Contemporary art

Politics and performance take centre stage at Documenta 14 in Athens

Quinquennial contemporary art exhibition opens in a different city to Kassel for the first time

Polish artist Pawel Althamer creates first commission for Bangladesh sculpture park

Giant female figure made of bamboo was made with the help of the local community in Sylhet

No smoke without fire: Documenta 14 unveils first work in Kassel

A smoking chimney billows for the start of the quinquennial event

Fondation Louis Vuitton offers a snapshot of contemporary African art

The art of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Africa make a big impact in Paris

Berlin Kulturforum surveys the long history of alchemy

Spanning 3000 years, the exhibition covers the Egyptian origins of alchemy to its influence on contemporary artists such as Koons

Latest Hugo Boss Prize by Guggenheim awarded to Yi's olfactory object

The 11th edition of this exhibition links nature with nurture

Pictures Generation artist Lawler confronts ‘alternative facts’ at MoMA

As fake news and 'fake news' takes over politics, Louise Lawler's retrospective hits home

Triennale di Milano: art effects empathy as forced migration anchors show

The Restless Earth explores the divisive subject currently preoccupying global media

Saudi Arabian artist Gharem’s first US solo show escapes shadow of 9/11

Political and poignant, Gharem's art reflects on one of the defining moments of the 21st century

A 'heartbreaking' day: Anish Kapoor on Theresa May invoking Article 50

British-Indian artist is among raft of leading cultural figures who oppose Brexit

78th Whitney Biennial expands definition of American art

Their largest edition yet spans the globe looking at what makes American art

Saudi women artists make their mark at 21,39 festival in Jeddah

New works draw attention to destruction of Islamic heritage and female car crash victims

India Art Fair opens under new ownership deal

MCH Group took a majority stake in the fair and now plans a digital overhaul

Richter’s Eisberg to loom large at Sotheby’s contemporary evening sale

Rare outing on the market for a landscape by the German artist best known for his abstract paintings

Giant Portuguese cock takes flight for Beijing and Shanghai

Ten-metre-high illuminated sculpture was originally created for Rio de Janeiro

Tapestry of Sabra and Shatila massacres could hang next to Picasso’s Guernica

Palestinian art collector has commissioned a wall hanging based on Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi’s drawing, which is now in the Tate

The true story behind BMW’s Art Cars

Thomas Girst, the motor manufacturer’s head of cultural engagement, talks about art versus design

Wim Delvoye to create public sculpture of French astronomer François Arago in Paris

Belgian artist was chosen over 12 others whose maquettes will be auctioned at Artcurial

Ames collection helps Sotheby’s bring strong result in contemporary art auction

Young star Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s work fetches more than $1m, ten times previous record

Anicka Yi awarded 2016 Hugo Boss Prize

Jury for prize, given by Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, admired how experiments in artist’s work “push the limits of perceptual experience in the ‘visual’ arts”

Home is where the art is: the rise of living room galleries

From council estates to grand Georgian houses, galleries are opening in people’s houses across London

Africa comes to the Home Counties

Zak Ové’s sculptures will travel from London's Somerset House to Berkshire

Adrian Ghenie painting sells for record £6.2m at Christie's

Contemporary art evening auction sails above estimate, with records for seven artists

Spiders sell well at Frieze London

Tomás Saraceno is "well-known in the circle of arachnologists"

Artists give back to Camden Arts Centre with auction

Artists donate works for a Christie’s charity sale to support the centre’s Artists for Artists fund

Solid results at Phillips contemporary sale despite instability in the contemporary market

On the back of strong Asian bidding, auction house announces first contemporary art and design sale in Hong Kong

Burkina Faso via Skype

Late German artist Christoph Schlingensief’s West African village comes to Frieze London

Collectors mix their own drinks at Frieze London

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