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Shanghai’s art week finds buyers in a selective market

The Chinese market is at an "all-time low", but the city remains vibrant

Alex Wang and Lisa Movius30 minutes ago

How Frieze became the latest step in Abu Dhabi's cultural masterplan

Building on more than two decades of development in the UAE, Frieze’s first Middle East fair seeks to promote regional artists and boost Abu Dhabi’s reputation as a destination for global elites

Melissa Gronlundabout 2 hours ago

Museum heists on the rise: are new criminal markets, motives and tactics evolving?

In a recent report, Europol warns of more violent and more frequent illegal activity

Riah Pryorabout 6 hours ago

AI helps conservators uncover lost details in William Merritt Chase painting

Newly restored work will go on show in new exhibition at New York's Parrish Art Museum

Annabel Keenanabout 6 hours ago

Exhibition explores how the fisherman-turned-artist Alfred Wallis inspired leading British artists

The self-taught Cornish painter’s instinctive style influenced the works of Ben and Winifred Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and other leading St Ives artists

Maev Kennedyabout 5 hours ago

Museums & Heritage

Philadelphia city council investigates sudden closure of oldest natural history research institution in the Americas

The Academy of Natural Sciences, with a collection of more than 19 million specimens, shuttered in September for financial reasons

Adam Schraderabout 19 hours ago

Newark Museum of Art restores ownership of David Drake jug to artists’ descendants

The museum subsequently repurchased the jug from Drake’s descendants so it can stay in the institution’s permanent collection and publicly accessible

German museum returns Slevogt painting to heirs of Nazi-persecuted collector

Restituted work by German Impressionist will be sold at auction in Munich

Staff petition against major restructuring plans at Sydney's Chau Chak Wing Museum

Proposed cut of eight positions would put the collections at risk, the museum's curators say

Botticelli painting saved from leaving UK goes on view in Oxford

The early work by the Renaissance master had previously been exhibited at the Ashmolean Museum, where it is now on display, in the 1930s

Gareth Harris1 day ago

Art market

New York auction houses hope single-owner collections will fuel $2.4bn week of sales

With estates and collections accounting for some of the season’s biggest consignments, auction houses are betting wealthy collectors will shrug off market volatility

Comment | Is art market regulation too much of a ‘good thing’?

Despite good intentions, excessive rules for the UK and EU art markets lead to the policing of minor infractions

Alexander Hermanabout 6 hours ago

Could Firenze Lai’s first UK solo show signal a shift in global market recognition for Hong Kong artists?

Artists from the city have long struggled to gain exposure beyond their home—but now things could be changing

Vivienne Chow1 day ago

Art Basel offers compensation to dealers after early closure of Paris fair

Exhibitors will receive a 20% discount on stand fees, following a strongly worded letter from France's gallery association to Art Basel

What next for Shanghai? City’s art scene leans into an uncertain future

As Shanghai art week kicks off, the city's network of galleries, museums, fairs and artist communities offer sources of resilience amid economic upheaval

Exhibitions

Ekow Eshun outlines his curatorial vision for the next Site Santa Fe biennial

The citywide exhibition will include site-specific commissions and seek to reveal the “other worlds” artists envision through their practices

Prize dedicated to African women artists expands to Senegal and announces 2026 winners

The jury for this year’s Yaa Asantewaa Art Prize, founded by Gallery 1957, included Touria El Glaoui, the founder of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, and the Ghanaian artist Serge Attukwei Clottey

Tate Britain spotlights Bloomsbury artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant for the first time since 1999

The London exhibition, which opens 12 November, will explore the artistic and personal relationship between two of the Bloomsbury Group's most famous painters

Comment | People mock Renoir, but painting joy is no easy feat

With a new exhibition at the National Gallery, the French artist has drawn praise and opprobrium—but he knew that achieving happiness was a serious business

The Big Review: Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous ★★★★½

A gorgeous and largely convincing exhibition that reveals a clear codependency between the two artists

Books

Group biography follows Lee Miller, Pablo Picasso and friends on holiday in the South of France

“A Vast Horizon” succeeds remarkably in marshalling a complex tapestry of egos, events, ideals and disappointments

Matthew Galeabout 6 hours ago

The story behind Grant Wood’s American Gothic and what made it go viral

The author of a new book on the famous painting tells us why even she was mistaken about who it portrayed

An expert’s guide to Pierre-Auguste Renoir: five must-read books on the French Impressionist

The best Renoir publications, from a study of his influential later period to an intimate portrayal by his film-maker son Jean—selected by the curator Christopher Riopelle

A new book looks at how Marcel Duchamp’s ‘impossible’ love for the sculptor Maria Martins changed his work

Duchamp’s decades-long relationship with the Brazilian artist had a profound impact on both their lives and art

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.

Tate’s Bloomsbury group exhibition throws fresh light on early British enthusiasm for Van Gogh

Artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant fell under the spell of the Dutch painter

Martin Baileyabout 3 hours ago

Before banana fame, Maurizio Cattelan made ends meet delivering letters—and sperm

The mischievous artist has revealed an early CV with some (re)productive roles

Head to Paris to see Renoir masterpiece, suggests Eurostar—but the work is in London

The Impressionist’s ‘Dance at the Moulin de la Galette’, owned by the Musée D’Orsay, is on view at the National Gallery until January 2027

Will Beryl Cook finally make it into Tate Modern?

