Contemporary art
New Russian law recognises contemporary art at last
Ultra-rich collectors who run their own museums will benefit from the change
Artists in Istanbul undertake epic performance
Needed: You—Performistanbul puts on Turkey’s longest ever-live event
Ai Weiwei: 'I'm impressed Qatar wants my show about refugees'
The dissident Chinese artist on why he's tackling the global refugee crisis in his first exhibition in the Gulf
New York's March fairs aim to seize market moment
Your essential guide to the Armory Show, Volta, Independent, Nada and beyond
Private View: our pick of March gallery shows
New shows at commercial galleries, from emerging names to rediscovered talents
Family feud forgotten as Thyssen-Bornemisza plans contemporary shows
Madrid museum's collector-trustees, Carmen Cervera and Francesca von Habsburg, turn conflict into collaboration
Santiago Sierra work censored at Arco fair to be shown at Catalan museum
Media mogul Tatxo Benet says that censorship is damaging for artists—and the viewing public
Bravado, bats and giant bugs as Marvin Gaye Chetwynd takes over Sadie Coles
The artist enjoys “being cheeky with art history”
Time Out London’s art critic scores with new football magazine Oof
Hans-Ulrich Obrist and Rose Wylie talk football in the launch issue
Controversial new director plans to turn Rome museum into art ‘asylum’
Critics objected to selection of Giorgio de Finis for role at Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Roma without an open recruitment process
First glimpse of Damien Hirst's new series of 'Bonnard-inspired' paintings
Pointillist works are due to go on show at Gagosian gallery in Los Angeles next month
India Art Fair returns to its roots
New director Jagdip Jagpal pledges to maintain at least 70% Indian galleries at fiercely individual Delhi fair, where quality is rising but still patchy
Podcast episode 18: What's the future for ivory antiques?
We explore what new ivory regulations will mean for the art world and meet the 2017 Election Artist Cornelia Parker
Kettle's Yard—where Modern art meets pot plants and pebbles—reopens after two-year facelift
House-museum in Cambridge now has “world-class” conditions for future exhibitions, says its director
Soft power and contemporary art: Vatican Museums director on fulfilling Pope Francis's vision
Barbara Jatta speaks to us one year after her landmark appointment
Is Frieze Los Angeles bound?
Rumour mill goes into overdrive as reports circulate of new event in January 2019 as fair's directors discuss options with West Coast dealers
David Zwirner on opening his 'second wave' Hong Kong gallery
New York dealer credits first generation of overseas galleries with creating audience for Western art, but will not show Asian artists 'right off the bat'
Después de Fidel: dissident art in Cuba flourishes after Castro’s death
Artist-run spaces and an unofficial biennial resist government pressure
From Van Gogh to Richter—what happens when bidders fail to pay up at auction?
Flaky winning bids are knocking the gloss off record-breaking sales
Douglas Coupland says Virtual Reality could replace ‘overrated’ books in post-millennial age
Generation X author and artist was among 100 cultural leaders to convene at the Verbier Art Summit on digital art
Global auction sales up 25% to $11.2bn in 2017
Contemporary art leads market recovery at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips, according to ArtTactic report
Tate cuts ties with Anthony d’Offay amid sexual harassment claims
The retired dealer will no longer be involved with the Artist Rooms initiative
David Zwirner to expand again with another New York gallery opening in 2020
Five storey Renzo Piano-designed space will become mega-dealer’s new global headquarters
Damien Hirst to spotify Houghton Hall
Colour Space will show some brand-new works by Damien Hirst
Beyond Leonardo: the artists who led the auctions in 2017
We survey the top five results in key markets, from Old Masters to Post-war and contemporary
Madeleine Grynsztejn: 'A great art work and a great museum do the same thing—they raise consciousness'
The director of the MCA Chicago, which turned 50 this year, talks about how museums build citizenship—and soft power
High-tech art in Houston: data-driven installations look at issues like Hurricane Harvey and mass incarceration
The works were commissioned and presented as part of the art and music festival Day for Night
Native American artists garner recognition—at last
US and Canadian institutions are rethinking their approach to contemporary indigenous art
In pictures: Ron Mueck's biggest-ever installation
Mass, an arrangement of 100 fibreglass and resin skulls, is a highlight of the National Gallery of Victoria's inaugural triennial