The mystery of aesthetic experience is perhaps even greater than that of the human brain
An exhibition devoted to Krishna Reddy and awards for emerging Indian artists are among recent highlights in the city
The Valencian painter is little known in the UK, but a survey at the National Gallery is set to change this
Remembering the pioneering director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, who led the museum from 1978 to 2011
John Richardson was lavish, louche and learned – and one of the great characters of New York
There’s plenty to see throughout the Low Countries this month – from Van Gogh and Hockney to the Dutch Caravaggisti
The world’s tallest statue now stands in Gujarat and even taller statues are planned in other states. What does this say about India today?
A Peter Doig landscape, a Banksy banknote, and a rare Rembrandt have entered public collections recently
The new Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes makes the most of the city’s classical past
The painter’s commitment to white taught us new things about colour and about painting itself
The museum founded by Leopold II has reopened after a five-year closure and rethought all its displays. Has it gone far enough?
The under-representation of women by commercial art galleries helps depress their prices. How can this change?
The Museum of Jurassic Technology is full of natural and man-made curiosities that inspire genuine wonder
The bicentenary of the great Victorian critic’s birth is an occasion to consider how well his ideas have stood the test of time
With an ambitious digitisation project, Art UK aims to foster appreciation of an art form that is sometimes overlooked
John Ruskin, Paul Nash and a host of more recent artists have found geology a rich seam to mine
The British sculptor was a great talent in his own right and a dedicated teacher
The last phase of the museum’s makeover gives its Egyptian, East Asian and ceramic collections a chance to shine
A new online database reveals how before photography, watercolours were used as visual records
Norman Foster’s expansion of the museum in West Palm Beach has been unveiled – and the institution’s new look is enticingly offbeat
A 19th-century artist spent decades creating this remarkable pomological collection
A medieval book coffer and a painting by Rembrandt’s teacher are among the top recent museum acquisitions
The Bowes Museum looks at how art dealers have shaped museum collections
Rarely exhibited objects from Saharan Africa, viewed alongside familiar European works, offer a fresh take on the Middle Ages
