Contemporary art
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
Ten art-tastic gifts that will fit under your Christmas tree
What to get for your culture-loving friends and family
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
PLUS: Close encounters with God (or Nick Serota), virtual reality entrances curators and Monika Lewinsky visits Gagosian
Fluorescent rabbits, slime mould and bacteria: artists get biological
Bio artists were hard at work in labs long before Philippe Parreno installed a bioreactor in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
Young galleries flex their muscles at Frieze London
As gentrification pushes up rents, dealers find new ways of surviving
The Nineties: don't look back in anger
It may be hard to swallow, but the 1990s are history—art history—and it’s a decade ripe for reappraisal
Rana Begum wins Abraaj prize
The artist was part of the award's first ever all-female shortlist
Race to save Cornelia Parker’s Met sculpture
PsychoBarn offered as gift to US institutions but time running out to avoid New York skip
Guerrilla Girls target super-wealthy collectors
Feminist US collective is in London this week at the Whitechapel Gallery, Tate Modern—and Frieze too
Rachel Rose heads to Hollywood
The artist has signed up to talent agency to manage her film career
Warsaw Gallery Weekend: who are the new kids on the bloc?
Annual event presents the best local talent while a new parallel fair looks beyond Poland’s borders
Greek collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos funds new cultural centre in Athens
Neon foundation has collaborated with the historic Athens Conservatoire to complete renovations that stalled 40 years ago
Slow start for Brussels Gallery Weekend
Event attracted few international collectors but included many standout shows
Günther Uecker gets first solo show in London in more than 50 years
Zero Group artist has created six new nail paintings about human violence for exhibition at Dominique Lévy gallery
Galleries chip in to bring contemporary art to Florence
Dealers make shows of work by Koons, Currin and Gormley possible
Contemporary art fair comes to Warsaw's historic Palace of Culture
New event in Soviet relic casts an eye beyond Polish borders
Contemporary African art to take centre stage at Fondation Louis Vuitton
Three major shows are planned for Paris museum next year, including one featuring collection of Jean Pigozzi
History of indigenous American people takes centre stage at Site Santa Fe Biennial
New York-based artist Pablo Helguera has created a work based on the Pueblo Revolt of 1680





























