Tutankhamun’s funerary mask back on display
Art News Daily : 17 December
Art News Daily : 17 December
The Romantic association between creativity and alcohol has no foundation, but alcohol and its effects have proved a rich subject for artists
The art world has lost one of the most respected scholar-art dealers of the 20th century
The familiarity of Maurits Cornelis Escher’s work doesn’t make it any easier to interpret, says Will Wiles
The most interesting and important recent additions to museum collections
Is it acceptable to lay into an octogenarian painter who has long been a ‘national treasure’?
Arty Xmas shopping; a chocolate Putin; and a charming speech during Art Basel in Miami Beach
Lesley Miller, the lead curator of the museum's new ‘Europe 1600–1815 Galleries’ explains the hard decisions involved in making displays
Art News Daily : 3 December
What took them so long?
The Jewish Museum's exhibition reveals the importance of formal innovation to freedom of expression
Remembering the renowned collector and TEFAF President
Sofia has many important monuments - and they should not be removed or destroyed
Calls for cultural and academic boycotts of Israel continue to hit the headlines. Should we regard such politically charged stances as divisive or necessary for change?
Introducing Rakewell, Apollo’s wandering eye on the art world. Look out for regular posts taking a rakish perspective on art and museum stories. Follow @Rakewelltweets. Last week, Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell used the House of Commons as a platform to quote from that classic 1970s student favourite, Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book. McDonnell later described […]
Alex Salmond is enamoured of his new portrait; Norman Foster's colourful wardrobe; and Paris Hilton hits the decks at Art Basel Miami Beach
'I made it my mission last week to find a show that captured the city's twitchiness.'
Maria Balshaw, the director of the Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester City Galleries, has been a driving force behind the city's cultural renaissance
The four bronze angels commissioned for the tomb of Cardinal Wolsey are reunited at last at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Uncovering some of the period's forgotten stars