• An interview with Rasheed Araeen • The art of the Post Office • Do we still need UNESCO? • A new look for Kettle’s Yard
PLUS: The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the revamped Hayward Gallery, the Gurlitt hoard on display, R.B. Kitaj’s memoir, and more
Liliane Lijn | Picasso | Mughal painting | Impressionism
Jan Švankmajer | Pompeii | Cat ladies
Museum of West African Art | Jeremy Frey | Ed Ruscha
Napoleon Bonaparte | Caspar David Friedrich | the Impressionists
The artist did his best to destroy any traces of his work as a designer, but the little that survives offers new perspectives on his art
The museum’s head of framing, Peter Schade, is quietly changing how we see some of the world’s most famous pictures
The museum is set to close in 2025, leaving a hole in the city’s arts scene and adding to growing disquiet about its general direction
Berthe Weill was as devoted to young artists as she was to the cause of modern art – and her efforts are now receiving belated recognition