Salad days for satirists – a farewell to Liz Truss
She has been outlasted by a lettuce – but could the Iceberg Lady take comfort from a pear-shaped French king?
She has been outlasted by a lettuce – but could the Iceberg Lady take comfort from a pear-shaped French king?
A magnificent portrait by the Impressionist leads the pack in the sale of Ann and Gordon Getty’s collection at Christie's this week
The Malagasy artist is not nearly as minimal as his work might suggest – on an average day, his studio is filled with books, drawings, flowers and the smell of cigarettes
Artists from across North Africa and the Middle East are expressing themselves in a sprawling show at the Institut du Monde Arabe
European countries have put short term regulations in place to help their museums conserve energy, but longer term strategies will be needed to secure their futures
The Iranian artist takes time to settle into her space in the mornings and then becomes so immersed in her work that she forgets about lunch completely
Amy Sherald’s striking portraits and Craig Murray-Orr’s postcard-sized paintings are among the highlights to see this year
The first of Apollo’s new, fortnightly auction previews looks at Sotheby’s sale of objects from one of Paris’s most colourful private mansions
Two busts by the French sculptor Charles Cordier and a 15th-century triptych by the Master of the Krainburg Altar are among this month’s highlights
A picture-book of the lucky mutts of ‘high-flying creatives’ is just what we all need
Six leading economists and art advisers offer their insights into how the market will be affected by a global recession
In its determination to keep things as local as possible the Lofoten International Art Festival doesn’t shy away from the dark corners of the region’s history
Working across photojournalism, fashion photography and portraiture, Sabine Weiss captured her subjects with curiosity and emotion
The mystically inspired polymath was never a professional architect, but his haunting buildings are among modernism’s most curious structures
A figure that appears in Poussin’s 'The Baptism of Christ' may reveal the artist’s (secret) influence
Maria Golia’s history of tomb-raiding in ancient Egypt makes for an entertaining read but there are graver matters to consider
There is a growing nervousness about the effect a predicted global downturn might have on the art market’s post-pandemic bounce-back
Slow painters, who only finish a few works each year, may be less visible in the art world, but their work is no less valuable
As UNESCO marks the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention this November, questions of what – and who – the convention is meant to protect are still up in the air
Auguste Escoffier’s childhood home in a tiny French village is now a museum that tells the tale of a playful dining visionary