The reported acquisition of a work suggests that the London museum is revising its opinion of the late artist

Jean-ius portraiture: Nan Goldin collaborates with fashion house Acne Studios

The US artist and activist is helping the Stockholm brand celebrate its 30th anniversary in style

The Week in Art

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

Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, Lagos Biennial, Constantin Meunier—podcast

In this week's episode, Ben Luke visits a Bloomsbury Group show at Tate Britain in London, speaks to the curators of the Lagos Biennial in Nigeria and learns about a group of social realist sculptures by the Belgian artist Constantin Meunier on view at the Petit Palais in Paris

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by Alexander Morrison and David Clackabout 3 hours ago
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The Bayeux Tapestry

The Bayeux Tapestry, a nearly 70m-long embroidery telling the story of the Norman Conquest, has returned to England for the first time since it was made nearly 1,000 years ago, going on view in a special exhibition at the British Museum. To mark the occasion, here is a curated selection of our stories on the treasured work

Comment | The Bayeux Tapestry should prompt a conversation about the environmental war we are living through

The British Museum can use its historic show as an opportunity to explore what lies ahead for institutions as a result of the climate crisis

British Museum to extend Bayeux Tapestry opening hours

Some ticket holders have reportedly queued for up to two hours to enter the blockbuster exhibition, while others have been turned away

Blind man sues British Museum over lack of Bayeux Tapestry audio description

London institution says that in-person audio-described tours will be offered, and that it may add an audio-described tour to the exhibition's app

British Museum bans visitors from photographing Bayeux Tapestry

Some ticket holders have reportedly been turned away from the exhibition because previous visitors had taken too long taking photos

Review | ‘£1 a minute’: is the British Museum's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition worth it?

Our correspondent Martin Bailey visits the blockbuster show on its first day to see what the experience is really like for the paying public

A brush with... podcast

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

A brush with... Sung Tieu—podcast

Sung Tieu talks to Ben Luke about her influences—from writers to film-makers, and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped her life and work.

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by David Clack and Aimee Dawson
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The Art of Luxury

A magazine, published twice per year by The Art Newspaper, exploring how grande marque fashion, jewellery, travel and lifestyle interact with artists, the art market and the museums and heritage sector

In two minds: duality of Viktor&Rolf's design ideology on show in Milan exhibition

Show displays three decades of the experimental Dutch designers’ career with ten pairs of their haute couture creations

Fifth generation Indian weaver launches luxury cashmere brand

Kadri will sell scarves, blankets and accessories that are spun and woven by hand in Srinagar, Kashmir

Californian Michelin-starred restaurant serves up book on the art of hospitality and farming

Famed for its Japanese-inspired menus and homegrown ingredients, SingleThread shares its wisdom on growing and preparing food

Jewellers Buccellati create collection inspired by Venetian lace-making

Called Serenissima, the jewels use finely wrought metals to capture the art of the lace makers found on the island of Burano

Art on Location

Art on Location offers a special focus on outdoor art experiences, with news, features and archive content covering public art, sculpture parks, urban and country house sculpture shows, artist's trails, and the use of location-specific technology

‘These are party houses aren't they?’ Why Britain's stately homes are opening up to contemporary art

Showing works by artists including Tracey Emin and Phyllida Barlow over the summer is helping to attract new audiences and bolster income for historic buildings

Sun, sea, sand—and art: luxury hotel in Crete commissions works in response to the island

The G. & A. Mamidakis Foundation has taken on the challenge of putting outdoor art in scorching Mediterranean conditions at the Minos Palace Resort

From beavers to basketball hoops: a new public art trail opens in Toronto

The Lassonde Art Trail is part of a $1bn redevelopment project to revitalise the city's relationship with its waterways

Opinion

Women finally start to get pride of place with central London sculptures

Tschabalala Self’s Fourth Plinth work, and Nicole Eisenman's sculpture at the RA are welcome signs of change

Louisa Buck1 day ago

Comment | Seabed heritage is facing catastrophic destruction on multiple fronts

From bottom-trawling fishing boats to increased ocean acidity, shipwrecks and other maritime heritage are in peril throughout the world

Comment | Arts and culture belong in disaster recovery

The US must stop treating the things that help make communities as afterthoughts

Comment | The Brooklyn Museum’s manga exhibition reveals the opportunities and challenges of tackling a global phenomenon

The Japanese art form has a fervent and wide-reaching community around it, which the New York museum has incorporated in its process

Comment | Why museums should tread carefully with audio and video in exhibition spaces

Cultural institutions must avoid falling into the trap of treating art as a visitor attraction

Obituaries

Celebrated photographer Pipo Nguyen-duy and his wife murdered by his son, according to police

Nguyen-duy was a beloved teacher at Oberlin College in Ohio; his son has been arrested and charged with six counts of murder

Rudi Fuchs, influential Dutch curator and former director of Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, dies aged 84

The art historian also directed Documenta 7 and led the Stedelijk Museum from 1993 to 2003

Peter Nagy—Nature Morte gallery founder who transformed Indian contemporary art market—has died

The artist-dealer launched the careers of some of India’s greatest art stars working today

Lucia Laguna, Brazilian painter of verdant and fragmented cityscapes, has died, aged 85

Laguna, who only started painting after retiring from her teaching career, started to achieve success when she was in her 60s

Peter Max, artist who achieved ubiquity marrying Pop art and psychedelia, has died, aged 88

A celebrity in his own right who also created riotous portraits of many famous and powerful people, Max made images that became inseparable from the legacy of the Summer of Love and countercultural movement

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