Recently excavated ancient Maya hall may reflect early power-sharing among leaders
Excavations of a possible Maya council house from the Terminal Classic period at Ucanal in Guatemala Photo: Christina HalperinArchaeologists working…
Comment | Museums are civic institutions. It’s time we acted like it
A Friday Nights at OMCA event at the Oakland Museum of California in 2025 Photo by David Mulgado. Courtesy Oakland…
Botticelli under UK export ban purchased by Klesch Collection
The Virgin and Child Enthroned (1470s) by Sandro Botticelli was sold at Sotheby’s London in December 2024 for £9.7m (with…
Two Brazilian curators selected to organise 2027 Bienal de São Paulo
Amanda Carneiro and Raphael Fonseca, chief curators of the 37th edition of the Bienal de São Paulo © Fe Avila.…
Paul McCarthy: ‘The world is now an extreme absurdity. The work is a reaction to that’
Paul McCarthy Photo: Mara McCarthy; © Paul McCarthy. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & WirthThe US artist Paul McCarthy has…
Chernobyl 40 years on, Paula Rego at Munch in Oslo, Gluck’s flower painting—podcast
Sebastian Quimiz, The Great RestorationCourtesy the artist and Olha KovalevskaFrom breaking news and insider insights to exhibitions and events around…
Gallery Weekend Berlin opens ranks as city faces identity crisis
Anton Janizewski is showing works by Jiyoon Chung in the inaugural Perspectives section of Gallery Weekend Berlin Courtesy of the…
The Big Review | Lacma's David Geffen Galleries ★★★★
View southeast from exhibition level with The Bateman Mercury (2nd-century copy after a Greek original of the 4th century BC),…
The art of politics: how global conflicts are playing out in this year's Venice Biennale
At this year’s Biennale, the Romanian-born artist Belu-Simion Fainaru is representing Israel with Rose of Nothingness (pictured at Art Basel…
Under new ownership, Art Monte Carlo voices 'global ambitions'
Visitors to Art Monte-Carlo 2026© Eleonora Paciullo“It’s a bit of a hodge-podge!” exclaimed one institutional visitor to the 10th Art…
US exhibition unearths the Etruscans and their enduring cultural influence
A water jar from 520-510 BC, attributed to Eagle Painter, will be on show at the Legion of Honor Courtesy…
Georg Baselitz, German artist who turned figurative painting on its head, has died, aged 88
Georg Baselitz in 2024 Photo: Martin MüllerGeorg Baselitz, who died today (30 April) at age 88, was one of the…
Zurbarán in London, the Carnegie International, Walter Sickert’s Ennui—podcast
Francisco de Zurbarán, Saint Francis of Assisi, 1636© Lyon MBA – Photo Martial CouderetteFrom breaking news and insider insights to…
Texas man who ran cryptocurrency scam supposedly backed by blue-chip art worth $1bn sentenced to 23 years in prison
Photo by Kanchanara on UnsplashA Texas man who spent five years defrauding nearly 1,000 investors through a fictitious cryptocurrency scheme…
Recent discoveries reveal how natural disasters shaped past civilisations: can it help us plan for the future?
The Pikillaqta archaeological site in southern Peru Photo: AgainErickOne thousand years ago, the population of Pikillaqta in southern Peru abandoned…
Rare pigment worth more than its weight in gold found in Roman infant burials in York, UK
One of the gypsum burials being analysedPhoto: University of YorkSome 1,700 years ago two infants were buried in York, UK,…
Comment | Artnet-Artsy merger: 'a Bloomberg for art?'
