She's an icon of Scottish nationhood and martyrdom, but Mary's life at court was a complicated one of competing cultural, social and political influences
Anya Gallaccio is building her own version of Wyoming's Devil's Tower in London, using a 3D printer. What does the work say about the relationship between man and nature?
The Indian artist's global success has not been fully appreciated at home – until now
This scholarly show at the Frick Collection is also a feast for the senses
Modern art in Sussex was about more than just rolling hills and gentle abstraction
Andrew Graham-Dixon's new show ranges from Islamic influence on French architecture to narcissistic nationalism – and we haven't even got to Napoleon yet
Abstraction and representation blend effortlessly and mysteriously in Michael Andrews' paintings, which are on view at Gagosian in London
Charting the Ottoman Empire’s international relations through art, this exhibition reminds us that Turkey was once a thriving region for statesmen and artists alike
This is a gem of a book, full of scholarly insight
This survey of the history of South African art needs to pay more attention to the country’s craft traditions
Are there too many languages and can translation ever really bridge our gaps in understanding?
Turns out that the museum of sex and death has much more on its mind
The only living poet to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature responds to one of the greatest living painters
It's hard not to draw parallels between Guston's biting caricatures of Richard Nixon and today's political climate
The artist's feeling for place is a constant throughout his work – in both peacetime and war
A personal history of a great painting currently on show in New York
Influential private collectors were often keen to recreate their own experiences for the benefit of the public at large.
James Webb's sound installations tackle difficult political, social and emotional issues with subtle immediacy
Kochi might be full of contradictions, but it remains a vibrant site for the Kochi-Muziris Biennale - now in its third edition
The Photographers' Gallery has put together an exhibition of feminist art from the 1970s which is still worryingly relevant today
Surrealism in Egypt was an international affair that lost out to more nationalist art movements
As an exhibition in Rotterdam shows, Fra Bartolommeo draughtsmanship is ravishingly beautiful
The two artists make a rewarding double act at Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery
The radicalism of Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City is often overlooked, but Letchworth is an utopian success
