The unmissable museum shows during Art Basel Paris
Le chant d'amour (1914) by Giorgio de Chirico is one of 550 works on show in Surrealism at the Pompidou until 13 January 2025© MoMa One hundred years ago this…
Artist sues US city that cancelled her residency over a pro-Palestine painting
Danielle SeeWalker, G is for Genocide, 2024, acrylic, aerosol, oil stick on canvas Courtesy the artistThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the city…
‘Maybe Damien peaked’: Tracey Emin shares her thoughts on male artists over 40
Tracey Emin with her My Bed piece at Christie's, LondonCredit: PA Images/Alamy Stock PhotoTracey Emin holds court in the latest podcast dropped by the wry UK journalist and broadcaster Louis…
From the top down: UK art world figures call for government support to decarbonise sector
Rachel Reeves is due to announce her budget on 30 OctoberPhoto: Xinhua / Alamy Stock PhotoFigures from the UK art world have called on the Labour government to provide support…
An open letter from Just Stop Oil and Youth Demand: 'we need institutions to confront their responsibilities'
Climate activists attack Velázquez's Rokeby Venus at the National Gallery in London in 2023Just Stop OilThe following is an open letter from Just Stop Oil and Youth Demand:Dear NMDC,Thank you…
Painting protests cause 'enormous stress for colleagues at every level', say UK's national museum directors
The Toilet of Venus, also known as “The Rokeby Venus”, by Diego Velázquez, was attacked at London's National Gallery by Just Stop Oil activists in 2023Photo: Kristian Buus/In Pictures via…
Paula Rego paintings replace royal portrait at No 10 Downing Street
Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at 10 Downing Street. Above them, the newly hung Paula Rego worksSimon Dawson / No…
Jenny Saville and Edvard Munch headline 2025 programme at London's National Portrait Gallery
Drift by Jenny Saville© Jenny Saville. All rights reserved, DACS 2024, Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd., Courtesy GagosianOne of the UK’s most prominent painters, Jenny Saville, will be the subject…
Restoration begins on rare Ludovico Mazzolino painting at the National Gallery of Ireland
A major research and conservation project has begun on Ludovico Mazzolino’s The Crossing of the Red Sea (1521), below. The restoration is backed by a grant from TefafThe Italian Renaissance…
London's National Gallery to ban liquids after attacks on paintings
Just Stop Oil protesters threw soup over two of Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers paintings at the National Gallery less than three weeks agoJust Stop OilThe National Gallery today announced new…