A new book turns the staple into a star and unscrambles its significance beyond the kitchen
Street lights, kiosks and benches are easy to ignore, but they can make all the difference to how a city look and feels
Northern Renaissance paintings and art nouveau designs are among the highlights of the Brussels fair when it returns at the end of January
Working in an Italian city with no Roman past allowed painters and sculptors to put their own spin on classical antiquity
Exhibitions to look forward to include some major retrospectives and shows that pick up where the Venice Biennale left off
After the uncertainty of the pandemic, the art market bounced back in 2022, but what challenges will the new year bring?
The prospect of more towering edifices on the horizon is hardly cheering, but there are more grounded projects to look forward to
Joshua Reynolds, Sarah Bernhardt and Pablo Picasso are all being celebrated in anniversary events this year
The artist rifles through archives and our collective imaginations to reshape what we think we know about the past
The Slovakian sculptor poured and moulded plaster into creations that evoke the body and the natural world in equal measure
A disappointingly static display at the V&A will make you long for the stage
The Swiss artist maintains a strict working schedule to make the most of the daylight hours and keeps the writings of W.G. Sebald and Patti Smith close to hand
These small textile works at the Pergamonmuseum were among some of the most valuable objects in the Ottoman Empire
The German artist drew on her extensive travels through African countries to create works of rare intimacy and power
The Glasgow-based artist explores ideas of home and belonging at Dundee Contemporary Arts
With dazzling and unprecedented loans, the Louvre charts 17 centuries of Uzbekistan’s rich history
The gift shops are full of seasonal offerings for your nearest and dearest – and Rakewell has some recommendations
Plus: Adriano Pedrosa to curate the 2024 Venice Biennale, Cambridge to return Benin Bronzes, and the rest of the week ’s top stories
Marrying into the Medici family made the Spanish noblewoman one of the most important artistic patrons of her day
New York’s January sales boast an impressive line-up, including a gruesome painting by Rubens and a lost portrait by Bronzino
It was Sebastiano del Piombo who rediscovered the ancient art of painting on stone and inspired others to make the most of their material
Plus: authorities seized looted artefacts from the home of Met trustee Shelby White, Artforum bought by Penske Media, and the rest of the week’s top stories
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