Make no mistake, art history is a hard subject. What’s soft is the decision to scrap it
Exam board AQA is to scrap art history A-level. It's a crazy decision to take just as public perception of the subject is changing
Exam board AQA is to scrap art history A-level. It's a crazy decision to take just as public perception of the subject is changing
Lucas Cranach's service to the Reformation went beyond creating iconic images of the Protestant reformer Martin Luther
Art News Daily : 14 October
Christie's New York is offering two mummy portraits at auction this month. What do we know about these strange survivals from antiquity?
The etchings and sculptures on show at Hauser & Wirth Somerset are at their most powerful when we stop trying to understand them
With his Gazing Balls, Koons has created a body of work that appeals to the brain as well as the eyes
Georgia O'Keeffe's commitment to what she called 'the Great American Thing' inspired her engagement with place
The Turner-prize nominated artist talks to Apollo about Surrealism, what she learned from Jim Ede, and being part of a legacy
The National Gallery has opened its revamped East Building with a celebration of the woman who put some of the USA's most influential contemporary artists on the map
Anyone scanning the headlines would have been impressed by the results of the 'classic art' auctions in London in July.
Xavier F. Salomon explains why he is so keen to show one of Guido Cagnacci's most important paintings at the Frick
Nicholas Serota has carved out an extraordinary cultural leadership role during his 30 years at the Tate. Who can fill his shoes?
The British Pop artist is hot property at auction – and now there's a welcome exhibition of his work in London, too
'The breadth of the Atlantic, with all its waves, is as nothing'
It's a mixed bag this year, with Anthea Hamilton coming out on top. But whatever you make of the work, Tate is no longer the place to show it
Kicking off the London art season by kicking in an old Saab (for art's sake)
As London's Design Museum is set to reopen in its new home, the role of design museums is still surprisingly unclear
A modest exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery makes clear the big impact Daubigny had on modern art
Plus: Neo Rauch finally comes to London; John Wesley's odd eroticism; and Alighiero Boetti's monumental use of mementoes
Plus: The final painting of Francis West; Yinka Shonibare without his trademark fabric; and Paula Rego's first tapestry