How the French Rothschilds turned their private passions into public gifts
A monumental new study argues that 'the patronage of the French Rothschild family is a European history of taste'
A monumental new study argues that 'the patronage of the French Rothschild family is a European history of taste'
Contemporary galleries have long relied on a personal way of conducting business. Can such a model survive?
Nathalie Du Pasquier talks about trying something different at the Camden Arts Centre, and the difference between art and design
Joseph Highmore’s morality tales are just as engaging as those of his contemporary William Hogarth
It may be a small and specialist market, but it is still possible to find exquisite portrait medals at affordable prices
A new book series explores the strange subcultures of post-war Britain, from CB radio enthusiasts to alien investigators
Will the new Colosseum archaeological park improve the upkeep of Rome's most important ruins?
Featuring Goya, teddy bears and suicide vests, ‘The Disasters of Everyday Life’ is puerile, provocative, and superb
Plus: Giorgio de Chirico’s writings, Enrico David’s sculptures, and reflections on W.G. Sebald
Plus: exhibitions of William Turnbull, Gino De Dominicis, and Tim Head
Plus: Brice Marden’s painstaking exploration of paint and an Italian protégé of Duchamp makes his debut in London
Art news daily: 28 September
The Oxford museum's lavish new publication is a triumph of scholarship
Artists and urban planners are finding creative ways to brighten up the concrete blocks and barriers that pepper today's urban spaces
The design for Millicent Fawcett's statue breaks the mould, but Parliament Square is a problematic site
Sound art often seems like video art's poor relation in museums, but is its struggle for status starting to pay off?
Zeitz MOCAA, South Africa's new museum, is deliberately outward-looking
The procedures for protecting England’s historic buildings are now 70 years old. Is the system still fit for purpose?
The painters of New Spain have been misunderstood for centuries, but their work seems to be entering the mainstream at last
A statue of the inventor of the Kalashnikov assault rifle has been erected in Moscow