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'Moved to tears': Winners of the 2026 World Food Photography Awards revealed
From Soviet spas to sacred rivers, this World Food Photography Awards offer a glimpse into the many ways food influences our lives…
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Photographs of Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson’s shared studio go on show in London
Black-and-white images taken by Paul Laib are being exhibited at the Courtauld Gallery
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Philadelphia opens its Van Gogh Sunflowers display with a very rare loan from London’s National Gallery
“A Symphony in Blue and Yellow” raises intriguing questions about how the artist wanted to present his masterpieces
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Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian graphic novelist, dies at 56
Best known for her graphic novel Persepolis and its award-winning film adaption, Satrapi died in Paris on 4 June from “sadness” fo…
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Jack White’s panned exhibition: Which musicians found success in fine art?
Jack White’s debut exhibition has divided opinion. Here’s how other music icons fared in the court of public opinion and the eyes …
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A Kennedy-connected Stiehl box and a pair of Van Huysum still-lifes: our pick of the June auctions
Plus a Maynard Dixon painting owned by Diane Keaton and a William Morris working combining cave art and glass
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Comment | Farewell, Los Angeles’s ‘punk’ Box gallery
The Chinatown stalwart championed overlooked artists, from Barbara T. Smith to Wally Hedrick
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Trump ‘oil painting’ football image goes viral and sparks Pride Month jokes
Timing is everything, and an image reportedly posted by Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform has caused a stir, considering J…
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Museums across North America hope to score with World Cup programmes
Institutions in host nations Mexico, Canada and the US are capitalising on the Fifa tournament
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Comment | As Pace slashes business, could shrinking be the next growth model?
Constant expansion and rising prices in the primary market necessary for a mega gallery are "unfixable", says chief executive Marc…
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More than 100 artists threaten legal action against Venice Biennale
The artists claim the organisers did not respond to their request for removal from the Visitors' Lions prize vote, which the Bienn…
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Why Yad Vashem is coming to Germany
"Remember" — every child in Israel knows the meaning of this Jewish commandment: Never forget the Holocaust. Now Yad Vashem wants …
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Miami Beach’s Bass Museum of Art hires Philippe Vergne as artistic director and chief curator
Vergne, who is currently the director of the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, previously held leadership roles at the Dia Art…
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London Gallery Weekend 2026: our critics pick their top shows
With over 120 galleries across the UK capital participating in this year's London Gallery Weekend, our critics have chosen their t…
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Quentin Blake’s sprawling Centre for Illustration to launch in London
The hub, housed in complex of industrial buildings in north London, will showcase illustration and graphics by the celebrated Brit…
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Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56
The Iranian-born author of the acclaimed graphic novel and film offered a deeply personal account of Iran's Islamic Revolution.
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Gaudí’s Sagrada Família finally shakes off its ‘incompletable’ tag, as Pope prepares to inaugurate its tallest tower
Long considered forever unfinishable due to its extreme complexity and the loss of its architect’s original plans, the Barcelona b…
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Call my agent: why artist management companies are making a comeback
A spate of new organisations are challenging traditional gallery models to support artists in different ways
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Wim Wenders withdraws film with disputed child nude scene
Actress Nastassja Kinski spent years calling for the removal of a sexualized scene from Wim Wenders' film "The Wrong Move," in whi…
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JR's wrapped Pont Neuf installation in Paris damaged in storm
The opening of the French street artist's newest public work and tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude has now been delayed
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Venice verdicts: art world figures give their thoughts on the 2026 Biennale
From Tai Shani to Ekow Eshun, seven leading art world figures reflect on Koyo Kouoh’s In Minor Keys, the main exhibition, as well …
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Bringing history to life: Abu Dhabi’s Zayed National Museum is becoming a major research hub
The landmark institution uses experimental methodologies and cross-discipline collaborations to bring people closer to the UAE’s p…
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Comment | Furore over ‘colourised’ Ansel Adams photo reflects problems with the art market, not AI
The issues raised by the dealer James Danziger’s AI-generated photo are profoundly and irrevocably human
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Colorado passes law giving artists new legal and fiscal tools
The bill, signed into law by the governor on 2 June, allows artists to create companies to help them monetise their labour and ret…