From Socrates’s hemlock cup to Magritte’s surreal wine bottles, drinks and their containers have inspired artists and makers for centuries
The National Portrait Gallery’s annual exhibition comprises 46 works selected by a panel that includes Maggi Hambling
The artist’s vivid paintings seem abstract, but are in fact intricate pieces of storytelling about her Aboriginal community
Plus: Vancouver Art Gallery lays off 30 staff, Xavier F. Salomon is new director of Gulbenkian Museum, and Ostend City Council cancels Hew Locke commission
The magazine rang in its 100th anniversary at the National Gallery with more than 100 artists, museum directors, curators, art historians and dealers
Throughout the 20th century, artists experimented with colour to put scientific principles into practice – and in doing so, refracted reality itself
The Thyssen-Bornemisza presents five centuries of art depicting our complex relationship with the natural world
Watercolours from the Met’s own collection show that John Singer Sargent wasn’t the only member of his family who was handy with a brush
Nineteenth-century photographs are joined by hand-coloured contemporary images by Vasantha Yogananthan at the Rijksmuseum
The Impressionist’s masterful depictions of people – especially men – at work and play go on display at the Art Institute of Chicago
