The afterlives of the wives of Henry VIII
Being married to the monarch was a hazardous business, but all six queens have lived on in popular memory and the artistic imagination
The British artists who took a restless approach to still life
Still-life painting in Britain really took off in the 20th century when artists adopted a more experimental approach
Four things to see: Data
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of the conceptual artist On Kawara, we look at four artworks that derive their power and meaning from data
Enter the void with Pierre Huyghe
An exhibition in Venice of the French artist’s work is conceptually dense, but does it work in visual terms?
Does this year’s Venice Biennale live up to the hype?
There are delightful discoveries to be made at this year’s event, but sometimes the central exhibition fizzles where it should spark
Beyond the Biennale – the shows to see around Venice this month
The rest of the city still has plenty to offer, from an exploration of the travels of Marco Polo to a celebration of Jean Cocteau’s genius
Must-see pavilions at the Venice Biennale 2024
From the recent history of Timor-Leste to world-building in Bulgaria, this year’s shows present a rich and varied cross-section of contemporary art from around the world
Chardin’s strawberries are ripe for reappraisal this summer
The artist’s ability to stop time is on full display in a painting that was recently acquired by the Louvre and is now touring France
The weird reflections of Jean Cocteau
An exhibition in Venice underscores the artist’s restless imagination and shapeshifting tendencies
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When fashion resists interpretation
Peter Hujar and Paul Thek offer a lesson in the art of appreciation at Loewe’s menswear show in Paris
Birmingham’s Barber Institute is getting more cutting-edge
Midway through a major refurbishment, the Institute is still managing to thrive at a challenging time for UK museums
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In the studio with… Wendy Sharpe
The artist has all she needs in her capacious studio in Sydney, where her artist partner, some audiobooks and a Mexican papier-mâché skeleton keep her company
In the studio with… Joan Semmel
The New York native keeps up with current affairs, listens to Radio Garden and works every day – that is, when she’s not entertaining Leonardo DiCaprio
June 2024
• Should museums charge entry fees?
• The awesome art of Caspar David Friedrich
• Picnicking with the Impressionists
• The rise of Indigenous art
Plus: Early Renaissance painting, egomaniac architects in film, Norway’s new grain silo-turned-museum, and the Barber Institute in Birmingham; and reviews of Jean Cocteau in Venice, Constantin Brancusi in Paris, and Michelangelo in London
Diamonds, dinosaurs and drawings – just some of the fun at London’s summer fairs
There really is something for every kind of collector at Treasure House Fair and London Art Week this summer
Donald Sutherland’s brush with Gauguin
Obituaries of the actor are rightly lauding his work in M*A*S*H, Don’t Look Now and JFK, but fail to mark his indelible performance as one of the leading post-Impressionists
Model behaviour – how life drawing is making a comeback at the Royal Academy
Drawing models in the flesh has been in and out of fashion over the centuries, but the London institution’s postgrad programme is breathing new life into the practice
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Four things to see: Music
In honour of the annual Fête de la Musique, which takes place this year on 21 June, we look at four objects that embody the fertile relationship between art, craft and music
Michelangelo’s careful image management
An exhibition at the British Museum shows that the artist deliberately shaped his legacy by the drawings he chose to leave behind
For Carole Gibbons, there’s no place like home
Now 88, the Glaswegian artist is finally being fêted for her unpredictable visions of domesticity
The Flemish tapestry that takes us into the heart of a decisive battle
Nancy E. Edwards of the Kimbell Art Museum explains how a magnificent tapestry by Bernard van Orley re-enacts the Battle of Pavia
Why everyone loves Keith Haring
The pop artist believed that artists should make work for the masses. Decades after his death, his images are everywhere
Fjord focus – how Ibsen inspired the art of Edvard Munch
The Norwegian painter was referring to Ibsen’s play ‘Ghosts’ when he painted his dream-like landscape of 1906
The restless spirit of Sonia Delaunay
The artist’s irrepressible energy shines out in this survey of her long career at Bard Graduate Center, writes Eve M. Kahn
The sentimental side of Angelica Kauffman
In the 18th century, Europe was swept by a trend for art that revealed the inner lives of its subjects – and the Swiss painter encapsulated the ideas of the age
Horse in Majesty – At the Heart of a Civilisation
The Palace of Versailles, which is hosting Olympic equestrian events this summer, canters through five centuries of equine art
Dalí: Disruption and Devotion
Surrealism’s most famous exponent had a profound respect for the Old Masters, according to this exhibition at the MFA Boston
Barbie: The Exhibition
More than six decades of fantastic life in plastic, from dream houses to the dolls themselves, go on display at the Design Museum in London
A World of Care: Turner and the Environment
Turner’s depictions of the effects of industrialisation are relevant to the climate crisis today, argues a show at the artist’s house in London