Having refined its strategy for the nascent market, the sale landed a $2.1m record for Safeya Binzagr but found less success for major Western names

The US president has set his sights on transforming the city of Washington, DC, to fit his grandiose aesthetic

The vision and name for the new institution, opening in the AlUla culture and heritage site in northwest Saudi Arabia, were revealed on 1 February

In a new book, German scholar Christof Metzger also argues that a portrait in Vienna is ten years older than thought

The artistic director of the inaugural edition of the Doha-based fair talks us through his highlights

Proceeds from the sale of Rashid Rana's work will benefit Palestinian relief funds

A drive to develop the commercial sector is the latest push from the government to promote its artists

Several major shows are taking place in the city during the inaugural edition of the fair

Plus, Rembrandt’s sleepy lion and a late Redon

In a world now governed by force—as US president Donald Trump and his circle would have it—rather than shared values, art risks being relegated to a power play of ‘proven brands’

Experts explain the intricacies of tax regimes in the UK and the US in relation to major estate dispersals

While its neighbours slash their VAT rates on art sales, Spain's remains stubbornly high, leaving its galleries in a "position of complete irrelevance"

After building a museum, memorial and sculpture park, the Equal Justice Initiative opens a new site celebrating Civil Rights Era resistance in Montgomery

French civil servant joins the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi as it prepares to move to a vast new complex

The decision comes after Creative Scotland confirmed it had suspended further funding payments to the venue

Hire of former National Galleries of Scotland curator is part of museum's expansion of its collection into the 20th and 21st centuries

Eugène Viollet-le-Duc's epic 19th-century redesigns of the cathedral are a highlight of the exhibition at Bard Graduate Center in New York

Show at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art presents early drawings of human heads that remained largely unseen during the artist’s lifetime

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive aims to present a more complete view of the late artist’s varied practice

Two new shows in the artist’s hometown of Plymouth examine her themes and influences

The new Lawh Wa Qalam: M.F Husain museum in Doha is based on a sketch by the artist himself. We spoke to the architect Martand Khosla about how he translated the drawing into a functioning building

Lawh Wa Qalam: M.F. Husain Museum casts fresh light on Husain’s final years, tracing how his late work moved beyond borders

Amita Shenoy, curatorial consultant to the brand-new Doha institution dedicated to work of M.F. Husain, picks out some highlights

Lawh Wa Qalam: M.F. Husain Museum is a modern cultural learning space where visitors can explore the artist’s work but also engage with a new model for educational arts practice in Qatar

The author Amy Dempsey talks about her new book exploring the tension between overexposure and invisibility

Our round-up of the latest art publications

Europe’s first foundling hospital, the Ospedale degli Innocenti, is examined afresh in a new book

A book celebrating the intimate street photography of Mark Cohen

Plus, full listings of the biennials, triennials and festivals taking place throughout the year

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

The draw is due to take place at Christie's Paris next April

Work was created live by Vanessa Horabuena at Mar-a-Lago New Year’s eve bash

The same work has appeared in west London and under the Centre Point tower in the city centre

For her new Rogues Gallery series, the film star says she channelled spirits from across the centuries

On a recent trip to London, Bendor Grosvenor enjoyed the buzz of the Old Masters auctions but bemoaned Tate’s exhibition labels

Artificial intelligence attempts to offer objectivity in the inherently subjective field of authentication

Painting may not be dead, but it may have become too comfortable

Copyright changes bring New Year cheer for fans of Léger, de Staël and Hepworth

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

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

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

The pioneering painter was known for his luminous skies and loaded slogans on power, space and freedom