An alternative history of American Civil War monuments
Monuments to the American Civil War have locked in place partial versions of the past – but other stories will emerge when we know more about how and why they were erected
Monuments to the American Civil War have locked in place partial versions of the past – but other stories will emerge when we know more about how and why they were erected
Five decades of drawings by Giuseppe Penone and a dazzling drunkard by Joaquin Sorolla are among this month’s highlights
The role of leading Anglo-Jewish figures in the development of the fledgling museum deserves to be better known
Plus: Milton Glaser (1929–2020), French dealer who sold gold coffin to the Met charged with fraud, and more art news
The contested building was recently, for the first time, the site of the annual celebration of the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
The remains of the Red Lion, recently unearthed in Whitechapel, show us a dress rehearsal for the great Elizabethan theatres
The German artist is closely linked with conceptual and minimalist art, but her DIY approach was quite singular
Philip Hewat-Jaboor, chairman of Masterpiece London, and Tibetan art specialist Alice S. Kandell on spending more time with objects
The statue of the 18th-century slave trader is the result of a 19th-century attempt to sanitise the past
The collector, dealer and erstwhile actor had a remarkable eye for discovering works of art, often in the unlikeliest of places
A new book of erotica and personal materials gives us an entrée to a circle of mid-century bohemians
Plus: Art Basel cancels 2020 edition of flagship fair, further redundancies at SFMOMA, and more art news
We’re all flâneurs now. So what would help us get even more out of walking through our local areas?
Providing open access to digitised collections has spurred creativity and research worldwide – so why are the UK’s flagship museums so slow on the uptake?
Lee Miller's last great reinvention is also her least well known – as an accomplished and authoritative cook at her East Sussex farmhouse
The Decameron is but one of the historical touchstones that commentators have turned to during the health crisis. But do they really help us orientate ourselves?
Plus: the MFA Houston is the first major US museum to reopen, the Venice Art and Architecture Biennales have been postponed, and Hobby Lobby is suing Christie's
This important survey clearly shows how deeply modern art in the US was indebted to the Mexican muralists
From online exhibitions on past epidemics to new collecting projects, these institutions bear witness to the unfolding of history
The online platform is inviting anyone, anywhere, to create their own digital exhibitions