Search results for: ai weiwei
The week in art news – German culture minister calls for national strategy on Benin Bronzes
The German culture minister, Monika Grütters, has called a meeting next month of museums and states to form ‘a national…
Spiders and soaring sculptures – Tomás Saraceno in Florence
An exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi positions the wildly ambitious artist as a Renaissance man for our times
In Touch
The Palazzo Strozzi’s multimedia online project explores how art can bring us together at a time of physical isolation
Sotheby’s is at the centre of a stitch-up – but it’s all for a good cause
The auction house is hosting an exhibition and online auction for a charity that trains prisoners in craft work
‘The full measure of the great artist so many suspected had always been there was becoming visible’
Joshua Chuang remembers working with Santu Mofokeng on a series of books presenting the South African photographer’s life’s work
Frieze Masters broadens its horizons
A Botticelli portrait and an ancient bronze hedgehog are among the must-see artworks at this year’s event
The art world goes to Legoland
Lego exhibitions are cropping up at museums across the UK – and the bricks are becoming the medium of choice for some artists
Performance art costs a lot to produce – but can it make money, too?
The status of performance may be on the up, but its place in the art market is still precarious
The best of Art Basel 2018
Melanie Gerlis on the works not to miss at the fair in Basel this year
Should museums display artworks that feature live animals?
Victoria Dailey and Giovanni Aloi consider if there is any place for live animals in modern museums
Has Liverpool squandered the legacy of its year as city of culture?
Ten years on from its tenure as European Capital of Culture, the city and its heritage face a precarious future
Getting round the Great Firewall of China
Will increased restrictions on the internet in China be too much for new media artists?
In London’s salerooms, bigger is no longer better
Auction highlights this month include a dramatic plaster relief in Paris, and a diminutive but vibrant Van Gogh in London
Venice must keep its Murano glass industry intact
The future of the historic craft will only be secure if contemporary artists and audiences understand it better
Acquisitions of the month: February 2017
The finest new additions to public art collections, from a late medieval altarpiece panel, to 62 works of art by contemporary African American artists
Michelangelo Pistoletto goes from rags to riches at Blenheim Palace
The Italian artist uses humble materials to promote a high-minded utopian message. How does his work fare in such opulent surroundings?
Artangel’s ambitious new project at Reading Prison is inspired by Oscar Wilde
This is the first time the prison has been opened to the public – and it’s an ambitious feat
What does the pandemic mean for the future of performance art?
While live art faces severe challenges in the months ahead, it is also uniquely placed to reflect on new social realities