The museum pieces that every school kid in the US needs to see
Five leading museum directors pick objects that should be seen by every child in America
Five leading museum directors pick objects that should be seen by every child in America
The statue has been in Paris for nearly two centuries, but does it belong back on the island of Milos?
How set designers and scene painters have beguiled audiences through the centuries
The Czech artist’s unsettling work includes a vivid record of the crushing of the Prague Spring
Art news daily: 22 August
Paul Oakenfold is the first DJ to play a set at Stonehenge. Plus Alex Katz remembers the frank criticism of Frank O’Hara
The Irish painter takes his place among the Post-Impressionists in the first major survey of his work in many years
The discovery that Sargent made the journey with Alberto Falchetti sheds new light on both artists
Art from the Indian subcontinent, from Mughal manuscripts to a peacock-shaped inkstand, makes a splash
Cate Blanchett is to play an Abramović-like artist in the mockumentary series Documentary Now!
The experiences of Indigenous peoples past and present are brought into view in this provocative yet sensitive exhibition
Mark Gatiss tells Thomas Marks about his new film on John Minton – and his lifelong fascination with the artist
The Victorian architect fused styles past and present, inventing fictive histories for his buildings
The painter talks about her formal experiments and the importance of being self-sufficient
The artist’s immersive exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary makes us question our public personas
A collection of short memoirs about the late Sotheby’s chairman Peter Wilson portrays an enigmatic and highly influential figure
Artists have often been inspired by gardens – and some have created outdoor masterpieces of their own
The distorted Character Heads of the 18th-century sculptor have long perplexed critics
Art news daily: 27 July
An exhibition at the MEG urges us to see African religious objects afresh by placing them in contemporary sacred contexts