Do the Fondation Beyeler’s new buildings by Peter Zumthor fit in with the rest of the site designed by Renzo Piano? Perhaps they aren't trying to
The annual event returns, with leading dealers showing everything from Korean ceramics to Indian miniatures
Museums, galleries and fairs have been exploring ways to strengthen their relationships with art lovers, but whether collectors will buy into these schemes remains to be seen
In China and abroad, the best pieces from the period have an increased lustre
The October auctions are always a test of the health of the art market, but there’s more than one way to read the results
It is becoming trickier for artists to earn a decent living, but policies in Ireland and Norway point the way forward and there are some signs of hope in the UK
This New York haven for bibiliophiles was founded in 1884 but has exciting plans for staying relevant in the 21st century
The Museum of Oriental Ceramics is full of feats of clay from master ceramicists across the ages
Hailed as a landmark moment in the Franco-British relationship, the loan of the medieval masterpiece is just the latest in a long history of politically significant exhibitions
Guy Savoy is the first chef ever to be elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in France. A meal at his restaurant in Paris proves why he deserves this unprecedented honour
Wine connects so many aspects of culture and, like artists, its makers need committed patrons
Dany Chan of the Walters Art Museum explains why kingfisher feathers were among the most prized decorative items at the imperial court
A museum that started life in the 19th century as a railway station has provided a platform for cutting-edge art for 30 years – and it’s on track for a first-class future
The 30,000 images the photgrapher left to the London Museum are an extraordinary record of the city. And as the museum’s new site opens this month, Grant’s work has a new focus
The painter’s quiet depiction of a dead robin is full of pathos and mystery
A residency in the city turned out to be a watershed for the painter’s life and art. ‘I wanted to shift the focus,’ she tells Apollo
Charles Greig has spent decades assembling an outstanding collection of Anglo-Indian art. As he donates much of it to the Tate, he explains why he has chosen to do so and why these paintings matter
Two could be a crowd in the marriage of Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock, but the Met’s joint survey shows how the artists challenged each other artistically
A survey of this pivotal figure in German Expressionism reveals a painter driven to restless experiment
The avant-garde artist has long existed between various movements, impossible to pin down – which is perhaps why he is less well-known than he should be
There is much to admire about the no-nonsense design principles of these 18th-century utopians, but perhaps they didn’t have all the answers
Frederic Leighton’s cosmpolitan upbringing and far-flung travels found their greatest expression at the heart of the Victorian artist’s home
The critic and polemicist who gave us new ways of seeing is the subject of a suitably unorthodox biography