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What not to miss during Asia Week New York
This may be hard to believe, but not all the best art is in Maastricht this week.
Painting Paradise
The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace celebrates the art of the garden this spring with a display of works from…
Gallery: ‘Painting Paradise’ at The Queen’s Gallery
Highlights from The Queen’s Gallery’s springtime celebration of the art of the garden
Versions of Vincent
Axel Rüger talks to Apollo about the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, an enterprising institution that combines popular appeal with groundbreaking research
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit
From April 1932 to March 1933, the Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo stayed in the city of Detroit.…
Gallery: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit
Rivera’s monumental murals and Kahlo’s small but powerful paintings at the DIA
Feminine Critique: Niki de Saint Phalle at the Guggenheim Bilbao
From shooting pictures to colourful ‘Nanas’, Saint Phalle’s work tackles feminist issues head on
TEFAF 2015
It’s all eyes on Maastricht as TEFAF opens for business, bringing together the world’s leading dealers under the roof of the MECC
Gallery: Henri de Fromantiou at the Bonnefantenmuseum
Highlights from the new (and first) exhibition dedicated to 17th-century painter Henri de Fromantiou
The New Deal: Paul Durand-Ruel
The Parisian art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel played an instrumental role in the rise of the Impressionists
Dryden Goodwin
Acclaimed contemporary artist Dryden Goodwin creates his first feature-length film, considering the act of looking. Charting a series of close…
Civic Dues: Graham W.J. Beal
The Detroit Institute of Arts has known hard times in recent years. As he prepares to retire, director Graham W.J. Beal reflects on the museum’s recent struggles and successes
Gallery: Leon Underwood at Pallant House Gallery
Underwood was best known as a sculptor, but he also created powerful paintings and prints
The Sultan’s World
‘The Sultan’s World. The Ottoman Orient in Renaissance Art’ at BOZAR, Brussels, looks at how cultural exchanges between the Ottoman…
London Diary: 22 February
Digby Warde-Aldam explores what London has to offer, from contemporary abstract painting to Sargent’s most disquieting portraits
Gallery: ‘The Sultan’s World’ at BOZAR
From Botticelli to Dürer to Titian, Western artists of the Renaissance were influenced by the art and culture of the Ottoman Empire
Van Gogh to Rothko
‘Van Gogh to Rothko’ showcases some of the masterpieces of modern and post-war art in the collection of the Albright-Knox Art…
Gallery: ‘Van Gogh to Rothko’ at Crystal Bridges Museum
A few highlights from a touring exhibition of colourful modern masterpieces
The Week’s Muse: 14 February
Hiroshi Sugimoto on fossils and photos; In praise of postcards; The unlikely success of Fig-2; Five highlights from the Wadsworth; Tàpies in focus
Seeing Like A Camera: Hiroshi Sugimoto
Hiroshi Sugimoto talks to Thessaly La Force about how his art collection influences his work
Travelling Treasures: The Frick Collection at the Mauritshuis
Masterpieces from New York’s Frick Collection travel to The Hague
The Postcard Collector
Sophie Hill celebrates the postcard in a series of pop-up displays of pocket-sized art
Family Man: the Foundling Museum presents another side to Jacob Epstein
A candid look at the artist’s portraits of his children
Women artists get a raw deal in historical collections. Will that ever change?
The imbalance seems historically ingrained. But surely museums could do more to explain it