A new biography reasserts the significance of the self-described ‘artist plantsman’ among his modern British peers
The artist’s feminist photomontages fill the galleries, while the house is now punctuated with her interventions – and the scent of potpourri
Vivian Suter's paintings, on show at Camden Arts Centre, are marked by the elements of the rainforest where she works – as well as by her dogs' paws
Long out of print, the cards have been reissued by Taschen. But what of the artistic merits of their designs?
Potatoes orbit around barstools and beer spurts out of coasters in the whimsical worlds explored by Sigmar Polke
An exhibition on the textile collections of women from the 19th century to the present day tells us as much about their own lives as about the objects themselves
Uruk may not be as well known as Babylon or Ninevah, but layers of complex, urban life have been uncovered there over the course of the 20th century
A visual history of hundreds of years of veneration, satire, or the breaking of taboos moves from the Virgin Mary to Demi Moore
The painter exerts the force of his personality from beyond the grave in the first part of this unconventional biography
The BBC programme takes a playful look at changing attitudes to nudity in art – from Michelangelo’s David to modern life drawing
‘Leben? oder Theater?’ is a totally unique work of art, produced in extreme circumstances
A gathering of some 300 drawings at the Prado is a comprehensive guide to life in the artist's cruel and chaotic world
The Estorick Collection presents a rare exhibition of works by the Italian painter with a passion for planes
The Marquess of Stafford’s noble endeavour gave the public a taste of what a national collection might look like
The designer was born into the Arts and Crafts movement, but her achievements speak for themselves
While the paintings are astonishing, the notebooks and sketches really draw you in
Henry Cole had the art of the museum cafe down to a tee. Oh for his veal cutlets!
Tate Modern’s show of the artist’s experiments with technology suggests that TV was his favourite medium
The Wallace Collection’s exhibition is very welcome, but could tell us more about the two-way traffic between Indian and Western artists
Founded in memory of the engineer Sir Joseph Whitworth, the museum has always supported the marriage of art and industry
The myth of the ancient city has fascinated artists through the ages – and invited archaeologists to dig deeper into the legend
The artist’s murkily atmospheric works convey a deep sense of anxiety with a wry touch
The archaeological site’s redeveloped exhibition spaces aim to offer a window on to the early Anglo-Saxon world
At the Fondation Cartier and soon at the Hayward Gallery, art really does grow on trees
