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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Both countries lay claim to Ivan Aivazovsky and his works, many of which were in Crimea when it was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014

Harrowing histories from the Atlantic slave trade are at the heart of the artist’s solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami

The Miami Artist Census, launched by a group of local artists, aims to equip South Florida’s creative communities with empowering data that will help them improve their working and living conditions

The French-born London-based artist merged the once-siloed worlds of art and design to create inimitably intimate participatory experiences

The American artist is having her first solo exhibition at the London outpost of Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, which now represents her

Notre-Dame may have started out as a Gothic cathedral, but over the centuries it has morphed into a civic emblem and leading tourist attraction—it has also become a reliable muse for painters, photographers and more

Springboard for the Arts is expanding its funding to support a greater number of artists

The British-Guyanese artist will place five masts in front of the depiction of Leopold II, whose administration was characterised by “systematic brutality and atrocities”

Exploring this week’s New York auctions, which included Maurizio Cattelan’s now-infamous fruit, plus a tribute to the late German-British artist Auerbach and a chat with Sobekwa about a work from his powerful series, on view at the UK’s Sainsbury Centre

The fashion writer Derek Guy—perhaps best known for his pithy menswear observations and advice, dolled out via X—talks us through his sartorial favourites, from David Hockney to Njideka Akunyili Crosby

The Artivist Network organised a range of actions at the summit that both highlighted the serious costs of climate breakdown and interrupted what can be a drab visual environment

Curators, institutions and critics remember a “humble giant of figurative painting” who worked from the same London studio for 70 years and made his home city, its art collections and inhabitants the subject of his unique output

A host of globally recognised artists, a growing number of art world tourists and a domestic gallery boom are all contributing to the country’s reputation on the international stage

The German-born British painter, a leading figure in the School of London, produced some of the most enduring and perceptive observations of what it meant to be alive during his time

Ricardo Cases says he lost 90% of his work and equipment after more than a year’s worth of rain fell on his town, near Valencia, in just eight hours

The 31-year-old painter's gallery, Lisson, has confirmed her death

As Israel continues its offensive against Hezbollah, ‘art spaces allow people to escape’, says the gallery founder Saleh Barakat

Kureshi decorated India’s public spaces with beautiful, provocative and socially engaged murals

Frank Norman's exhibition was cancelled at The Clink in London

The fair’s creative adviser takes a closer look at six of the ten artists showing in this year's Studio section, where each installation seeks to “evoke the spirit” of the studio

The initiative offers established names the chance to give promising emerging artists a platform

The artist and musician set up his easel at Lehmann Maupin’s stand to paint live alongside his two children

An in-depth interview with the Golden Lion-winner, discussing her shift to social practice, the influence of Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, and how William Morris’s wallpaper designs have made their way into her work