Artists

Lawnews

Danh Vo to appeal court order to make ‘large and impressive’ new work for collector

Danish-Vietnamese artist says his “artistic integrity has been violated” by Rotterdam judge’s ruling in Bert Kreuk case

Joana Vasconcelos creates new work for selling show at Phillips London

Auction house is contributing towards the artist’s production costs

Facing the realities of virtual reality

Immersive video is inspiring artists—but getting to grips with the technology can be tricky

Swiss collector’s Chinese art to go on show in Bern

Two museum exhibitions will feature works that Uli Sigg has acquired since 2005

The story beyond the booths' walls at Art Basel

From a painting once owned by Ernst Beyeler to an American soldier’s wartime memento, older works at the fair often have a rich history to reveal

The artist who had to wait for the world to catch up

Carmen Herrera, now 100, is the subject of an inspiring new documentary

Digital romance blooms between art and technology

Computer animation, 3D printing and aerospace software are fast becoming tools of the trade for artists

Designnews

Top French design dealer to open London space

Patrick Seguin is showing a recreation of a Jean Prouvé house at Design Miami/Basel

Artnews

Calder’s great-grandson creates desert exhibition

The musician is organising an exhibition that melds sculpture, performance and sound in Marfa, Texas

Artnews

Avignon museum plans stellar reopening show

Works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Anselm Kiefer and Nan Goldin, among others, will go on show in the refurbished Lambert Collection

Swiss ski slopes are alive with the sound of art

Second show held in the Swiss ski resort of Gstaad is due to open early next year

African-American artists respond to racial injustice in the US

Works dealing with race relations are hard to miss at this year's fair

German dealer looks to the next generation

Bernheimer Contemporary is launching an exhibition space opposite Museum Island in Berlin

Africa is a state of mind that defies definition

Eurocentric views of the continent’s contemporary art overlook its diversity in an increasinly migratory art world

Collectors are calling the shots at Art Basel and beyond

Roles in flux as patrons establish private museums and foundations or work directly with artists

Sculptures made at Art Basel with Swiss machine precision

Swiss artist Raphael Hefti borrowed state-of-the-art milling machine to carve works

Booksnews

A conceptual artist takes on his critics

Artist and teacher Michael Craig-Martin’s insightful and entertaining memoir provides sage advice to younger artists

Artnews

Artists do their bit to help US museums’ bottom line

Los Angeles institution gained $22.5m last month as endowments grow thanks to sale of artists’ gifts

Artist reveals lives of Sharjah's migrant workers

Melik Ohanian’s piece, originally commissioned for the Sharjah Biennial, can be seen in Unlimited at Art Basel

Paolo Scheggi, an Italian artist you’re going to hear more of

Record prices spark interest in protagonist of Milan art scene

Benin artist to embark on journey to Jerusalem

Georges Adéagbo is due to have a show at the Israel Museum in January 2016

Marlene Dumas to paint Dresden altarpiece

Work will replace a fresco painted by Osmar Schindler in 1910 and badly damaged during the Second World War

Swiss artist will make you dance to the music of fireflies and time

Robin Meier’s immersive installation is the Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet’s first commission

Huyghe’s aquarium set to swim from coast to coast

Zoodram 5 (Recollection) is being jointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Hauser & Wirth takes on Fausto Melotti estate

Gallery partner says the Italian Modernist sculptor is less known outside of Europe

Tobacco chandelier lights up Salon 94 at Art Basel

The hanging sculpture was previously owned by the New York-based patron Agnes Gund