‘The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art’ by Susan Owens
In designing his eccentric inventions, the mid-century artist Thomas Wilfred created a whole new genre of art, the influence of which can still be felt today
A massive bequest of Old Masters and a huge painting of a procession of giants are among the most important works to have entered museum collections recently
From her early associations with the ‘Geometry of Fear’ school of sculpture, Frink went on to evoke any number of strong emotions
The genre has often been seen as shallow, but the best examples display philosophical depth as well as technical flair
A collage series by Håkon Bleken in Nidaros Cathedral meditates on Christian imagery as well as the traumas of Norwegian history
Though its popularity abroad has waned, British art of the 1940s and ’50s is still highly sought after at home
The painter has curated a show of street scenes, by the likes of Balthus and Bacon, which suggests that the city is an isolated place
Young artists and designers turned the city into a hive of creativity in the late 19th century – and their spirit can still be felt today
Lucy Ellmann is troubled by an eerily realistic 19th-century painting of a cat behind bars
Hearing that the gallery is no longer hosting its usual bacchanal at Art Basel Miami Beach this year, Rakewell wonders whether White Cube has gone square
Plus: Italian police uncover a pan-European network of art forgers; and the British Museum receives a gift of Chinese ceramics worth £1bn
The decade is captured in all its turbulence in this searching show at Tate Britain
Pudding has always been a sweet distraction, but as this exhibition in The Hague reveals, a little sugar brings a darker side to dessert
The Czech writer’s work, life and cultural afterlife are the focus of this show at the Morgan Library & Museum
A chance to get acquainted with the work of this long-neglected artist at Dulwich Picture Gallery
The museum holds the world’s largest collection of Japanese art outside Japan itself – and now has suitably meditative spaces to match
A show of photographs and Pop art-inspired prints by Corita Kent displays the artist’s fun side but plays down her political fervour
The replacement of Boswell’s department store with a luxury hotel is part of a beautification process that has gathered pace in recent years
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