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'The desire to create is still there': Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska launches country's pavilion at the Venice Biennale

President Zelensky's wife gave a video address to visitors of the show in Venice [...]

Man who sold 145 fraudulent Peter Max paintings sentenced to 14 months in prison

More than 40 people bought what they thought were original paintings by Max, but were in fact prints to which the seller had added paint and signatures [...]

Four Joan Mitchell paintings could collectively bring more than $50m during New York's spring auctions

The four works, spanning nearly 40 years of the Abstract Expressionist’s career, will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s in May [...]

Venice diary day 2: Breasts, Mark Bradford and a bowl of berries

Our diarist’s latest round of Biennale adventures were filled with strong shows, brisk travel and unexpected treats [...]

Homecoming for one of Egypt’s leading artists as Wael Shawky shows at the country’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Shawky’s work for the Biennale, involving 400 cast and crew, recounts a 19th-century anti-colonialist uprising [...]

Who owns the superyacht docked outside the 2024 Venice Biennale?

The Sea Pearl has been a looming presence along the water during this week's preview [...]

Brazil reflects on ‘five centuries of invasion’ with all-Indigenous Venice pavilion

Artists focus on the legacy of colonialism and the ongoing challenges their people face [...]

Abdullah Al Saadi: 'My mother would use stones to signal to me that she had visited my studio'

The conceptual artist’s exhibition at the Biennale presents a series of works documenting his cycling journeys [...]

Venice Biennale 2024: the must-see pavilions around town

Take a tour of a women's prison on Giudecca or a picturesque church in Cannaregio with our pick of pavilions beyond the Giardini and Arsenale [...]

Elias Sime unearths the catastrophic beauty of mineral extraction in his new Venice show

The Ethiopian artist is exhibiting seven works built from technological waste such as computer motherboards and wire [...]

Metropolitan Museum returns ancient Sumerian statue to Iraq

The museum’s latest repatriation comes as it ramps up efforts to audit the provenance of objects in its collection [...]

Nicolas Berggruen opens contemporary art space in Venice palazzo

It is the largest contemporary art venue to open in the city since the launch of François Pinault’s Punta della Dogana 15 years ago [...]

Patrizia Sandretto’s Venice venue nears completion

San Giacomo di Paludo is expected to open next year, but visitors to this year’s Biennale can still take in a performance [...]

Wales’s national museum building under threat of closure as funding is squeezed

Chief executive warns that institution is facing a deficit of more than £4m [...]

'La Psyché': London's National Gallery acquires its first painting by the Impressionist Eva Gonzalès

Acquisition a month before museum's 200th anniversary makes Gonzalès just the 20th woman artist to be represented in the collection [...]

Burned Maya royals' remains discovered in Guatemalan temple-pyramid

The discovery, at the ancient site of Ucanal, is believed to reflect a political regime change in the 8th or 9th century [...]

Dindga McCannon mural unveiled at Rikers Island

The work's brightly coloured positivity stands in sharp contrast to the notorious reputation of the prison where it is installed [...]

Major Leonora Carrington painting poised to smash Surrealist’s auction record

The artist’s dazzling, Boschian composition “Les Distractions de Dagobert” is expected to fetch as much as $18m at Sotheby’s in New York next month [...]

Meditations on mortality: Venice exhibition revisits the photography of Peter Hujar

The show at Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pietà brings together the often haunting images of the US photographer who gained recognition only years after his untimely death [...]

India at Venice: no pavilion but more presence than ever before

Powerful patrons and a Global South-dominated international exhibition ensure the nation’s artists are front and centre—despite the government’s decision to not stage a show [...]

Venice diary day 1: Pimms, the Pinault Collection and thunderous conversation

Our diarist’s first couple of days in La Serenissima gave her a chance to soak up the glamour synonymous with the city, as well as catch up with some art-world [...]

Venice Biennale 2024: the must-see pavilions in the Arsenale

Artists draw with their eyes and play with Zeus at the city's former shipyards and armories [...]

US pavilion features first Indigenous artist to have solo show

Jeffrey Gibson mixes Native American motifs with modern materials to investigate issues of identity and history [...]

The poetry in Jean Cocteau’s visual art celebrated in Venice exhibition

A multimedia exhibition at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection includes many of the famed filmmaker's drawings, including his sketches while working with Picasso on the ballet 'Parade' [...]

