New research comparing stone tools found at sites across the US and on Japan’s northernmost island suggests a different timeline and mode of travel for the first humans to arrive in North America

Ross Calvin envisions the logistically complex colossus, which would be around 50% taller than the State of Liberty, as a symbol of American ingenuity

Campaigners have welcomed the change, which they say represents a move away from inequality

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

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

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

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

The popular Japanese artist will have his first show with David Zwirner in New York

Sasha Suda had been in the role for three years, but board members complained of a lack of transparency around the institution's recent rebranding

It is time for Congress to pass the new HEAR Act and for museums to deliver provenance transparency, writes Gideon Taylor, the president of the World Jewish Restitution Organization

A Russian foreign ministry spokesperson linked the caving in of Rome’s Torre dei Conti—which led to the death of a worker—to Italy’s support for Ukraine, sparking backlash

Following a recent conference, discussions are underway to rehabilitate the ancient Syrian city, including its museum and artefacts

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

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

New York’s performance art biennial also features a slate of Lithuanian artists, a reimagined tale of supernatural mourning and a pop-rock supergroup singing protest songs

An Ottoman blade once believed to have been owned by the famous monarch is at the heart of Strawberry Hill House’s latest show

From Phung-Tien Phan’s everyday objects and Eiki Mori’s anti-authoritarian flags, to human/natural catastrophes, guerilla art and the African diaspora

The ten works will be screened on a loop at the SMBC East Tower

Shinobu Namae’s sustainable, sociological ethos is shaping Tokyo’s evolving culinary scene

The curator of Art Week Tokyo’s centrepiece exhibition, which asks “What Is Real?, introduces some of the works on show

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

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

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

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

Affinities and distinctions are equally welcomed in a pair of exhibitions at the London venue

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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