Latest
Gabriele Finaldi welcomes a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to rethink London’s National Gallery
As the London museum celebrates its 200th birthday, its director speaks to The Art Newspaper about plans to reopen the Sainsbury Wing in May 2025, rehang the collection and consider work on a further extension
Norwegian grain silo fills up once more, but this time with Nordic Modernist art
The huge Nordic Modernism collection of a trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund manager will furnish a new art museum on Norway’s southern coast
Baroque guardhouse’s floating concrete cube in Dresden holds vast avant-garde gift
Archive of the Avant-Garde in German city’s renovated Blockhaus hosts Egidio Marzona’s collection of paintings, drawings and vast documentary archive of letters, manuscripts, sketches, invitations and stickers
Ghosts of America’s ‘Street of Dreams’: a comprehensive book brings the history of New York’s Fifth Avenue to life
Established in the early 1800s, the street was once home to the city’s grandest houses, but many were soon replaced by towering apartment buildings, shops and hotels. A comprehensive book brings this history to life
A brush with... Ruba Katrib, director of curatorial affairs, MoMA PS1, New York
The curator tells us about her cultural influences, from Izumi Suzuki’s short stories to the Detroit house music of Theo Parrish
TAN careers
We're hiring! Assistant Digital Editor, London office
The Art Newspaper is looking for a budding art journalist to join its London team
Partnerships and Fairs Coordinator, London office
The Art Newspaper is looking for a dynamic and strategic Partnerships and Fairs Coordinator to join its London team
Frieze New York 2024
As Frieze New York opens, city's art market takes centre stage
The city's collectors were out in force during the fair's preview day at The Shed
‘The city’s grind can be hell, but it’s an Edenic garden of inspiration’: young artists on why they are sticking it out in New York
Studio and housing costs are rising but the city is still seen as a place of possibilities
Frieze New York diary: splashy showstoppers, steamy snapshots, and art that saves
Plus: Rockefeller Center becomes a hamster wheel and a toilet goes missing
Back to his roots: Ukrainian Museum in New York offers another angle on Peter Hujar
Show shines a light on lesser-known early images by the celebrated photographer
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair marks a decade in New York
This year’s showcase for contemporary African art is bigger than ever
Exhibitions
Fifteen exhibitions to see in New York this spring
From a historic Harlem Renaissance show at the Met and MoMA's Joan Jonas retrospective to solo museum debuts for Melissa Cody and Nona Faustine
Less is more? Show of miniature sculptures by 20th century titan Henry Moore to open in Bath
The exhibition at the Holburne Museum will look at how the artist known for his grand public sculptures also worked on a much smaller scale
The Big Review: Willem de Kooning and Italy at the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice ★★★☆☆
A show studded with masterpieces by the Dutch-American Abstract Expressionist—but the Italian connection is tenuous
Late Michelangelo drawings—including his deeply meditative crucifixions—explored in London exhibition
British Museum show focuses on the final three decades of the Italian master’s life
‘The experience of giving birth is so abstract and intense’: Loie Hollowell on the challenge of painting pregnancy
The artist’s survey at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum tracks the formal language she developed to depict an essential process in life—one that, historically, has been rarely depicted
Art market
Four ex-staffers say Nino Mier Gallery underpaid multiple artists and pocketed the difference
A series of documents from 2018-19, seen by The Art Newspaper, shows that five artists on the dealer’s roster were shortchanged by as much as 54% on some sales
Klimt portrait surrounded by mystery sells for €30m in Vienna
The price paid by a buyer from Hong Kong was at the lower end of the estimate range, but still an auction record for Austria
Man who sold 145 fraudulent Peter Max paintings sentenced to 14 months in prison
More than 40 people bought what they thought were original paintings by Max, but were in fact prints to which the seller had added paint and signatures
Study for Winston Churchill portrait that was famously burned is up for sale
Destruction of final portrait by Graham Sutherland was captured in an episode of "The Crown". Now a study is being toured by Sotheby’s
