Viktor & Rolf: Fashion Statements
The Dutch design duo known for combining high fashion with pure absurdity are the subject of a full-scale survey in Munich
The Dutch design duo known for combining high fashion with pure absurdity are the subject of a full-scale survey in Munich
An exhibition of the late ceramicist’s creations features only 11 works, but open-minded viewers will find plenty to delight in
Why are there no dishes or treats traditionally associated with Valentine’s Day? The answer lies in shifts in farming and changing beliefs about food
Plus: a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll has been decoded and the CEO of Bonhams has resigned
The Central Park Zoo escapee was born in chains, but everywhere from the Upper West Side to the East Village he is now free
The details of this fine woodblock show there’s even more to a majestic print of a 19th-century courtesan than meets the eye – if you know how to look
Artists in the Soviet satellite states often adopted the forms and techniques of mass surveillance to mordant effect
While the appointment or dismissal of directors makes headlines, chronic understaffing is a much more fundamental problem
The artist amassed one of the finest private collections of Indian court paintings, an activity that preoccupied him as much as making art
For one year, the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens has an all-female display of works from its collection and an all-female programme
Making a living in the capital has always been a challenge for creative types, but British television was once very interested in how they managed
Herve Guibert’s ‘photographic novel’ of 1980 about his great aunts, Suzanne and Louise, is a masterpiece of love and obsession
Cindy Sherman stars in the fashion designer’s latest ad campaign – and she’s not the first artist who has modelled in this way
Peter Watkins’ 1974 film is no ordinary portrait of the artist – and feels more current than ever as the art-historical canon is up for debate
Two hundred years after the painter’s death, his work still has the power to shock and his life remains shrouded in mystery
When it comes to Belgian Surrealism, Magritte still leads the pack – but collectors’ tastes are begin to broaden
What did Agnes Martin, Ellsworth Kelly and Lenore Tawney have in common? They all lived cheek by jowl in a wharfside district of Manhattan
After the sale of the first <i>The Amazing Spider-Man’</i> comic for $1.4m, Rakewell suggests that when it comes to the big screen, Marvel should tap into its spidey-sense again
The Estonian artist stretched materials to their limit to create wonderfully distressed and disturbing sculptures
William Theiss takes a close look at the pocket-sized sculptures that 15th-century pilgrims thought perfect for private reverie