When was the avant-garde?
The term 'avant-garde' has shifted meaning from its military roots to the byword for artistic innovation. How should we apply it to art history?
The term 'avant-garde' has shifted meaning from its military roots to the byword for artistic innovation. How should we apply it to art history?
In one remarkable year, Rivera arguably made his greatest mural cycle and Kahlo forged her own expressive style
Rivera's monumental murals and Kahlo's small but powerful paintings at the DIA
From shooting pictures to colourful 'Nanas', Saint Phalle's work tackles feminist issues head on
John Gerrard's bleak vision of technological evolution; photography and human rights; and the forgotten master of still life, Henri de Fromantiou
A look at the satellite events staged in and around Maastricht
It’s all eyes on Maastricht as TEFAF opens for business, bringing together the world's leading dealers under the roof of the MECC
A new exhibition in Maastricht looks set to bring the 17th-century master back into the spotlight
Highlights from the new (and first) exhibition dedicated to 17th-century painter Henri de Fromantiou
The Parisian art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel played an instrumental role in the rise of the Impressionists
The Detroit Institute of Arts has known hard times in recent years. As he prepares to retire, director Graham W.J. Beal reflects on the museum’s recent struggles and successes
The imbalance seems historically ingrained. But surely museums could do more to explain it
On Kawara at the Guggenheim New York; Mariana Castillo Deball at the Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; Leon Underwood at Pallant House; Mackintosh at RIBA
It is fascinating how influential figures can seem to ‘disappear’ from the canon of art history
Underwood was best known as a sculptor, but he also created powerful paintings and prints
Art news: English Heritage to split in two; Romania's silence over Brancusi statue sale; Cézanne sketches discovered at the Barnes Foundation
Digby Warde-Aldam explores what London has to offer, from contemporary abstract painting to Sargent's most disquieting portraits
Recent exhibition reviews and previews; from sultans, to Sturtevant, to salted paper prints...
Has London ever had such a thirst for Victorian art? A feature from the February issue of Apollo
Tate celebrates the distinctive, experimental aesthetic of 19th-century salted paper prints