Monira Al Qadiri exhibition to open Johann König’s new Munich gallery in a former power plant
König says the new space, König Bergson, is one of the largest commercial galleries for contemporary art in Germany
Museums & Heritage
Showing respect in the house of the dead: Australian museum removes mummified human remains
Only fully covered Ancient Egyptian mummified remains will remain on display in the Egyptian Gallery of Sydney University’s Chau Chak Wing Museum
Art Gallery of Ontario to reopen after month-long strike as workers and leaders reach contract agreement
The Toronto museum had been closed since 26 March, when members of a union representing more than 400 employees went on strike
'Why British museums must start charging entrance fees'
Low pay for museum workers, decreased local authority spending and a theft scandal have highlighted that "it’s time for some difficult choices," says the writer and broadcaster Ben Lewis
Met Museum signs cultural-property agreement with Thailand and returns two statues
In a ceremony at the museum, Met director Max Hollein signed a "memorandum of understanding" together with a representative of the Thai cultural ministry
Lord Byron bicentenary
The scandal-ridden, global celebrity poet, who inspired artists of the stature of Turner and Delacroix, was the best-known cultural figure of his age and died a hero to the cause of Greek independence on 19 April 1824
School of Lord Byron: how the first global celebrity influenced art, portraiture and attitudes to built heritage
JMW Turner, Eugène Delacroix and Théodore Géricault were among the artists inspired by the much-portrayed poet whose concern for Venice and the Parthenon Marbles has a resonance 200 years after his death
Poetic pose: Lord Byron the image-conscious Romantic in five portraits
The face of the scandal-ridden, best-selling celebrity poet—who died 200 years ago, and had a great influence on 19th-century artists and composers—was better known in his era than that of anyone save Napoloen Bonaparte
From the archive: The enigmatic spirit of Lord Byron on show at London's National Portrait Gallery
The poet's biographer Fiona MacCarthy placed the Romantic Regency poet in the context of 20th-century film stardom
Books
Bring on Pierrot, the clumsy clown: new book explores the impact of a bumbling stock character on French art
Marika Takanishi Knowles's monograph focuses on Pierrot’s rise to ubiquity in French culture
Opinion
'Why British museums must start charging entrance fees'
Low pay for museum workers, decreased local authority spending and a theft scandal have highlighted that "it’s time for some difficult choices," says the writer and broadcaster Ben Lewis
The €5 tourist tax to enter Venice kicks in: 15,700 tickets sold but this will not solve the city’s problems
Day visitors should pay €25 as for the Uffizi but be made proud to help save the city
'Enjoy the Venice Biennale, everyone—but be aware it's taking place in a dying city'
Venice can still be saved from the rising water level: here’s how
'UK school art curriculum should reflect diversity efforts in our institutions'
Research by the Runnymede Trust found that only 2.3% of artists named in GCSE Art papers over the last five years were Black or Asian
Venice Biennale 2024
Pro-Palestine protests continue at Venice Biennale
One protester was held by police while a "Freedom Boat" attracted hundreds of visitors
Venice Biennale 2024 review | Intimacy and violence: 'Foreigners Everywhere' explodes the Biennale model
Adriano Pedrosa's international exhibition combines the old and new to undermine Western narratives, but still creates a compelling survey of global contemporary art, in which Queer art stands out
Venice Biennale 2024: our pick of collateral shows
Alongside the main event, there's a plethora of exhibitions vying for visitors' attention. We've selected some of our favourites, ranging from Shahzia Sikander fairytale gothic palace to Andrzej Wróblewski's poignant depictions of war
The legacy and mystery of the display of Native American art at the 1932 Venice Biennale
Remarkably little is known about the selection, reception and whereabouts of the Native art shown in the US pavilion at the 18th Biennale
Venice Biennale 2024: the worst art on show in the city
There's a lot to see during this year's edition of the city-wide event, so we've rounded up a few things you might want to skip
Technology
News, background and analysis on the latest tech developments—artificial intelligence tools; Web3, the blockchain, NFTs; virtual and augmented reality; social media platforms—and how they affect the art market, museums, artists and curators.
