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New leaders of France's Louvre and Orsay museums announced

Christophe Léribault will replace Laurence des Cars following her resignation and Annick Lemoine will take up the vacant position after the sudden death of Sylvain Amic

Vincent Noceabout 9 hours ago

How four Los Angeles artists are doing a year after the wildfires

Kelly Akashi, Christina Quarles, Adam Ross and Kathryn Andrews, all of whom lost their homes in the Eaton and Palisades fires, reflect on the last year

Scarlet Cheng44 minutes ago

2,000-year-old inscriptions found in Valley of the Kings offer fresh insight into Indian presence in Ancient Egypt

The inscriptions show that people from different parts of India interacted with Greeks and Egyptians in Egypt in the 1st-3rd centuries AD

Hadani Ditmarsabout 4 hours ago

Venice Biennale curatorial team reveal how they are bringing the late Koyo Kouoh's vision to life

The team announced the 111 artists and artist collectives—many of whom come from the Global South—that will be included in the exhibition "In Minor Keys"

Gareth Harrisabout 9 hours ago

Khaled Sabsabi—who had his Australia Pavilion cancelled and reinstated—will also exhibit in main Venice Biennale show

His double appearance in Venice is “a major historic first for an Australian artist”, the government body Creative Australia says

Elizabeth Fortescueabout 11 hours ago

Frieze Los Angeles 2026

Are we seeing the demise of statement stands at art fairs?

The waning adventurousness in these spaces speaks to important shifts in the trade over the past two decades

Tim Schneiderabout 2 hours ago

End of the line for Bergamot Station, Santa Monica’s arts hub?

The city is eyeing the site, home since 1994 to more than a dozen galleries and arts nonprofits, as a possible location for state-mandated housing development

Angella d'Avignonabout 23 hours ago

Frieze Los Angeles reflects the city’s resilience

The fair’s seventh edition gathers the local community of dealers and artists, along with dozens of international galleries, while fostering a convivial atmosphere

12 must-see exhibitions in and around Los Angeles during Frieze

From the latest additions to Judith Baca's "Great Wall of Los Angeles" at Jeffrey Deitch and "Monuments" at Moca and the Brick, to the Julia Stoschek Foundation's epic pop-up show of video art and medieval creation stories at the Getty

New and relaunched satellite fairs spread across Los Angeles during Frieze

With lower costs than the main event, and in some cases models that are centred on artists, these smaller events seek to offer an enticing alternative to the blue-chip global fairs

Art market

Minneapolis gallery launches mutual aid colouring book in response to Ice operations in the city

The gallery Dreamsong launched the project—which will also be available on its Frieze Los Angeles stand—to support Minnesotan immigrants and a rapid response fund

Art Basel reveals exhibitors for Swiss fair’s 2026 edition

The firm's hometown fair will feature 290 exhibitors from 43 countries and territories

Sotheby’s hikes buyer’s premiums as auction houses test new fee structures

In a recalibrating market, auction houses are carefully balancing much needed fee revenue with compelling deals for both buyers and sellers

UK artist resale right at 20: how successful has the pioneering scheme been?

Challenges loom but artist royalties on secondary sales now apply in 90 countries

Sotheby’s to sell around £2m of art to support the Royal Academy in London

The auction will provide crucial financial support for the institution, which last year was looking at axing 60 members of staff as part of a cost-cutting drive

Museums & Heritage

Ukraine adopts resolution to aid evacuation of artefacts from front line

The government's decision to simplify the process of removing millions of objects in high-risk zones comes as the war with Russia enters its fifth year

New York State Museum begins $150m modernisation project

A new era of exhibitions and infrastructure upgrades is coming to the oldest and largest state museum in the US

Claims of 8,000-year-old petroglyph’s discovery in Venezuela raise questions about scientific rigour and Indigenous custodianship

While local officials hailed the petroglyph as the potential linchpin of a heritage tourism to the region, archaeologists point to a lack of thorough analysis

Ukrainian heritage fund takes shape as war enters fifth year

Countries including the UK and Denmark have pledged to contribute to the new Ukraine Cultural Heritage Fund

New York Historical receives gift of 150 works by Indigenous artists

The works—including pieces by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Fritz Scholder, T.C. Cannon and others—were donated by the chair of the museum’s board of trustees and her husband

Exhibitions

Rose Wylie: ‘It’s very, very fragile where a painting ends. All the time it sits on a precarious edge’

After beginning her career in the 1950s, and then taking 25 years out to raise a family, the artist finally hit her stride in the 2000s. Now, she is the first female painter to have a show in the main galleries of the Royal Academy of Arts in London

Louisa Buck1 day ago

Venice exhibition of US artist Hernan Bas will tackle issue of mass tourism

“The Visitors” includes more than 30 new paintings of youths who represent “cliches of the contemporary tourist”

Gareth Harris1 day ago

South Africa pavilion will be empty at 2026 Venice Biennale, culture ministry says

