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The shocking life of 19th-century ‘Hottentot Venus’ Saartjie Baartman haunts a riveting show in which 18 artists respond to objectification and Black femininity

Create! – 21st Century Architecture and Design is an online auction by Simon de Pury, launching on 26 July 2023 and featuring works by the likes of Rick Owens, Ron Arad and Tom Dixon as well as emerging talent

Late-night visitors at Banksy’s Glasgow show were greeted by death on a dodgem at the Gallery of Modern Art.

Shelby White, collector and benefactor of the prestigious New York art museum, did not knowingly buy stolen antiquities, lawyer says

Passers-by and attendees were fascinated by the remote-controlled reaper.

Brian Eno exhibits his new light box sculptures in London, alongside a unique speaker and iconic works by the late American light artist Dan Flavin

The artist takes his smash hits to Edinburgh, a tiny sculpture garden opens and Gary Simmons traces racial history

Columbus wrote the letter to King Ferdinand of Spain in 1493 about his findings after the ‘discovery’ of the Americas

During the colonial period, when Africa was almost entirely divided up by European powers, “the camera became something of an imperial device”, said Sarah Cascone on Artnet.

India’s original calligraphic abstractionist, Shanti Dave, gets his first-ever retrospective, with DAG showcasing his work from 1950 to 2014

Tridib Bera's Body Language exhibition features animal shapes and forms, with no titles, that are as simple as a schoolyard rhyme. Growing up in West Bengal, Tridib was surrounded by animals and uses mixed media to create his art. His works are see-through and 3D, with missing features adding to…