After an early involvement with Abstract Expressionism the painter set out on a more spiritual path
Two curators at the British Museum, Ladan Akbarnia and Venetia Porter, discuss the displays at the new Gallery of the Islamic World
Artists and auction houses alike contribute to the comic excesses of their world – but are they in on the joke?
Bruegel may have painted many peasants, but he was one of the most complex – and urbane – artists of his day
The museum’s fifth director presided over a difficult period of its history, but left it in a better state than he found it
A copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover once owned by the judge who presided over the novel’s obscenity trial is up for auction
Artist Jasmina Cibic talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about her work exploring the role of culture in politics
A commission to make a necklace for the rapper comes in the nick of time. Plus: David Byrne’s sceptical reaction to a sculpture by Carsten Höller
Portraits of men have been replaced with those of the women who first petitioned George II to set up the Foundling Hospital
Your guide to the best of the leading art and antiques fair, which returns to the Park Avenue Armory this week
The great iron structures of 19th-century Britain are important parts of the island’s cultural memory
The artists flags the unforeseen environmental effects of wind turbines in this award-winning film project
A major exhibition devoted to the artist restores her – and the craft of weaving – to the heart of the modern movement
Are the principles set out for identifying Nazi-looted art fit for purpose?
On the 20th anniversary of the Washington Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art, their effectiveness is up for debate