The announcement comes after a court dismissed Gabrielle Goliath’s attempt to have her project reinstated—a ruling that has been met with anger by members of South Africa’s art world

UK exhibition celebrates the artisans throughout history who went to war

Fitzwilliam Museum’s new show "War Craft" examines art made on or near the front lines, often from materials found on the battlefield

Artist Gabrielle Goliath’s attempt to reinstate cancelled Venice Biennale pavilion dismissed by court

The artist and the curator Ingrid Masondo will be challenging the decision handed down by a judge from South Africa’s high court

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Veronica Ryan talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to musicians and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work

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Books

Earthly delights: new book unravels the mysteries and enduring influence of rock art

A renowned expert reveals the range of techniques and aesthetics of rock art, and what it tells us about human development

New biography offers well-crafted story of Louise Bourgeois’s rich life

Knife-Woman is the fullest account to date of the life of one of the most influential artists of the last century

How Martin Parr’s defining photobook made a splash 40 years ago

‘The Last Resort’, which will be republished later this year, is the subject of a new show at the late photographer’s foundation

‘The good, the bad and the ugly’: a short history of how artists depict the female body

The author Amy Dempsey talks about her new book exploring the tension between overexposure and invisibility

The Week in Art

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

The US struggles with history, Stephen Friedman Gallery closes, Tudor Heart pendant acquired by the British Museum—podcast

Ben Luke speaks to our editor-in-chief, Americas, Ben Sutton about the disputes that have arisen as the US marks its 250 years since the Declaration of Independence—and hears about the demise of Stephen Friedman’s Gallery. Plus, the story of a heart-shaped pendant tied to Katherine of Aragon and Henry VIII

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by Alexander Morrison and David Clack

The Year Ahead

Fair behemoths bet on Gulf plus new, bigger venues for Independent—a quick look at art fairs in 2026

Art Basel and Frieze are expanding in the Middle East while Art Cologne is reinstating its Mallorca edition

Venice, Sydney, Gwangju: the most interesting biennials to visit in 2026

Plus, full listings of the biennials, triennials and festivals taking place throughout the year

Art market 2026 predictions: underwhelming rebound and another Frieze fair

Our columnist gazes into her crystal ball to spot the major trends—from London regaining its lustre to AI fatigue—that are set to dominate the trade over the coming 12 months

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.

Epstein files reveal Leon Black as a key collector of Van Gogh works

The New York collector Black is revealed to have bought five of the artist’s pieces

See you, Searle: Guardian chief art critic bows out after 30 years

Adrian Searle has described writing for the paper as “an exhilarating ride”

David Beckham dutifully does the art rounds in Doha

Meanwhile film star Angelina Jolie also put in an appearance at Art Basel Qatar

Get your skates on: artist puts ice rink in Venice palazzo

Olaf Nicolai's "Eisfeld II" has taken up residence in an 18th-century banqueting hall

Sweet Jesus—Trump auctions off a Christ painting made in ten minutes

Work was created live by Vanessa Horabuena at Mar-a-Lago New Year’s eve bash

Opinion

Comment | Time for a rethink: women artists were never meant to merely be canon fodder

Exhibitions pairing Munch with Paula Modersohn-Becker and Maria Lassnig provide opportunities to subvert the established order

Ben Luke1 day ago

How do we stem the decline in students studying art history in the UK?

We need to reframe the subject as one worth knowing about, rather than focusing on its use

Art collective Cooking Sections’ food projects are helping save the planet

Art duo are delivering actionable ecological change through sustainable food production and consumption schemes

When it comes to restitution, how can museums solve a problem like inalienability?

Having a legal structure and policy that allows institutions to make moral decisions on returning objects is crucial

Museum wall texts are an art in their own right—but will they survive the digital age?

With shortened attention spans and constant technological distractions, some museums are getting rid of labels altogether

Obituaries

Renowned gallerist Marian Goodman has died, aged 97

The dealer was known for her support of conceptually challenging artistic practices, and credited with bringing key European figures like Gerhard Richter and Marcel Broodthaers to the US

Remembering Gathie Falk, Canadian artist whose singular practice sparked comparisons to Surrealism and Pop art

Shaped by the austerity of her Mennonite upbringing and the bustling Vancouver art scene of the 1960s and 70s, she developed a playful, poignant and exacting visual language

Beatriz González, indefatigable force in Colombian art, has died, aged 93

One of the most important Latin American artists of the 20th century, she influenced the direction of post-war painting and helped shape Colombia’s museums as a curator, educator and mentor

Kathleen Goncharov, influential curator who helped many artists ‘realise their dreams’, has died aged 73

Alongside her work at organisations such as New York’s Just Above Midtown gallery and the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida, Goncharov was also an artist

Remembering Erik Bulatov, the Soviet artist who reframed propaganda

The pioneering painter was known for his luminous skies and loaded slogans on power, space and freedom

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