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Picassos, Goyas and Rembrandts damaged in fire, Guerrilla Girls hit NYC, Singapore Art Week kicks off and more – all in this week's art news roundup

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The week in art news: Frieze LA goes ahead, artists reeling from TikTok ban drama, the world mourns David Lynch and more…

The week in art news: Frieze LA goes ahead, artists reeling from TikTok ban drama, the world mourns David Lynch and more…

A firefighting helicopter drops water as the Sunset Fire burns in the Hollywood Hills with evacuations ordered in Los Angeles

Gallery under investigation, photographs seized from museum and new plans for Nazi-looted art – all in this week's art news roundup

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The week in art news: LA fires devastate livelihoods, photographer Oliviero Toscani dies, galleries expand to Milan, and more…

The week in art news: LA fires devastate livelihoods, photographer Oliviero Toscani dies, galleries expand to Milan, and more…

Crypto bro censorship, hate crime investigation, insider predictions and more – all in this week's art news roundup

News – 6 min read

The week in art news: culture world mourns Pippa Garner, Texas museum under fire, Grand Egyptian Museum finally opens, and more…

The week in art news: culture world mourns Pippa Garner, Texas museum under fire, Grand Egyptian Museum finally opens, and more…

'The Wizard of Oz' slippers break auction records, more staff cuts at Sotheby’s and Louise Bourgeois returns to Tate Modern

News – 5 min read

The week in art news: James Franco’s new art show, Sting sells design collection, Christie’s sues Italian investor and more…

The week in art news: James Franco’s new art show, Sting sells design collection, Christie’s sues Italian investor and more…

As 2024 comes to an end, we revisit a year packed with art-world batshit

Features News – Words: Jacob Wilson – 11 min read

The weirdest art world moments of 2024

The weirdest art world moments of 2024

Words: Jacob Wilson

The weirdest art world moments of 2024

Kids go free at Milwaukee Art Museum, UK gov to promote Saudi culture, and AI-authenticated artworks sold at auction

News – 4 min read

The week in art news: Trump art ‘censored’, Pussy Riot Sex Dolls attacked, deal possible on Parthenon marbles and more…

The week in art news: Trump art ‘censored’, Pussy Riot Sex Dolls attacked, deal possible on Parthenon marbles and more…

Plus: man eats banana, curators announced for Venice Biennale 2026, and founder & director resigns over Palestine protests

News – 4 min read

The week in art news: Miami art week begins, Turner Prize 2024 winner announced, radioactive sculpture park and more…

The week in art news: Miami art week begins, Turner Prize 2024 winner announced, radioactive sculpture park and more…

Plus: smash and grab raid hits museum, New York autumn sales, artist's letters up for sale, and Nan Goldin shocks Germans

News – 5 min read

The week in art news: Groucho Club shuts down, UK artists earnings drop 40%, Goldsmiths CCA gives in to protestors and more…

The week in art news: Groucho Club shuts down, UK artists earnings drop 40%, Goldsmiths CCA gives in to protestors and more…

Plus: Rijksmuseum Rembrandt re-do, Champagne Supernova at the NPG, Ken Burns on da Vinci, art investment fraud, stolen paintings, and awards – all in this week’s art news roundup

News – 6 min read

The week in art news: Controversy in Germany, permanent home for ‘ugly’ Kane sculpture, ‘unconventional’ portrait of motherhood celebrated and more…

The week in art news: Controversy in Germany, permanent home for ‘ugly’ Kane sculpture, ‘unconventional’ portrait of motherhood celebrated and more…

News – 6 min read

The week in art news: tributes paid to Sarah Cunningham, art heist damages Warhols, New Zealand’s most controversial sculpture removed and more…

The week in art news: tributes paid to Sarah Cunningham, art heist damages Warhols, New Zealand’s most controversial sculpture removed and more…

Plus: free tickets for under 25s thanks to artist donation, billionaire collector cleared of collusion, the Japanese photographer collaborating with Kanye West and literally shitty sculptures – all in this week's art news roundup

News – 7 min read

This week in art news: artists condemn AI scraping, fair price for Frieze, Maurizio Cattelan’s banana for sale and more…

This week in art news: artists condemn AI scraping, fair price for Frieze, Maurizio Cattelan’s banana for sale and more…

