Contemporary art
Venice Biennale 2024: the must-see pavilions in the Arsenale
Artists draw with their eyes and play with Zeus at the city's former shipyards and armories
A brush with... Kapwani Kiwanga
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from residencies in Paris to the jazz legend Sun Ra
Venice Biennale 2024: the must-see pavilions in the Giardini
From cocoa-covered creations, to spaceships and rotting fruit, here is our selection of top shows from the first preview day
Women-only art installation is 'discriminatory', Tasmanian court rules
Kirsha Kaechele's Ladies Lounge at the Museum of Old and New Art must admit men within 28 days
Podcast | A brush with... Michael Raedecker
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from the New Romantics of the 1980s to a 1992 edition of Documenta
Art Market Eye | Can Inigo Philbrick return to the art market?
The convicted art dealer is out of jail—and likely to return to the trade
A brush with... Alex Katz
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from artist Paul Cezanne to jazz maestro Charlie Parker
Velázquez-inspired sculptures spark outrage in Venice
Local heritage group decries the "biennialisation of the city" after gallery paid a fee to stage the Manolo Valdés installation
Ten artists receive €100,000 as winners of Chanel Next Prize 2024
The second edition of the biennial award, which acknowledges practitioners across art, film, theatre and more, also grants two years of mentorship and inclusion in a global networking programme
Tschabalala Self and Andra Ursuța to create next works for London’s Fourth Plinth
The new sculptures will be unveiled on the Trafalgar Square site in 2026 and 2028
Five artists shortlisted to create London’s first ever permanent HIV/Aids memorial
Anya Gallaccio and Diana Puntar are among those who have submitted proposals for the work, which will reportedly be unveiled in 2026
Keith Piper's thoughtful response to Tate Britain's racist mural avoids the usual get-out clauses
The artist's research-based video exploring Rex Whistler's The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats benefited from the museum's collaborative approach
Daniel Buren takes a world tour with a series of commissions at luxury hotels from Rio de Janeiro to Tuscany
The veteran artist, famous for his bright colours, is creating site-specific installations at hotels this summer
Hampi Art Labs: art meets industry at India's new artist residency and exhibition space
Steel tycoon family is behind arts venue in Vijayanagar
Back-to-front Ford Ranger takes truck nuts to a new level at Frieze Los Angeles
Vehicle created by the artist Pippa Garner has fairgoers rubbernecking at Santa Monica airport
Creative Growth blossoms into market force for artists with disabilities
California non-profit supporting artists with disabilities celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special exhibition at New York's Outsider Art Fair
‘The most unusual place I've installed a piece? Forty feet up in a tree’: John Quinn on his inside-out approach to art
The high-flying lawyer, who lists contemporary art as one of his passions, has opened a Los Angeles outpost of Croatia's Museum of Broken Relationships
Is the Royal Academy's 'Entangled Pasts' exhibition radical? Yes—for the Royal Academy
The London institution may have woken up to its responsibility of presenting its role in Britain’s imperial past. But please don't go back to sleep...
Jeff Koons sculptures complete long-awaited journey to moon
The project, first announced in 2022, has seen 125 miniature works inscribed with the names of famous cultural figures blasted into space
Getty Center explores the bloodlines between old and new art
Show combines Medieval manuscripts with contemporary works that deploy blood as a symbol of the divine and the bodily
A brush with… Nalini Malani
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to her time in 1970s Paris
Nigerian Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024 to address looting of Benin Kingdom
Outside of the artists' work, the pavilion will show projects made in collaboration with the Museum of West African Art
A brush with… Zineb Sedira
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from the conceptualist Mary Kelly to jazz and ska music
Could 16 artworks save Julian Assange's life?
The Russian artist Andrei Molodkin says he will destroy works by Jake Chapman, Sarah Lucas, Picasso and Rembrandt if the Wikileaks founder dies in jail
A brush with... Stanley Whitney
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences from Paul Cézanne to Miles Davis
A brush with... Wilhelm Sasnal
An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences from Edgar Degas to Wolfgang Tillmans
Behind the curtain: new book sparks debate about how women gallerists promoted avant-garde art
This important study analyses how female dealers from 1940 to 1990 worked to advance artists but questions on gender go unanswered
National Gallery of Australia finally unveils controversial £3.5m Jordan Wolfson commission
The provocative robotic piece was first announced more than five years ago
An Elisabeth Frink survey at the Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is the latest to have been prompted by the distribution of her estate
A dozen museums throughout the UK have received works by the artist, who died in 1993