Nour Jaouda
The Libyan artist has studios in both Cairo and London, and finds the colours of each city seeping into her intricate textile work
The Libyan artist has studios in both Cairo and London, and finds the colours of each city seeping into her intricate textile work
The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer
The Bard Graduate Center’s exhibition proves that there is a piece of French porcelain for every occasion, be it formal, witty, serious or slight
Ben Enwonwu is the star of Tate Modern’s landmark exhibition. Samuel Reilly looks at how the twists and turns of the artist’s career mirror those of his native country after it left British colonialism behind
The practice of underwriting the sale of art works has made a major comeback since the financial crisis, but the risks of getting burned are as high as ever
Recently restored, the monumental paintings in the north wing of St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London show a more caring side of the satirical genius
The Legion of Honor explores how the two Impressionists inspired and influenced each other in painting style and subject matter over 15 years
To coincide with World Space Week, we look at four art works that explore our relationship with the celestial realm
This month’s highlights include a Francis Bacon triptych that was once the most expensive artwork ever sold and a trove of Dada and Surrealist works
The newly renovated Station Hall at the National Railway Museum in York tracks 200 years of train travel, from royal dining cars to railwaymen’s outfits
On the eve of a major US survey, the artist talks to Apollo about decorating statues and the ornamental side of the British Empire
The new director of the London fair is counting on Old Masters to breathe fresh life into the event
Plus: Walter Sickert’s brush with ennui, and Nicolas Party’s tribute to Rodin and Claudel
Plus: the home truths of Zofia Rydet, and some radically slim pickings at Senate House Library
By turns picturesque and insalubrious, mews houses have a compellingly chequered past
The humble tuber, rich in its own history, has long been a source of inspiration for painters depicting the peasant classes
An exhibition of Watteau's drawings at the British Museum is a lesson in appreciating the virtues of ambiguity
When the radical patron wasn’t collecting the work of modern British artists, she was urging them to join her in protesting against nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War
An inventive show at the Irish Museum of Modern Art is a thrilling introduction to a modern master of American art
This exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum demonstrates the Flemish baroque artist’s mastery of history painting, still lifes and the male body