Nadya Tolokonnikova previews her stamina-testing performance in a mock prison cell at the Museum of Contemporary Art ... genre popularized by the artist Marina Abramovic, who is a close friend.

From the ceilings of Renaissance churches to the white cube, the spaces where art is exhibited have changed and evolved ...

look no further than the elusive relationship between Modern and contemporary art. Although often used interchangeably, they are not the same. Because they share many similarities, they are best ...

Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum not in New York City, a place we ...

the artist Michael Craig-Martin recalls how the UK’s “cathedral to contemporary art” was born. “Who could have imagined we would find an immense derelict site on the Thames, directly ...

Described by her as ‘the most ambitious work of her career’, the acclaimed artist says it is not pornographic but erotic ...

The London institution, which turns 25 this week, encouraged its peers to look beyond the West. But its greatest impact was to remake the art museum into a kind of theme park. Credit...Andy Haslam ...

Joopiter, the auction platform founded by musician and designer Pharrell Williams, is holding its inaugural sale of contemporary art through Tuesday (6 May), and has enlisted food and lifestyle ...

Contrary to much popular belief, all art is not political. But in the first half of the 20th century—when Germany was experiencing rapid industrialization and militarization; the rise of ...

As much of the world turns inward, this island nation is boldly looking outward – embracing cultural exchange, investing in creativity and staking its claim on the global contemporary art scene.

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) laid off 29 full- and part-time staff members in a 7.5% reduction to the institution’s total employees, the institution announced today ...

A trail of original, contemporary artwork has gone on display in a city centre. The community interest company Gloucester Contemporary Artists (GCA) has created the trail in the city as part of ...