4 things to see: April Fool’s Day
Our pick of art about folly that it would be unwise to overlook
Our pick of art about folly that it would be unwise to overlook
By working in offices or trying to play Snow White at Euro Disney, the Finnish artist takes aim at the monotony of modern life
The Plateforme 10 project has brought the city’s fine arts, design and photo museums together on the site of a former train yard
At the Kronenhalle in Zurich, the writer was most likely to ask for Fendant de Sion, a wine that deserves to be much better known abroad
After a spell in the doldrums, prices for magnificent carpets from across the continent are starting to soar again
The Swedish artist is now fêted as a pioneer of abstract art, but her spiritual inclinations are what really resonate today
When we think of the biblical folly, it’s Pieter Breugel the Elder’s painting that first comes to mind – but artists and writers are still reimagining it today
The sculptor was regarded as too sensual by classicists and too cold by Romantics, but a more superficial look at his work suggests what he was really up to
At the intimate, dealer-led event known as Art en Vieille-Ville, everything from Old Masters to surreal photographs is on offer
The Met explores the British artist’s ongoing interest in still lifes, mortality and mirroring
How the deadly disease inspired generations of artists and writers
The artist who builds and photographs meticulous maquettes explains how the pleasure of tricking people plays second fiddle to his interest in reality
Two large-scale video installations in Frankfurt take viewers from the Mitchell Library in Glasgow to a Bronze Age city in Crete
The remarkable revelation of John Berger’s cameo in Grand Theft Auto leads Rakewell to cast around for some other surprising turns by eminent critics
From James Joyce’s Ulysses to Francis Bacon’s screaming portraits, we’ve picked 4 objects to bring you closer to many myths of Ireland
The sculptor who was also a much-loved teacher at the Slade treated both students and audiences with the utmost respect
The agriturismo hotel kicks off the spring season with a flower painting retreat led by the Florence-based artist Tanvi Pathare
Do photographs of the late Queen’s corgis at the Wallace Collection truly represent the depth of her devotion to this best of all breeds?
A new Artangel project has sent Rakewell into raptures – though it’s trickier to decipher what the intended feline audience makes of it all
How the society of Jesus became one of the most important religious orders in the history of art