For the arts in England, levelling up feels a lot like levelling down
The Arts Council’s latest funding announcement has moved money out of London, but the entire sector has a lot to worry about
The Arts Council’s latest funding announcement has moved money out of London, but the entire sector has a lot to worry about
Lace-making is an exacting craft – and who gets to wear the results is an equally delicate matter
The Musée de Cluny in Paris explores how Toulouse became the home of a new style of sculpture and architecture
The photographer’s seething retrospective at MoMA captures what it was like to be young and carefree after the fall of the Berlin Wall
Long undervalued in comparison to his peers, the Renaissance painter now has the critical esteem he deserves in the form of a fine catalogue
In the early 20th century, Albert Kahn dispatched photographers to more than 50 countries – and the magical results can be found in the Paris museum that bears his name
When the pharaoh’s tomb was discovered 100 years ago, the fate of its contents became a political minefield. Unpublished British papers reveal for the first time what was really at stake
The boom in international demand for contemporary art has seen more and more living artists begin to sell at auction. But who stands to gain?
A journey through four decades of the South African artist’s works reveals the steady evolution of his talent
The paintings acquired by the earls of Pembroke over several generations now have the catalogue they deserve
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
The Getty Center in Los Angeles explores the medieval fascination with the mother of Christ
Maria Golia’s history of tomb-raiding in ancient Egypt makes for an entertaining read but there are graver matters to consider
In his memoir, the artist reflects on how his life and approach to making art have been shaped by the events in his home country of Sudan
In ‘English Garden Eccentrics’, Todd Longstaffe-Gowan introduces us to a gallery of historical horticulturists, all determined to create their own private paradises
Director, Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art, Manchester
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The Strand is now one of the capital’s busiest thoroughfares, but it was once home to a string of magnificent mansions
As data from NASA’s telescope is translated into images we can understand, the wonders it reveals are still out of this world
The artist was at something of a standstill before a French critic came along with the idea for a book that gained him a host of new admirers