The distinctive London cinemas designed by George Coles in the 1930s were like Hawksmoor churches for the celluloid age
Long overshadowed by art from the post-war period, the work of the preceding generation is attracting interest again
The collections of high-profile individuals have long fetched high prices at auction, but their appeal can’t be taken for granted
Performance art, contemporary painting and delicately embroidered textiles are among the many pleasures to be found at this year’s fair
Tiffany lampshades and baboon-shaped benches, bas-reliefs by Anne Imhof and Ivorian masks can all be found at the Park Avenue Armory this month
The artist modelled for Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and others, but her own sitters were afforded much more agency
Japan’s support of its artisans shows how highly it views its cultural heritage, but the same isn’t always true of the rest of the world
A former monastery is an apt setting for the eerie installations of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
The Old Master was hardly alone among his contemporaries in being partial to a glass – or a bottle – of red
Robert Macfarlane is fascinated by a watery bronze by British sculptor Laurence Edwards
In his teeming depiction of animals about to enter the ark, Jan van Kessel put an inventive spin on an original by his grandfather, Jan Brueghel the Elder
The vast sculpture park in upstate New York is reopening after an ambitious expansion that is planting the seeds of its future success
The plan to redesign the Sainsbury Wing for the museum’s bicentenary soon morphed into a comprehensive rehang. How well does it succeed?
At Monk’s House, a 17th-century weatherboard house that the Woolfs bought in 1919, the author found the freedom to write some of her greatest works
Sixty years after the film’s release, locals are still surprised by visitors re-enacting a few of their favourite things
In setting out to celebrate local produce, New Nordic Cuisine has influenced eating around the world
As her largest museum show to date opens, the Scottish artist talks to Samuel Reilly about her tender paintings of women at work
The Met takes the well-trodden story of chinoiserie over the centuries and gives it a welcome feminist twist
The 19th-century painter’s views of the Valley of Mexico are at once scientific documents and odes to a landscape in flux
Two exhibitions for the German painter’s 80th birthday show his great range, from maximalist masterpieces to surprisingly intimate works
Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny’s landmark history of the afterlife of classical sculpture has been refreshed to give it even more longevity