The British realists of the 1920s and '30s scrupulously recorded the modern era – but in doing so, they were also avoiding it
Giacometti’s art seems as enigmatic as ever in this survey of the sculptor’s work at Tate Modern
The artist has fallen so far out of critical fashion that his merits are often completely overlooked
From 17th-century cavaliers to today's celebrities and athletes, artists have always had an eye on men's fashion
The British artist's tense canvases are often troubling psychological self-portraits
The Israel Museum's inquiry into the idea of home is full of surreal surprises
Many artists have experimented with smell. Now, Somerset House is putting scent at the centre of an exhibition
Hokusai never retired. In fact, he made his finest work in his old age, as this exhibition at the British Museum reminds us
Examples of Dutch micro-carving on show at the Rijksmuseum are full of astounding detail
An exhibition of the artist's works at Victoria Miro – the first in London in over a decade – is a lesson in painterly deftness
Pagan and Christian art have more in common than you think – or so a polemical new book argues
As part of a former monastic complex, the Charterhouse is a living reminder of London’s medieval past
A thrilling opportunity to see Bill Viola's work alongside the Renaissance art that inspired it
This revelatory show matches Frank Lloyd Wright’s work to his personality and his designs to his ambitions
The Kassel leg of Documenta 14 has just opened, but will it fare batter than its much-criticised Athens counterpart?
Religious art didn’t die out in the 18th century – Parisian churches are full of large-scale baroque paintings
Art must be accessible, says Perry, but it must also make people feel included
With its abstract qualities and unsettling symbolic significance, dust emerged as a key theme in 20th-century photography
The current exhibition at the Cini Foundation in Venice has a conceptual clarity that is entirely in keeping with the Italian artist’s philosophy
A new biography reveals an artist who, falling out of step with contemporary life, created an imaginative world of his own through art
The portraits she created in and around Spanish Harlem are vivid snapshots of New York life and community
The artist would move churches around, erase rooftops, and even bend the Grand Canal straight if it allowed for a more harmonious scene
The scientific teaching models in George Loudon's collection are as beautiful as they are fascinating
Visitors can finally enjoy the exceptional drawing collection, and explore previously-unseen rooms, in the elegant new Cabinet d’Arts Graphiques
