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‘Like Picasso, everything he touched was wonderful’: the art world pays tribute to Frank Auerbach

Curators, institutions and critics remember a “humble giant of figurative painting” who worked from the same London studio for 70 years and made his home city, its art collections and inhabitants the subject of his unique output

‘You must walk close to the edge’—the pioneering German artist Rebecca Horn dies, aged 80

Horn maintained a powerful drawing strand that supported her innovative conceptual sculpture practice around the human body in installations, performances and photographs

Tate shows works donated by Greek tycoon Dimitris Daskalopoulos

Philanthropic gift of over 110 works integrated into displays at Tate Modern, Britain and St Ives

Tate director Maria Balshaw criticises British Museum’s sponsorship deal with BP

In an interview in the Observer newspaper, Balshaw also discussed the controversy around Tate Britain's Hogarth show, which one art critic described as "wokeish drivel"

Tatenews

Leigh Bowery, Emily Kam Kngwarray and Lee Miller—Tate reveals its 2025 exhibition programme

A blockbuster show focused on Turner and Constable plus a vast survey of Nigerian modernism are also in the pipeline

Tate chair reveals story behind Sackler name removal

Roland Rudd is on the lookout for new donors for the London institution

Tate's new Indigenous art fund taps into theme of Venice Biennale

Project opens with four-year backing from AKO Foundation to acquire Sámi and Inuit art from Northern Europe

Tate hits 12.5 million social media followers: what is behind its success?

Senior social media manager Nell Burnham reports that the @tate account, which serves both Tate Modern and Tate Britain, doubled its video views to 65 million in 2023

At last, institutions join forces to take environmental action

Major events in London and Tokyo signal a much-needed shift in the conversation around museums and growth, and a move towards significant practical action

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Jesse Darling wins the 2023 Turner Prize for work reflecting a dystopian Britain

The Berlin-based artist was nominated for shows at London’s Camden Art Centre and Modern Art Oxford

Tate, Fitzwilliam and Arts Council scoop up works at Frieze

Plus, the winners of prominent young and emerging artist prizes have been revealed

Diaryblog

Sarah Lucas’s cheeky sculptures bring light relief at Tate Britain

Guests at the packed exhibition launch included Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant and fashion icon Pam Hogg

Chris Ofili’s mural on Grenfell Tower tragedy unveiled at Tate Britain

The work honours the artist and activist Khadija Saye who died in the fire in 2017

Non-profits paws-itively ubiquitous at Armory Week fairs

Amid the commercial commotion, fairs like The Armory Show, Independent 20th Century and Photofairs New York are providing free or discounted space for non-profits

Tate hires new curators dedicated to Indigenous art and the climate

Both posts are part of an initative to redefine the institution's “existing collection of art and offer new perspectives on global art histories”

Letterscomment

Letter to the editor | 'The Tate doesn't stash its art in a basement like a curatorial Dr No'

Responding to a comment piece by the author Simon Jenkins, former Tate curator Simon Wilson says that the institution’s collection is kept in environmentally controlled storage and is mostly made up of works on paper

Diaryblog

Museums go for broke on new social media platform Threads

Major institutions are falling over themselves to be funny on the new rival to Twitter

Tatenews

Tate loans entire Rothko room for blockbuster Paris show

While the collection is out of the UK, works by Joan Mitchell on loan from the Fondation Louis Vuitton will hang in its place

Diaryblog

Goals, glory and tackles: the art world battles it out on the football pitch

Tate emerged victorious at the five-a-side OOF Cup on the grounds of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London

'I talk to artists a lot; it’s a great privilege': Shane Akeroyd on how art world friendships shape his collection

The Hong Kong-based FinTech entrepreneur and philanthropist explains why he is drawn to moving-image work and offers advice for the Basel newbie

All change at Tate Britain after first rehang in a decade

Alex Farquharson, the director of Tate Britain, opens up on the thinking behind a top-to-bottom reassessment of the largest collection of British art in the world

'A new model for cash-strapped public galleries? How England's Baltic filled its empty halls with Hew Locke's Procession'

To survive this economic crisis, we must build new networks between public and commercial galleries

A museum in a cargo lorry: Tate takes art on the road in Liverpool

The new Art Explora 'Mobile Museum' is on a ten-week tour in the north of England to make art more accessible

Tate announces El Anatsui as next artist for vast Turbine Hall commission

Ghana-born, Nigeria-based artist—known for his signature bottle-cap sculptures—will unveil the work in London in October

LGBTQnews

Controversial UK politician slams Tate for hosting children's drag queen storytime session

Conservative Party peer Emma Nicholson has lambasted the London museum for "propaganda" in open letter