The confident new face of Benin is on show in Venice

The restitution of artefacts from France in 2022 has energised Benin’s cultural and heritage sector, as is clear from the country’s four-artist presentation at the Biennale [...]

The most spectacular locations to visit at this year’s Venice Biennale

Unique to the Biennale are its venues, which include beautiful historic buildings with interiors, art and artefacts that put many museums to shame [...]

Tate's new Indigenous art fund taps into theme of Venice Biennale

Project opens with four-year backing from AKO Foundation to acquire Sámi and Inuit art from Northern Europe [...]

'No business as usual': Pro-Palestinian protests held at heart of Venice Biennale

Organised by the Art Not Genocide Alliance, the demonstration criticised international support for the Israeli government’s campaign against Gaza [...]

A brush with... Kapwani Kiwanga

An in-depth interview with the artist on her cultural experiences and greatest influences, from residencies in Paris to the jazz legend Sun Ra [...]

How a Danish museum was asked to safeguard and then return 290 stolen gems to British Museum

The Danish specialist Ittai Gradel, who first raised alarm about thefts of antiquities from the London museum, and earlier returned 61 gems bought separately on eBay, approached the Thorvaldsens Museum to [...]

Benin Republic turns to culture to spur economic growth

Four new museums across the country are planned over the next five years and a new cultural quarter is under construction in the biggest city, Cotonou [...]

Boston science museum brings climate action to the fore with year-long initiative

Year of the Earthshot features more than 1,000 interdisciplinary programmes that explore climate solutions, from immersive exhibitions to a project with Unesco and four World Heritage Sites—and an online cooking [...]

Artificial intelligence takes a deep dive in new Venice show

Josèfa Ntjam‘s exhibition depicts a fantasy world inhabited by AI-created creatures that recalls both the deep ocean and outer space [...]

Climate protesters who occupied London's Science Museum vow to continue disruptions

The group say the institution is allowing the Adani Group—which has ties to coal mining and arms manufacturing—to "greenwash" its reputation via sponsorship [...]

Denmark's 'Notre Dame moment': passers-by rescue paintings from blazing Boersen building in Copenhagen

The celebrated early 17th-century Dragon Spire is consumed by fire after conflagration takes hold during historic structure's renovation [...]

Willem de Kooning’s Italian adventures explored in Gallerie dell’Accademia show

The American artist’s prolific career included two spells in Italy, ten years apart. An exhibition in Venice explores the impact these visits had on his work [...]

Luca Cerizza, curator of the Italian pavilion at Venice Biennale 2024, on his favourite La Serenissima hang-outs

From the best pizza in town to a picturesque island [...]

John Akomfrah: ‘What are the histories, the questions, the narratives?’

The British artist and film-maker's Biennale exhibition will build on his past investigations of race, memory and identity [...]

Palestine references abound at the 60th Venice Biennale

As the war between Israel and Hamas intensifies, artists in Venice use their work to make statements [...]

Venice Biennale 2024: the must-see pavilions in the Giardini

From cocoa-covered creations, to spaceships and rotting fruit, here is our selection of top shows from the first preview day [...]

All change at Polish pavilion after initial artist is ousted by new, centrist government

Open Group collective shifts focus to neighbouring Ukraine after Ignacy Czwartos is deselected [...]

Study for Winston Churchill portrait that was famously burned is up for sale

Destruction of final portrait by Graham Sutherland was captured in an episode of "The Crown". Now a study is being toured by Sotheby’s [...]

'Art should have scores like film': Brooklyn Museum appoints first composer-in-residence

Niles Luther began his composing career working with the artist Kehinde Wiley [...]

Monira Al Qadiri exhibition to open Johann König’s new Munich gallery in a former power plant

König says the new space, König Bergson, is one of the largest commercial galleries for contemporary art in Germany [...]

Artist refuses to open Israel pavilion show at Venice Biennale without a ceasefire

Ruth Patir says that she and the curators will not open exhibition until Israel and Hamas reach “a ceasefire and hostage release agreement" [...]

Thomas Heatherwick’s controversial Vessel public art piece in New York to reopen

The 150ft-tall, $200m outdoor installation at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards development has been closed since 2021 following a series of suicides [...]

Contested Congolese sculpture returns home, temporarily

The Balot sculpture will be in the Democratic Republic of Congo for six months, while a video of it shows simultaneously at the Venice Biennale [...]

