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The sixth Aichi Triennale seeks to encompass destruction and renewal
The exhibition’s artistic director Hoor Al Qasimi says this edition does not shy away from traumatic events, but also finds strength in tales of survival
Tasmanian museum kept and displayed human remains for decades without families' consent, report finds
Over 170 sets of human remains were held by the museum, with some on display until 2018
Nicholas Galanin pulls out of Smithsonian event, claiming censorship
The artist says a symposium this weekend at the Smithsonian American Art Museum was suddenly made private, and guests were requested not to record it or post about it on social media
Cultural workers in Tel Aviv stage silent protest against ‘the destruction of Gaza’
Activists, dressed in black, held banners and handed out pamphlets, calling for cultural institutions and thinkers not to “remain merely on the sidelines”
Artists including Jenny Holzer, Alison Saar and Kiki Smith creating commissions for Obama Presidential Center
The nine new works will be made by ten artists—including Nick Cave, Marie Watt and Idris Khan
Art market
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan's collection of Indian and Persian paintings to sell at Christie's for more than £8m
The collection of 95 works, built with his wife Princess Catherine, will be auctioned in London on 28 October
Christie’s shuts down pioneering digital art department
With the NFT market still a fraction of its recent heights, the auction house has reportedly let go of key staffers
Christie’s expects Elaine Wynn’s collection to bring $75m, while her record-breaking Bacon triptych goes to Lacma
Wynn, who died in April, owned trophy works by Lucian Freud, Richard Diebenkorn, Joan Mitchell and others
Larry Gagosian on his latest acquisition, a bookstore in the Hamptons
The world’s most powerful art dealer hopes BookHampton will remain a community gathering place
Trial of Gérard Lhéritier, once dubbed ‘the king of manuscripts’, gets underway in Paris
Lhéritier was charged with fraud by French authorities in 2015, and his company, Aristophil, has since been liquidated
Exhibitions
Ch-ch-changes at V&A as David Bowie Centre opens
The centres opens on 13 September at the V&A East Storehouse, and mines a vast archive to explore the musician’s artistic processes, networks and influences
Delhi exhibition highlights India's controversial slum redevelopments
‘I Rescued Speed Altogether’ focuses on the objects and landscapes left behind after a demolition—stationery, old toys, half-destroyed houses and smoke
Artist Maya Lin poses probing questions around New York City during Climate Week
Lin’s project, along with other timely shows and programmes around the city, uses art to address the climate crisis
Largest-ever Tracey Emin exhibition will be a ‘true celebration of living’, artist says
“A Second Life”, which will include the famous sculpture “My Bed”, will open at Tate Modern in February 2026
Neo-Impressionism makes its thoroughly Modernist point at National Gallery in London
An exhibition featuring 58 works from the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands aims to raise profile of underappreciated movement
Museums & Heritage
After years of underrepresentation, new public sculptures show London is finally celebrating its daughters
Since 2021, more women have been commemorated in the capital than in second half of 20th century
‘Fundamentally incorrect’: Italian politicians outraged over return of Renaissance altarpiece to Slovenia
Allies of prime minister Giorgia Meloni say the work remains part of Italy's heritage
Is Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi ‘wearing women’s clothing’?
An Austrian art historian argues that the Renaissance artist’s wardrobe choices point to a “cross-gender” depiction of Christ
London’s Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff to step down after 20 years in role
Rugoff curated 23 major shows during his tenure, as well as serving as artistic director of the Venice Biennale
‘Arena of fear’: amid the immigration crackdown, artists are skipping US residencies
Artist-in-residence programmes are grappling with cancelled funding and artists from abroad staying away
Obituaries
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
Robert Wilson, experimental playwright, director and artist, has died, aged 83
Over a six-decade career, he created elegantly stylised performances and images with collaborators including Marina Abramović, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson and Lady Gaga
Remembering Thomas Neurath, who brought single-minded energy and intellectual bravura to leading the publishers Thames & Hudson
The managing director of one of the most admired imprints for illustrated art books, who has died aged 84, was a master of the integration of text and pictures with a beatnik streak and a desire to democratise access to the arts
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
David Bowie Centre, Bukhara Biennial, Hilton Als on Jean Rhys, Hurvin Anderson and Kara Walker—podcast
Ben Luke steps inside the V&A East's latest addition, discusses the Bukhara biennial with our art market editor, and explores a new exhibition at Michael Werner Gallery
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 National Gallery's new exhibition includes Van Gogh's brief foray into Neo-Impressionism
Vincent’s painting, ‘The Sower’, has even been “blessed” by the new Pope, Leo XIV
Book Club
The philosopher’s tone: Gilles Deleuze's lively painting lectures are published in English
The French thinker held seminars on painting and philosophy at the short-lived Centre Universitaire Expérimental de Vincennes
Cameras, creativity and kids: Sally Mann on her ‘kind of how-to book’ that mixes memoir with advice for artists
The US photographer, whose images of her naked children sparked controversy, reflects on her life and practice
What is art for? A brush with… publication reveals artists’ favourite things
Book drawn from The Art Newspaper podcast includes 25 insightful interviews with key figures such as Doris Salcedo and Ragnar Kjartansson
An expert’s guide to Indigenous Australian art: five must-read books on the subject
The best publications to learn all about the topic, from a concise overview to a ‘stunning illustrated publication’—selected by the curator Kelli Cole and the academic Jennifer Green
September Book Bag: from Arthur Jafa’s searing chronicles of Black America to a volume of Goya's prints
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Opinion
Comment | EJ Hill's New York performance personifies the art of endurance
The Los Angeles-based artist is spending eight hours a day on his knees at David Zwirner's 52 Walker space
Comment | Why New York can be a risky place for dealers and museums to hold art
Could the Manhattan district attorney's seizures be putting people off sending artworks to the city?
