The wild imagination of Maurice Sendak
The true gift of the author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ was to see the world like a child and blur the line between dreams and reality
The true gift of the author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ was to see the world like a child and blur the line between dreams and reality
This show at the Vancouver Art Gallery captures the inventiveness of Eastern European artists during the Cold War
Many artists have taken a page out of Charles Baudelaire’s book – specifically his poetry collection ‘Les fleurs du mal’, which has inspired countless artworks
The Canadian artist is best known for his large, tableau-like photographs. In a year of several international exhibitions, he talks Craig Burnett through the complex process of making them
A collage series by Håkon Bleken in Nidaros Cathedral meditates on Christian imagery as well as the traumas of Norwegian history
Plus: Italian police uncover a pan-European network of art forgers; and the British Museum receives a gift of Chinese ceramics worth £1bn
The Czech writer’s work, life and cultural afterlife are the focus of this show at the Morgan Library & Museum
The artist’s depictions of life in West Germany after the war are playful in form but deeply sarcastic under the surface
An insider account by a former head of Sotheby’s in the UK recounts how London’s post-war art market took off in the 1950s and has kept on reinventing itself
Plus: the UK budget announced, with mixed news for the arts; and archaeologists discover ancient Mayan city in Mexico
The ideas and images of the artists who unleashed their unconscious on the world a century ago are now part of the fabric of everyday life
Plus: the Whitney Museum of American Art is making admission free for under-26s after a donation from Julie Mehretu; and Gary Indiana has died at the age of 74
From explosions of chintz to thrusting postmodern architecture, the sets for Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster leave us in no doubt we’re watching a 1980s period drama
Plus: National Gallery in London bans liquids, Lisa Schiff pleads guilty to defrauding clients, and Darren Walker is the next president of the NGA in Washington, D.C.
The French artist was largely ignored by his peers, but his uncanny painting of a snake is a masterpiece
Plus: Lebanon’s culture minister calls for the country’s heritage sites to be protected from Israeli bombing; and a shield looted by the British in 1868 will be returned to Ethiopia
Plus: climate activists acquitted in Manchester, Hammer Museum appoints Zoë Ryan as its new director, and researchers find 7th-century throne room in Peru
The art world is changing fast, but fostering a new generation of young collectors remains a challenge for the market to overcome
The learned institution has always been important to art historians, but a major new refurbishment will give it a higher profile
Berthe Weill was as devoted to young artists as she was to the cause of modern art – and her efforts are now receiving belated recognition