Contemporary art
Art world: pay attention to anti-Asian abuse, activists urge
The alarming rise of hate crimes against Asian Americans is just part of a long history of discrimination in the US and elsewhere
Paula Cooper names four new partners in her New York gallery
The announcement bolsters Cooper’s legacy and sets up a possible line of succession
Phillips starts 2021 sales with a 17% leg up on last year
Despite the “headwinds” of Covid-19 and an extended UK lockdown, the firm raised £24.8m in its three-city livestreamed auction
Manipulated images of smiling Khmer Rouge victims prompt Cambodia to threaten Vice media with legal action
Irish artist Matt Loughrey’s reworked pictures of people murdered in Cambodia’s Killing Fields, published by Vice, may have broken country’s Archives Act
NFTs and the 'Art' world: panic and possibility
The technology must become more diverse, says Ruth Catlow, the co-founder of Furtherfield
Siberian surgeon’s drawings show devastating rise in domestic violence in Russia due to Covid-19 pandemic
Ruslan Mellin turned to art as a refuge from the brutal reality of lockdown and the effects of the virus
Mark Wallinger creates his 'own private view' with cut-out figures hanging from his studio ceiling
Isolated Figures is the Turner Prize-winning artist's latest work made during the Covid-19 lockdown
Spencer Tunick’s nude pandemic photography project brings people together on Instagram
Naked montages uniting friends and lovers "reaffirm resilience of community"
Pussy Riot's weekly NFT drop is just one instance of Russian and Ukrainian artists embracing new modes of online selling
Other creators have been selling works on Clubhouse and dedicated Facebook groups
Santiago Sierra will soak British flag in blood of colonised peoples
The Spanish artist says the work recognises the devastation caused by empire
Russian culture figures fear new law change will require government approval for museum tours, exhibitions and lectures
Artists and curators says the amendment to the eduction law, which is intended to stop anti-Russia propaganda, will restrict cultural activity
Studio jams: we made a Spotify playlist of artists' top tunes, from Ragnar Kjartansson to Rachel Whiteread
From Keith Jarrett to Kanye, Les Mis to Mozart—the music artists listen to as they work, as told to our podcast A brush with…
Poacher turned gamekeeper? Stefan Simchowitz opens Los Angeles gallery
“I support so many artists and I’d like to provide exhibition opportunities for them,” says the controversial dealer and art advisor
Unimpressed by the Golden Globes Best Picture nominees? Watch these art-inspiring films instead
The Tel Aviv-based artist Guy Yanai has been painting scenes from movies during the pandemic, and has chosen five of his favourites here
Belarus culture figures face severe repression for criticising 'Europe's last dictator', amnesty report reveals
Artists among those being arrested and tortured for speaking up against President Aleksandr Lukashenko
Jeff Koons and Centre Pompidou lose appeal in Naf Naf copyright case—now other French museums could be in the firing line
The American artist’s sculpture can now no longer be shown in France
After more than two decades together, artist duo Broomberg and Chanarin commit 'creative suicide'
A "posthumous retrospective" in Barcelona will divide their joint estate
Sobey Art Awards open to Canadian artists of all ages for the first time
The country’s biggest art prize gets bigger, expanding its pool of candidates and increasing its total cash offerings
'To all Russian political prisoners': Pussy Riot release new video amid crackdown on pro-Navalny protests
Group faced prison sentence after filming a “punk prayer” against President Putin in 2012 at Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Pussy Riot members and street artist among thousands detained at Russia's pro-Navalny protests
As demonstrations swept the country last weekend, Tima Radya as well as Masha Alekhina, Victoria Narakhsa, and Lucy Shteyn were held by police
Amid child sexual abuse accusations, Paris authorities turn off Claude Lévêque light sculptures
The French artist is under police investigation over claims that he abused minors under the age of 15
Fragile yet forceful glass works by Ai Weiwei, Fred Wilson, Fiona Banner and others travel from Venice to Florida
An exhibition of contemporary glass art opens at the Boca Raton Museum of Art
Hundreds of artists’ studios in Moscow to be bulldozed amid government’s huge renovation plan
Evicted artists say authorities are leaving them out in the cold by failing to provide alternative workshops
QAnon: the Italian artists who may have inspired America's most dangerous conspiracy theory
An anonymous left-wing art group known in the 1990s as Luther Blissett are wondering what they have unwittingly helped create
Culture injection: Coronavirus vaccination centres in Germany are giving patients a dose of art
As exhibitions are cancelled due to the pandemic, local artists are finding creative ways to show their art—and distract patients
‘Britain’s most important political artist’ Peter Kennard joins London gallery
Richard Saltoun exhibition will include artist’s earliest works incorporating newspaper images
Darya Apakhonchich is first artist labelled 'foreign agent' by new repressive law in Russia
Individuals who receive funding from abroad are subject to strict audits since 30 December
Kamel Mennour gallery's representation of Claude Lévêque suspended after allegations of abuse of minors
According to French media reports, a police investigation has been launched into violations dating back to the 1970s