daniel Lismore's recent 40th birthday party were invited to come dressed as their favourite art movement

Three years on from Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s art world figures are keeping up the fight for their country’s culture

From an artists’ handbook addressing life under occupation to exhibitions combatting colonial narratives, the examples of resistance are various—despite growing pressure caused by US funding cuts

Wayne McGregor's new dance performance takes journey into the void with version of controversial ‘blackest black’ paint

The coating, known as Vantablack Vision, will provide the backdrop for the choreographer's new work, which opens in London on 27 February

A quantum era is coming. What does this mean for art?

New technology will support artists as they produce enquiring new work

Strangers' things: why Moka Lee is a social media scavenger

The Korean artist creates haunting art using anonymous selfies

Galleries, fairs and curators offer works to aid Los Angeles wildfire recovery

Fundraising events both in California and New York aim to support affected artists and art workers

Artists offer to replace collectors’ works lost in LA fires

Photographer Martin Schoeller and painter Cynthia Daignault say they will provide new versions of pieces destroyed in the blazes

Los Angeles artists face long road to recovery after deadly wildfires

Some lost everything, others are in limbo waiting to go home and most have found support in the art community

Artists and scientists join forces for Finland climate crisis project

Climate Clock will see a permanent public art trail installed in the city of Oulu

Khoj artists’ association in Delhi holds fundraising show at perilous time for India’s non-profits

Seventy former resident artists nurtured at the pioneering organisation have donated works to help ensure its support for future generations

Artistsinterview

‘I found energy from somewhere very deep’: artist Alexis Soul-Gray on navigating the gallery scene through grief and motherhood

The UK-based artist is entering a new chapter having signed with Bo Lee and Workman in the trendy British town of Bruton—but the journey has not been easy

Artists in Gaza respond to the ceasefire, Cimabue at the Louvre, a Baroque printmaking family—podcast

How can Palestinian artists rebuild after a devastating war? Plus, a discussion about Cimabue’s radical innovations in painting and three works from a family business of printmakers

'Frank conversations on certain topics can lead to real prison terms': Russian artist duo finds haven on Long Island

Dmitry Okruzhnov and Maria Sharova, who opposed Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, are now working from a New York studio

Gaza ceasefire: Palestinian culture workers return home to rubble

Artists and cultural activists tell The Art Newspaper what they have found on their return

An insider's guide to Singapore Art Week: Yeo Shih Yun

The founder of INSTINC art space on the DIY spirit of Singapore’s art scene

In partnership withNational Arts Council Singapore for Singapore Art Week
Opinioncomment

Comment | Don’t try to keep working-class students in a narrow educational lane

This idea of exposing working-class school students only to the stories of working-class heroes, at the expense of “middle-class pursuits” such as museums, is misguided

Antony Micallef
Art marketanalysis

‘Can you match the colour of your work to my couch?’: Inside the world of private art commissions

Artists are regularly asked to create pieces to suit the particular tastes of buyers—but taking direction suits some more than others

Sougwen Chung: meet the boundary-pushing pioneer of robot art

The Chinese Canadian artist is presenting a new kinetic work as part of the arts and culture programme at the 2025 World Economic Forum

Art in the rubble: how Gaza’s artists are documenting the war

Amid destruction and a deepening humanitarian crisis, Gaza’s artists are using whatever materials they can find to express their reality