Will the new Burrell Collection give Glasgow global reach?
After six years of work, the city’s most singular museum is reopening. But while it is once again filled with wonders, there are also questions to be answered
After six years of work, the city’s most singular museum is reopening. But while it is once again filled with wonders, there are also questions to be answered
Combining subtlety with swagger, Van Dyck’s portraits of courtiers offer a mischievous rival to the official written histories of his day
The scammer of the art world has now joined its ranks – but how does the work she has made in jail measure up to the great prison art of the past?
Bowler hats off to a new biography of the painter that chips away at the Belgian’s bourgeois veneer
The Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography is a testament to the local people’s long-standing determination to preserve their cultural heritage
The painter of fantastical jungle scenes can actually see the forest from her studio in the Dominican Republic – but she’s not afraid to use her imagination
This elegant Japanese tradition with earthy origins has long provided Japanese printmakers with rewardingly risqué material
Robert Pattinson’s caped crusader has a fine line in leather boots – but, alas, none of his forebears’ flair for home decoration
The sculptor used to make work made out of meat, but although she now uses marble she is still fascinated by processes of decay
The painter employed trompe l'oeil like no artist before or since – and his box of tricks makes for a real treat at Ikon in Birmingham
The prehistoric monument may seem timeless, but enthusiasts have constantly reimagined the site to suit their own preoccupations
The author of beloved books such as the ‘Alfie’ series and ‘Dogger’ simply knew how children look and act
Rocks that resemble food may not be appetising exactly, but they can certainly be a feast for the eyes
A remarkable Renaissance roundel from Mantua and a painting by Lavinia Fontana are among this month’s highlights
Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines’s art school in Suffolk was an unusual meeting of rural idyll and bohemian vice
The wall is an extraordinary piece of public art and grassroots activism that combines personal remembrance and political statement
By homing in on Holbein’s miniatures, this survey of the Renaissance master gives us a broad picture of the world he lived in
The sculptor may work with many different materials but the main ingredient in his art, he says, is time
The conceptual artist and writer wasn’t afraid to stir things up, but he was also a great spotter and supporter of other people’s talent
The story of the scammer who passed herself off as an heiress should make for must-see television, but reality far outstrips Shonda Rhimes’s overly safe retelling