Jeffrey Yin (left) will lead a newly merged Artnet and Artsy, which belongs to the private equity firm Beowolff Capital,…
From monumental glass sculptures to a lagoon in the sky: what to see beyond the Venice Biennale pavilions
Installation view of Eun-Me Ahn’s Pinky Pinky ‘Good’ (2024) on the island of San GiacomoCourtesy Fondazione Sandretto Re RebaudengoThe collector…
Comment | The slopification of political art
Left: an AI-generated image posted by US president Donald Trump on Truth Social on 12 April 2026. Right: still from…
Major Greek contemporary art non-profit Neon to close after 14 years
Dionisis Kavallieratos's Disoriented dance / Misled planet, part of Neon City Project 2020 at the Epidaurus Festival at the Odeon…
Towering homage to Bamiyan Buddhas rises over Manhattan’s High Line
Tuan Andrew Nguyen, The Light That Shines Through the Universe, 2026. A High Line Plinth commission. On view until autumn…
Titian's ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’ to get a refresh with bank conservation grant
Titian, Bacchus and Ariadne, 1520–23A Titian masterpiece is getting a touch up thanks to Bank of America’s (BOA) annual art…
Spice up your life: Tate channels 90s glam at The Groucho Club
Jon Shard, Flesh at The Haçienda, 1996Courtesy of British Culture Archive © Jon Shard, British Culture Archive.London’s art and fashion…
EU imposes sanctions on Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of Russia's State Hermitage Museum
Mikhail Piotrovsky Universidad de Navarra via FlickrMikhail Piotrovsky, the director of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and a…
A brush with… Andrew Cranston—podcast
Andrew Cranston Photo: Norman Wilcox-GeissenIn this podcast, based on The Art Newspaper's regular interview series, our host Ben Luke talks…
East Africa meets Western Europe as Michael Armitage takes on Venice's Palazzo Grassi
In paintings such as 2022’s Dandora (Xala, Musicians), Armitage draws on aspects of life in KenyaPhoto by David Westwood, ©…
Sonic investigations non-profit to be artist-in-residence at London's Gasworks
Earshot's team includes Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Hyeongji Yang, Caline Matar (on phone screen), Renate Lurdesa Baumane and Fabio Claudio Cervi.…
The forgotten Chinese conceptualists: Melbourne show brings together works by New Measurement Group
The New Measurement Group member Wang Luyan’s Abstract of Ruins from a performance on 1 May, 1988, at the Huangsi…
Nymphs, mermaids and rosy cherubs: mansion filled with hidden wall paintings makes Victorian Society’s endangered buildings list
Paintings of musicians by Elizabeth Arkwright, at Parndon HallCourtesy of the Victorian SocietyA derelict mansion marooned within a modern hospital’s…
Book uncovers the life of Barnett Newman, an artist who ran for New York mayor
Man of the city: Barnett Newman’s New York World’s Fair press credentials in 1939 Courtesy the Barnett Newman FoundationBarnett Newman…
Tefaf restoration award goes to 500-year-old Medici tapestry
The Meeting of Dante and Virgil was one of the first productions of Renaissance Florence’s tapestry workshop, and will go…
Wildenstein dispute over Monet work highlights art market opacity
Marine, Amsterdam’s value was drastically reduced after the revelation that the original canvas had been lostA long-running dispute involving the…
Stockholm's Market Art Fair wants to prove the 'periphery is now essential'
Market Art fair 2026© Jean-Baptiste BérangerStockholm, the Sleeping Beauty of European capitals, awakens from its slumber this week. The 20th…
TikTok Shop adds ‘fine art’ category—will it disrupt the art market?
A screenshot of Sophie Tea's live sale on TikTok Shop Courtesy of the artistInsta’ gratification is a monthly blog by…
Israel’s foreign ministry accuses Venice Biennale's jury of ‘politicising’ exhibition
Belu-Simion Fainaru, the Romanian-born Israeli sculptor, will represent Israel at the Venice Biennale this year. Photo: Fred RomeroIsrael’s foreign ministry…
Pittsburgh’s new $31m Arts Landing combines public art with civic engagement
The artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis with their Bird Circus (2026) Photo: Chris Uhren, courtesy Pittsburgh Cultural TrustArts…
Final book in trilogy asks: What is the future of the art world?