Anish Kapoor slams Venice Biennale title ‘Foreigners Everywhere’ for evoking ‘neo-fascism’

The artist says artistic director Adriano Pedrosa’s "dangerous slogan" reinforces the Italian government’s anti-migrant stance [...]

New York’s Meredith Rosen makes waves across the Atlantic

The dealer’s discovery-driven programme, which embraces both contemporary and unsung 20th-century artists, is finding outsize success in Europe [...]

Tamara de Lempicka makes her Broadway entrance

A new musical about the glamorous Art Deco painter matches its subject’s maximalism [...]

Flo Milli talks new album and the power of affirmations

Flo Milli has released her third studio album, “Fine Ho, Stay.” The album features her hit song “Never Lose Me,” including the remix she just dropped with Cardi B and [...]

After a tough few years, Shakira is back with a new album

Global superstar Shakira discusses her latest album, her first full length release since 2017 and coming after the end of her marriage (Mar. 25). [...]

'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' cast members talk green screen challenges

"Kong neck" is what Brian Tyree Henry, Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens call the art of maintaining one's neck at the proper angle to gaze upon Godzilla and King Kong [...]

Country stars applaud Tennessee bill to protect artists against artificial intelligence

Country stars Luke Bryan and Chris Janson said they've had their voices replicated without their consent as artificial intelligence tools make it harder to tell real from fake. [...]

'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' cast members talk green screen challenges

"Kong neck" is what Brian Tyree Henry, Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens call the art of maintaining one's neck at the proper angle to gaze upon Godzilla and King Kong [...]

Hayden Christensen kicks off Star Wars-themed ‘takeover’ of the Empire State Building

Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen kicked off a Star Wars-themed ‘takeover’ of the Empire State Building on Thursday where actors in Darth Vader and Storm Trooper costumes joined the actor [...]

Elton John on his varied music catalogue, his mantra towards humanitarian work

Elton John and Bernie Taupin were joined by a variety of musicians in Washington, D.C. to honor the songwriting duo. [...]

Regina and Reina King on the importance of remembering Shirley Chisholm's legacy

Regina King transforms into barrier-breaking Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm's in Netflix's latest biopic. [...]

Julio Torres was not worried about whether or not 'Problemista' would be relatable

Actor, writer and comedian Julio Torres is making his feature directorial debut with A24's "Problemista." [...]

ShowBiz Minute: Majors, Van Noten, Springsteen

Ex-girlfriend of actor Jonathan Majors files civil suit against him; Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten is stepping down; Bruce Springsteen returns to the stage in Phoenix after health issues. [...]

Sarah Richardson Launches ‘Beyond Noise’ Magazine

The stylist is set to unveil a bi-annual print magazine and digital platform, with a team that includes Holly Shackleton and Fran Burns. [...]

Willy’s World: ‘Prints, Films, a Rave and More…’

Next week, MoMu, Antwerp’s fashion museum, will unveil a major exhibition celebrating the work of Belgian photographer Willy Vanderperre. [...]

Frédéric Malle Steps Down From Namesake Brand

Frédéric Malle announced on Apr. 18 that he will be leaving his brand Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle at the end of June. [...]

L’Oréal Q1 Sales up 9.4% on Strong Mass Market Demand

L'Oréal reported a 9.4 percent rise in first quarter sales on a like-for-like basis on Thursday, beating expectations and easing concerns about a slowdown in the two biggest beauty markets; [...]

With Succession in Focus, LVMH Adds Alexandre and Frédéric Arnault to Board

The two brothers join older siblings Antoine and Delphine, meaning that 4 out of Arnault’s 5 heirs now serve on the board. Bernard Arnault, age 75, has placed his controlling [...]

Gregg Renfrew Is Purchasing Beautycounter Out of Foreclosure

The founder, who was ousted and recently came back to the line as CEO, will regain control of the company. [...]

Arnault Says He Hopes Tensions With China on Luxury Quiet Down

Billionaire Bernard Arnault said he hopes a planned visit to France next month by China’s Xi Jinping will help smooth trade relations between Paris and Beijing. [...]

Puig, Backers to Raise €2.6 Billion in Madrid IPO

Puig and its founding family plan to sell Class B shares at €22 to €24.50 each, the Barcelona-based company said Thursday in a filing with the Spanish securities regulator. [...]

