Looted Asante treasures find a new palace home in Ghana
Victoria & Albert Museum director Tristram Hunt meets the Ghanaian Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at a ceremony marking the return of Asante treasures at the Manhyia Palace Museum in…
Rencontres d'Arles 2024 offers a stark reminder of the fictions that shape us
Installation view of Randa Mirza’s Parallel Universes series (2006-08)Photo: The Art NewspaperIn one of Randa Mirza’s photographs at Les Rencontres d'Arles, a blonde woman smiles and throws a peace sign…
A brush with… Lois Stonock, the director of Metroland Cultures, London
@kes-tchass EcclestonIf you could live with just one work of art, what would it be?Living with something is a big commitment and the type of work I am most interested…
A storied public art collection in California makes space for emerging artists
Niki de Saint Phalle, Sun God, 1983 Photo by Philipp Scholz RittermannThe Stuart Collection, an illustrious ensemble of site-specific public art by prominent contemporary artists at the University of California…
Under a new director, Art Basel Miami Beach rolls out smaller stands to attract emerging galleries
Art Basel Miami Beach, whose 2023 edition is pictured here, will hold its 2024 show this DecemberCourtesy of Art BaselThe 283-strong gallery line-up and first details of the 2024 edition…
Artists shine a light on historic Black communities in Texas
The Urban Historical Reclamation and Recognition Collective (from left to right: Ángel Faz, Vicki Meek, Jonathan Norton and Christian Vazquez) is bringing the Tenth Street neighbourhood’s story to life in…
Venice verdicts: art world figures weigh in on the Biennale
The sprawling, historic Arsenale (some of it dating back to the 14th century) is, with the Giardini, one of the two key Biennale venues. For this edition, it hosted the…
A new art fair will arrive in the Berkshires in 2025
Left to right: Arrival Art Fair's co-founders Sarah Galender Meyer, Yng-Ru Chen and Crystalle Lacouture at the Mass Moca 25th anniversary gala Photo by Douglas MasonA new biannual, invitation-only art…
Megan Mulrooney, a former director at Nino Mier, will open her own gallery in his old Los Angeles space
Staff at Megan Mulrooney Gallery. Pictured from right to left: Neelima Narayanan, Director Archives and Publications; Isabella Miller, Assistant Director; Megan Mulrooney, Gallerist; Connor Marley, Director; Sophia Wood, Registrar. Courtesy…
French culture sector expresses relief after parliamentary elections—but what's next?
A demonstrator holding a placard with the message, my heart is on the left, at a rally in Paris Photo: Christophe Michel/Abacapress.com The cultural sector in France breathed a sigh…