The Year In Review
'It's been a grim year—but the importance of art cannot be overlooked'
The war in Gaza casts a dark shadow over 2023
The top art books of 2023—chosen by The Art Newspaper’s book team
There is something for every art lover among our pick of the publications—from a forgotten 17th-century painter to a lively history of dyes
Museums and heritage in 2023: War, theft and quakes
From the theft of artefacts at the British Museum to a hammer attack on Velázquez’s “The Rokeby Venus”
Van Gogh in 2022: record prices, top shows and exciting discoveries
Plus, the best books on Vincent and the artist's booming immersive experiences
The Year in Art: We take a look at 2022’s biggest stories—and what they mean
Plus, our writers sit down to discuss their favourite works of the year
Seoul, sneakers and the end of steel monoliths: the highs and the lows of the art world in 2021
Who had a good year and who had a bad one? We aim to find out
Museums and heritage in 2021: pandemic woes and African treasures
We look back on a year of museums commandeered as Covid-19 vaccine centres, masterpieces sold as NFTs and much talk over the Benin bronzes
NFTs, Banksy and Asia’s ascent: 2021, the year the art market was turned on its head
The past year will mostly be remembered for the ongoing social and economic convulsions caused by Covid-19. But in the art trade, the old world order was being demolished
From the Uyghur Tribunals to a groundbreaking exhibition on slavery—we look back on 2021's most seismic cultural moments through The Week in Art podcast
Each week The Art Newspaper reflects on how big geopolitical developments affect different realms of art and heritage
'One of the most shocking, tumultuous years on record': art market figures reflect on 2020—and guess at what 2021 might hold
The pandemic has ripped apart the industry as we know it this year but it has sparked innovation and conversation like never before
From the history of the festive putti to Arthur Jafa's hefty tome: the art world's favourite books of 2019
Regular contributors, scholars, curators and critics choose their favourite reads from the past year
Climate protest designs, an authentic Banksy fake and radical collection updates: the year in acquisitions
Our pick of the gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections in 2019
The year in exhibitions: world’s great collections reunited for once-in-a-lifetime shows
In 2018, curators turned into sleuths to track down works that belonged to some of history’s greatest—but often flawed—collectors
A Baroque #MeToo heroine, a censored video and an 'unprecedented deal': the year in museum acquisitions
We look back at ten significant gifts and purchases that entered public collections in 2018
2018 in the market: the price is right for pale males
David Hockney was latest white male artist to set a record this year
2018 in contemporary art: the themes of Documenta 14 dominated much art over the past year
Contemporary artists are making art from adversity
2018 in museums: big ethics questions dominate the field
Museums are facing greater scrutiny over sponsorship and the artists they choose to display
The year in heritage: conservators become art
The conservation of masterpieces is happening in the full glare of the public
Market stunts predict the future… and evoke the past
The Leonardo and Banksy auction spectacles suggested a future in which marketing triumphs. But was it ever thus?
Vik Muniz: My advice to fellow artists in the face of grim political times
Brazil’s cultural sector must respond to hard-right politics by reconnecting with the wider community
From counting muddles to collective cuddles: the art world's highs and lows of 2018
The people, places and things that had a year to remember—or to forget
Podcast episode 14: the top stories of 2017
From Louvre Abu Dhabi to Leonardo, Documenta to Trump, we look back at the year with our journalists Louisa Buck, Gareth Harris and Anny Shaw
The year in art: taking stock of Documenta, the Venice Biennale and Münster Sculpture Projects
Did the grand tour hit the mark?
The art world's highs and lows of 2017
Curators, museum directors and artists respond to the year's events
From VR masterpieces to PR disasters: 2017's ups and downs
The Art Newspaper team assesses the art world's fortunes in a turbulent year