The Latest Breaking News on Art

Italy buys rare Caravaggio painting for €30 million, calling it ‘a work of exceptional importance’

The painting, dating from around 1598 depicts Maffeo Barberini, who later became Pope Urban VIII.

The Independent UK · Mar 10

King asked what British artwork might be ‘lurking in Australia’ in gallery tour

Soon after Tate Britain shut its doors on Tuesday, as the public flocked to the exit, staff hurriedly prepared for a visit from the King.

Evening Standard · Mar 10

Italy buys Caravaggio painting for 30 million euros, one of its largest payouts for a single work

Italy's Culture Ministry says the government has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros, one of the largest investments ever for a single artwork

The Independent UK · Mar 10

Rosalía broke every branding rule and won – here's what creatives can learn from her

Mastering tradition is the key to creative reinvention.

Creative Bloq · Mar 9

Donna Gottschalk and Hélène Giannecchini / Deutsche Börse prize review – images to enrage, bamboozle and deeply move you

Gottschalk documents lesbian life in the 60s and 70s, while this year’s Deutsche Börse prize ranges from appalling scenes from women’s prisons to an exploration of invented facts

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9

‘A stage for whitewashing war crimes’: Venice Biennale urged to exclude Russia

Ukraine criticises organisers’ decision to allow Russia to take part in prestigious art exhibition as ‘incomprehensible’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9

How ImagineFX has been inspiring and championing the digital art community for 20 years

We look back at some highlights as the digital art magazine celebrates its anniversary.

Creative Bloq · Mar 9

‘The smell wasn’t healthy’: the artist who wore 24 nappies to highlight sewage pollution – and fell ill

zack mennell made a costume out of nappies and waded into filthy waterways saying: ‘I’m going to be the parasite.’ The performance artist’s project became more literal than originally intended

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9

Ken Turnell Obituary

Other lives: Artist, sculptor and art teacher who specialised in making sand creations on beaches

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8

Is Glasgow losing the spaces that made it an arts powerhouse?

The closing of a cluster of leading creative venues has led to dismay and intensified fears the hubs that fostered Glasgow’s celebrated arts scene are disappearing

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8