Omer Fast puts contemporary fears and fictions on display at the BALTIC Centre
It's the variety and range of photographs on show that will ultimately come to define the fair
Time for a bit of anarchy
The estimate is far short of the $100m+ prices notched up in recent years – but then this is a Picasso more cerebral than sexy
The Sainsbury Centre's exhibition reveals an artist grappling with a sense of human frailty
The artist talks to Apollo about her obsession with found objects and making art out of gin
There are many treasures in the Met's new exhibition, but the most poignant are the metalwork pieces from Mosul, given the turmoil in the region today
Figurative art is making a comeback, if this year's shortlist of promising early-career artists is anything to go by
Collaboration is the order of the day in Brussels and Paris, where several art fairs are joining forces. Meanwhile, London gears up for Art16
Sainsbury's bid to employ an artist (for free); love in the Tate Modern carpark; and Fearne Cotton's art for the apiarists
The Italian artist discusses his distinctive palette and what he owes to Yves Klein
Art News Daily : 13 May
Which museums are raking it in? And which ones are facing a deficit?
Russia's 19th-century portraitists were more than a match for the exceptional writers and composers they painted. So why is their work so neglected?
Heritage groups around the world need to harness social media to spread their message. This campaign makes that much easier
A university museum in Houston has removed a revolver from an artwork critical of Texan gun culture – and Rakewell is baffled by the decision
With 3,000 new works, a major extension, and an ingenious way of working with collectors, SFMOMA is becoming a modern art museum to rival all others
Two exhibitions in London celebrate the beautiful, subtle botanical paintings of 17th-century Holland
Artists recognised the power of the staged image long before Instagram came along
The contemporary art gallerist's alliance with an antiques dealer epitomises the changing art world
The high-school pottery that fooled an antiques expert, Darth Vader hits the museums, and an artist who has removed his nipples in, erm, the name of art
Marisol's powerful, Pop-inspired sculptures deserve to be far better known, particularly outside the US
The ship that took Captain Cook around the world ended up as the 'Lord Sandwich' at the bottom of Newport Harbour
How strange that this great British painter claims to ‘hate painting’ when he is so good at it
