Contemporary art
Young artists get their big moment in the Big Apple at the New Museum's Generational Triennial
The New Museum bets on future stars who deal with our digital world
Artists confront violence across the Middle East in new exhibition opening in Amsterdam
“Fight History” is the second in the "Crisis of History" series on at the Tolhuistuin
Larry Warsh explores buyers’ behaviour in new book
The avid collector is trying to understand why acquiring art can be such a compulsion
Philadelphia Museum of Art explores African-American art from Civil War to civil rights
The exhibition unites 75 works under four historical sections from the early 19th century to the present
Recognising Taiwan as a major player in the contemporary art market
Taiwan has more major buyers than its neighbour China, with more than 1,000 voracious collectors
Censorship debate reignited as banned works go on show in American galleries
Display featuring 45 controversial artists takes on added resonance in wake of Charlie Hebdo attacks
Ukraine’s art scene soldiers on despite political crisis
Artists can fight for freedom as the country asserts its independence, says gallery founder Victor Pinchuk
The Rubells: 50 years and looking to the future
The collectors celebrate their wedding anniversary with a new exhibition
Women artists dominate Art Basel Miami Beach’s new “Survey” section
The new section explores art from the 60s and 70s
Rising contemporary art stars from on and off the net
Outstanding new talent from the international art world, in the physical and digital realms
Books: Two books explore newer ways of seeing the world (and art) with varying degrees of success
Where Ossian Ward provides a handy guide, Charles Saatchi fails to impress
Japanese art finally finds favour in London
Contemporary Japanese artists have struggled for recognition in the capital, but that could be changing
Eighth edition of PAD London puts collectors in the right mood
Dealers also praise the friendly atmosphere
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender artists warn against the appropriation of queer imagery by straight artists
As the "gay aesthetic" goes mainstream who should owns queer culture?
African collectors share the wealth as private museums proliferate
Theo Danjuma proposes a non-profit gallery in one of his father's hotels in Lagos. In South Africa, a $45m contemporary art museum is underway
Discover Basquiat’s art—and his bedtime reading— at Prospect 3
During his lifetime, Jean-Michel Basquiat (right) kept a copy of the book Flash of the Spirit—considered to be one of the seminal works on Afro-Atlantic art and thinking—on his bedside table.
Germany’s Nazi past is evoked in Anselm Kiefer’s first retrospective in the UK
Dealing with the traumatic experience of growing up in a nation rising from the ruins of the Third Reich has been an important theme in the artist's work
Book Review: A largely visual tour of Anselm Kiefer’s enormous studios and working methods
More than 300 illustrations explain how the German artist’s studio spaces have played a fundamental role in shaping his vision, work and philosophy
Young collectors collaborate for MoCA
The Director’s Council comprises 25 to 30 names from the fashion, entertainment and finance industries.
Little movement—and no women on top—for Artindex France
Anri Sala tops the list for the second time
The government of Saudi Arabia to spend $1.7bn on building 230 museums
Thirty international archaeology teams have been invited to the desert land.
Images of female sexuality abound at Frieze New York as artists find new ways to challenge perceptions
Women doing it for (and to) themselves
Uli Sigg film on his rational and comprehensive attitude to collecting Chinese contemporary art
Sigg reveals that he didn’t necessarily like some of the contemporary art he bought
Latin American art collector Gary Nader plans Miami museum
The naming rights for the institution are still up for grabs
Obituary: Rene Ricard
The artist, critic and bon vivant was credited with propelling Jean-Michel Basquiat to fame
Dealers circle Basquiat’s estate
There are “all kinds of rumours swirling” around the estate of the graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Web of intrigue: How has the 'post-internet' era changed the contemporary art world?
In the ‘post-internet’ age, digital artists are reassessing their relationship with galleries and collectors.
Ethics and aesthetics: the increasing prominence of socially engaged art
Away from the glitz of record-breaking auction prices and extravagant art parties, austerity has given strength to a new movement of socially engaged artists
Let’s get digital with "post-internet" art
The frontier spirit of post-internet artists.
Sifang Art Museum opens in a Nanjing forest while two private museums in Shanghai are near completion
Amidst a period of rapid growth for Chinese museums