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Miami’s ancient Indigenous sites face an uncertain future
The city’s building boom has revealed many artefacts and human remains, but the pace of development has made study and preservation challenging
Tehran’s Unesco-listed Golestan Palace reportedly damaged by US-Israeli strikes
The site sustained damage from a nearby airstrike, Unesco says
Manumission digitisation project reveals grim story of slavery in Brazil
Records show how masters retained power over enslaved people even after emancipation
UAE galleries close amid Iran missile strikes
Meanwhile Art Dubai fair, scheduled for April, plans to go ahead but its organisers are "monitoring the situation closely"
Danger and inspiration: Bangladeshi artists divided about country’s future after historic election
A post-revolution election has brought to power familiar figures, but change is still possible, some say
Art market
Spain’s galleries are protesting against high taxes—can Arco Madrid help voice their concerns?
The fair's 45th edition opens as local exhibitors worry about the impact of the country’s prohibitive rate of VAT on art
'Permabase' vs 'flexispace': which is better for commercial galleries?
The commitment to bricks and mortar can be expensive and inflexible for galleries
Los Angeles’s next generation of dealers forges new paths
Local galleries that stayed nimble during recent socioeconomic headwinds have emerged from the market downturn
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
Pace Prints will open printmaking studio and gallery in Los Angeles
The New York-based publisher sees opportunity in the city’s large community of artists
Museums & Heritage
Royal Ontario Museum picks new leader
Nicholas R. Bell, who previously led museums in Washington, DC, Calgary and Connecticut, will take the helm of Canada's most-visited museum
‘Lost’ painting reattributed to Rembrandt by Rijksmuseum’s researchers
The Dutch museum has undertaken a two-year study of the 17th-century work "Vision of Zacharias in the Temple"
Man arrested after London Winston Churchill statue sprayed with ‘Zionist war criminal’ graffiti
A member of the Dutch activist group Free the Filton 24 has claimed responsibility on social media
France appoints Catherine Pégard as culture minister as Dati departs
Pégard, a former advisor to the French president Emmanuel Macron, enters a ministry struggling with budgetary cuts and badly shaken by the stunning Louvre heist
Australia’s coal city flexes culture muscle with major gallery expansion
Redevelopment makes Newcastle Art Gallery biggest regional collection in New South Wales
Exhibitions
‘My paintings are always really kitchen sink, everything’s thrown into them’: Christina Quarles on her new solo show in Los Angeles
The artist’s first solo exhibition with Hauser & Wirth in Los Angeles features works she made after her community in Altadena was devastated by the Eaton fire in January of last year
Monumental commissions and pioneering women artists take centre stage at Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026
“In Interludes and Transitions” includes more than 25 commissions and works by Samia Halaby, Etel Adnan, Pacita Abad and Kamala Ibrahim Ishag
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
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”
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
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A Brush With... Veronica Ryan—podcast
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
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
February Book Bag: from Tracey Emin’s conversations about painting to a catalogue of Lucian Freud’s drawings
Our round-up of the latest art publications
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Venice Biennale details revealed, Beatriz González and Tracey Emin in London—podcast
Ben Luke speaks to Jane Morris about the 2026 Biennale artists and framework, takes a tour of the late González's show at the Barbican. Plus, a conversation about a long-hidden Emin work
The Year Ahead
Our pick of the shows to see in the world's great art cities in 2026
The exhibitions to visit in London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Madrid
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
Diary
‘Haters will say this urn is mid’: US National Gallery of Art curator is Insta hit with Gen Z
Deputy head of sculpture's slang-heavy posts appeal to a new generation of art lovers
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
Want to win a €1m Picasso? Buy a €100 raffle ticket in painting prize draw
The draw is due to take place at Christie's Paris next April
Opinion
Comment | Art is more than its original context
The place where we observe a work of art—and the feelings we have—play a crucial role in our experience
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
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
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














































