Art Basel may transform Basel during its annual summer spell, but the city’s art ecosystem exists long before the fair and its many satellites arrive—and continues long after they leave
‘Some works connect with me naturally and instantly’: Pinyuan Li on the art she collects and why
The usually restrained London-based collector, who grew up in China, can make decisions rapidly when she sees something she really responds to
Ibrahim Mahama: ‘All these things are the stains; they are part of the story’
As he recovers from a brutal physical attack, the artist talks about his Münsterplatz commission and why it is important to preserve the memory of objects that have a complex […]
Shuang Li shows how wild weather mirrors our fractured world
For her show at Kunsthalle Basel, the Chinese-born artist has drawn inspiration from the online videos of amateur storm chasers and how they are a metaphor for the current media […]
Construction of Trump’s Washington, DC arch could put archaeological sites at risk
There are more than a dozen documented archaeological and historic sites within one mile of the proposed arch location, according to a new report, and additional undocumented materials may be […]
Artist Scott Burton honoured in new sculpture at New York’s Aids memorial
Oscar Tuazon’s new commission for the New York City Aids Memorial revisits Burton’s final public work
Edvard Munch’s chocolate factory series shines a light on the public artist he wanted to be
An exhibition in Oslo shows how the Norwegian artist hoped to build on the Freia chocolate factory frieze with even more ambitious work
Pan-Africanism in London, the health benefits of art, Barbara Hepworth—podcast
In this week’s episode, Ben Luke learns about Pan-Africanism through a travelling exhibition now open at the Barbican in London, and speaks to researcher Daisy Fancourt on art and health. […]
Drawings by Willem de Kooning, the ‘last Old Master’, take centre stage in Chicago show
Exhibition traces how the artist’s draughtsmanship was integral to his work
Rescued mural depicting Alice’s adventures in New York wonderland back on view for first time in decades
Saved from a children’s hospital marked for demolition, the 15 surviving panels of Abram Champanier’s WPA mural are the subject of a new exhibition at the Museum of the City […]