Contemporary art
Interview with Inka Essenhigh: "The world is big and time is short”
Essenhigh talks about her switch from enamel to oil, the difficulties of making pretty pictures and the ominous undertow of her paintings
Toba Khedoori's paper plains on show at David Zwirner
The artist's sprawling works will be on view until 16 November
Interview with artist Thomas Joshua Cooper on his new show: At the edge, between lands and sea
Cooper is mapping out a metaphysical space with his images of oceans, forests, rocks and sky
Interview with Rachel Feinstein: “I want to be taken more seriously”
The artist talks about her trials as a woman in a man’s field, the female way of working, her free-floating wackiness and making movies
The Rhineland is still the hub for German contemporary art collectors
This is the richest area of Germany, and it has a buoyant cultural life; but the expense of it is beginning to drive the artists out
Interview with Gary Hume, king of the narrative-free form: “I want to abolish ‘me’ in my art”
Hume talks painting, why he relishes a little melancholy, and what he learned from working with Stella McCartney
Robert Rauschenberg's evolution examined in new show at Fondation Dina Vierny-Musée Maillol
Compare and contrast the last decade of the master's oeuvre
Berlin museums consider the Flick collection rejected by Zurich
The contemporary art belongs to the grandson of Nazi industrialist, Friedrich Flick
Four German collectors and their passions
The Anglophile, the Entertainer, the Benefactor and the America lover
We delved into the Forbes list of billionaire collectors and discovered that the great majority go for 20th-century and contemporary art
Of the 497 billionaires, 36 are major collectors
Art Basel '02: A giant among art fairs and a must-see
Untouched by its competitors, Art Basel remains a highlight on the art calendar
Jean-Michel Basquiat continues upward trajectory in sales and at auction
New paintings at Hamiltons for those who have so far missed out
Pollock Fine Art opens new gallery
As well as showing the work of contemporary artists they have a special interest in Andy Warhol and Pop art
Danto explains why there are no constraints on what a work of art looks like today but why the critic has also become essential to its making
A commentary on the end of art
Taken over by the doodle: Interview with Carroll Dunham
Like the Surrealists, Dunham believes that his unconscious dominates him as he works
Two upcoming exhibitions: Images of Women and Devil’s Pageant
Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles
Post-War and Contemporary sale report: where have all the Warhols gone?
Record prices for Andreas Gursky, Peter Doig, Luciano Fabro and Douglas Gordon
Interview with Cecily Brown: Goodness gracious! Dare one say landscape paintings?
Adrian Dannatt talks to a well primed young painter
Sandra Blow at the Tate St Ives
Blow is back in Cornwall with a bright new crop of works
A new quadrennial in Ghent, US-curated this time
Little known fact: the Flemish part of Belgium has one of the highest concentrations of contemporary art collectors and enthusiasts in the world
Thomas Ruff retrospective begins a three-year tour
The German photographer compares his serial working method to “a scientist carrying out a series of experiments”
Jeffrey Deitch exhibition contemplates the human condition in Turin
The Castello di Rivoli again plays host to Deitch's explorations of contemporary art
Magic and mystery are the main concerns of Abigail Lane in her new solo show
"Magic is one of my ongoing interests"
Interview with museum director and curator Udo Kittelman: “The curator should never be more important than the artist”
The new director of Frankfurt’s Museum of Modern Art is self taught (he trained as an optician), curator of the German pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale, and passionately involved in contemporary art
Marina Abramovic: reflecting on the good witch of the East
The Yugoslavian-born artist continues to animate audiences with her exercises in pleasure and pain
Jenny Holzer: towards the mot juste
The US artist on text being just one medium in her work and how trying to measure up to Goya can keep her motionless for months
What's on in Berlin: From Rothko to wrappings
A selection of shows at the leading contemporary and modern galleries
New French legislation allows works less than 30 years old to be deaccessioned
Contemporary art museums say their collections are undervalued and at risk
Exhibition of the largest selection of Australian Aboriginal art to have been presented in Europe
Show demonstrates the aboriginal passion of an Austrian collector
Tate announces Turner prize shortlist
A photographer, a conceptual artist, a film-maker and an installation artist comprise the candidates for Britain’s most famous contemporary art prize