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Opening of Museum of West African Art in Nigeria delayed after protests

The official preview weekend for the museum complex in Benin City was disrupted when a group of protestors broke in

Gazelle Mbaabout 3 hours ago

How is Trump’s new visa regime impacting art world talent?

The cumbersome and hugely expensive system is complicating international hiring across the sector

Daniel Grantabout 9 hours ago

Exclusive: Dana Awartani to represent Saudi Arabia at Venice Biennale 2026

The artist has a particular interest in craft traditions—and frequently addresses the fragility of cultural heritage in her work

Melissa Gronlundabout 10 hours ago

Ten essential works of art to see at the Musée du Louvre

The Parisian museum has recently made headlines for all the wrong reasons—so now is a good time to remember its greatness

J.S. Marcusabout 6 hours ago

Marlene Dumas becomes first contemporary woman artist to join Louvre's permanent collection

Nine new works by the South African-born artist were unveiled at the Paris museum last Thursday

Gareth Harrisabout 10 hours ago

Art market

'I never imagined we'd get here': Beirut gallery Marfa' Projects turns ten

As she opens an anniversary show drawing on her global gallerist network, Marfa' founder Joumana Asseily recounts a decade of major challenges and milestone achievements

Pursuing ‘a different economy’, London gallery Herald St will open new space in Bologna

At a time when mid-sized galleries are suffering from hasty expansions, Herald St Bologna reflects a more sustainable attempt at growth

‘Complete shock’: Trump tariffs upend decorative arts trade in US

Dealers are scaling back international purchases to avoid having to pay new import duties, some of which are set to rise to 50% in January 2026

Lagos art fair defies macroeconomic headwinds to reach double figures

The growth of commercial galleries across Nigeria’s biggest city has been fuelled by the ongoing success of Art X Lagos—a regional hub for collectors of African art

Star drawing from world’s largest private Rembrandt collection could bring $15m at auction

Thomas S. Kaplan’s Leiden Collection will part with one of its earliest acquisitions, “Young Lion Resting”, at Sotheby’s in February

Museums & Heritage

Peru’s mysterious ‘band of holes’ site may have been bustling marketplace

New analysis of the 1.5km-long site consisting of thousands of holes suggests they may have been used to measure and trade commodities

Garry Shawabout 21 hours ago

Belgium’s famous Menin Gate memorial to host first Armistice Day ceremony since €6m restoration

The structure, once described as a “sepulchre of crime”, has undergone extensive repairs—and now has a “living roof”

Comment | As the US’s 250th anniversary approaches, museums must keep pushing the American story forward

The Phillips Collection was founded amid a president’s calls for a return to “normalcy”, and today the museum is addressing a city and a country grappling with a similar dynamic

National Trust rejects pressure group’s claim that its buildings are ‘under-insured’

The UK charity has responded to a resolution put forward by Restore Trust, calling for its historic properties to be protected against ‘any eventuality’

San Francisco Arts Commission votes to dismantle Vaillancourt Fountain

Decision comes just days after city planning department determined fountain eligible for National Register of Historic Places designation

Exhibitions

Three key takeaways from Lagos’s newest African art symposium

Amid Lagos Art Week and Lagos Photo, this event brought together cultural practitioners for wide-ranging conversations about African and Afro-diasporic art archives

Five must-see shows this Dublin Gallery Weekend

Running from 6–9 November, the 2025 programme promises “bold, experimental and unapologetic” work

Long-running Azores art festival blossoms into a biennial

Walk&Talk, launched in 2011 as a celebration of street art, this year hosts an abundance of works by more than 80 artists in nine venues around the island of São Miguel

Catch of the day: Winslow Homer’s delicate watercolours get very rare outing in Boston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, presents a display of the artist’s fragile, light-filled works celebrating his mastery of sea, sky and shore

Trajan’s force: Houston exhibition to explore Ancient Rome’s imperial peak

Giant statues and a section of Trajan’s Column flaunt the might and culture of the empire under the successful ruler

Abu Dhabi Art

Seeing beyond: Issam Kourbaj on mentoring three young artists for Abu Dhabi Art

New works by Salmah Almansoori, Maktoum Al Maktoum and Alla Abdunabi will go on show at the fair and in the city of Al Ain, before touring the world

