‘The boxer is the closest I can get to a superhero’ – an interview with Godfried Donkor
The British-Ghanaian artist discusses his fascination with historical images of boxers – and how he works them into contemporary paintings and collages
The British-Ghanaian artist discusses his fascination with historical images of boxers – and how he works them into contemporary paintings and collages
Director, Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi
Founding Director, Dastan’s Basement, Tehran
New York
Beirut
Director, Abu Dhabi Art, Abu Dhabi and London
Writer and critic, Cairo
A collection of Dutch delftware on long-term loan to the Gemeentemuseum den Haag is a feast for the eyes
For the first time, Grayson is one of the 100 most popular names for baby boys in England and Wales...
Art news daily: 30 August
The painter’s once unfairly dismissed late works are full of possibilities he didn’t live long enough to explore
The view of Mount Rigi from Lake Lucerne inspired a series of great watercolours – one of which is currently under export bar in the UK
An exhibition about cultural destruction in modern conflicts can’t help but remind us of earlier wars
In 2015, Dario Franceschini’s modernising project heralded a newly international outlook for the Italian museum system. Is it sustainable?
A survey of the artist takes us to a land of sinister magic not so different to our own
Art news daily: 23 August
Moby-Dick is a novel suspicious of visual representation – but one that has inspired scores of illustrators and painters
An initiative spearheaded by the artist’s foundation is spreading her passion for prints across the US
The Roy family have filched some top pictures from French museums. Or perhaps HBO just gave them some high-quality reproductions
Relationships between bodies – filial, friendly or romantic – are at the heart of the Lebanese artist’s paintings and drawings