Artists
25 of 2025: From left to right: Alexandra Metcalf, 2025. Photography: Edward Dean. Courtesy of Ginny on Frederick; Calvin Marcus in 2023. Photo: Julie Goldstone; Pol Taburet. Photo: Zelinda Zanichelli; Maja Ruznic at St. Francis Auditorium, 2025. Photo: Brad Trone; Antonio Obá. Photo: Diego Bresan

25 of 2025: 5 Painters Who’ve Been Catching Our Eye

25 of 2025: Artists shaping contemporary art—from installation pioneers to sculptors, fiber artists, and performance visionaries.

by Jo Lawson-Tancred & Annikka Olsen & Katie White

Art World
A line of models walking the runway in Bottega Veneta’s Spring/Summer 2026 finale. The leading model wears oversized sunglasses and a voluminous blue feathered coat, followed by others in sleek tailored looks and textured outerwear.

Bottega Veneta and Versace Deliver Art-Infused Debuts at Milan Fashion Week

Soundtracks by Steve McQueen and Car Culture and artists walking the runway made Milan Fashion Week’s debuts echo with cultural resonance.

by William Van Meter

Artists
Five artists are collaged against a peach background, shown in black-and-white portraits with white outlines.

25 of 2025: 5 Groundbreaking Fiber Artists You Need to Know

We spotlight 25 boundary-pushing artists who have been dominating the conversation in 2025.

by Brian Boucher & Vivienne Chow & Sarah Cascone & Annikka Olsen

Art & Exhibitions
Theatrical set from ROHTKO with neon-lit restaurant below giant screen showing close-up faces in vivid colors.

The Notorious Knoedler Forgery Scandal Takes Center Stage in a Surreal Theater Epic

by Min Chen

People
A headshot of an older bald white man with thick-rimmed glasses in a suit and tie with a white-collared shirt, photographed in front of a horizontally striped wall from the shoulders up.

What’s Next for Former MoMA Director Glenn Lowry?

by Sarah Cascone

Art & Exhibitions
a woman in a white dress stares into a mirror reflecting magnificent frescoed walls, it is a circular mirror placed on a grand mosaiced floor

Isaac Julien Stages a Sci-Fi Epic in a Renaissance Pleasure Palace

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Art & Exhibitions
A row of large translucent glass cubes with shifting hues of blue, white, and pink are installed on concrete bases in a grassy park surrounded by tall trees.

Larry Bell Transforms Madison Square Park Into an Urban Oasis of Light and Glass

by William Van Meter

Art World

Museums & Institutions
Monuments Men soldiers carry recovered paintings down Neuschwanstein Castle steps after seizing Nazi-looted art.

Museums Aren't Doing Enough to Identify Art Stolen During WWII, Report Finds

by Sarah Cascone

Law & Politics
Two police officers hold up an artwork for the camera, with many other artworks on display behind them

Italian Police Seize 21 Suspected Salvador Dalí Fakes During Museum Raid

by Brian Boucher

Museums & Institutions

The British Museum Is Throwing a Gala to Match the Met—and Not Everyone’s Impressed

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Museums & Institutions
Three visitors walk toward MASS MoCA’s brick exterior, featuring large banners advertising contemporary art exhibitions.

Mass MoCA Drops the Needle on a New Record Label

by Brian Boucher

Market

Market
An abstract painting in green, red, and yellow

Fast-Rising Painter Li Hei Di Smashes Auction Record at Sotheby’s Hong Kong

by Vivienne Chow

Auctions
A canvas spray painted with words Holy Shit is displayed upside-down on the floor, leaning against the wall

This Dan Colen Canvas Saw a 96 Percent Drop in Value. Why?

by Katya Kazakina

Market
A South Asian woman in long hair and black short sleeves top.

