Put away the gallery guides – art is best when shrouded in mystery

A new app, Smartify, allows you to point your phone at artworks and instantly know everything about them. But while facts can enrich enjoyment, it is the shock of the unknown that really makes art resonate

Art Basel and Art Week are transformative events that take Miami to a different level

Miami Beach hosts the world’s largest Art Fair – Art Basel.  Miami Beach, December 1 – 4, 2016 In the American art show, 269 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa show significant works from the masters of Modern and contemporary art, as well the new generation of emerging stars. Paintings, sculptures, … Read more

Bob Dylan: a Hockney-like painter of America’s strange essence

Dylan’s art marks him out as a staunch traditionalist – but his powers of observation make his canvases evocative celebrations of life itself

Tate Britain project uses AI to pair contemporary photos with paintings

IK prize-winning system matches images from the 24/7 news cycle with centuries-old artworks and presents them online

Revealed: the unseen flip-sides of the world’s most famous paintings

From the Mona Lisa to Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Brazilian artist Vik Muniz has exposed – literally – the nuts and bolts of centuries-old masterpieces

High concept, high craft: Fiona Hall’s must-see exhibition opens in Canberra

First appearing at the 2015 Venice Biennale, the dark, urgent Wrong Way Time comprises about 800 objects – one of the NGA’s most complex installations ever