Clueless in Crete – Dominic Raab holidays while Kabul falls
We don’t know if the foreign secretary made it to the Palace of Knossos, but his career may soon be ancient history
We don’t know if the foreign secretary made it to the Palace of Knossos, but his career may soon be ancient history
It may be an unassuming little shelter, but the beach hut tells of a British infatuation with property and propriety
Raymond Erith adapted classical architecture for a modern age
Filming for Batman and Indiana Jones has transformed the city in recent weeks – to the delight of Glaswegians
The British artist was a titan of modern sculpture – and following his example, it would never be the same again
The novelist may be little read today, but his fiction inspired an enduring, Romantic vision of the past
The Clash bassist’s pulverised instrument can now be worshipped at the Museum of London
The giant ferris wheel may now be part of the furniture – but the view from on high is still revolutionary
The director of the Kunstmuseum Basel picks out his cultural highlights from a city in which vibrant traditions meet cosmopolitan flair
The former teen idol turned fashion icon is in full Renaissance prince mode in Balenciaga’s latest campaign
With chaos in Lebanon and Beirut in crisis, the resilience of the city’s artists and heritage workers is something of a miracle
Most Parisians treat the Arc de Triomphe as a glorified roundabout – but by climbing it they'd see the city in a new light
The sculptor took Restoration England by storm with his virtuosic woodwork
When the painter finally moved to the capital, he was quick to make the most of the opportunities on offer
Tom Eckersley’s posters are rightfully regarded as masterpieces – partly because he worked with clients who were also first-rate
A pair of monumental landscapes painted in his later years offer an unusually personal glimpse of the artist himself
The discovery of an engraved bone in Germany offers yet more evidence that our distant cousins were creatively minded
Why do paintings and objects from the Tudor and Stuart periods have so much to say for themselves?
The British artist looked to nature to provide material for her surreal creations
The founder of Lettrism wasn’t the only avant-garde artist with a god complex, but he may have been the most messianic