The boom in non-fungible tokens is diminishing public understanding of what digital art actually is

Ivan Volkov's work in Marsovo Pole is thought to be a comment on poor street maintenance in the Russian city

As he opens a show in New York and looks forward to his participation in the Lille3000 festival, the artist-composer discusses his interest in energy and power in their many forms

With a major solo gallery show about to open and her first UK institutional exhibition due in March, the artist discusses her response to literature and the distinctive language in her titles

Most recent hire without an open competition is viewed by critics as latest step in government's agenda of placing conservative appointees in control of cultural institutions

The lucrative award is divided between 16 recipients and funded by the Moscow city government

From new discoveries to old friends, our expert eye selects works not to miss at the fair

The South African artist tells us about her favourite books, music and artists on the A brush with… podcast

Largest solo exhibition of artist and activist draws on her early theatre design studies

When Black artists break through in the market, they are often described as 'discoveries', yet there's a long line of artists that came before them

"Cultures become sick when they become self-referential," says Pope Francis at gallery launch

Critic Jerry Saltz heaps praise on the Turner Prize-winning artist's 12-hour meditation on unchecked power and influence

From neon warnings, to flags and polar bears, artists are highlighting the climate crisis

Fair shines a spotlight on the Gallery Climate Coalition’s campaign for a more sustainable, less wasteful art world

We asked eight artists about the comic's influence ahead of a new exhibition exploring the publication's history and featuring contemporary art with that "Beano sensibility"

Veronica Ryan's marble and bronze works are the first in a series of monuments dedicated to the Caribbean people who arrived in the UK between 1948 and 1971

Doron Langberg will pair off with Hans Holbein, and Salman Toor will join Vermeer in the Breuer building this week

As a major show of his work opens at the Migros Museum in Zurich, the Thailand-born artist discusses his latest video works, which he created shortly after his grandfather's death

Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale is part of a drive to promote the cultural credentials of the middle Eastern kingdom

Conservation charity WWF and curatorial collective Artwise call on art world to raise funds and awareness for climate action

The German capital is awash with exhibitions, performances and events after a quieter edition last year

Russian museum will look beyond the market hype to address deeper questions about "the specific possibilities of this medium", says contemporary art curator Dimitri Ozerkov

Plus, its enduring market appeal and new secrets revealed in a restored Vermeer

Nascent museum proclaims a commitment to economic justice and expansion of the art canon

Billed as Uruguay's most comprehensive hub for international contemporary art, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry will open in Punta del Este next January

The trials and tribulations of building an art collection

As a survey show opens in Chicago, the US artist discusses the political urgency of her work, her response to rip-offs, and her desire to let the work speak for her

The layered history and uncertain future of a small island in the Finnish archipelago is used as a microcosm for the world via site specific works by 41 artists

Third edition is spread between the cities of Prishtina, Prizren and Peja