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Greece introduces new law to tackle art forgery
A new registry of experts is being assembled in a bid to tackle counterfeits and prevent damage to art
London’s V&A launches webpage exploring provenance of its objects
The new collections hub page speaks to an “institutional commitment to accountability and transparency”, the museum’s director Tristram Hunt said
The art of technology jostles for position in venues both new and historic
New and old institutions in New York, pop-up show of video art in Los Angeles and moving-image artist’s archive crystallise the unique pressures that come with showing and preserving art made with recent technologies
Robilant and Voena gallery founders part ways to start separate ventures with their children
After 22 years in partnership dealing in Old Master, Modern and contemporary art, dealers Edmondo di Robilant and Marco Voena will form independent firms with the next generation
The artist who blocked an Ice projectile with her drawing board during protests
Izzy Brourman had been documenting anti-Ice protests in Minneapolis when she became part of the story
Expo Chicago 2026
A renewed focus on rigour and connection at Expo Chicago
The fair’s 2026 edition is the first to be helmed by new director Kate Sierzputowski, who has widened its institutional outreach through local and regional collaborations
Chicago’s Obama Presidential Center has art at its core
The centre’s art-filled campus will open in June, but visitors to Expo Chicago can get a preview of its art commissions in two special curated sections of the fair
‘The subject demanded a more restrained approach’: Carlos Rolón on revisiting the 1966 uprising in Chicago's Humboldt Park
The Chicagoan artist’s solo exhibition at 65Grand documents the Puerto Rican community, where he lives, through intricate, monochrome drawings, found material sculpture and more
Artists respond to the continuing toll of colonialism in the Americas
A landmark show at Wrightwood 659 features works by more than 35 contemporary Latin American artists
Closure of DePaul Art Museum leaves collection in limbo
The fate of the 4,000 objects—including works by Christina Ramberg, Roger Brown, Martin Puryear and Edra Soto—remains unclear
Art market
A new Istanbul gallery is offering an outlet for Iran’s artists
Shiva Zahed Gallery, which opened in February, will focus on contemporary artists—but war in Iran poses a major obstacle, even after the announcement of a ceasefire
London galleries Edel Assanti and Emalin both announce expansions
While Edel Assanti's second space will join a cluster forming in St. James's, Emalin will take over the Helmet Row location formerly occupied by Modern Art
Robilant and Voena gallery founders part ways to start separate ventures with their children
After 22 years in partnership dealing in Old Master, Modern and contemporary art, dealers Edmondo di Robilant and Marco Voena will form independent firms with the next generation
Art Cologne heads to the beach with revived Mallorca edition
Nearly two decades after its short-lived debut, the venerable German fair returns to Palma’s newly energised art scene with a strong showing of local galleries
Judge rules dealer David Nahmad must return $30m Nazi-looted Modigliani
The case was decided in New York after 11 years of court battles
Visitor Figures 2025
The Art Newspaper’s Visitor Figures survey is conducted annually, and is the foremost authority on the attendance of art museums worldwide
Exclusive | The world's 100 most visited art museums in 2025: new venues a big hit with visitors
Our annual survey shows that some of the world’s most venerable institutions are still struggling to attract the number of visitors they had before Covid, but there is enthusiasm for new museums, and in regions such as Asia and Latin America
Irreconcilable differences: Canadian cultural tourism to the US experiences a steep decline
A significant number of Canadians are shunning their neighbours to the south, a phenomenon felt most acutely by smaller museums and those along the border
National Museum of Korea Seoul sees a surge in visitor numbers
According to our 2025 Visitor Figures survey, the Seoul location of the museum is attracting more international guests
How museum funding in Denmark has become reliant on visitor numbers
Danish government reforms have resulted in increased funds for museums, but some question the equity of grants based on footfall
Museums & Heritage
Did the US Holocaust Memorial Museum self-censor to preempt Trump’s wrath?
