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Jeff Koons is selling US$100 million of his art collection
Jeff Koons is auctioning a $100 million collection of artworks in November at Christie’s New York, featuring nine paintings by masters including Picasso and Manet.…
A Fidai Film review - Palestinian collage film transforms suppressed footage into works of art
Palestinian filmmaker Kamal Aljafari’s *A Fidai Film* repurposes censored archival footage seized during the 1982 Lebanese civil war to highlight ongoing Palestinian struggles through a…
Pine cones, glitter and a hip-hop head for sale: red-hot artists reveal their Frieze stunners
The Frieze art fair returned to Regent’s Park, London, featuring prominent British-based contemporary artists such as Kira Freije, Mohammed Z Rahman, Alvaro Barrington, Louise Giovanelli,…
BBC’s Choral Evensong Celebrates 100 Years
Westminster Abbey held a special service to celebrate 100 years of the BBC’s Choral Evensong broadcasts, featuring performances of both historic and newly commissioned choral…
Can young theatre-makers act for 50 hours straight, fuelled by pizza and determination?
Australia’s Shopfront Arts Co-op is reviving its signature 50-hour act-a-thon fundraiser this weekend, featuring young artists performing original works in hour-long blocks, livestreamed for the…
‘It’s not about sex but empowerment’: why I picked a ‘naked’ frock as dress of the year
The Fashion Museum Bath has selected a daffodil yellow mesh dress from Julia Fox’s Givenchy debut and a menswear ensemble from the late Giorgio Armani’s…
Patel and Peake do Booker readings
Actors Himesh Patel and Maxine Peake perform excerpts from Luke Kennard’s *Black Bag* and Elizabeth Strout’s *The Things We Never Say* in a series of…
Play that funky Turbine Hall! How artist Tarek Atoui aims to take the Tate on a sonic odyssey
Lebanese-born artist Tarek Atoui will launch an interactive sound installation in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall from October 13, 2024, to April 11, 2027, inviting visitors…
‘If it’s too slick, it looks like a fashion mag’: Peter Zumthor on his £110m rammed concrete gallery
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has completed a £110 million extension to the Beyeler Foundation museum in Riehen, near Basel, his first project in his hometown.…
Coffee celebrates city’s creativity
Christchurch’s Hummingbird Coffee has released a limited-edition coffee pack featuring local artist Nathan Ingram’s artwork to honour the city’s post-earthquake cultural revival. This launch continues…
A reputation restored
The National Gallery in London has opened *Renoir and Love*, an exhibition showcasing Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s innovative Impressionist works from 1866 to 1887, including the first…
Taryn Simon’s multimedia show transforms Guggenheim into 3D conspiracy corkboard
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is hosting Taryn Simon’s "Father Country I Do Love You," a multimedia installation that investigates American espionage and national trauma…
South Asian Immigrant Women Portrayed in Two Novels
Priya Guns’s "Hustle, Baby" and Anita Rau Badami’s "Asha in her Garden" provide nuanced insights into the challenges faced by South Asian immigrant women in…
Review of M.G. Vassanji’s Novel The Apparition
M.G. Vassanji’s novel *The Apparition* follows Amir Hassan al-Shirazi, a Sufi poet tasked with investigating a mysterious sphere appearing over 14th-century Delhi, which stirs religious…
The Mountains Get Back Their Clouds
Alexander Calder’s “Mountains and Clouds” sculpture has been fully restored atop the Hart Senate Office Building, with newly fabricated carbon fiber clouds reinstalled after being…
Is it time our best museums stopped taking taxpayers’ money and went solo?
The UK government has pledged to keep admission free at its 15 national museums despite a £500 million annual cost, but museum leaders warn this…
Explosions of colour, cold war paranoia and hyper-erotic intimacy: five free shows to see
Several London galleries are hosting exhibitions this autumn that explore themes of memory, identity, and historical anxieties through diverse artistic approaches. These shows, featuring artists…
Wasp venom, crude oil and works of steel
The 2026 Turner Prize exhibition at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art features four shortlisted British artists whose works explore environmental, historical, and personal themes…
City Ballet Welcomes Hip-Hop Moves
Jennifer Archibald is debuting her hip-hop influenced ballet "Shared Rain" at the New York City Ballet's Fall Fashion Gala, blending classical technique with street dance…
Kennedy Center Was Solvent Before Trump Takeover, Now Facing Financial Crisis
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has experienced a severe financial crisis since new leadership took over nearly two years ago, marked…
No island of strangers: why I’m using art to unite a fractured nation
Keir Starmer’s characterization of Britain as an “island of strangers” sparked controversy by highlighting concerns around immigration and national identity, leading to his partial retraction…
Art and the power of broken sculptures
The Palazzo Strozzi in Florence has opened *Broken: The Power of Fragments*, an exhibition showcasing over 80 damaged sculptures that reveal the artistic and cultural…
JMW Turner’s ‘great love letter’ to Rome returns before UK auction
JMW Turner's painting *Rome, from Mount Aventine* will be auctioned in London this December with an estimated value of around £50 million, potentially setting a…
How Mughal music became an international craze
Sophia Elizabeth Plowden, an 18th-century British colonial wife, compiled a unique songbook transcribing Mughal nautch performances into Western musical notation, now featured in a Fitzwilliam…
Indigenous artists’ tariff pain goes beyond sales
The United States has imposed a 50% tariff on Canadian Indigenous art, sharply reducing sales and complicating cross-border cultural exchanges vital to First Nations, Métis,…
The Guggenheim looks east
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation will open its largest museum, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, in December after more than 20 years of planning, marking its fourth…
Côte of many colours
The Royal Academy in London will open an exhibition this autumn showcasing how the French Riviera influenced the development of modern art from 1880 to…
Change in Fortune For Unsung Art
Bolivian artist Alejandro Mario Yllanes is gaining renewed recognition as major museums and collectors acquire his politically charged works that spotlight indigenous culture and social…
How can public art shake its bad image?
Public sculptures often face mixed reactions and complex challenges, including legal, financial, and maintenance issues, as well as difficulties connecting with local communities. However, works…
An Operatic Return Home To Montana
Opera Montana premiered the opera adaptation of Norman Maclean’s “A River Runs Through It” at the Ellen Theater, marking a milestone in the company’s expansion…