It is the final episode of 2024 and so, as always, we review the year, looking at the top stories, the big issues and the best art. Host Ben Luke is joined by The Art Newspaper’s contemporary art correspondent, Louisa Buck, our art market editor, Kabir Jhala, and Ben Sutton, our editor in the Americas. Under discussion, among much else: the growing faultlines between institutions and artists in relation to Gaza; the big museum stories, from Saudi Arabian funding to attacks on artworks and restitution; a market roundup; culture and the climate emergency; and the panel’s exhibitions and biennials of the year.
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2024 in review: the biggest stories and the best shows - podcast
From the devastating war in Gaza to art attacks in museums, our editors analyse the year's biggest stories
20 December 2024
Stonehenge was sprayed with orange paint by protestors in June of this year; Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian fetched $6.2m at Sotheby’s New York in November; and students from the group Goldsmiths for Palestine occupied Goldsmiths CCA in the summer Stonehenge image: Courtesy of Just Stop Oil
The Week in Art
From breaking news and insider insights to exhibitions and events around the world, the team at The Art Newspaper picks apart the art world’s big stories with the help of special guests. An award-winning podcast hosted by Ben Luke.