Paris fairs, Palestine protests, security measures, Catholic ceramics, guilty pleas, no more galleries, art awards, colouring in borders, and eviction updates – all in this week's art news roundup

News – 5 min read

This week in art news: Art Basel Paris sets high bar, Robbie Williams sells ceramics, Lisa Schiff guilty and more…

This week in art news: Art Basel Paris sets high bar, Robbie Williams sells ceramics, Lisa Schiff guilty and more…

Art fair updates, no rest for le wicked, $10M drunk mistakes, brat autumn, provocative sculptures, android artists, web3 revival – all in this week's art news round-up

News – 6 min read

The week in art news: Nan Goldin arrested, Art Basel Paris kicks off, ‘drunk’ artist signed away estate, computer art pioneer dies…

Picassos, Goyas and Rembrandts damaged in fire, Guerrilla Girls hit NYC, Singapore Art Week kicks off and more – all in this week's art news roundup

News – 6 min read

The week in art news: Frieze LA goes ahead, artists reeling from TikTok ban drama, the world mourns David Lynch and more…

Gallery under investigation, photographs seized from museum and new plans for Nazi-looted art – all in this week's art news roundup

News – 6 min read

The week in art news: LA fires devastate livelihoods, photographer Oliviero Toscani dies, galleries expand to Milan, and more…

Crypto bro censorship, hate crime investigation, insider predictions and more – all in this week's art news roundup

News – 6 min read

The week in art news: culture world mourns Pippa Garner, Texas museum under fire, Grand Egyptian Museum finally opens, and more…

'The Wizard of Oz' slippers break auction records, more staff cuts at Sotheby’s and Louise Bourgeois returns to Tate Modern

News – 5 min read

The week in art news: James Franco’s new art show, Sting sells design collection, Christie’s sues Italian investor and more…

As 2024 comes to an end, we revisit a year packed with art-world batshit

Features News – Words: Jacob Wilson – 11 min read

The weirdest art world moments of 2024

Words: Jacob Wilson

Kids go free at Milwaukee Art Museum, UK gov to promote Saudi culture, and AI-authenticated artworks sold at auction

News – 4 min read

The week in art news: Trump art ‘censored’, Pussy Riot Sex Dolls attacked, deal possible on Parthenon marbles and more…

Plus: man eats banana, curators announced for Venice Biennale 2026, and founder & director resigns over Palestine protests

News – 4 min read

The week in art news: Miami art week begins, Turner Prize 2024 winner announced, radioactive sculpture park and more…

Plus: smash and grab raid hits museum, New York autumn sales, artist's letters up for sale, and Nan Goldin shocks Germans

News – 5 min read

The week in art news: Groucho Club shuts down, UK artists earnings drop 40%, Goldsmiths CCA gives in to protestors and more…

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Plus: Rijksmuseum Rembrandt re-do, Champagne Supernova at the NPG, Ken Burns on da Vinci, art investment fraud, stolen paintings, and awards – all in this week’s art news roundup

News – 6 min read

The week in art news: Controversy in Germany, permanent home for ‘ugly’ Kane sculpture, ‘unconventional’ portrait of motherhood celebrated and more…

News – 6 min read

The week in art news: tributes paid to Sarah Cunningham, art heist damages Warhols, New Zealand’s most controversial sculpture removed and more…

Plus: free tickets for under 25s thanks to artist donation, billionaire collector cleared of collusion, the Japanese photographer collaborating with Kanye West and literally shitty sculptures – all in this week's art news roundup

News – 7 min read

This week in art news: artists condemn AI scraping, fair price for Frieze, Maurizio Cattelan’s banana for sale and more…

Paris fairs, Palestine protests, security measures, Catholic ceramics, guilty pleas, no more galleries, art awards, colouring in borders, and eviction updates – all in this week's art news roundup

News – 5 min read

This week in art news: Art Basel Paris sets high bar, Robbie Williams sells ceramics, Lisa Schiff guilty and more…

Art fair updates, no rest for le wicked, $10M drunk mistakes, brat autumn, provocative sculptures, android artists, web3 revival – all in this week's art news round-up

News – 6 min read

The week in art news: Nan Goldin arrested, Art Basel Paris kicks off, ‘drunk’ artist signed away estate, computer art pioneer dies…

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