Acquisitions of the Month: December 2022
A donation of 220 works by Philip Guston from the artist’s daughter and a portrait of one of Louis XV’s most controversial aides are among this month’s highlights
A donation of 220 works by Philip Guston from the artist’s daughter and a portrait of one of Louis XV’s most controversial aides are among this month’s highlights
The new-look National Portrait Gallery in London and the International African American Museum in Charleston are among the highlights of the year ahead
The artist’s mastery of unusual materials gave her a real edge over her peers
The painter’s house in Suffolk now tells a compelling story about his formative influence
Giorgio Vasari’s famous collection of Renaissance drawings was dispersed after his death, and scholars have been trying track down its contents for centuries
No one could accuse the painter of flattering his subjects, but he was certainly painstaking about capturing them on canvas
As the artist prepares for his show at the Hayward Gallery, he talks about using the remains of today to reimagine the past
A new book turns the staple into a star and unscrambles its significance beyond the kitchen
Working in an Italian city with no Roman past allowed painters and sculptors to put their own spin on classical antiquity
After the uncertainty of the pandemic, the art market bounced back in 2022, but what challenges will the new year bring?
The prospect of more towering edifices on the horizon is hardly cheering, but there are more grounded projects to look forward to
The artist rifles through archives and our collective imaginations to reshape what we think we know about the past
A disappointingly static display at the V&A will make you long for the stage
The Swiss artist maintains a strict working schedule to make the most of the daylight hours and keeps the writings of W.G. Sebald and Patti Smith close to hand
Sotheby's has hired Lyn Harris to respond to Dutch Golden Age paintings with her ‘olfactory poetic landscapes’ – but Rakewell smells a rat
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind the celebrated filmmaker’s first stop-motion animation film
Art-fair visitors who aren’t afraid to declare their worth can take advantage of MSCHF’s very public ATM machine
Arcarta reveals how the right tools could create a smoother and safer system for art galleries to sell work and for collectors looking to buy
Cecilia Alemani
‘Donatello: the Renaissance’ at Palazzo Strozzi and Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence