Artists
Robert Therrien, whose outsize art teetered between fantasy and reality, has died at 71
The artist delved into quotidian objects like a 10-foot-high kitchen table
Artist to install earthwork calling attention to immigration and human trafficking
Trail of red sand will be visible to travellers in flight and on the ground in Seattle
Artist's copyright infringement suit heads to US Supreme Court
North Carolina used film director’s images without obtaining his permission or compensating him
Art Basel and William Kentridge
As his show opens at the Kunstmuseum Basel, we talk to the South African artist about his latest works. Plus, we look at the 50th edition of the Art Basel fair. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
Art Basel Messeplatz artist Alexandra Pirici demands compensation for underpaid performers
The system of dividends is a way to address the "immense amounts of unpaid or underpaid labour" that support the art world, she says
In pictures: Art Basel veteran John Armleder targets his favourite pieces at the fair
The Swiss artist, who has had a stand at the fair since 1980, guides us round the second floor
Interview: Lawrence Abu Hamdan—a self-styled 'private ear'
Your voice reveals much more about you than you think—and the Turner Prize nominee and Parcours artist is listening
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Air Signs during Art Basel Week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Gemini, Libra and Aquarius art lovers
Interview: Andrea Bowers discusses power dynamics post #MeToo
The artist, whose work is causing a stir at Art Basel, aims to keep alive conversations on the toxic nature of power that sparked the feminist social movement
In pictures: melancholy fountain, curtain call and a broom with a view at Art Basel's Unlimited
Curator Gianni Jetzer shares the highlights of his eighth—and final— edition
Paula Rego: 'retire? and do what? eat ice cream?'
The Portuguese artist’s work focusing on issues such as abortion and honour killings is more relevant than ever – and curators cannot get enough
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Water Signs during Art Basel Week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces art lovers
Book excerpt: William Kentridge reveals how Antoine Bourdelle inspired his work
In Jori Finkel's book It Speaks to Me, Kentridge discusses the sculpture in Johannesburg that first made him feel the power of art
Auction prices: the elephant in the room at Art Basel
The first rule of art fairs is don't talk about auctions—but sometimes they can benefit artists and their dealers
Interview: William Kentridge on his life lessons
Self-interrogation is central to the work of the South African artist, whose latest piece on show at the Kunstmuseum Basel poses a series of questions that get half-answered
In pictures: dirty puppets, talking trees and flagging immigration at Art Basel's Parcours
This year's edition of the citywide exhibition explores the boundaries of sculpture in the public space
Bringing up baby: making motherhood work in the art world
Being a mother has been cast as career suicide by Tracey Emin and Marina Abramovic. We speak to four women in the art world who beg to differ
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Earth Signs during Art Basel week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn art lovers
Cheryl Pope on love, representation and the comfort of textile art
The artist is showing a new series of wool roving nudes at Monique Meloche Gallery in Chicago
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Fire Signs during Art Basel Week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Aries, Leo and Sagittarius art lovers
Gerhard Richter: a buyer's guide
As a major retrospective on the artist is due to open at the Met Breuer in New York next year, we look at the German artist's market
Painting, identity and injustice: Howardena Pindell and Oscar Murillo
With major gallery shows in London, the two artists discuss their multifarious art practices
Paula Rego donates abortion etchings to raise funds for Milton Keynes Gallery
Portuguese-born artist says banning abortions is "cruel and unjust" on eve of her first UK retrospective in 20 years
Abortion will happen—whatever the law says
The artist Paula Rego on why her abortion works are the best thing she's ever done
New residency programme puts Chicago’s justice system under artistic scrutiny
Artists can help "demystify" courtroom experience, founder says
United Nations sounds the alarm on species loss—and artists respond
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's work in Cooper Hewitt's Design Triennial resurrects world's last male northern white rhino
Murdered muralist Héctor Domínguez honoured in Mexico
Suspicion aired that the 27-year-old artist may have been killed, along with his father and brother, because of his environmental activism
Artists take stand against social media censorship
Instagram and others are quick to ban female nudity, at a high price for the arts
Can artists live off art alone?
Only 2% of artists earn more £50,000, a report by the Arts Council England finds




























