Artists
Cliché and a lack of feeling: Richard Shiff explains why critics have failed painting
Painting lives on, but the critical terms stagnate and slacken, the art historian says
Solved: the mystery of Canaletto’s birth and death dates
He was one of the leading artists of 18th-century Italy, but confusion has reigned over precisely when the Venetian painter arrived in and departed from this world. Here, a researcher reopens—and closes—the case<br>
Brian Sewell travels across India—with a donkey
Anna Somers Cocks is charmed by the story of Mr B, accompanied by a donkey and a stout umbrella
Images from the dark days of colonial rule
Collection of politically inspired works by artists from the Congo on the market
‘Commerce is in. If real estate is booming, art is booming’
Property tycoon Aby Rosen, promoting his new Manhattan skyscraper, talks about art-world fatigue and giving something back to society
MoMA struggles to fulfil sculptor’s last wishes
Scott Burton left his estate to the New York museum—but prices for his work have tumbled
Theaster Gates plans ‘sound sanctuary’ in disused church
Exhibition will be Chicago artist's first public project in the UK
Chris Burden: US performance artist and sculptor who restlessly searched for alternative visions
He countered assassinations, massacres and senseless aggression with performances that physicalised the pain of a nation
French art space forged from metalworks
Venue for socio-political art to open in converted armaments factory in Maubourguet
Richard Serra due to receive the French government’s highest honour
The sculptor, who has a history of being fêted by the French, will accept the award at the French Embassy on 1 June
Jasper Johns behind new Manhattan project space
The artist’s foundation has launched a studio apartment-sized venue for exhibitions in the Meatpacking District
Three-year, $2.8m grant programme to rescue artists in conflict zones
Following similar fund for scholars, Institute of International Education with funding from Mellon Foundation launch project to aid persecuted artists and performers
Sony leaks shed light on Gursky’s licensing battle over super heroes
Gagosian Gallery and six Hollywood execs in months of negotiations to use images of Superman, Iron Man and Spiderman <br>
It’s official: Christoph Büchel’s Venice Biennale mosque is closed to the public
Icelandic commissioner responds with statement saying biennale is no longer the place for free expression