A new book does justice to the life and work of the little-known artist Suzanne Cooper
A journey through four decades of the South African artist’s works reveals the steady evolution of his talent
Increased wealth, social media and a global art market have affected how people buy art, says the chief operating officer of Gagosian Art Advisory
Collectors are snapping up elegant huanghuali chairs and beds of the Ming and Qing dynasties at record prices
The Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin shows off its vast collection of works by the founder of the Berlin School of sculpture
Plus: more looted objects connected to art dealer Subhash Kapoor returned to India, and the rest of the week’s art news
She has been outlasted by a lettuce – but could the Iceberg Lady take comfort from a pear-shaped French king?
A magnificent portrait by the Impressionist leads the pack in the sale of Ann and Gordon Getty’s collection at Christie’s this week
The four nominees for this year’s prize are presenting their biggest, brightest work but not all of it is saying very much
The paintings acquired by the earls of Pembroke over several generations now have the catalogue they deserve
The Malagasy artist is not nearly as minimal as his work might suggest – on an average day, his studio is filled with books, drawings, flowers and the smell of cigarettes
Artists from across North Africa and the Middle East are expressing themselves in a sprawling show at the Institut du Monde Arabe
Plus: climate protestors arrested at National Gallery, restitution loophole in the new Charities Act likely to be closed, Angus Trumble (1964–2022)
From mistresses to Rococo masterpieces, the exhibition at the Palace of Versailles takes a closer look at the colourful life of the 18th-century monarch
This exhibition at the British Museum includes an enchanted basin believed to possess the power to relieve heartbreak
Despite allowing a few celebrity sightings, the preview day of Frieze London felt more like the tube during rush hour than an exclusive experience for art collectors
The sound artist and ‘private ear’ talks to Apollo about his new film commission in Bristol, set in a library that straddles the US-Canadian border
It’s time for the Whitechapel Bell Foundry to get back to business
Plans to transform London’s oldest working factory into a hotel have, happily, fallen through – but with the site back up for sale, its future is still uncertain