Aleksandra Artamonovskaja is appointed head of arts for TriliTech, the entrepreneurship team supporting Tezos blockchain
Artamonovskaja, a leading consultant and moderator in the Web3 world, will oversee development of opportunities for artists across the Tezos ecosystem
On process: Refik Anadol seeks to demystify AI art by showing how it is put together
The media artist's "Echoes of the Earth: Living Archive" at Serpentine Galleries, London, goes for radical clarity on its raw data sources and the make-up of Anadol's artificial intelligence Large Nature Model
Robert Alice breaks new ground with auction of generative art NFTs on Christie's 3.0
Auction house sees maturing of market since the heady days of 2021 as works by the digital art pioneer are sold in combination with launch of their catalogue raisonné-like historical survey "On NFTs"
Quantum leap: how a decade of NFTs has changed digital art
Two books take a look at the past and future of the non-fungible token. Once seen as the creature of market hype, the NFT now promises the first shared technical standard for the digital art world
London's Serpentine Galleries calls for artists and institutions to become ‘stewards’ of data in face of rising interest in AI
The London gallery's fourth annual Future Arts Ecosystems report addresses a pressing need for bodies to address the use of artificial intelligence, for their own benefit and for the public good
Book Club
An expert's guide to Frank Auerbach: three must-read books (and a film) on the German-British painter
All you ever wanted to know about Auerbach, from a biography by one of his sitters to a collection of essays about his drawings—selected by the Courtauld Gallery curator Barnaby Wright
A golden age for photobooks? As publishers join forces we find out what the future holds
The London-based publisher Mack is acquiring smaller firms and widening its visual culture coverage
Former Tate Britain director Penelope Curtis on why she became a novelist
As the art historian makes the move into fiction writing, she tells us how learning about her family history inspired her
April Book Bag: from a survey of artists using words in their work to a Barkley L. Hendricks monograph
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Diary
Seeing the light: Caravaggio steals the Netflix show Ripley
The Baroque bad boy plays a leading role in a new adaptation of The Talented Mr Ripley
Jane Fonda and Larry Gagosian work it for the planet
The Oscar-winning actress and the art dealer have teamed up to support California's fight against oil drilling
Proud mum Madonna drops in on son Rocco’s Miami show
His "Pack a Punch" paintings are inspired by Thai boxers
Museum employee hangs his own art in Munich institution—and gets the chop
Budding artist surreptitiously displayed his work alongside art by Andy Warhol
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
The Week in Art podcast | Klimt’s last picture auctioned, Rebecca Horn in Munich, a Cézanne restored
Unpacking the mystery around the Austrian artist’s painting, which sold for €30 million in Vienna, plus a look at a retrospective of Horn’s pioneering practice and a newly conserved Cézanne
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with... Kapwani Kiwanga
An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from residencies in Paris to the jazz legend Sun Ra
Obituaries
Dinh Q. Lê, master of multimedia art and mentor to fellow artists across southeast Asia, has died, aged 56
Vietnamese-American artist, best known for his distinctive photo-weaving works, made powerful statements in photography, video, sculpture and installation that challenged politics, history and memory
Richard Serra, creator of audacious steel sculptures, has died aged 85
The American sculptor received the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale
Antoine Predock, architect of distinctive museums in the US and Canada, has died, aged 87
His Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Tang Teaching Museum and Tacoma Art Museum were typical of an approach that melded modernism and post-modernism into a characteristically unpredictable aesthetic
Lucas Samaras, tirelessly adventurous New York artist, has died, aged 87
The Greek American artist was always willing to try new forms and materials, working across sculpture, photography, performance, installation and more
Remembering Jacob Rothschild, banker, collector, philanthropist, and a towering figure in the British art world
A scion of the famous banking dynasty, he led the National Gallery, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Waddesdon Manor
Adventures with Van Gogh
Adventures with Van Gogh is a weekly blog by Martin Bailey, our long-standing correspondent and expert on the artist. Published every Friday, his stories range from newsy items about this most intriguing artist to scholarly pieces based on his own meticulous investigations and discoveries.
The fate of a Van Gogh flower painting destined for Japan’s 'Sheer Pleasure' pavilion
Kojiro Matsukata’s still life was destroyed in a London fire and his “Van Gogh’s Bedroom” was seized during the Second World War