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Class of 2026: Slade MA

Highlighting five of this years graduating artists

7 hrs ago

News from Art Basel and beyond

Kanye and Bianca at Basel, David Hockney tributes, Sotheby’s blockbuster London sales, the rise of auction betting, plus more art world highlights

Jun 21

10 bathers throughout art history

Cool off. Take a dip.

Jun 10

What Nicole Kidman dancing around a Brâncuși sculpture says about the future of the art world

Insider legibility is out. Translation is in. Plus, the latest art world news.

May 26

Where to discover emerging artists this summer

UK degree show calendar; emerging artists; fine art graduate exhibition; university painting; collect upcoming artists, degree show 2026

May 18

Forget Venice, it's all about NYC this week

Fairs, auctions, a $23 million MET gift and the rest of this week’s art world news

May 12

The art of fashion and the fashion of art

From Westwood and Dürer to Warhol, Prada and auction-house pyjamas

May 4

How Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne came to dominate the design world

Our 100th newsletter, the story of Les Lalanne, plus everything you need to know this week

Apr 27

Build your dream art library

75 art books to fill your shelves

Apr 20

Is this art?

Marcel Duchamp and the lore of the readymade

Apr 13

We spoke to 10 art world insiders. Here’s what they said.

A year of conversations with the people shaping the art world

Apr 6

Spring according to Van Gogh

The season in 6 paintings, plus all the art news you need to know

Mar 30

Monet’s Water Lilies rule the world

Tate’s upcoming exhibition, Paris fashion week and shampoo bottles

Mar 26

A crater in the Irish countryside

How Ireland’s art ecosystem is shifting and why American money, new wealth and state support could reshape its future

Mar 17