Defne Ayas has spoken to the online Turkish newspaper T24 about being rejected in favour of Iwona Blazwick

Esra Sarigedik Öktem’s Istanbul gallery represents the artist exhibiting in Venice in 2024

Defne Ayas was unanimously chosen to organise the next edition but was rejected by the foundation that runs the exhibition; Blazwick was selected despite sitting on the biennial advisory board

Beating the most popular paid-for exhibition on home turf, it has been a big win for the museum—but ethical questions linger

Students of the one-year New Curators programme will cover all aspects of the profession and get the chance to organise a major show at South London Gallery

The 16th-century mask was withdrawn from sale at Sotheby’s over a decade ago amid escalating calls for restitution

The decision to prioritise the revamp of the museum’s Greek and Assyrian displays comes amid escalating calls for the permanent return of the Parthenon sculptures to Athens

The UN says it has facilitated a meeting for British officials to discuss restitution with the Greek minister of culture, but Britain denies this

The Brazilian painter, sculptor, activist and writer killed himself last year

The acclaimed writer of biopics about Stephen Hawking, Winston Churchill, and Freddie Mercury has now turned his attention to the two great artists in a new play

The museum will remove the opioid sellers’ name from multiple locations

Following his alliance with the British Museum, Yizan He has now secured global licensing rights to sell branded products in partnership with major art institutions worldwide

The council of state upheld a previous ruling preventing the fast food chain from opening at the popular heritage site

A London panel has assembled the largest cache of evidence on the concentration camps in Xinjiang, but museums will not say if they have examined it

The Renaissance master is "more important than Giotto, Raphael or Caravaggio" say the curators of the show, which will travel to Berlin and London

The poor condition of the London museum’s Greek and Assyrian galleries—with roofs in disrepair causing long closures—is adding to calls for the restitution of the contested works

Plus, Van Gogh’s final months and master printer Kenneth Tyler on Helen Frankenthaler

A leaking roof has delayed the reopening of seven galleries of Greek art

Museums who partner with China need to know about the violence, says panel investigating alleged crimes against humanity

During a new show at Galerie Max Hetzler, the American artist discusses the archetypal nudes in his canvases and his "uptight and conservative" attachment to painting

As her first major solo show opens at Bosse & Baum during London Gallery Weekend, we speak to the artist about her art, her activism and what it was like growing up in rural Yorkshire

Group shortlisted by Tate for the prestigious contemporary art prize is calling out the institution’s hypocrisy and demanding working conditions that are “nurturing and supportive”

After pandemic revenue crash, Vatican slashes its spending but protects all jobs

The London space formerly named after the now-disgraced family has been rechristened the Serpentine North Gallery

The Spanish artist says the work recognises the devastation caused by empire

Godfrey is taking voluntary redundancy as part of cost-cutting measures due to impact of Covid-19

“I support so many artists and I’d like to provide exhibition opportunities for them,” says the controversial dealer and art advisor

Eyewitnesses say Eritrean military stormed an Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Axum, killing hundreds

Tourists left “shocked and afraid” by their experiences at the museum say Covid-19 security measures were not followed