Artists
Democrats lobby for US artists’ economic rights with two bills
But it remains unclear what chance either proposal has of passing into law while Republicans control both houses of Congress
Artist wins case against neighbours he secretly photographed
Appellate Court upholds First Amendment rights but encourages stricter privacy laws in future
Africa is the new China, so it must be time for a dedicated art fund
Its founders want to raise $40m and plan to support the continent’s museums
Next stop Reykjavík for MoMA’s Bjork show?
The city’s mayor has seen the exhibition and wants to bring it to the Icelandic capital
Basquiat's footnotes, made into an exhibition
The Brooklyn Museum offers a slice of Jean-Michel Basquiat's pre-history
Paul Chan: not much to see, but something to think about
The Hugo Boss Prize winner's exhibition at the Guggenheim is spare but smart
Artists' studios to open in News International’s former home
Revamped site in east London will open in June
Almost one third of solo shows in US museums go to artists represented by five galleries
Survey reveals prevalence of Pace, Gagosian, David Zwirner, Marian Goodman and Hauser & Wirth in exhibition programming
Unexpected chemistry between Moore and Bacon on show at the Ashmolean
This show compares the two artists, revealing that the painter even asked the sculptor for lessons
All aboard: from the Biennale to Basel
Artists weigh in on exhibiting at both events in quick succession
Music to the ears of the post-war avant garde: exhibitions mark the 100th anniversary of composer John Cage's birth
The celebrations of his life show how much he influenced—and was influenced by—some of the greats of American 20th-century art
Claudia Waldner causes a stir with ball at Art Basel 2011
The artist held nothing back as calamity was narrowly avoided
Our road to Basel 1970: Interview with Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Christo and Jeanne-Claude on escaping from communism, how they met and what it takes to become an artist
My road to Art Basel 2009: Interview with Alicja Kwade
Alicja Kwade on fleeing Poland, working for other artists and winning prizes
From the archive | A 2009 studio visit with the king of the one-liner Frank Stella in the fallout from the global financial crash
The artist reveals that his cavernous upstate New York studio includes a Formula 1 racing car that had "drifted in", and is packed with art following the recent cancellation of two exhibitions in Europe: "It's not good"
Road trip masterminded by Cedric Christie makes stop at Basel
Each of the twelve motorists have been assigned a vehicle restored by Christie, their route incorporating a series of art fairs
The US environmental artist Alan Sonfist will recreate an ancient landscape near the ThamesPrimeval forest for Tate in London
Primeval forest for Tate in London
Buying frenzy at Deitch/Paper store
Only 15 were let in at a time, but that did not seem to prevent pandemonium
The Paper/Deitch Art Store: Shop sells real stuff made by artists
From 99¢ to $9,999,999
Books: Sutherland and Bacon, a story of friends disuniting
Graham Sutherland and Francis Bacon compared and contrasted
Art in the media: The people’s painting—only what we deserve
Komar and Melamid reveal what we like, Tory politician Jeffrey Archer speculates in Warhols, fictional Bacon somewhat censored, and Britain’s own intellectual, Jonathan Miller, on reflection
Fake Fautrier: can you trust an artist’s heir?
In deciding that the certificate of the artist’s heir is no longer sufficient to prove a work’s authenticity, French courts will require auctioneers to be more thorough in future
Books: A catalogue raisonné for Mark Rothko
Only Gorky and Pollock of his peers has so far been catalogued
Obituary for Annette Giacometti
Both Giacometti's spouse and favourite subject, Annette's championing of his talent persisted after his passing
Books: Dangerous (artistic) liaisons examined
A poet married to a painter reviews a survey of creative partnerships including Ernst and Carrington, Pollock and Krasner, Rodin and Claudel, and more