Brave new art world: the app that brings galleries into your living room

ArtPassport lets you take a virtual tour of an exhibition from the comfort of your sofa – part a mission by two brothers to demystify the art world

Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors reignites art’s selfie debate

As the Japanese artist’s Instagram-ready works come to Los Angeles, does the city’s obsession with self-image make it the ideal locale or the nadir?

Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first museum of its kind in the Arab region, opens to the public

Louvre Abu Dhabi, a new cultural landmark for the 21st century, opens to the public on 11 November. The museum’s collection spans the history of humanity and will explore a universal narrative through artworks and artefacts from all over the world. The much-anticipated Louvre Abu Dhabi opens to the public with a spectacular week-long series of … Read more

Louvre Abu Dhabi: Jean Nouvel’s spectacular palace of culture shimmers in the desert

With its cosmic dome and starry latticework, the French architect’s water-lapped Gulf outpost shuns the petrodollar glitz of its neighbours. But there’s no whitewashing the appalling treatment of the labourers who built its light-filled halls

German artist Hito Steyerl tops contemporary art power list

Film-maker and writer is first female artist named by ArtReview Power 100 as most influential person