Art
Smart curation keeps the outlook sunny at this year’s Frieze London and Masters art fairs
The opening of Frieze London is casting the world’s art market in a positive light – and catching the eye of eager buyers.
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State of the art: Is the gallery world on the brink of collapse or correction?
The days of buyers schlepping to DIY art spaces on the outskirts of big cities might be over but there are reasons for optimism amid the change.
Bigger isn’t always better: Seven small museums to see around the world
From Singapore to Mexico City, we share some of our favourite small art, culture and architecture museums.
Global conflict sets a tone of controversy and contention at this year’s Venice Biennale
The preview week of the world’s most prestigious exhibition of contemporary art was an unruly spectacle – charged by political dissent, moments of beauty and works shining brightly through the chaos.
Manifesta makes a case for site-specific biennials as it arrives to Ruhr for its 16th edition
As major recurrent exhibitions have begun to rethink their models, the nomadic European biennial has long championed the value of the travelling art showcase.
Spain’s newest art initiative Bienal Climática bridges Avilés’s industrial past with its ecological future
The three-month exhibition features 40 artists and connects contemporary art with ecological and industrial issues.
Art Basel brings fun back to the fair with the element of surprise
In recent years the art world’s largest commercial fair has painted itself into a corner. But satellite shows and new initiatives at this year’s event are helping to offer fresh perspectives.
Is AI-created art worthy of display? A new Los Angeles museum thinks so
Co-founded by Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç, Dataland opens with an immersive work that connects technology to the natural world.
Few artists made a bigger splash than David Hockney, who has died at 88
Across a seven-decade career, the Yorkshireman was always vibrant, always innovative and absolutely never boring.
London’s Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens in a bid to draw new audiences to the art form
The world’s biggest space dedicated to illustration has opened in London. Can it help to protect the art amid rising threats from AI?
Is Lisbon’s art market on the up? Arco Lisboa, the city’s growing contemporary art fair, has put on a promising display
Monocle reflects on the Portuguese capital’s biggest art fair, Arco Lisboa, and whether the peripheral market is starting to make a bigger splash.
