Josef Frank and Oskar Wlach’s Villa Beer was used by British intelligence after the Second World War – and is now open to general inspection
This year’s Venice Biennale rightly gives a bigger platform to lesser-known artists. But who is collecting them?
Surrealism and summer spirit are on the agenda at the fourth edition of the fine art and antiques fair in Chelsea
Pieces in mint condition are hard to find, but it’s well worth making the effort to look for examples of work that was once prized throughout Europe
The National Gallery of Singapore’s show about desire in South East Asian art has managed to satisfy the censors while not shying away from the subject
The central exhibition is full of thoughtful works that call for quiet attention, but the crammed curation makes it hard to give them the time they deserve
A work made by the artist during a residency in Denmark is inspired by the victims of the slave trade between Ghana and the Danish West Indies
The Vienna museum dedicated to works on paper is celebrating its anniversary by looking back to its founders – and hatching big plans for the future
The David Geffen Galleries are a bold answer to the problem of the ‘universal’ museum, with an emphasis on looking at the works rather than reading about them
Lord’s is the most evocative place in English cricket – but can the art on the walls help haul it into the 21st century?
The American painter won worldwide renown for his lush landscapes, but perhaps his greatest work of art was the mansion he had built in the Hudson Valley
‘Tablescaping’ is nothing new – just look at these dazzling centrepieces made by 18th- and 19th-century goldsmiths
In depicting scenes of Bacchic revelry, painters such as Michaelina Wautier and Angelica Kauffman were tapping into an ancient ritual
Kevin Salatino and Mel Becker Solomon of the Art Institute of Chicago anatomise one of the Abstract Expressionist’s pastel drawings of women
The National Museum of Contemporary in Athens has had a long and troubled gestation. But under its director, Katerina Gregos, it has become one of Europe’s most exciting museums
Burdened by poor health in later life, the artist would have been forgiven for slowing down – but there was no stopping him
Anti-German sentiment during the First World War meant that German-born Jewish collectors such as Ludwig Mond and the Beit brothers have little name-recognition in Britain today
The New York Historical tries to picture everyday life in Dutch-owned New York, with varying degrees of success
A seductive exhibition in Basel explores the variety of sexual identities, and how artists have depicted them over the centuries
Peter Burke’s cultural history considers the complex history and current relevance of a strangely elusive figure
Andrew Durbin’s joint biography of these fascinating artists shows that each is worth a book of their own