The painter from Philadelphia still lives in the city, where she works in a converted high school, on an easel that belonged to an artist she grew up admiring
In a setting that hints at waiting rooms and hospital wards the artist explores the darker side of institutional care
Now in its third year, the London fair blends fine art with a festival atmosphere that suits the season
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In her depictions of the human form, the artist pushes paint to its limits, explains Sarah Howgate of the National Portrait Gallery in London
The Musée des Arts Décoratifs draws on its considerable holdings to demonstrate why the couturier was known as ‘Le magnifique’
Van Gogh’s compositional style and intensity of vision were a formative influence on Anselm Kiefer, as this show at the Royal Academy makes clear
The Post-Impressionist’s home in Aix-en-Provence is the subject of this exhibition at the Musée Granet
The artist transforms the ground-floor of Dia Bridgehampton with prints and hand-painted designs that blend figuration and abstraction
The artist left behind thousands of drawings when he died at the age of 37, and some of the loveliest examples can be seen at the British Museum
As the Royal Observatory in Greenwich celebrates its 350th anniversary, we look at four artworks that embody our age-old fascination with the heavens
The idealised nude figure has an unshakeable place in art history, but artists have also turned their gaze to their own imperfect bodies
The European Fine Art Fair plays a prominent role in the ‘Sex and the City’ sequel’s latest season, but its workings have left Rakewell scratching his head
In his designs for stained glass the artist found his perfect medium, taking a modern approach to an age-old form
In this stylish polemic, the artist Hito Steyerl casts AI image-making as bland at best and exploitative at worst
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The Duke of Richmond has been filling the grounds of his Sussex estate with sculpture, and the results are a breath of fresh air
A French furniture-forger has been convicted for his role in a major scam, but there’s no denying that he has an excellent nickname
Painters have long distorted the human body to convey the anguish, confusion and melancholy that can lie beneath the skin
The artist works in near silence on her hyperreal paintings in her Berlin studio, which she keeps as empty as possible
The Fondation Beyeler presents paintings, sculptures and hyper-realistic drawings by the Latvian American artist
At the Frick, three enigmatic works by the Old Master depict women of status and their maids
The public and Royal Academicians alike can submit work to the world’s longest-running open exhibition
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