Return to the source – the invention of American landscape painting
The painters of the Hudson River School are now firmly recognised as pioneers of American art – and inspiring a new generation of artists
The painters of the Hudson River School are now firmly recognised as pioneers of American art – and inspiring a new generation of artists
Clusters of centenary exhibitions and publications may well bring new material to light. But what do they tell us about the way we think now?
Red tape, nepotism, funding shortages...The Italian museum system has long been in need of an overhaul
Edwin Heathcote and Neale Coleman discuss the Smithsonian's plans to open an outpost in the 'Olympicopolis'
Turrell has transformed Houghton Hall with his powerful, mesmerising light installations
What it's like to exhibit your own collection in the former home an obsessive acquisitor like Sir John Soane
Barbra Streisand donates to LACMA; the Met and the NGA pay homage to Aaron Douglas; SNPG celebrates the Scottish Colourist F. C. B. Cadell
Grayson Perry takes the stage at Turner Contemporary; the Latona Fountain flashes into life at Versailles; and we take a sneak peek at some treasures of 'Gold and Ivory'
17th-century writing on ancient buildings never felt so contemporary
Is London's attention shifting away from Italian art?
Beautiful example of medieval painting, sculpture and decorative arts on show at the Louvre-Lens Museum
The curators introduce a new exhibition of medieval art from Paris and Tuscany
Homages to plaster casts and Portland stone; Chris Burden's wonderful final work; plus, 'has David Hockney been at the ketamine?'
Words and writing were as much a part of Basquiat's art as his visual imagery
Fears for Palmyra as Islamic State militants seize neighbouring town; Anne Pasternak takes over at the Brooklyn Museum; Abramovic and Jay Z have a very public spat
Palmer's project for Artangel looks at the negative space left by some of the world's great monuments
This is the week to see top photography in and of London – but don't confine yourself to the main fair at Somerset House
Highlights from a new exhibition celebrating the art of Kashmir
For centuries, the art of Kashmir was highly renowned, but most western visitors are unfamiliar with it today
The Picasso painting censored by Fox 5 News is just the latest major artwork to be deemed indecent