Artists
Carl Andre, giant of Minimalism who was tried for and acquitted of murder, has died, aged 88
Andre rose to prominence in the New York art world of the 1960s to become a totemic—and controversial—figure renowned for his material-driven sculptures
Why the artist Tacita Dean is rooting for Oppenheimer at the Oscars
Advocate for photochemical film says director Christopher Nolan is saving cinema
Van Gogh and Gauguin’s little cat
The playful creature—painted while the artists were living in the Yellow House—has crept out of hiding after more than 100 years
Iraqi artist Mohammed Sami, witness to war, to take over Blenheim Palace
Goldsmiths graduate will draw inspiration from the 18th-century UK stately home
Detained Cuban artist and activist releases latest statement from prison
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara was imprisoned on charges of contempt and insult to national symbols when widespread protests swept the nation in 2021
In Arles, Lee Ufan, ‘the man in the middle’, finds a lasting home
The Korean-born artist says he was drawn to the southern French city’s ancient roots as a fitting place for his work
Artist Tania Bruguera urges Italian government to 'take a stance' after hundreds give fascist salute at Rome rally
The event reportedly took place to mark the 46th anniversary of the killing of three neo-fascists on Via Acca Larentia in southeast Rome
Caspar David Friedrich: his rise from obscurity to fame
Slew of shows this year mark 250th anniversary of German artist who, as a favourite of Hitler, had fallen out of favour
Artists and curators pay tribute to performance pioneer Pope.L who has died aged 68
The artist, known for his Crawl series, treated 'absurdity of racism in an unflinching way’
Giovanni Anselmo, pioneer of Arte Povera, has died, aged 89
Italian artist, who won Venice’s Golden Lion award in 1990, is subject of a Guggenheim Bilbao retrospective next year
US artist Richard Hunt—creator of more than 160 public works—has died aged 88
The sculptor, who was committed to civil rights, recently completed a monument to Emmett Till
Why artists fear online safety laws will chill freedom of expression
Free expression groups and creatives believe the price of “safety” on the internet may be the exclusion of marginalised artists and groups, and an end to online privacy for all
A brush with... Camille Henrot
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Louise Bourgeois to the violence of Disney cartoons
Why are ever more artists ditching dealers?
From the emerging to the blue-chip, artists are trading gallery representation for agents or outright autonomy
Could the arts be good for your health?
A major scientific research project led by the World Health Organisation and Jameel Arts & Health Lab aims to find out
Marcela Cantuária: ‘I want to make life from the painting’
For her first solo show in North America, the Brazilian artist has created fantastical portraits of heroic women, from the Amazon to Florida
Art Basel serves up a croc of gold with its reptile-themed art
Mind your step: in true Floridian style, a number of works at this year’s fair take crocodiles or alligators as their subjects
Anne Duk Hee Jordan: ‘We live on a very old, grumpy, fragile planet’
At The Bass, the interdisciplinary artist explores weather and technology in her first US solo show
A brush with... Urs Fischer
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from jazz and drawing workshops to Hieronymus Bosch
David Hockney’s Bigger Christmas Trees cover Battersea Power Station
Brit artist’s animation is centrepiece of Apple’s mega Christmas campaign
Film-maker Wim Wenders takes a 3D journey through Anselm Kiefer’s studios and catalogue
The filmmaker has applied the original immersive technology to his new documentary about the German giant of contemporary art
Miami Advice: Kelly Breez on Jeffrey Cheung's mural at Dale Zine
The Miami-based artist describes her love of a wall work by the skateboard aficionado and how creeping gentrification forced its Banksy-style journey to a new home
Jamea Richmond-Edwards: ‘We’re simultaneously living in the past, present and future’
The artist on the escapism, Afrofuturism and renewed sense of agency playing out in her show at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
The nine top exhibitions of 2023—and one absolute turkey
In 2023 the bar for shows was so high it was hard to choose the best. But which one was a stinker?
Candice Breitz exhibition in Germany is cancelled over her Middle East views
The artist says the “level of German self-righteousness is beyond absurd”
A brush with… Stephen Willats
An in-depth interview with the British artist, exploring his radical work from the 1960s to today
Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko jailed for anti-war protest
Skochilenko was charged for replacing supermarket price labels with pieces of information about the destruction of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol
Radcliffe Bailey, an artist who explored the Black American experience across materials and forms, has died, aged 55
Known for toggling between works rooted in painting and more sprawling sculptures and installations, he was always concerned with the histories of objects and materials
World is ‘blindly failing’ persecuted Afghan artists, human rights organisation says
As a new report is released, the US-based Artistic Freedom Initiative demands refugee status for artists and cultural workers under threat from Taliban rule
UK Pop art pioneer Joe Tilson has died, aged 95
Art world figures pay tribute to "one of the most inventive printmakers"