From commemorative wares to ordinary utensils, inscribing dates on household objects was once common practice
The artist’s powerful canvases are full of detail but never shy away from the bigger picture
The artist’s complex depictions of Kenya present scenes of violence alongside moments of beauty
For the artists in this exhibition at the Pera Museum, a traditional form turns out to be ripe for reinvention
A survey of 180 years of botanical photography proves that the art form continues to flourish
The painter, who enjoyed a glittering international career, was as fascinated by high society as he was by Sweden’s rural life
During a residency at the gallery, the artist has made works inspired by the drama of Spanish Golden Age painting
This triumphant double bill brims with emotion – from the pain of loss to the pleasures of beauty
A personal guide to the playful structures has much in common with its whimsical subject
When it came to cataloguing the Royal Collection’s holdings of the Old Master, only the latest technology would do for the Prince Consort
A scholar’s 40-year quest to trace the origins of the world’s most famous length of linen makes for a gripping read
By bringing recent Black British history to life, the film-maker has also conjured up a world full of joy and anger
A biography of the artist known as the ‘painter of light’ explores his fascination with gloomy subjects
Matisse was already in his 60s when he began to design books – but this new direction would inspire some of his most engaging works
The quilts made in Gee’s Bend, Alabama are often compared with modern paintings, but should be seen as great works in their own right
All the world’s a set for the director’s films, according to an enjoyably idiosyncratic travel guide
This career-spanning survey presents an artist whose work consistently teeters between the absurd and the poetic
A new study examines the 18th-century artist's pioneering use of pastel and her capacity for self-promotion
Two welcome volumes survey how the movement made its mark on religious buildings across the UK
Kettle’s Yard shows off its unrivalled collection of work by the mariner-turned-painter, for whom every boat had ‘a beautiful soul shaped like a fish’
The globe-trotting Dutch photographer was always on the lookout for a good picture – and took some 100,000 of them
A sound installation by the Istanbul-based artist Cevdet Erek draws on the complex history of the ancient monument
Diana Darke’s new book makes the case for the widespread influence of Islamic architecture on European buildings. But how convincing are her claims?
A documentary directed by her daughter sets out just why the collector and philanthropist is beloved by so many
