Contemporary art
Tobacco chandelier lights up Salon 94 at Art Basel
The hanging sculpture was previously owned by the New York-based patron Agnes Gund
Art Basel opens with works that invite visitors to be part of the art
Experiences at the fair range from reclining in a hammock to enjoying an ice cream
Take me to the Roth Bar, the best watering hole in Basel
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Auckland Castle shows faith in contemporary art
A four-screen video work by Bill Viola to be unveiled this month is the first in a series of installations reflecting on the role of religion in Britain
Roger Hiorns’s jetliner plans finally set to fly
Artist due to bury a Boeing 737 in Birmingham next summer
Gambling millionaire bets on YBA works
David Walsh to sell Chris Ofili’s The Holy Virgin Mary along with pieces by Chapman Brothers, Damien Hirst and Jenny Saville
French art space forged from metalworks
Venue for socio-political art to open in converted armaments factory in Maubourguet
Richard Serra due to receive the French government’s highest honour
The sculptor, who has a history of being fêted by the French, will accept the award at the French Embassy on 1 June
Beautiful brutality: the splendours of violence at the Venice Biennale
The central exhibition at the Venice Biennale is searing but splendid, even if it raises moral concerns
Scandinavia gets spotted fever with Yayoi Kusama tour
Show includes fashion designs as well as early drawings and pastels found in a sealed package during a recent studio visit
Art collection of bankrupt German art consultancy to go under hammer
Sale of more than 2,000 works from Helge Achenbach's company expected to fetch between €3m and €4.5m
Cuban artist to stage new political project in Havana following arrest
Tania Bruguera, who has had her passport confiscated after planning a free-speech performance in Revolution Square, is due to host a 100-hour reading of the book The Origins of Totalitarianism ahead of the city's biennial
A mere semblance of political activity
Pedro Reyes's show is more about performing for the camera than changing the world
Activists occupy Peggy Guggenheim Collection during Venice Biennale
The artist group is fighting for workers’ rights in Abu Dhabi, but US foundation says it is ‘acting in good faith’
Kiev Biennial finds a new venue and international support
Second edition to open at the Visual Culture Research Center in September with related projects across Europe, curators say
Art Brussels relocation sparks debate among local dealers
The move to the Tour & Taxis site next year coincides with the launch of the Independent fair in the burgeoning contemporary art hub
Koons at cutting edge with giant stone mills: The techniques behind his creations
Koons' sculptures may look like child's play, but behind the play-doh is a long and complicated process


