The three books in the series are The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues (2020); Imagining the Future of the…
New biography of Chaïm Soutine pieces together illusive artist's life and works
“More about paint and energy than about feelings”: Chaïm Soutine’s Still Life with Rayfish (1923) Courtesy Cleveland Museum of ArtThe…
Dallas Art Fair brings Texas's relationship-driven collecting community into focus
The VIP preview of the 2026 edition of the Dallas Art Fair. Photo by Chase HallAfter the disruptions of the…
A brush with… Sanya Kantarovsky—podcast
Sanya KantarovskyPhoto: Tina TyrellIn this podcast, based on The Art Newspaper's regular interview series, our host Ben Luke talks to…
Slags, bings and pipelines: Edinburgh landscape offers fitting backdrop for exhibition on fossil fuel extraction
Installation view of Extraction in Jupiter's Ballroom GalleryPhoto: Sally Jupp. Courtesy of Jupiter ArtlandIn this monthly column, Louisa Buck looks…
The Photography Show fair’s 45th edition explores medium’s full history from its origins to AI
Drift, Empire State of Mine, 2024 © Drift, Courtesy Robert Mann GalleryThe Association of International Photography Art Dealers (Aipad) opens…
From the World Cup and the Olympics to two new museums: upcoming cultural attractions in Los Angeles
The SoFi in LA is the world's most expensive stadium Noel VasquezIf the David Geffen Galleries and the Lucas Museum…
‘The extremely happy part of the crowd’: Hungarian arts figures hope for change after 16 years of Orbán rule
Péter Magyar after his speech during the Tisza party's election night event in Budapest on 12 April Photo: ZUMA Press…
Diego Rivera’s grandson donates more than 150,000 objects to Mexico City’s Museo Anahuacalli
Juan Rafael Coronel Rivera Courtesy Museo Anahuacalli, Mexico CityThe project that Diego Rivera envisioned as a future “city of the…
Caravaggio and Rubens works destroyed by fire in Second World War are brought back to (digital) life
Master of the Schöppingen Altarpiece’s Crucifixion of Christ and Scenes from His Passion (1450-60) was among the works destroyed in…
A teaspoon at a time: how LACMA built its collection
A visitor to Lacma in 1967 Photo: © Museum Associates/LACMAEvery day, couples get engaged, tourists take photos, friends meet and…
A Brush With… Hurvin Anderson—podcast
Hurvin Anderson, 2026Photo Tate Photography (Lucy Green)In this podcast, based on The Art Newspaper's regular interview series, our host Ben…
Lack of accountability after crush of crowds at Haiti’s Citadelle Laferrière kills 25
Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti Photo: Rémi Kaupp, via Wikimedia CommonsAn unauthorised event at Haiti’s historic Citadelle Laferrière earlier this month ended…
Recently restored castle in Norwich among five institutions shortlisted for UK's top museum prize
Norwich Castle Museum & Art GalleryPhoto: © David Levene; Art Fund 2026A Norwich castle will compete with the National Gallery…
Vancouver Biennale names senior curator for 2027-29 edition
Marcelo Dantas, curator of the 2027-29 Vancouver Biennale, pictured at Sfer Ik in Mexico, where he serves as art director…
Nominees for the Turner Prize 2026 announced by Tate
From left: Marguerite Humeau, Tanoa Sasraku, Simeon Barclay and Kira Freije Humeau: photography by Julia Andreone and Florine Bonaventure. Image…
The village where Van Gogh spent his final days celebrates its most distinguished visitor
Aerial view of the Château of Auvers, with the wheatfields on the horizonChâteau d’Auvers Adventures with Van Gogh is a…
Claude Lalanne’s set of bronze mirrors shatters artist's auction record at Sotheby's
The Claude Lalanne mirrors on display at Sotheby's New York. Courtesy Sotheby'sAn ensemble of more than a dozen leafy bronze…
'The museum is not a space for the elite': Portuguese building firm’s new museum puts workers first
DST Group employees will be encouraged to engage with events at Muzeu Hugo DelgadoIn May 1968, when French students, then…
Art Basel's solution to PDF pre-sales? Ask galleries to reserve works until opening day
Art Basel in Basel, "the mothership"Courtesy Art BaselHow do you keep people turning up to an event, year after year,…
Mass shooting at Mexico's Teotihuacan archaeological site leaves one dead, 13 injured
Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacan, Mexico Photo: David Broad, via Wikimedia CommonsTeotihuacan is Mexico’s second most-visited archaeological site, but on…
Sustainability charity Gallery Climate Coalition launches new consultancy to support climate action
The Gallery Climate Coalition and its new consultancy Casi want to help art-world events and businesses reduce their impacts on…
Gulf art market feels the force of Middle East conflict
The Strait of Hormuz has remained largely closed to cargo ships since the beginning of the US-Israel war in Iran©…
New catalogues reveal Royal Collection's vast sculpture holdings—and Queen Victoria's acquisition spree
“Uniquely weird”: actor and artist Sarah Bernhardt’s self-portrait-cum-inkwell Autoportrait en Chimere (1880) © Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2026/Royal Collection TrustJonathan…