Art Basel launching annual awards for artists, curators and more
Basel, Switzerland during the Art Basel fairCourtesy of Art BaselWhile the film industry is currently in the throes of awards season, it will soon be the art world’s turn as…
Architect Lina Ghotmeh wins competition to revamp British Museum’s vast Western Range galleries
LGA's architectural competition submission© LGA Architect Lina Ghotmeh has won the competition to redesign the Western Range galleries at the British Museum in London, beating Rem Koolhaas and David Chipperfield…
Three years on from Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s art world figures are keeping up the fight for their country’s culture
Max and Julia Voloshyn of Voloshyn Gallery say that artists and intellectuals have long been at the “forefront of the fight to preserve Ukraine’s cultural identity”Courtesy Voloshyn GalleryThe third anniversary…
Frieze Los Angeles Diary: Lizzo be reading, good eggs and funny porn
Julia Fox, muse and artist, peruses the fair's artistic gemsPhoto: Eric ThayerFamous faces hit the right note at FriezeStar quality: Jada Pinkett Smith was among the celebrities spotted at Frieze…
Felix Art Fair in Los Angeles is packed with smashing ceramics
Served on a plate: Socko had sold around 45 paintings by the end of the VIP previewScarlet ChengThe buzz was palpable at the opening day of the Felix Art Fair…
Wayne McGregor's new dance performance takes journey into the void with version of controversial ‘blackest black’ paint
Wayne McGregor's Deepstaria, Company Wayne McGregor (Jasiah Marshall and Jordan James Bridge)Ravi Deepres, HigherIn 2016, a noisy battle broke out over one artist’s exclusive rights to a newly developed paint,…
Chris Burden’s folly offers oasis of calm at Frieze
Chris Burden’s Nomadic Folly (2001), which is having its first US outing at Frieze, first appeared at the 2001 Istanbul Biennial, where it was installed in an 18th-century courtyard at…
Lawsuit to halt demolition of Manhattan's Elizabeth Street Garden claims it is a protected ‘physical and social sculpture’
Elizabeth Street Garden in New York City Photo: Beto MotionThe non-profit that manages the Elizabeth Street Garden, the sculpture garden tucked away in Manhattan's bustling Soho neighbourhood, has filed a…
Comment | Somerset House’s soil-themed exhibition shows the importance of being down to earth
Daro Montag, This Earth 6, Soil © Daro MontagIn this monthly column, Louisa Buck looks at how the art world is responding to the environmental and climate crisis.Soil, dirt, earth—whatever…
Australia faces ‘international shame’ over removal of Khaled Sabsabi from Venice Biennale, senators told
Despite the cancelled contract, the cost of Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino's fees—$100,000 and $50,000 respectively—will still be borne by taxpayers The powers behind the dumping of Khaled Sabsabi as…