Arts

A “ground awakening ceremony” for the Vancouver Art Gallery’s (VAG) long-awaited new building on Friday (15 September) began auspiciously, with the announcement of a C$5m ($3.7m) donation from the Djavad …

Fernando Botero, a world-renowned Colombian artist known for his bulbous figures and sensuous subject matter, died today in a Monaco hospital. He was 91.  The cause of death was complications …

“Art history is not a luxury,” says James Fox, the art historian and author of The World According to Colour: A Cultural History and writer and presenter of the BBC …

Around 100 protesters rallied at the main entrance to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York on Friday (15 September) and called on the institution to remove its …

Police are standing guard outside the Zeche Zollern in Germany after the museum received right-wing backlash over designated time slots for visitors who are Black, Indigenous, or belong to other …

Art is a universal language, transcending boundaries and connecting us to the depths of human emotions. It is a mirror reflecting our innermost thoughts and feelings, and for artist Lynn …

The Korean artist Woo Hannah has created a large-scale installation for Frieze Seoul, after being named the winner of the inaugural Artist Award. Her piece, titled The Great Ballroom, is …

The Royal Academy’s (RA) forthcoming Marina Abramovic retrospective spanning 50 years of work is the blockbuster show we’re all waiting for this autumn (23 September-1 January 2024). It is also …

by theartnewspaper The Tokyo-born artist Takashi Murakami has collaborated with major fashion brands, created art for best-selling albums and had exhibitions at some of the biggest museums in the world. …

by theartnewspaper The British Museum, which last week lost both its director and deputy director over the thefts scandal, now has an acting deputy. The Daily Telegraph reports that he …