‘The content, material and form support each other’: Sandy Rodriguez on her Hispanic Society Museum show
For almost a decade, Sandy Rodriguez has been developing her own versions of colonial-era paper codices Photo by Elon SchoenholzIn…
New York art world spared worst of logistics woes
The US and Israel’s war with Iran has made international logistics increasingly fragile; disruption to shipping and spiralling oil prices…
British MPs face Hobson’s Choice for restoration of the crumbling, unsafe Palace of Westminster
Sorry state: repairs to the Palace of Westminster’s Victoria Tower in 2019 Photo: TupungatoAs the British government prepares to lay…
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are given a voice by New York's Metropolitan Opera
The mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard plays Frida Kahlo in the new production, with the baritone Carlos Álvarez as Diego Rivera Photo:…
Trump’s plan to paint Washington, DC's Eisenhower Building could cost more than $7.5m
The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, DC, sits next to the White House Photo: Abovfold via Wikimedia CommonsThe US…
Underground Railroad stop in New York threatened by real-estate development
The Merchant’s House passageway is a rare example of a surviving Underground Railroad Courtesy of Merchant's House MuseumA chute hidden…
Iran has not withdrawn from 2026 Venice Biennale, pavilion commissioner says
The Venice Biennale put out a statement on 4 May in which it said that that “the Islamic Republic of…
Exhibitions marking 250th anniversary of the US open in New York
A scene from the American Revolutionary War: Franz Xaver Habermann’s Triumphal Entry of Royal Troops into New York (around 1776)Museum…
Frieze New York highlights local galleries while global voices grow
First-time participants at Frieze New York include Europa, Sargent’s Daughters, Soft Opening, Ulrik and W-galería Photo: Casey Kelbaugh; courtesy FriezeFrieze…
Rio’s Museum of Image and Sound finally opens after 16 years in development
The Museum of Image and Sound, Rio de Janeiro Photo: Karoline Freitas, courtesy the Museum of Image and SoundThe Museum…
‘Common ground for me is everywhere I step’: Mohammad Omer Khalil on his five-institution show
Born in Sudan, Mohammad Omer Khalil studied and taught in the capital, Khartoum, before continuing his training in Florence and…
Public art blossoms around New York
In the Public Art Fund-supported First Sun, situated at the south-east entrance to Central Park, Monira Al Qadiri has reimagined…
A Joan Mitchell diptych and a rare stack by Donald Judd: our pick of the May auctions
Joan Mitchell’s Plain (1989)Courtesy of Phillips Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Phillips, New York, 19 MayEstimate: $5m to $7mPlain…
No money, more problems: 85% of US museums in urgent need of building repairs
The Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico remains closed for reconstruction after it was damaged by an earthquake…
Famous Cranach painting spotted in rare photograph of Hitler’s apartment
Cupid complaining to Venus was acquired by London’s National Gallery in 1963 Courtesy National Gallery, LondonA National Gallery masterpiece by…
With new Costume Institute exhibition and galleries, the Met makes powerful statement about fashion's place in museums
Installation view of the "Epidermal Body" section of Costume Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (until 10 January 2027)…
Counterpublic comes to New York ahead of its next triennial, Coyote Time
Alice Bucknell, Coyote Time production still, 2026 Courtesy of the artist and CounterpublicCounterpublic reimagines the possibilities of public art and…
Lubaina Himid on capturing the 'uneasiness' of Britain for her Venice Biennale pavilion
Lubaina Himid, who won the Turner Prize in 2017, was born in Zanzibar and grew up in the UKPhoto by…
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit reopens, with the local community front and centre
Reopening celebration at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit Photo: Elonte DavisThe Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (Mocad) reopened its…
Sound-based Holy See pavilion opens at Venice Biennale as Vatican’s contemporary art ambitions grow
Visitors at the Pavilio of the Holy See, The Ear is the Eye of the South Photo: David Levene The…
