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Wealthy women spent 46% more on art than male peers in 2024: findings from the latest Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting

The latest annual report looks at gender and generational differences when it comes to tastes and collecting behaviour

Anna Bradyabout 8 hours ago

A brush with… Peter Doig—podcast

Peter Doig 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

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by Philippa Kelly and David Clack1 day ago
Sponsored by Bloomberg Connects

Peter Doig and Marina Abramović celebrated at star-studded Praemium Imperiale ceremony

Speakers at the Tokyo event included former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and ex-Italian prime minister Lamberto Dini

Joe Wareabout 3 hours ago

Ascendant Art Basel Paris rewards top dealers, while smaller galleries compete for attention

The fair's new Avant-Première preview for the most important VIPs generated seven- and eight-figure sales of blue-chip art, but things were quieter upstairs in the emerging gallery sector

Kabir Jhalaabout 23 hours ago

Final piece of Pompeii’s Villa of the Mysteries to be revealed

Excavations of the still-buried portion of the palatial building may begin as early as next year and could unearth new frescoes

J.S. Marcusabout 7 hours ago

Art market

Paris Internationale announces plans to launch Milan edition in 2026

As the fair's eleventh edition opens in the French capital, dealers are bullish about their prospects

Gareth Harris1 day ago

‘Everyone benefits’: Art Basel’s chief on the new Paris VVIP slot and the viability of its Qatar fair

Noah Horowitz sees the fair company’s inaugural Doha show as a “moment of expansion, not saturation”

Kabir Jhala1 day ago

‘Culture at the heart of global change’: J Paul Getty Trust and World Economic Forum to join forces during Art Basel Paris

Creators working at the junction of art, technology and business will take part in a “cultural table” in a room at the Meurice hotel where Pablo Picasso and Olga Khokhlova held their 1918 wedding reception

Disgraced Miami art dealer tries his hand at selling Labubus—or are they 'Lafufus'?

Les Roberts, who was charged with selling fake Warhols in April, recently opened a store called Labubu Headquarters

Actor Gene Hackman's art collection and original paintings head to auction

Bonhams will offer art, movie memorabilia and personal effects that belonged to the Hollywood star, who died in February 2025

Museums & Heritage

James Turrell to bring most ambitious ‘Skyspace’ installation yet to Denmark museum

After 10 years in development, the 40m-wide work will go on display next June at the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum

Gareth Harrisabout 8 hours ago

Stolen Louvre jewels worth €88m, prosecutor says

The museum has reopened today following the heist, although the gallery which housed the objects remains closed

Gareth Harris1 day ago

Manhattan block where Basquiat lived and worked renamed in his honour

The stretch of Great Jones Street that is home to the late artist's final home and studio has received a commemorative co-naming

Torey Akers2 days ago

Museum of Contemporary Art Denver names new director

Anthony Kiendl, who most recently helmed the Vancouver Art Gallery, will start in Denver on 1 December

View from the top: Pompeii’s rich and powerful added grand towers to their homes, study suggests

A team has used 3D reconstructions of lost buildings to gain insight on the richness of life above ground in the ancient city

Exhibitions

Turner Prize-winning artist Helen Marten stages epic opera during Art Basel Paris

In a departure from her practice, the artist, commissioned by the fashion brand Miu Miu, wrote a libretto for the two-hour long performance

Amah-Rose Abramsabout 7 hours ago

Heavy in more ways than one: Confederate statues hit the road for Los Angeles exhibition

The massive, historic works at the core of “Monuments” were never meant to travel, and moving them has been an enormously complex job

Jori Finkel1 day ago

Ragnar Kjartansson's politically charged soap opera—halted by the Russia-Ukraine war—goes on show in Reykjavík

Offering commentary on international relations and soft power, the ambitious video work features an 88-episode recreation of the American TV show, “Santa Barbara”

KAWS to take centre stage at second edition of Manar Abu Dhabi

The exhibition will include 23 works across four locations, all under the theme of The Light Compass

Must-see shows during Art Basel Paris 2025

From Turner winner Helen Marten at Palais d’Iéna, to Gerhard Richter at Fondation Louis-Vuitton

A brush with... podcast

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

A brush with… Peter Doig—podcast

Peter Doig 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

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by Philippa Kelly and David Clack1 day ago
Sponsored by Bloomberg Connects

The Week in Art

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

Frieze in London, Hypha Studios and a Renoir drawing for ‘The Great Bathers’—podcast

Ben Luke discusses the mood at Frieze with The Art Newspaper's art market editor, Kabir Jhala, explores the parallel art world that exists for unrepresented artists and catches up with the curator of a new Renoir show in New York

Hosted by Ben Luke. Produced by Philippa Kelly and David Clack

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.

A manure mystery: why did Van Gogh depict heaps of sand in a painting of his beloved Yellow House?

New research explains the curious piles which puzzle viewers in one of the artist's most popular paintings

Book reviews

Martin Parr steps out from behind the camera lens in informal autobiography

An intimate and chatty biography gives the artist space to reflect on his career in photography and the practice’s evolution

From royal visitors to extortionate eBay sales: new book offers rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of Vermeer blockbuster

A collection of essays about the Rijksmuseum‘s show also fascinating insights into the struggle for loans and what accompanying research revealed about its 17th-century subject

Pontormo, Vasari and Michelangelo take leading roles in this 16th-century whodunnit

Novelist Laurent Binet weaves a compelling tale of Renaissance Italy with this art historical murder mystery

In a new biography, Vanessa Bell is cast as the Bloomsbury Group's leading light—and as central to 20th-century visual culture

This evocative tale makes a compelling case Bell, who made inroads as an artist and designer at a time when this was rare for women

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

Opinion

Comment | Museums can't get enough of anniversary exhibitions—but surely there's better ways to serve the public

This year museums are falling over themselves to celebrate Robert Rauschenberg’s 100th birthday. But, asks Julia Halperin, who is it really all for?

Comment | Executive odour: Trump’s fervour inspires more flag burning

Trump’s order attempting to criminalise the burning of the US flag has led to defiant actions from artists and activists

Comment | Bristol's Spike Island has become an environmental beacon—here's why it makes financial sense for others to follow suit

Investing in meaningful action on the climate emergency can seem daunting for smaller, cash-strapped outfits, writes Louisa Buck, but it pays off in more ways than one

Comment | The British Museum Ball will celebrate the things that connect us

The inaugural British Museum Ball will raise funds for the institution’s overseas collaborations, the BM’s director says, while emphasising the importance of the historic collection’s global reach

Comment | Picasso’s ‘Three Dancers’ sparked my love of art. Let's give others the chance to find their own way in

The arts education crisis in the UK risks holding the young back from discovering what visual culture can teach us about self-expression, empathy, open-mindedness and more

Obituaries

Agnes Gund, collector and philanthropist who helped transform MoMA, has died, aged 87

In addition to supporting many art institutions, Gund was a passionate funder of arts education and criminal justice reform initiatives

Remembering Robert Redford, the Hollywood star with the sensibility of a struggling painter

Redford, an Oscar-winning actor, director and founder of the Sundance Institute, died yesterday at his home in Utah

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

Look what she made them do: Taylor Swift fans descend on German museum

Swifties have been arriving in droves to catch a glimpse of Friedrich Heyser's Ophelia, which appears in a recent music video by the showgirl superstar

Talking point: visitors to Versailles can now meet the AI Apollo

An new app allows visitors to ‘speak’ with 20 statues in three languages

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

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