Artist and gallery awards announced at Frieze London

Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino gets $2m donation from PepsiCo

The soft drink company's gift will support the planning, designing and building of the museum's future complex in Washington, DC

Published: 2024-10-14 17:56:41

Large Ed Ruscha gas station painting could bring more than $50m at Christie's after star turns at Lacma and MoMA

The 1964 painting was a prominent feature in the artist’s recent travelling retrospective

Published: 2024-10-14 16:03:50

Paula Rego paintings replace royal portrait at No.10 Downing Street

In a major re-hang, scenes from Rego’s mural Crivelli’s Garden have appeared in place of portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh

Published: 2024-10-14 11:44:03

‘Indefensible’: fossil fuel extraction at Unesco sites set to rise by more than 70% in coming decades, report says

A study by Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO) research group states that fossil fuel activities within Unesco sites across the world are due to produce 11.9 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide

Published: 2024-10-14 10:39:32

Restoration begins on rare Ludovico Mazzolino painting at the National Gallery of Ireland

The Italian Renaissance master’s few remaining large paintings are a conservation headache, but the museum hopes to show its Crossing of the Red Sea for the first time next year

Published: 2024-10-14 10:11:25

An author’s waking nightmares: Van Dyck dreaming and colour proofs of a shadowy masterwork

Finishing his new book—an exploration of the untold origins of British art—took our diarist into a universe that only an author can inhabit

Published: 2024-10-14 10:09:12

An Art Basel Paris wish list with something to suit every collector’s taste

Before the fair opens later this week, must-see highlights include an iconic film-maker’s erotic sketches and a pivotal Ana Mendieta work

Published: 2024-10-14 09:57:28

Beatriz da Costa’s pigeon-based eco-art project takes flight again in Los Angeles

The late artist's ‘interspecies’ collaboration, PigeonBlog, is launching on 19 October as part of PST Art

Published: 2024-10-14 09:31:07

British Library slowly resuming service after cyber-attack

One year on, around 1,000 manuscripts are available online again

Published: 2024-10-14 08:25:28

Art Basel Paris's new incarnation at the Grand Palais is lifting spirits high

The Paris fair's third edition will welcome 195 galleries—41 more than last year—from 42 countries

Published: 2024-10-14 08:22:34

Despite Venezuela’s turmoil, Caracas art scene remains resilient

In the aftermath of a contentious presidential election and amid ongoing political and economic crises, cultural organisations band together

Published: 2024-10-14 07:00:00

Frieze London diary: Narnia comes to the fair, a new perspective on Mike Kelley, and Hew Locke’s Roman inspiration

Plus: VIP dinner doesn’t go down well with all the guests, and how tortoise sculptures are the object du jour

Published: 2024-10-11 22:14:16

Shake it up: Frieze Masters galleries blur time periods to reflect a shift in market demand

No longer just for antiquities and long-gone artists, more galleries at Frieze Masters are selling Modern and contemporary works—and other dealers are also widening their repertoire

Published: 2024-10-11 22:06:17

Artist and gallery awards announced at Frieze London

Nat Faulkner wins the Camden Art Centre’s Emerging Artist Prize, while Proyectos Ultravioleta bags the Frieze London Stand Prize 2024

Published: 2024-10-11 22:03:42

Surrealist women come into the spotlight at Frieze Masters

Gallery Minsky is marking the movement's centenary by showing works by the likes of Leonor Fini and Stanislao Lepri

Published: 2024-10-11 21:56:09

Theresa Reiwer wins top award at Lumen Prize for digital art

German-born artist working on ethics and AI leads the winners in nine categories of 13th annual edition of the world’s leading prize for art created with technology

Published: 2024-10-11 21:52:13

Painting protests cause 'enormous stress for colleagues at every level', say UK's national museum directors

An open letter from the National Museum Directors' Council says "demonstrations now need to be taken away from our museums and galleries"

Published: 2024-10-11 21:49:53

MFA Boston gets $25m gift to renovate galleries and add staff

The Wyss Foundation’s donation will create more than 5,000 sq. ft of extra space for the museum’s 20th-century art collection

Published: 2024-10-11 21:31:53

What if luxury is art sellers’ salvation, and not their sin

New moves by Gagosian, Sotheby’s and others aim to boost the art trade via high-end retail

Published: 2024-10-11 21:21:36

Digital art dazzles at Frieze London

Five of the best works to see at the fair created using artificial intelligence and other technologies

Published: 2024-10-11 21:18:37

In pictures: Frieze Focus thinks global

Our pick of the highlights from the fair's section for emerging galleries

Published: 2024-10-11 20:50:14

Mire Lee: ‘I’ve started playing with potential technical failures’

With her complex, performative installation now filling Tate Modern’s vast Turbine Hall, the South Korean artist discusses how she aims to bring theatricality to sculpture

Published: 2024-10-11 20:40:26

US Supreme Court declines to hear case challenging Smithsonian's restitution of Benin Bronzes

A New York-based organisation had sought to block the artefacts’ return to Nigeria

Published: 2024-10-11 20:24:24

Musée des Arts Décoratifs director Christine Macel leaves for advisory role amid allegations of dysfunction at the museum

Two years after her appointment, the star curator described her early exit from the Paris museum as “a relief”

Published: 2024-10-11 17:58:25

‘Many of the works I own have been swapped with fellow artists’: Photographer Campbell Addy on how he's assembling his growing art collection

Addy discusses the close connection he often has to the artists he collects—and why he's no great fan of art fair chatter

Published: 2024-10-11 17:19:56

Fairs are one of the art world's biggest sources of emissions, so how can they become more green?