Comment | I used to think it wasn’t cool to like Andy Goldsworthy—now I see how he helps us appreciate the natural world
Two recent Goldsworthy shows, one at the National Galleries of Scotland and the other at Jupiter Artland, have radically changed my view of the artist, writes Louisa Buck
Comment | US museums are finally going bilingual: here's why it matters
In the past few years, art institutions across the country have been making a concerted effort to provide information about their collections and exhibitions in languages other than English—and it's a step that's worth celebrating
Time for a survey? New programme provides museums with advice on long-term sustainability
The human-resources, talent and recruiting agency Verge helps institutions reach their long-term goals through a bit of introspection
Diary
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
Actor Sharon Stone is up for the Women in Art Prize
The movie star will compete against 24 other finalists including Bianca Raffaella
An eye for art: new US ambassador installs blue-chip collection at palatial UK residence
Warren Stephens has brought works by Cézanne, Renoir and Edgar Degas to London
‘Anish Kapoor, let him out’: satirical protest campaign claims a man is trapped inside the Chicago Bean
A group of black-clad protesters recently gathered at “Cloud Gate” to raise awareness and call for the release of the man they claim lives inside the sculpture
Want to take a peek at the UK prime minister’s art collection?
Special tours of No.10 Downing Street are due to take place next month, as part of the popular Open House festival
Book reviews
Euan Uglow monograph offers a fresh perspective through memoirs, papers and contributions
The book also includes myriad accounts of the British artist's inspirational teaching techniques
The 19th-century heiress whose avid collecting was just part of a rich, scholarly life
The exceptional legacy of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, best known for her scholarly collecting of ceramics, is explored in a new biography
New book offers a suitably poetic vision of Blake and his legacy
Philip Hoare has created his “version of a Blake print”, a complex book to dive into and get lost in
An expansive monograph of Celia Paul paints a portrait of a single-minded, singular artist
The book explores how the British artist's mother was her most trusted sitter and Paul's thoughts on Lucian Freud’s depictions of her during their relationship
A tome accompanying the Lahore Biennale is a celebration of authenticity
This comprehensive reader on the second edition in 2020 considers how the independent-minded institution is placing Pakistan’s artists in an international context as well as helping them thrive in a complex political environment
Art on Location 2025
A special focus on the latest outdoor art experiences, including public art, sculpture parks, urban and country house sculpture shows, artist's trails, and the use of location-specific technology
‘Creating their own ecosystem’: Arts Council gives backing to collaboration between artists in rural Gloucestershire
The Hide, an artist retreat in the Cotswolds, southwest England, with an annual sculpture showcase, is a grassroots project that is gathering momentum
London urban oasis hosts artist’s multimedia investigation into plants’ resilience in the face of climate crisis
Vivienne Schadinsky, artist-in-residence at OmVed Gardens, in north London has used the two-acre plot as a “living laboratory” to make ink paintings, films, sculptures and prints devoted to beans and their ecology
Kew Gardens to host largest-ever open-air Henry Moore show
Opening in May 2026, thirty works will be dotted around the 320-acre Unesco World Heritage site
Towering ambition: the Swiss artist Not Vital's Alpine playground
The multidisciplinary artist mixes nature, architecture and art to grand effect at his foundation’s three locations: a castle, a sculpture park and a 17th-century house
The magic of Troy Hill—a series of unique whole house art installations in Pittsburgh
Inspired by a visit to Naoshima art island in Japan, a US collector has commissioned a compelling group of site-specific installations
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A brush with… Jeffrey Gibson—podcast
Jeffrey Gibson 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
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.
Pop-up Giphy Gallery makes the case for GIFs as fine art
A partnership between Giphy and the Museum of Modern GIFs has birthed a new way to look at the short-form animated image files we all use to punctuate text exchanges
Want to be a museum influencer? London’s National Gallery launches open call for content creators
The institution is building on the success its 200 Creators programme last year
New app aims to improve access to Los Angeles art scene
The ArtWrld app, which also covers New York and plans to add more cities soon, is one of several digital resources seeking to keep art-loving Angelenos in the know
How Gretchen Andrew’s AI art is revealing the societal scars of ‘facetuning’
The American artist, whose work is currently on show in New York, makes the invisible impacts of technology visible
‘It is not good or bad’: in a frantic age, Beeple seeks a more nuanced take on technology
The media artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) increasingly sees his interactive video sculptures—one of which goes on show this month at the SXSW London festival and another at The Shed in New York—and social media posts as public art