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In partnership with Abu Dhabi Art

ICOM Dubai 2025

ICOM Dubai 2025 will reframe the future of culture

The International Council for Museums’s triennial general conference will be held in the Middle East for the first time

In partnership with ICOM Dubai 2025

The Week in Art

A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week

MFA Boston returns work by enslaved artist David Drake to his heirs, Wifredo Lam, Ghirlandaio’s Adoration of the Magi—podcast

Ben Luke discusses the landmark agreement with a curator at the Boston museum, meets the team behind MoMA's new Lam show, and explores a new book on the children of the Renaissance

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by Philippa Kelly and David Clack

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A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to

A brush with… Peter Doig—podcast

Peter Doig talks to Ben Luke about his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by Philippa Kelly and David Clack
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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.

Book reviews

The story of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s brief but dazzling life, as told by an art-world insider

A former Christie’s president examines the meteoric rise of the “radiant child”, and his legacy following his untimely death

How the Sienese painter Ambrogio Lorenzetti spoke truth to power

A new book explores Siena's heyday—the good, the bad and the sceptical

New book highlights Vorticism’s toxic side—and puts its women pioneers back in the frame

James King’s study places Jessica Dismorr and Helen Saunders at the centre of the movement

Martin Parr steps out from behind the camera lens in informal autobiography

An intimate and chatty biography gives the artist space to reflect on his career in photography and the practice’s evolution

From royal visitors to extortionate eBay sales: new book offers rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of Vermeer blockbuster

A collection of essays about the Rijksmuseum‘s show also fascinating insights into the struggle for loans and what accompanying research revealed about its 17th-century subject

Opinion

Comment | Fifty years on, John Berger’s writing is still relevant—and troublingly prescient

The writer went beyond the noble occupation of the art critic, smuggling hope into our lives

Comment | A spate of dealer anniversaries offers hope amid art market doomerism

Several New York galleries have hit major milestones in recent months—what lessons can those in charge impart?

Comment | Museums can't get enough of anniversary exhibitions—but surely there's better ways to serve the public

This year museums are falling over themselves to celebrate Robert Rauschenberg’s 100th birthday. But, asks Julia Halperin, who is it really all for?

Comment | Executive odour: Trump’s fervour inspires more flag burning

Trump’s order attempting to criminalise the burning of the US flag has led to defiant actions from artists and activists

No such thing as bad press: makers of lift used in Louvre theft launch ad campaign

Social media users have been left—largely—amused by the German company's tongue-in-cheek approach

Francis Bacon’s Paris pad honoured with plaque

The artist had “a very full existence” in the French capital during the 1970s

Look what she made them do: Taylor Swift fans descend on German museum

Swifties have been arriving in droves to catch a glimpse of Friedrich Heyser's Ophelia, which appears in a recent music video by the showgirl superstar

Talking point: visitors to Versailles can now meet the AI Apollo

An new app allows visitors to ‘speak’ with 20 statues in three languages

Despite past legal drama, Madonna still seems hung up on the V&A

The Queen of Pop’s 2003 visit sparked a lawsuit—but she was spotted there again just last month

Obituaries

Agnes Gund, collector and philanthropist who helped transform MoMA, has died, aged 87

In addition to supporting many art institutions, Gund was a passionate funder of arts education and criminal justice reform initiatives

Remembering Robert Redford, the Hollywood star with the sensibility of a struggling painter

Redford, an Oscar-winning actor, director and founder of the Sundance Institute, died yesterday at his home in Utah

Rosalyn Drexler—Pop Art painter, polymath, and travelling wrestler—has died aged 98

Drexler, who was a fixture of the Pop Art scene by the early 1960s, was also a member of an all-women wrestling troupe under the pseudonym Mexican Spitfire

Giorgio Armani, designer who changed how museums engage with fashion, has died aged 91

As well as for his iconic designs, Armani will be remembered for his broad cultural legacy

Sylvain Amic, ‘open spirited’ head of Musée d'Orsay, has died aged 58

His death was announced on Sunday by the French culture minister, Rachida Dati

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