Travel, shipping and temporary structures all have a huge environmental impact. So some of the biggest fairs, including Frieze, have now committed to monitor and reduce their emissions

Published: 2024-10-11 17:10:10

The British art market is a global success story—here's how to make sure it remains a international hub

To retain the country’s share of the art market, the government needs to ensure that the costs and complexity of buying and selling art in the UK are kept under control

Published: 2024-10-11 16:23:00

New arts district takes shape in Dallas’s northern suburbs

Three institutions have joined forces to transform a corner of the University of Texas at Dallas into a cultural hub

Published: 2024-10-11 15:00:51

An open letter from the National Museum Directors' Council: 'These attacks have to stop'

The leaders of the UK's national collections and major regional museums highlight the "enormous stress for colleagues at every level of an organisation" and "visitors who now no longer feel safe" following series of protester attacks on museum works

Published: 2024-10-11 14:51:49

Prison restaurant refuses to show former convict's 'inappropriate' paintings

Frank Norman's exhibition was cancelled at The Clink in London

Published: 2024-10-11 13:38:21

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands visits Warhol show—featuring her portrait

The Paleis Het Loo is showing the artist's rarely displayed "Reigning Queens" series

Published: 2024-10-11 10:53:54

Van Gogh’s postman: the artist's favourite portrait subject to be explored in Boston and Amsterdam shows

Vincent described his friend as having “a big, bearded face, very Socratic”

Published: 2024-10-11 10:28:33

From ordinals to ownership: Christie's explores new frontiers of blockchain-based provenance

The auction house runs two auctions that place web3 increasingly at the heart of the traditional art market

Published: 2024-10-11 09:52:25

Frieze, UK critics The White Pube, Giuseppe Penone and Arte Povera — podcast

We find out how the London fair went this year, speak to Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad about their new book and to Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev about her new show at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris

Published: 2024-10-11 09:31:36

Russian military destroys ancient Ukrainian burial mounds, report finds

Satellite imagery and geospatial analysis reveals extent of damage to sites in occupied region

Published: 2024-10-11 08:02:32

Heritage sites on new offshoot of Spain’s Camino could benefit from pilgrim boom

While travellers rarely stop to sightsee, providing overnight facilities will give historic venues an edge

Published: 2024-10-11 08:01:40

Out with the new, in with the old: why galleries are returning to established names

While bigger ticket items have been selling at Frieze Masters, once high-flying ultra-contemporary artists have fallen out of favour

Published: 2024-10-10 22:28:30

New UK arts minister: 'I am passionate about people being able to make a career out of art'

In front of a crowd at Frieze Masters, Chris Bryant MP discussed funding, culture wars and the importance of education

Published: 2024-10-10 22:18:17

Frieze London Diary: penguins on parade, Neo Naturists' balancing act, and chocoholics get a hit

Plus: Marina Abramović's $150,000 footwear, and fairgoers feel the heat

Published: 2024-10-10 21:55:41

New London gallery plans to champion artists from beyond the capital

Manchester-born William Hine, former director at Grimm Gallery, will highlight many contemporary artists who have shown at institutions before, but not had commercial exposure

Published: 2024-10-10 21:49:28

'It’s the first bathroom I’ve ever curated': Minor Attractions brings a DIY spirit to Frieze week

The “selling event”—that insists it is not a fair—is an antidote to the white walls and flashy crowds of Frieze

Published: 2024-10-10 21:35:58

'An inspiration to all of our artists from Africa': Esther Mahlangu enjoys double exposure at 1-54 and Serpentine

The 88-year-old South African artist is the subject of a solo stand with The Melrose Gallery at the Somerset House fair, while a site-specific mural goes on show outside the Serpentine North

Published: 2024-10-10 21:16:20

In pictures: a tour of Frieze Masters' immersive presentations with Sheena Wagstaff

The fair’s creative adviser takes a closer look at six of the ten artists showing in this year's Studio section, where each installation seeks to “evoke the spirit” of the studio

Published: 2024-10-10 21:07:35

With help from Lubaina Himid, Glenn Ligon and more, Frieze's Artist-to-Artist initiative is supporting new talent

The initiative offers established names the chance to give promising emerging artists a platform

Published: 2024-10-10 16:19:59

'I think things happen for a reason': Maro Itoje, co-founder of Akoje Gallery, on why he's not afraid of missing out

The England rugby player and gallerist discusses having no regrets, and why he's on a mission to raise awareness about Black history

Published: 2024-10-10 16:02:50

Running an art school in London is not easy, but in The Art Academy the capital finally has a space that breaks the mould

The institution, which is about to welcome the first students to its new home, takes a refreshing and genuinely democratising approach to art education

Published: 2024-10-10 15:37:11