Vita Liberata Bought Back By Founder

Alyson Hogg, who founded the luxury tanning brand in 2003, has reacquired it from Crown Laboratories. [...]

Swiss Watch Exports Plunge as China and Hong Kong Demand Dries Up

Monthly Swiss watch exports suffered their biggest decline since 2020 as demand for premium and luxury timepieces in key markets including China and Hong Kong plunged. [...]

Luxury Bargain Hunters Head to Japan as Weak Yen Brings Big Discounts

The sharp fall in the yen, combined with a number of premium brands not adjusting their prices to reflect the change, has created a rare opportunity to grab luxe goods [...]

How Rent the Runway Came Back From the Brink

The rental platform saw its stock soar last week after predicting it would hit a key profitability metric this year. A new marketing push and more robust inventory are the [...]

Fashion and Design Collide at Salone Del Mobile

Fashion’s presence at Milan Design Week grew even bigger this year. Savvy activations by brands including Hermès, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Loewe and Prada showed how Salone has become a ‘critical [...]

From Coachella to Stagecoach: Inside Beauty’s Big Bet on Festival Season

Beauty labels hope to court the concert set for both brand awareness and trendsetting opportunities. [...]

Asos Says It Will Take ‘Necessary Actions’ After 18% Drop in Sales

Asos has said it will take “necessary actions” to transform its fortunes after the fast fashion retailer’s first-half losses widened and sales fell by nearly a fifth. [...]

TikTok Divest-or-Ban Bill Heads to Fast Track in US Congress

The effort to force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd to divest its ownership of the social media platform would quickly become law under a plan outlined Wednesday by House [...]

Lagardère Group Launches Egyptian Edition of Elle Magazine

The French publisher has appointed Tunis-based firm Nissa Editions Group as the local licensing partner and Cairo-based fashion media veteran Susan Sabet as both managing director and editor-in-chief of the [...]

Report: FTC to Consider Blocking Tapestry’s $8.5 Billion Capri Takeover

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to sue to block Coach parent Tapestry’s $8.5 billion deal to buy Michael Kors owner Capri Holdings, NYT Dealbook reported on Wednesday, [...]

Why Fashion Is Rushing to Create 3D Captures of Its Products

Brands are using them for design tasks, in their marketing, on their e-commerce sites and in augmented-reality experiences such as virtual try-on, with more applications still emerging. [...]

How to Raise Money as a Black Beauty Brand

Black founders carry a markedly higher burden when it comes to educating investors on the value and viability of their business ideas — but there is an art and science [...]

Harvey Nichols Appoints New CEO

Harvey Nichols has named Julia Goddard chief executive following the departure of Manju Malhotra — who held the post for 25 years — in late 2023. [...]

Emerging Designer Platform The Folklore Raises $3.4 Million

The capital injection will strengthen the company’s earlier pivot from being an African designer e-commerce site to being a business-to-business venture helping emerging brands enter global retailers. [...]

Sephora, Perfumes and Cosmetics Drive LVMH Sales Growth

Amid a luxury slowdown, strong performance by LVMH’s perfumes and cosmetics and selective retailing divisions show a healthy appetite for beauty. [...]

LVMH Sales Grow 3% as Luxury Boom Stalls

Revenues fell on a reported basis, confirming sector-wide fears that luxury demand would continue to slow. [...]

How to Scale a Black Beauty Brand

Landing a retail partnership is often seen as a major milestone for beauty founders — but it brings a bevy of new challenges, from the logistical complexities to setting a [...]

Fashion Industry Leaders on Upskilling Opportunities in the Workplace

BoF spoke to HR executives and talent experts at Alexander McQueen, On and Deckers Brands — global employers currently recruiting on BoF Careers — to understand what skills are most [...]

How Retail Store Employees Should Upskill Today

The nature of working in retail is changing at pace as the purpose of stores continues to evolve. BoF Careers examines how in-store employees can hone and develop their skill [...]

Introducing BoF Careers Executive Search

A tailored recruitment service offering specialist support to secure top-tier executive talent for your open roles across fashion, retail, luxury and beauty. [...]

Willy Vanderperre: ‘Youth Is an Emotion. Youth Is the Breaking Point’

In an exclusive excerpt from an interview with 1 Granary, the photographer and longtime Raf Simons collaborator Willy Vanderperre talks about creative rebellion, the power of youth and navigating the [...]

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