New £5.5m record for Islamic glass leads London sales
A 14th century Mamluk gilded and enamelled glass footed bowl, sold at Christie'sCourtesy of Christie'sThe spring fixture of London’s biennial…
Our pick of the best pavilions at the 61st Venice Biennale
Adriana Varejão, Parede com incisões à la Fontana (Istambul) , 2011© Adriana Varejão. Foto : Vicente de MelloBrazil PavilionComigo ninguém…
This month’s blockbuster auctions in New York could bring upwards of $2.5bn
Photo by Lianhao Qu on UnsplashThis year’s May auctions in New York are shaping up to be a major moment…
Fashion figure Jordan Roth wows in collage at the Venice Biennale
Roth channeled Renaissance painter Irene di Spilimbergo in his performance during the Biennale preview weekCourtesy the artist and Lucien PagèsThere…
‘Exclusion can only satisfy the ego’: Venice Biennale president hits out at critics amid Russia and Israel controversy
Pietrangelo Buttafuoco spoke at a Biennale conference on 6 MayPhoto: Jacopo SalviThe Venice Biennale president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco has lashed out…
Thinking small and dreaming big in Isabel Nolan’s imaginary world
Nolan’s attention can be “grabbed by something smaller or anecdotal…and it just stays with me”Photo: Rich GilliganThe Dublin-born artist Isabel…
Muscle memory: Natasha Tontey’s wild Venice installation explodes perceptions of Indonesian history
The Phantom Combatants and the Metabolism of Disobedient Organs (2026) explores hyper-masculine ideas and aesthetics, with a three-breasted Len Karomay…
Brendan Fernandes animates a century-old Chicago auditorium through dance
Brendan Fernandes’s Score for the Murphy Auditorium Photo by BobSeven dancers, dressed in flowing pants and tank tops in muted…
Latino community organisation opens $33m arts centre in Boston
La Casa incorporates salvaged and restored elements from the organisation's previous home, a now-demolished church building Courtesy Inquilinos Boricuas en…
Venice Biennale strike sees more than 15 pavilions temporarily or partially close
Artist Dries Verhoeven, who is representing The Netherlands at this year's Venice Biennale, joined the artists and staff striking on…
At the Venice Biennale, Ukraine’s Pinchuk Art Centre finds fragile moments of joy amid loss
Simone Post's She Knew She/It/They Would Melt (2026) Courtesy Pinchuk Art CentreUntil 2020, the Pinchuk Art Centre’s presentation during the…
Nature is healing? Seagull lays eggs in the Giardini during Venice Biennale preview
A seagull nests at the Polish PavilionThe Art NewspaperCurators, critics and collectors zoomed from pavilion to pavilion during the VIP…
Van Cleef & Arpels cashes in on lucrative secondary market for vintage jewellery
A 1944 Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery box Courtesy Van Cleef & ArpelsArt of Luxury magazine, published twice per year…
How the adoption of canvas in Venice changed the way artists painted
Complex weave: Titian’s The Vendramin Family (around 1540-45) © The National Gallery, London In 14th-century Siena and 15th-century Florence, paintings…
Parasol Unit returns with a showcase of women from Central Asia and beyond
Tala Madani’s video The Womb (2019) features in Turandot: To the Daughters of the East. The title of the show,…
Trump’s plan to repaint Washington, DC's Eisenhower Building could cost more than $7.5m
The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, DC, sits next to the White House Photo: Abovfold via Wikimedia CommonsThe US…
Fire erupts at San Francisco's Vaillancourt Fountain during its dismantling
Armand Vaillancourt's 1971 fountain being dismantled on 6 May Photo: Taylor C. NoakesThe effort to dismantle San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain…
‘This is an opportunity that will never happen again’: Syrian artist Sara Shamma on rebuilding her country
Renewed hope: Sara Shamma returned to Syria in 2024. “It’s a new country,” she saysPortrait: Mohammad AzaatSyria’s return to the…
The Bahamas returns to the Venice Biennale with a joy-filled posthumous collaboration
No Matter How Dreary and Gray, We People of Flesh and Blood Would Rather Live Here, Than in Another Man’s…
Shirin Neshat's Venice exhibition explores identity, exile and a social media tragedy
