Contemporary art
The Ullens Centre for the Arts will be the first private museum for Chinese and contemporary art in Beijing
...and this is where a Belgian collector will put his art on show
French collectors boost sales at FIAC, Paris
Billionaire François Pinault bought Chen Zhen and Pistoletto
Top German collector disappoints museums by selling loans
Hans Grothe has sold 700 works to Wella hair-care billionaires for E50 million
The art market in Moscow is sustained by the new breed of super-rich businessmen—while their wives have opened a string of commercial galleries
“Most contemporary art collectors today are intellectuals who own their own company”
Interview with Sean Landers: Appropriating Picasso “because I want to be as great as him”
“I would like to leave a sad, funny, little painting”
A new series of waterfront commissions boosts Southeast England's artistic renaissance
Site-specific works by artists such as Michael Rakowitz and Holly Hendry are planned as part of the Creative Coast initiative led by Turner Contemporary and Visit Kent
This catalogue succinctly surveys Leon Kossoff’s London life paintings
Cityscapes and portraits, along with his Old Master transcriptions, feature in this book that accompanies an exhibition at London's Piano Nobile Gallery
New museum tells Palestinian stories in the centre of US politics
One-room space in Washington, DC, focuses on art and culture rather than “catastrophe”— but a section is dedicated to the 1948 mass exodus
Price match! Old Masters vs contemporary art: what can you get for your money?
During London's Classic Week, we take a look at what the same sum will buy you at either end of the art historical timeline
Shanghai shows of queer art hampered by venue issues and government censorship
LGBTQ exhibitions and works that are explicitly out and proud are magnets for official ire in mainland China
Three become one: Montpellier Contemporain unites art school with exhibition venues
The newly created institution will involve all 200 students of the Montpellier School of Fine Arts
Bordeaux gets €60m Meca for creative industries
Bjarke Ingels-designed culture hub will be the new home of the Frac regional contemporary art centre
A collection of 50 contemporary artists’ favourite works of art
Book looks at what they like and how they think it helps their own work
Fresh talent breathes life into slim £45m postwar and contemporary evening sale at Christie’s London
Records set for Tschabalala Self and Kara Walker as a new wave of works by contemporary artists come to auction—bucking the pale, male and stale status quo
Art Basel and William Kentridge
As his show opens at the Kunstmuseum Basel, we talk to the South African artist about his latest works. Plus, we look at the 50th edition of the Art Basel fair. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
Art Basel diary: Robert Indiana's spooky sculpture and a rogue rat
Plus, would Marcel Duchamp approve of a snow-globe urinal?
Art Basel Messeplatz artist Alexandra Pirici demands compensation for underpaid performers
The system of dividends is a way to address the "immense amounts of unpaid or underpaid labour" that support the art world, she says
In pictures: Art Basel veteran John Armleder targets his favourite pieces at the fair
The Swiss artist, who has had a stand at the fair since 1980, guides us round the second floor
Interview: Lawrence Abu Hamdan—a self-styled 'private ear'
Your voice reveals much more about you than you think—and the Turner Prize nominee and Parcours artist is listening
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Air Signs during Art Basel Week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Gemini, Libra and Aquarius art lovers
Art Basel: where political cartoons still have a home
As the New York Times bans satirical illustrations, Art Basel has plenty on show, from the 1920s to today
Interview: Andrea Bowers discusses power dynamics post #MeToo
The artist, whose work is causing a stir at Art Basel, aims to keep alive conversations on the toxic nature of power that sparked the feminist social movement
In pictures: melancholy fountain, curtain call and a broom with a view at Art Basel's Unlimited
Curator Gianni Jetzer shares the highlights of his eighth—and final— edition
Paula Rego: 'retire? and do what? eat ice cream?'
The Portuguese artist’s work focusing on issues such as abortion and honour killings is more relevant than ever – and curators cannot get enough
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Water Signs during Art Basel Week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces art lovers
Collector's Eye: Hubert Bonnet
The Belgian art collector tells us what he's bought and why he loves it
Auction prices: the elephant in the room at Art Basel
The first rule of art fairs is don't talk about auctions—but sometimes they can benefit artists and their dealers
Interview: William Kentridge on his life lessons
Self-interrogation is central to the work of the South African artist, whose latest piece on show at the Kunstmuseum Basel poses a series of questions that get half-answered
In pictures: dirty puppets, talking trees and flagging immigration at Art Basel's Parcours
This year's edition of the citywide exhibition explores the boundaries of sculpture in the public space
Baselscope: what the stars have in store for Earth Signs during Art Basel week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn art lovers