by October Gallery
Edo artist, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Plaque, mid-16th to 17th century © National Museum of African ArtThe justices of the Supreme Court of the United States have opted not…
Maybe penguins can fly after all: The birds, Benedikte Bjerre’s installation created with helium foil balloons, is encouraging visitors to Palace Enterprise’s stand to reflect At Frieze London, Palace Enterprise…
Mark Manders next to Composition with Four Yellow Verticals (2017-19). His work has been described as “one endless and ever-expanding self-portrait” Photo: Tim Van de Velde; courtesy the artist and…
Nils Alix-Tabeling at Public © David OwensFor the first time, Focus, Frieze London’s dedicated section for emerging galleries, is not at the furthest end of the tent but close to…
Shirazeh Houshiary, Rite of Passage (2024) David OwensThe curator Sheena Wagstaff has curated a second edition of the Studio section at Frieze Masters as part of her new role as…
John Akomfrah’s Becoming Wind (2023) © the artist; courtesy of LG OLEDJohn Akomfrah’s Becoming Wind (2023), a five-channel video piece shown on OLED screens and six surrounding speakers, brings music,…
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Photo: Merriweather via Wikimedia CommonsThe Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) has received $25m from the Wyss Foundation to fund a major renovation of…
Lucian Freud's Ria, Naked PortraitCourtesy of Christie'sJust a fortnight after Christie’s opened a new 500,000 sq ft headquarters in Hong Kong, and having cancelled its June Modern and contemporary art…
Before moving into kinetic works, Mire Lee worked with static sculpture, a medium she says she still loves because “it’s very tough, and very close to your body” Photo: Melissa…
Bed-in 2.0? From left: Mark Hinchliffe and Matthew Collings with the curator Heidi Donohoe at the Minor Attractions fair Courtesy of A Modest ShowExcitement is in the air at Minor…