The Indian Art Market Is Thriving, Thanks to a Tax Cut and New Buyers, Dealer Roshini Vadehra Says

by Vivienne Chow

Market
an image of Adrien Meyer selling Piet Mondrian at Christie's New York

Which Auction House Is Standing Strongest So Far This Year?

by Margaret Carrigan

Podcast

Art Market Minute
a series of small ceramic artworks displayed on a pool table in an ornately decorated period room

Boutique Art Fairs Take Off

by Sonia Manalili & Annie Armstrong

The Art Angle
Italian Baroque painting of a women, sculpture of the Pink Panther wrapped around a woman, illustration of two figures battling

The Round-Up: Looted Art Exposed in House Listing, Jeff Koons Back With His Ex, and $13M for ‘Conan’ Cover Art

by Sonia Manalili & Kate Brown & Ben Davis

Art Market Minute
Illustration of a man drawing a process map with checkmarks and a target at the end.

So You’ve Been Laid Off

by Sonia Manalili & Naomi Rea

Art Market Minute
Art handlers hold up an artwork at the head of an auction room

A Surrealist Slam Dunk

by Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan

Latest Articles
Museums & Institutions
Monuments Men soldiers carry recovered paintings down Neuschwanstein Castle steps after seizing Nazi-looted art.

Museums Aren't Doing Enough to Identify Art Stolen During WWII, Report Finds

by Sarah Cascone

Law & Politics
Two police officers hold up an artwork for the camera, with many other artworks on display behind them

Italian Police Seize 21 Suspected Salvador Dalí Fakes During Museum Raid

by Brian Boucher

Museums & Institutions

The British Museum Is Throwing a Gala to Match the Met—and Not Everyone’s Impressed

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Museums & Institutions
Three visitors walk toward MASS MoCA’s brick exterior, featuring large banners advertising contemporary art exhibitions.

Mass MoCA Drops the Needle on a New Record Label

by Brian Boucher

Market
An abstract painting in green, red, and yellow

Fast-Rising Painter Li Hei Di Smashes Auction Record at Sotheby’s Hong Kong

by Vivienne Chow

Art History
a painted image of a formally dressed Black man who is in a 3/4 pose and looks at the viewer

A Portrait of an Enslaved Man Hung in a Mansion for Over a Century. His Story Is Finally Emerging

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Auctions
A canvas spray painted with words Holy Shit is displayed upside-down on the floor, leaning against the wall

This Dan Colen Canvas Saw a 96 Percent Drop in Value. Why?

by Katya Kazakina

Archaeology & History
close up of dark blue stone

Europe’s Oldest Blue Pigment Discovered in Germany

by Richard Whiddington

Law & Politics
Exterior view of the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building in Washington, D.C., featuring its historic red-brick architecture with towers and arched windows alongside the Smithsonian signage.

Smithsonian Keeps Doors Open—For Now—as U.S. Government Shuts Down

by Margaret Carrigan & Brian Boucher

Gallery Network
A close-up drawing of a woman’s face by Sarah Ball, titled Emma (2025), shown at Stephen Friedman Gallery. The portrait, rendered in delicate colored pencil, highlights blue-gray eyes, full lips, and flushed cheeks, with red circular markings on the forehead and below the eyes. The detailed eyelashes and subtle shading emphasize both natural beauty and stylized features.

In Sarah Ball’s Intimate Portraits, Every Detail Tells a Story

by Artnet Gallery Network

Pop Culture
White candle container with a red Pantone color swatch labeled “Grateful Red,” featuring a black skull graphic along the bottom edge.

Grateful Dead Gets Its Own Pantone Colors

by Min Chen

Market
A South Asian woman in long hair and black short sleeves top.

The Indian Art Market Is Thriving, Thanks to a Tax Cut and New Buyers, Dealer Roshini Vadehra Says

by Vivienne Chow

Gallery Network
A framed abstract painting by Paulo Pasta dominated by shades of coral pink with intersecting vertical and diagonal lines in blue, orange, and purple, creating a geometric composition with subtle layering and texture.

Brazilian Artist Paulo Pasta’s Quiet, Lyrical Abstractions Alight in New York

by Artnet Gallery Network

Market
an image of Adrien Meyer selling Piet Mondrian at Christie's New York

Which Auction House Is Standing Strongest So Far This Year?

by Margaret Carrigan

Art History
A painting of a dramatic biblical scene, showing several armored men overpowering a half-naked man on the ground, while a woman in light clothing pulls his hair and another man in red clothing raises a blade to strike.

A Major Rembrandt Conservation Project Is Underway at Städel Museum

by Sarah Cascone