Into orbit with Gillian Ayres
An exhibition at the Box in Plymouth brings renewed attention to the British artist’s colourful, cacophonous paintings
An exhibition at the Box in Plymouth brings renewed attention to the British artist’s colourful, cacophonous paintings
In depicting scenes of Bacchic revelry, painters such as Michaelina Wautier and Angelica Kauffman were tapping into an ancient ritual
Xavier Salomon explains his vision for the renovated and rehung Gulbenkian Museum and its collection full of ‘absolute stars’
Artists from Pinturicchio to the Pre-Raphaelites found a rich subject in Penelope’s marital fidelity – but is she as two-dimensional as they would have her?
Designed by the architect shortly before his death 300 years ago, a ‘chamber pew’ in St George’s Church in Esher, Surrey, is a thoroughly charming anomaly
Whitechapel Gallery is marking its 125th anniversary with a biennial that is taking place across east London. Can it help the gallery find a new generation of art lovers?
The Spanish baroque master’s magnetic paintings get their moment in the London sun
A host of remarkable pre-modern works, sold last week at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, have broken several auction records
A show about Peggy Guggenheim’s time running a gallery in London could have a touch more fun with its subject
The C Comics drawn by the artist with words by New York School writers are a call to unconformity
To mark 72 years since rationing ended in the UK, we look at four works of art and design that capture our relationship with food
A biblical scene by Lavinia Fontana and a huge collection of Palestinian textiles are among the most exciting objects to enter public collections recently
The New York Historical has been charting America’s history for more than two centuries. What does a brand new wing dedicated to democracy add to the story?
For a brief period before the First World War, oblique angles and angular planes were all the rage in Prague
While Capability Brown achieved a natural look with great artifice in England, French landscape gardens were overtly experimental fantasies
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller’s landscapes seem idealised but their quietly radical nature put him at odds with the art establishment of his day
From the World Cup to the semiquincentennial of the US Declaration of Independence, flag-waving is in the air this summer
At the MAK in Vienna, placing gemstones alongside more everyday designs brings out the artistry in both
A wine estate chapel redecorated by Sol LeWitt and David Tremlet is a unique blend of viticulture and art
A domestic scene of comfort and ease by the American artist demonstrates her skill for conveying hidden depths