Still from Shirin Neshat’s film trilogy Do U Dare!, inspired by Nasim Aghdam, for whom the online world provided a…
One of Van Gogh’s greatest watercolours could achieve a record price
Van Gogh’s The Harvest in Provence (La Moisson en Provence) (June 1888)Sotheby’sAdventures with Van Gogh is a weekly blog by…
Father and daughter plead guilty in $2m counterfeit art scheme
A counterfeit work purportedly by Richard Mayhew that Bankowski and Bankowska sold for $160,000 Courtesy US Attorney's Office, Eastern District…
Banksy’s Venice mural has been restored and will now tour city
Migrant Child is seen as a reference to the global refugee crisisPhoto: cabuscaaA Banksy mural removed from the façade of…
1,000-year-old archaeological site bulldozed during construction of Mexico-US border wall
The Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge, where a 1,000-year-old intaglio was recently bulldozed during construction the Mexico-US border wall Photo by…
Artists made their mark at 2026 Met Gala
Amy Sherald sports a custom look by Thom Browne based her 2013 painting Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance) at the 2026…
Pedro Reyes’s new Lacma commission sparks criticism in Mexico
Pedro Reyes's Tlali (2026) installed in the Geffen Plaza at the new David Geffen Galleries building at the Los Angeles…
‘She had a fresh, informed eye’: mural depicting late Venice Biennale curator Koyo Kouoh displayed in lagoon city
Derrick Adams, Heavy is the head that wears the crown, 2026, installation view© Derrick Adams Studio, Photo: Andrea Avezzù, Courtesy…
S&M-inspired Greek Pavilion in Venice confronts its fascist chains
Installation view of Escape Room, the Greek Pavilion exhibition at the 2026 Venice Biennale© Ivan Erofeev Stepping inside the Greek…
Comment | We must avoid amputating art in the name of preservation
Caravaggio’s Seven Acts of Mercy (1607) remains in a small chapel in Naples Photo via Wikimedia CommonsDiary of an art…
Beware the technology rat trap: Cooper Jacoby’s standout contribution to New York’s Whitney Biennial
An installation view of several works by Cooper Jacoby at this year’s Whitney Biennial Photo: Darian DiCanno/BFA.com; © BFA 2026The…
Arthur Jafa: ‘America has always been a demonic state. And we love it’
Appropriation art: Arthur Jafa’s 2017 Incredible Hulk-inspired LeRage© the artist, photograph by Kerry McFate Whatever anyone makes of the American…
Cosmic, concrete, earthy: Nancy Holt’s Land Art on show in UK
Nancy Holt’s Hydra’s Head (1974) at the Goodwood Art Foundation © Holt/Smithson Foundation /Licensed by Artists Rights Society, NewYork. Photo:Ciaran…
Today’s war, tomorrow’s loot: attempts at stemming the illicit trade in art
A photograph from 1945 showing General Dwight D. Eisenhower inspecting art stolen by Germans and hidden in a salt mine…
Pleasure, parody and propaganda: rethinking the art of illustration in a new history of the genre
Japanese ukiyo-e artist Kobayashi Kiyochika’s triptych of colour woodblock prints, Our Troops Set Up a Bivouac at Yingkou while Braving…
Major protests take place at Venice Biennale previews
Pussy Riot at the protest outside the Russian pavilion© Nikita TeryoshinMajor protests have been staged across the Venice Biennale, after…
Iran will not participate at the 2026 Venice Biennale
The organisers of the Venice Biennale have not yet provided a reason for Iran’s withdrawal from the eventPhoto: BojanikusIran has…
Lee Ufan: ‘I try to bring together those things which are made and unmade’
In creating paintings such as From Line (1980), Lee continued the stroke until no pigment remained on the brushPhoto by…
'I wanted to catch the desperation': Dries Verhoeven on turning the Dutch pavilion into a bunker for the Venice Biennale
Dries Verhoeven's The Fortress (2026) will feature 13 performers during its run. Photo: Willem PopelierOpened in 1953 and designed by…
Venice exhibition of site-specific films aims to capture the hyper stimulating times we are living in
A production still from Janis Rafa's Sacrificial Transgressions (working title) (2026) Courtesy of the artist and Fondazione In Between Art…
The Egyptian Modernist Inji Efflatoun gains international exposure with new biographical collection
Dreams of the Detainee (1961). Inji Efflatoun's paintings frequently address “hardships and oppressive conditions” © Inji Efflatoun. Courtesy Barjeel Art…