Artists
How Van Gogh's Starry Night was inspired by Hokusai’s Great Wave
A great admirer of Japanese prints, the whorls of brushstrokes in Vincent's night sky could have been partly suggested by a turbulent sea
Copyright case brought by Naf Naf creative director against Jeff Koons finally comes to court
Franck Davidovici first accused the artist of plagiarising his 1985 advertising campaign almost four years ago
Getty acquires archive of Betye Saar
Purchase is part of a new programme known as the African American Art History Initiative
Authorities destroy sculptures in the Maldives
Destruction of Jason deCaires Taylor's Coralarium installation came after condemnation by local Muslim leaders and politicians
Digital platform aims to help artists get fair pay
Wagency, launched by the group Working Artists and the Greater Economy, has similar goals and methods to a labour union
Huma Bhabha’s unsettling sculpture will be centrepiece of 2019 Yorkshire Sculpture International festival
Commission is lined up for Wakefield city centre
Geta Brătescu, Romanian multidisciplinary artist, has died aged 92
She was an important figure of the European country’s avant-garde scene with a career spanning more than six decades, but gained wider international recognition in recent years
Portrait of the future at Tate: Steve McQueen plans to photograph every seven-year-old in London
Images of primary school children will go on show at Tate Britain alongside survey of Oscar winner’s work at Tate Modern
Vincent the baker? Van Gogh's possible careers
His family also suggested that he become an accountant or a barber
Cuban activists issue manifesto against artistic censorship
Document denounces effort to ‘punish free creation’
Tate outsources artist biographies on its website to Wikipedia
The museum does “not have the resources to create biographies for every individual” in its collection, spokeswoman says
Is this the future of catalogues raisonnés?
A new online database of Sol LeWitt’s wall drawings offers a template for a more up-to-date—and richer—resource
Mining the lessons of African American history
With a grant from the Art for Justice Fund, Xaviera Simmons draws inspiration from Jacob Lawrence’s Migrations series
After the loss of its convicted founder, the Inhotim Institute carries on
The arts park maintains momentum as Bernardo Paz appeals a nine-year sentence for laundering donations
Ecuador's Cuenca Biennial organisers fret over budget shortfall
A federal allotment of $100,000, less than in past years, has yet to be disbursed
Naked 'clown Trump' statue installed on Los Angeles billboard
In their latest project, the guerrilla group Indecline compares the US president to serial killer John Wayne Gacy
Berlin artists face poverty, meagre pensions and a yawning gender pay gap, survey reveals
“Women are particularly affected by this precarious situation,” study’s author says
Parviz Tanavoli banned from leaving Iran over legal dispute with former gallery owner
Maryam Goudarzi claims that the artist should return six 1972 sculptures worth $6m to her, but Tanavoli says they were swapped legally for five newer works
Art installation in Canada helps rebuild burnt-out library in Iraq
A project at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto challenges the public to help restore a Baghdad art college’s collection
Jasper Johns show and catalogue raisonné open Menil Collection’s new Drawing Institute
The 88-year-old artist, who gets the institute’s inaugural show, was deeply involved in the publication
Timeline: the legal battle over Cranach’s Adam and Eve
The events that led up to the ruling in favour of the Norton Simon Museum after it was sued by the heir of Dutch dealer Jacques Goudstikker over ownership of the paintings
From the archive: Why the art world is crazy about Cranach
New technology is shedding light on an Old Master as the prolific, multi-talented artist enjoys a renaissance
West Coast wave of Ai Weiwei shows puts Chinese artist in Los Angeles spotlight
Activist launches Jeffrey Deitch’s new Hollywood gallery and will show works with talent agency UTA
Publishing company American Image Art strikes back in Robert Indiana case
Defendants in the much-publicised lawsuit allege the Morgan Art Foundation “duped” the US artist into giving up certain rights to his art
Did Juergen Teller borrow from Mickalene Thomas’s work in Vogue Paris Rihanna shoot?
Thomas’s gallery Lehmann Maupin—which also represents Teller—says it hopes there is “a resolution between the two artists”
Artists in conflict zones get a global platform with new Ruya Maps initiative
Non-profit programme launches in October with show by Venezuelan artist Pepe López in London chapel
Will Robert Indiana’s legacy get stuck in a legal battle?
The artist wanted his home to become a museum but his 2016 will is being challenged





























