Interview
'A democratic vote swayed by lies is not democracy'—Mary Beard on what antiquity can teach us about political spin
The recipient of the 2019 J. Paul Getty Medal discusses how understanding Cicero can help decipher the rise of populism
In the rescued Johnson archive, poignant images from black American history
How four institutions swooped in to acquire four million images
Collector's Eye: Ulla Dreyfus-Best
The Basel-based collector Ulla Dreyfus-Best on her "Wunderkammer", which mixes 11th-century Italian bronzes with pieces by Jeff Koons
Louvre’s global role expands under Jean-Luc Martinez
Director is determined to see the French museum’s expertise and collections shared around the world—and safeguarded at home
In pictures: Frieze Sculpture Park
Clare Lilley, the director of programme at Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the curator of this year’s Frieze Sculpture Park, picks her favourite works from the three month long show
Wim Pijbes on why he left the Rijksmuseum for a ‘start-up’
The director of the Netherlands’ newest private museum, Museum Voorlinden, tells us about his 'dream job'
‘It’s a bigger story’: Frances Morris outlines her global vision for Tate Modern
A monumental extension and a shake-up of the museum’s displays will see more international names, live art and female artists
Meet the birdman of Brooklyn
Duke Riley has trained 2,000 pigeons to perform for Creative Time—and they took flight this weekend
Martin Creed brings ‘peace memorial’ to the shores of New York this week
British artist installs huge rotating neon—and his next plan is to turn the Armory inside out
Genius at work: New York celebrates its MacArthur winner
Nicole Eisenman, who is showing new works this week, on the “weird and wonderful” inspiration the city provides
Creating value around women artists: the chief curator’s view
Moca’s Helen Molesworth explains why the gender imbalance in museums persists and what can be done to remove it
An interview with Connie Butler: curator and advocate for the overlooked and under-known
As the Hammer Museum secures a donation of important collection of street photography by the Japanese artist Daido Moriyama, its chief curator speaks to us about how she’s working to build the collection and exhibition programme
Farah Diba Pahlavi: an exile from a collection
As the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art’s enviable collection prepares to travel to Germany next year, the former empress of Iran reflects on the turbulence her country has faced in recent years—and her contribution to its cultural life
Seven tips from the top: essential job advice from US museum directors
In a new book out this month, industry leaders open up about role models, wrong turns and hard-won lessons
Top Sydney gallerist launches blistering attack on the art world
Evan Hughes, son of founder Ray, is closing the Hughes Gallery and running for office
Five questions for the director of the Bardo Museum
Moncef Ben Moussa describes the museum's efforts to rebuild after a terrorist attack at the museum killed 23 people last year
Paula Cooper: still driving the New York scene, 50 years on
The pioneering dealer says her gallery is just a mom-and-pop shop—and that’s exactly how she wants it
Art-world experts on their highs and lows of 2015—and their top tips for next year
Figures including Sarah McCrory and Serge Lasvignes reveal their highlights and biggest disappointments
Paying homage to YSL: partner’s sale of rare books will fund two new museums
The late Yves Saint Laurent’s partner, Pierre Bergé, is auctioning his world-class personal library over two years to help build spaces in Paris and Marrakech
Bonhams boss adds dramatic twist to the auction theatre
Under Matthew Girling, the auction house is running an advertising campaign that makes devious dukes and ravishing brides central characters in the backstory of items listed for sale
Off the beaten track
Bonhams has big plans to break into the contemporary Asian art market—next year
Murakami reveals surprise debt to Anselm Kiefer
Superstar artist provides exclusive insight into vast and eclectic collection before his Yokohama show—just don’t call him the Japanese Andy Warhol
Thessaloniki Biennale addresses crisis in the Mediterranean
Curator of the Greek biennial's fifth edition, Katerina Gregos, is not afraid to tackle thorny issues
Richard Armstrong interview: Guggenheim's director on its projects in Helsinki, Abu Dhabi and back home in New York
Foundation and Finnish partners seek best architect for proposed Nordic satellite while Frank Gehry refines plans for Saadiyat Island museum <br>
‘Commerce is in. If real estate is booming, art is booming’
Property tycoon Aby Rosen, promoting his new Manhattan skyscraper, talks about art-world fatigue and giving something back to society
Meet Woking’s answer to Roman Abramovich
Football club owner has built large collection, with more than 150 Modern British works on public display
Okwui Enwezor, this year's Venice director, on making sense of 'a global landscape that again lies shattered and in disarray'
The Nigerian curator's exhibtions in the Giardini and Arsenale promise to be the most topical Venice show of recent years
Interview: Why Mike Leigh turned to art
The British director on his acclaimed big-screen portrait of Turner—and the artist’s “box of tricks”
Wolfgang Tillmans at the Venice Architecture Biennale: Journeys into space
Wolfgang Tillmans’s Venice work explores architectural details, grand and humble, from 37 countries
The best that was and will be: Curator interviews
Curators and scholars on their key exhibitions of 2013, 2014 and beyond.