The Latest Breaking News on Art

I’ve never had a job or close friends. What is wrong with me?

If you cannot help having a fantasy about what other people may be thinking about you, make it a good one

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

UK and Greece could cut a deal on Elgin Marbles

The return of the British Museum's Elgin Marbles to Greece is possible even if the two sides cannot come to an agreement

The New Daily · Mar 12, 2023

The folklore-filled history of absinthe

Debunking the most popular myths surrounding the "Green Fairy"

Salon · Mar 11, 2023

Glover Art Prize for best landscape goes to painting of homelessness by artist Jo Chew

The worsening housing crisis is the inspiration behind this year's winning piece in the John Glover Art Prize, according to artist Jo Chew.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2023

Becoming Frida Kahlo review – this joyful celebration makes the artist fascinating in a whole new way

The seemingly impossible is managed by this gripping three-part series: shining a new light on the Mexican icon. It’s packed with love, art and politics – there’s almost too much to take in

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023

Empowering Art review – Indigenous masterworks full of wonder and sorrow

Orca whale totem poles and otter masks feature in this eye-opening exhibition of a culture in which ‘every man was his own Leonardo’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023

Artist Ruth Garcia came to Barrett Park as a little girl to play. Now, she has restored a mural there.

The newly vibrant public work of art is titled “Libertad” and features faces of people the teenage volunteers who helped create it in 2008 saw as faces of freedom.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2023

Enter the world of Lydia Silver: ES Magazine’s psychedelic 70s illustrator

Lotions, potions and long-limbed ingénues, ES Magazine illustrator Lydia Silver is taking over a corner of Hackney with her debut show

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023

Banksy artwork seized by police in criminal investigation

Grappling Hook could be worth £220,000 and is one of three currently being held by police

Bristol Post · Mar 10, 2023

Da Vinci’s dark side, our need for nature and a big pinch of salt – the week in art

Renaissance grotesquerie with the Ugly Duchess, our fragile relationship with nature, and prize-winning Finnish video art about sea salt

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023