Two former museum employees point to quiet changes related to programming and language that they think are decidedly telling
London’s National Gallery announces architects for new £350m wing
The Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma and Associates, whose previous museum projects include V&A Dundee, will design the building located on the site of St Vincent House
Native Americans created dice more than 12,000 years ago, study finds
The new research suggests use of dice in games of chance more than 6,000 years before such practices appeared in Europe
Gods, emperors and eagles restored in Blenheim Palace roof-rescue mission
The crumbling roof of Winston Churchill’s birthplace has been fixed in a £12m conservation project that the restorers hope will preserve the 18th-century country house for the next 300 years
Museum acquisitions round-up: Andy Warhol in an apron, a solid-silver relief and Christo's luggage rack
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide
Exhibitions
Readymades, replicas, reiterations: MoMA show explores Marcel Duchamp the inventor
The first major US exhibition of the conceptual artist in more than five decades presents his multi-sensory work and habit of making and remaking as “very, very today”
Philadelphia art museums celebrate America's 250th anniversary with blockbuster two-venue show
Sweeping exhibition will include more than 1,000 works by US artists, including paintings, photographs, sculptures and pieces of decorative art
George Costakis, collector and saviour of Soviet avant-garde art, celebrated with Athens exhibition
The anniversary show features works by Malevich, Popova and more, which Costakis rescued from potential oblivion
New York’s Jewish Museum opens Paul Klee exhibition without its centrepiece
The German artist's "Angelus Novus", once owned by Walter Benjamin, remains at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem due to war-related flight suspensions
Gagosian chooses Paris location to present three important late paintings by Francis Bacon
The artist had a deep relationship with the French capital
A brush with... podcast
A podcast that asks artists the questions you've always wanted to
A Brush With... Lorna Simpson—podcast
Lorna Simpson 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
The Week in Art
A podcast bringing you the latest news from the art world, every week
Should English museums charge tourists? Plus, Raphael at the Met and Senga Nengudi at the Whitechapel Gallery—podcast
In this week's episode, Ben Luke discusses the UK government’s response to a report about the future of Arts Council England, talks to the curator of a new Raphael exhibition in New York, and takes a look at a work by the multimedia artist Senga Nengudi
Opinion
Comment | A generational moment for Nazi-looted art claims in the US
Expanded version of the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (Hear) Act in the US fundamentally alters the legal landscape for both claimants and current owners
Comment | All hail the rise of the art internship
Against a backdrop of a contracting job market for graduates, initiatives such as the Sotheby’s Institute’s fellowship programme are supporting the next generation of art industry experts
Comment | Climate change is forcing tough choices—how much heritage can we save before it is too late?
As increasingly extreme weather threatens cultural sites, archaeologists are turning to technology to try and record them before they are lost forever
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
Obituaries
Obituary | Umberto Allemandi, visionary publisher who founded 'Il Giornale dell’Arte', has died aged 88
The editor built an international network of publications—including 'The Art Newspaper'—that transformed cultural journalism
Pedro Friedeberg, key figure in Mexican art renowned for hand-shaped chair, has died at age 90
Beyond his famous chair design, Friedeberg created a singular world of ornament, architecture, and irony
Liliana Angulo Cortés, director of Bogotá’s Museo Nacional de Colombia, has died, aged 51
Angulo’s work was devoted to decolonising the museum, anti-racism and reparation with a special focus on diversifying narratives to include more Black and Indigenous voices
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
Books
Pressing issues: the vital role of printmaking in the history of art
We speak to the author of a new book that looks at how making prints has been vital for many famous artists
An expert's guide to Alexander Calder: six must-read books on the US sculptor
The best Calder publications, from a comprehensive two-volume biography to a children’s book about his moveable circus—selected by the curators Dieter Buchhart and Anna Karina Hofbauer
April Book Bag: from a Matthew Wong catalogue to a history of dogs in art
Our round-up of the latest art publications
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
Damien Hirst offers his hot take on art dealers
Speaking on a podcast, the artist likened art galleries to estate agents
Innocent mistake? Italy's prime minister appears as a cherub in Rome church
A double of Georgia Meloni was spotted in the chapel of the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucina
Can you feel the love tonight? Elton John's cosy family portrait captured by Catherine Opie
Picture featuring his sons, husband David and their dogs goes on show at the National Portrait Gallery in London
‘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”