We bring you highlights from the art world’s most important international exhibition, including how it is dealing with geopolitical upheaval, an interview with curator Adriano Pedrosa and conversations with the artists behind national pavilions
The 96-year-old is opening an ambitious show in Venice with some of his largest paintings to date
Mounira Al Solh’s presentation at the Venice Biennale is inspired by the legendary figure of Europa
‘Foreigners Everywhere’ aims to refresh art history by highlighting artists who tell stories about global movement
Artist Șerban Savu and curator Ciprian Mureşan are orchestrating a local studio to produce a large scene
He never set out to become a photographer but has ended up making some of the medium’s defining images
Endeavor quiet on future for Frieze; Venice brings out the business; Dallas fair eyes next generation
Le Cercle de l’Art was founded by Margaux Derhy to combat isolation and irregular incomes
Christie’s offers prime Chardin for €12mn; Phillips gets Basquiat trio; Kusama tops list of 2023 contemporary artists
Don’t try to pretend that collecting books, coins, whisky or classic cars is investing
Brazilian galleries join forces; Idris Elba rallies support for African art; landmark Yves Klein show hits New York
The return of former exhibitors to the fair boosts the city’s place in Asia’s art market even as political and economic challenges persist
The fair is back to full strength even as the city struggles with economic and political challenges. Plus: major Chinese-art collector Uli Sigg; a hot new gallery quarter; and much more
The head of art at Tai Kwun Contemporary has been a teacher, critic and even prizewinning movie producer
The former Swiss ambassador to China made a massive donation to Hong Kong’s M+ museum in 2012
His new work is being projected on to the facade of Hong Kong’s M+ museum
Curator Alexie Glass-Kantor has drawn inspiration from a Tennyson poem for themes of journeys and separation
Political repression in the Chinese city and new regional fairs are shifting the balance of power
Young gallerists and curators are opening large spaces in its former factories
She uses algae, cocoon protein and more to make ethereal yet practical substances
Maggi Hambling cuts ties with Marlborough; new directions for US art fair and London gallery
New private museum lands in Gibraltar; Goodman Gallery opens in game reserve
What ever happened to the old-fashioned stamp, seashell or invertebrate collection?
Sales fell to three-year low of $65bn last year, Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report shows
London Modern art auction slimmed down; rediscovered Bolivian artist in the limelight; steady sales at Dubai and Los Angeles fairs
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