Snapshots of life published in newspapers in the German capital over the last century provide revealing insights into propaganda, reportage and the art of photography itself
The Metropolitan Museum of Art suggests that musical instruments can be just as artistic as the sounds they produce
To mark 60 years since the death of Jean Arp, we look at four works that capture the irreverent, inventive spirit of Dada
Kevin Salatino and Mel Becker Solomon of the Art Institute of Chicago anatomise one of the Abstract Expressionist’s pastel drawings of women
Plus: Arts Council England publishes its new strategic framework, and the husband of slain gallerist Brent Sikkema has been convicted of murder-for-hire
The National Portrait Gallery reminds us how the actor commanded the camera with seeming effortlessness – and explores her long afterlife in art
See the many ways in which artists have celebrated and subverted the Stars and Stripes over the last century and a half
Dual exhibitions at the Musée Condé explore the many ways in which le petit caporal was memorialised and his sister’s impeccable taste in art
The New York museum’s relationship with Pop art goes back to the beginning, as this exhibition attests
To mark 189 years since the death of the influential English clown Joseph Grimaldi, we look at four artworks that explore professional japery through the ages
