The battle for brutalism has been won. So what happens next?
Landmarks such as the Southbank Centre have shaken off their reputation as eyesores, but it’s the PoMo buildings of the 1970s that are really at risk today
Landmarks such as the Southbank Centre have shaken off their reputation as eyesores, but it’s the PoMo buildings of the 1970s that are really at risk today
New works inspired by Kensington Gardens play havoc with traditional conceptions of landscape painting – and the results are thrilling
The V&A hopes its new branch in east London is an answer to how to get younger, more diverse audiences through the door. But can such efforts survive in a changing political landscape?
The famous spiced anchovy paste, now tragically discontinued, was a condiment that provided a feast for the eyes and the tastebuds
MoMA presents hundreds of works by the modernist who laid the ground for conceptual art and played a lot of chess along the way
From her shoe hat to her skeleton dress, the couturier’s playful creations show why she felt so at home with the avant-garde artists of her day
The reintroduction of entry fees for national museums in England is back on the agenda. But even if charges apply only to international visitors, the consequences will be felt by everyone
Looking past the strictures of genre to judge a work on its own merits can yield great rewards, as an exhibition of Michaelina Wautier’s work attests
The twists and turns of the artist’s career make for a thrilling display at Tate Modern
With reports that the great footballer-turned-manager is set to take over the French national team after the World Cup, Rakewell considers him as a work of art
From migrant journeys to gay rights in Kenya, the painter packs the vitality and violence of the world into his work
Plus: Russia has bombed a 17th-century monastery in Lviv, and Pat Steir has died at the age of 87
The Royal Academy’s retrospective presents a painter who takes delight in simple pleasures and is always determined to be herself
Old Master drawings form the backbone of the Paris fair, but there are lively works on paper by modern and contemporary artists, too
This week we look at four artworks from around the world that explore the act of theft – or have been spirited away themselves
Dorich House, the home and studio of the sculptor Dora Gordine, is a reminder of when Britain played host to the avant-garde
Three Donatello fragments, a portrait by Rembrandt’s star pupil and a sculpture of a well-travelled elephant were among this year’s highlights
The Bank of England’s announcement that nature will be the theme of the next set of bank notes has led to some wild-eyed responses
The painter was one of the most successful portraitists in Europe and should be regarded as the father of the English school of painting. So why has his reputation suffered over the years?
From Charlton Heston writhing on a scaffold in the Sistine Chapel to Kirk Douglas’s dead ringer for Van Gogh, films about painters were prestige studio fare