Art & Exhibitions

The Best Art of 2024: 11 Standouts We Saw Globally

Discover the most unforgettable art of 2024—from captivating museum exhibitions and gallery shows to standout biennials and art fairs.

by Ben Davis & Adam Schrader & Vivienne Chow & Margaret Carrigan & Eileen Kinsella & Katie White & Jo Lawson-Tancred & Katya Kazakina & Andrew Russeth & Annie Armstrong & Sarah Cascone

Art & Exhibitions

The Worst Art of 2024: 9 Standouts We Wish We Hadn’t Seen

From overhyped bananas to neon misfires, this is the art that fell flat in 2024.

by Ben Davis & Naomi Rea & Jo Lawson-Tancred & Eileen Kinsella & Annie Armstrong & Katya Kazakina & Andrew Russeth & Adam Schrader & Sarah Cascone

Opinion

11 Words That Make Sense of the Year in Art

What were the biggest art trends of 2024? What new terms emerged to make sense of the changes in the field?

by Ben Davis

Market

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Tops 2024 Art Sales With Her Poetic, Timeless Portraits

by Verity Babbs

Art & Tech

4 Ways A.I. Impacted the Art Industry in 2024

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Art World

Here Are the 7 Biggest Art-World Controversies of 2024

by Kate Brown & Eileen Kinsella

Artists

Love Letters Reveal the Passion and Turmoil of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz’s Fiery Affair

by Vittoria Benzine

Art World

Art History

There’s More to Brutalism Than Meets the Eye

by Tim Brinkhof

Art World

Venus Williams! Michael Stipe! Jewel! Here Are 12 Celebs We Interviewed in 2024

by Annie Armstrong

People

Hermann Parzinger on Tragedy and Beauty in Caspar David Friedrich’s ‘Abbey in the Oakwood’

by Hermann Parzinger

Art Collectors

5 Art Collectors on the First Work They Ever Bought

by Vivienne Chow

Market

Market

The Art Market Is Ripe for Change. Here’s Where the State of Play Is Shifting

by Margaret Carrigan

Market

What You Need to Know About Photomontagist and Painter Njideka Akunyili Crosby

by Verity Babbs

The Appraisal

6 Artists Whose Markets We Appraised in 2024

by Eileen Kinsella

Auctions

These Are the 10 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction in November 2024

by Eileen Kinsella

Podcast

The Art Angle

Re-Air: Lucy Lippard On a Life In and Out of Art

by Sonia Manalili & Ben Davis

Art Market Minute

Listen: Art Market Outlook for 2025

by Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan

The Art Angle

The Roundup: 2024—The Year in Art

by Sonia Manalili & Kate Brown & Ben Davis

Art Market Minute

Listen: Sotheby's Makes Big Staff Cuts

by Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan

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Art History

There’s More to Brutalism Than Meets the Eye

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Art World

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People

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by Hermann Parzinger

Art Collectors

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Art History

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Art World

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Archaeology & History

How the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Became a Wonder of the Ancient World

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People

Alyssa Nitchun on Amplifying Queer Art in 2024

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Archaeology & History

Alexander the Great’s Most Pivotal Battlefield Has Finally Been Identified

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Collectibles

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People

Victoria Siddall on the ‘Duality’ of Wolfgang Tillmans’s ‘Power Station (Low Clouds)’

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Books

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How a Chinese Farmer Unearthed a Colossal Terracotta Army Fit for a King

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Art World

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Art & Exhibitions

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