The British artist uses carbon from destroyed Kharkiv structures to document Russia's campaign against Ukrainian heritage
Nature Mote: The Extermination of Ukraine at London's Fitzrovia Gallery pairs charcoal ink-on-paper works with forensic archives to trace state-sponsored cultural violence.
New minister assumes oversight of museums, libraries, and Arts Council England amid funding debates
The incoming parliamentary under-secretary steps into a broadened portfolio that places her at the centre of England's cultural policy landscape.
The Parental Imprisonment Collective selects over two hundred pieces for this year's Koestler Arts display
An unprecedented curation panel draws on lived experience to present artwork created within the criminal justice system, challenging perceptions of incarceration and identity.
The long material and colonial history behind the most recognizable blue body in popular culture.
Almost everyone remembers that Disney's genie is blue. Fewer ask why. The answer runs backward through five thousand years — Egyptian blue standing in for lapis, cobalt on a Mongol palace, the eye that guards against envy, the last color most languages learned to name, and a layout artist photographing Isfahan just before a war — to a color that was rarely, in this part of the world, quite what it claimed to be.
A legal dispute unfolds between US collectors and a London dealer over a withdrawn Monica Sjöö acquisition, highlighting tensions in gallery-collector contracts.
The South London dealer winds down operations amid market recalibration, prioritising roster support over commercial expansion
London's Sid Motion Gallery announces its autumn closure, framing the decision as a strategic choice to protect artist interests amid sector-wide economic shifts.
Cultural relocation meets commercial pressure in the capital's historic financial district
As the Museum of London prepares to relocate, tensions mount between commercial expansion and heritage preservation across the capital's historic financial district.
A meticulous replica of the seventh-century vessel rises on the banks of the River Deben
As traditional woodworking tools reshape ancient oak, researchers and volunteers work toward a 2027 water trial that will test centuries-old maritime theories.
The mayor argues that open access remains vital for civic life and the economy
As policymakers revisit museum pricing models, Sadiq Khan defends the capital's long-standing commitment to unrestricted gallery access.
Major commercial operator downsizes prime retail footprints amid sector-wide property reassessments
Richard Gagosian's institution confirms closures in Mayfair and Switzerland, reflecting broader shifts in gallery real estate strategy.
Seven kings, one for each day of the week. A portrait of Fever. Two spirits keeping a bathhouse warm. What the manuscripts actually show — and what the lamp replaced.
Folio 35v of a manuscript in Oxford shows the public baths at Tiberias in cutaway. Upstairs, people washing. Downstairs, two jinn tending the furnace, mid-conversation. It is not what most of the world expects — and it is much closer to what the unseen was actually understood to be for. A long read across twelve centuries of manuscripts, fieldwork, survey data and horror cinema.
The Dia Art Foundation director succeeds Maria Balshaw, taking charge of Tate Britain, Tate Modern, and regional sites amid ongoing challenges.
Jessica Morgan, director of New York's Dia Art Foundation since 2015, has been named the next director of Tate, succeeding Maria Balshaw in January 2026.
