The Art Newspaper

It’s a wrap: the art world implications of the EU’s new packaging regulations

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is requiring art galleries, museums, studios, auction houses to report ...
The Art Newspaper

Christie’s achieves £219m in ‘steady, solid’ London sales

The Peter Simon Collection became the highest value single-owner collection ever sold at Christie's London bringing in ...
The Art Newspaper

London National Gallery benches migrate to Wadsworth Atheneum to continue supporting tired art lovers’ bums

A set of much-loved leather benches that used to provide solace for worn-out visitors at the National Gallery in London are now housed at Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. The National ...
The Art Newspaper

Artist Movana Chen brings her performance with interconnected wearable sculptures to London

The artist Movana Chen’s London performance brings her iconic paper-woven sculptures to life, reflecting on the vital need ...
The Art Newspaper

New documentary celebrates women pioneers in performance art

The legendary Woman’s Building, on the edge of downtown Los Angeles, was a nexus where art and activism collided in the 1970s ...
The Art Newspaper

As art’s health benefits become even clearer, hospital curators get organised

Medical spaces are regulated by various public entities, says Connie Wolf, a consulting director for Stanford Health Care’s ...
The Art Newspaper

Suspects in Renoir paintings heist were planning separate robbery at Fondation Maeght, police chief says

Investigators have released details about the theft of two works by the French Impressionist after they were recovered from ...
The Art Newspaper

At Frieze London, some buyers are taking risks—others are taking their time

The fair is adapting to changing buying patterns, but it seems to be paying off for galleries offering radical works ...
The Art Newspaper

Frieze London Diary: pirate-turned-artist Johnny Depp heads to London, an authentic Boer war experience and fake news at the fair

Plus, artist recreates his parent's home as a fair stand and just what London needs: more pigeons and graffiti ...
The Art Newspaper

Mexican military retreats from plans to build enormous museum in a popular park

Following widespread opposition, including from Mexico City’s mayor, the plans to build a sprawling military museum in Bosque de Chapultepec are on hold while authorities seek an alternative site ...
The Art Newspaper

'You think you have a good radar and then you realise it’s full of holes': collector Charles Asprey on what he has bought and why

The British collector, dealer and publisher on his craving for boutique fairs, his newest discovery and his favourite part of ...
The Art Newspaper

The British-American painter discusses her complex relationship with her face

The young British-American painter Issy Wood has gained an international reputation as one of a generation of artists who ...