At last – a work of performance art we can all savour
Sarah Merker has just completed a remarkable ten-year quest to sample the scones at every National Trust tearoom in the country
Sarah Merker has just completed a remarkable ten-year quest to sample the scones at every National Trust tearoom in the country
Our pick of the most powerful works by women artists who have used their practices to champion greater equality
Bold brushstrokes and strong colours add up to a powerful sense of unease in the artist’s cryptically titled portraits of modern Ireland
David Bowie’s archive and the first clutch of NFTs to be acquired by a French museum are among this month’s highlights
The growing tendency to fold 20th-century makers into the history of modern art often ignores what was truly innovative about their work
While the artist’s life can pose difficulties, the Musée Picasso in Paris is finding ways to open up his work for a new generation
Aside from the usual refreshments, the city’s taverns offered a highly engineered form of popular entertainment
Long after David Sassoon’s descendants had entered the highest echelons of English society, their collecting reflected the family’s ties to the Middle East, India and China
Built as a residence for Prince Eugene of Savoy, the Vienna museum with a tangled history is now a home for Old Masters and modern art
Stephan Kemperdick of Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie talks Apollo through Hugo van der Goes’s stylish depiction of the saint
Theodoor Rombouts was a great assimilator of styles, but he was more than just another of the Caravaggisti
There’s plenty to see beyond the walls of the MECC, including Flemish Caravaggism in Ghent, Swedish mysticism in Brussels and a once-in-a-lifetime Vermeer show in Amsterdam
In the pursuit of greater accessibility, institutions are making themselves oddly unapproachable
The Parisian art fair returns to its spring slot, plus our pick of gallery shows coming up
Has Compton Verney uncovered the identity of the mysterious Master of the Countess of Warwick?
A show in Paris reveals there may be more to the French artist’s paintings than meets the eye
Pub landlord Frank Dowling has built a collection of museum-quality masterpieces and curios that testify to his love of London’s maritime history
The Low Countries may not grow oranges and lemons, but the artists of the region certainly had a zest for them
This curious film about the painter Edward Brezinski suggests that not all forgotten artists are candidates for rehabilitation
It has become increasingly common for museums to invite artists to respond to their collections, but what kind of connections are we being invited to make?