How Mary Quant defined the look of Swinging London
Sadie Frost’s documentary about the designer is hardly original, but then Quant didn’t actually invent the miniskirt – and it doesn’t hurt to be reminded of her genius
Sadie Frost’s documentary about the designer is hardly original, but then Quant didn’t actually invent the miniskirt – and it doesn’t hurt to be reminded of her genius
An exhibition in Belfast marking 100 years of the country treads rather carefully, for understandable reasons
It’s not easy to repackage a museum devoted to a Victorian missionary, but the David Livingstone Birthplace Museum has pulled it off
Bernadine Bröcker Wieder and Douglas McCarthy consider what museums are really selling when they mint NFTs – and what serious collectors want
A monumental two-part survey in Philadelphia and New York proves that the artist has always forged his own path
Time is suspended in Nicolas Poussin’s paintings of dancers who revel in the viewer’s attention
The Ghanaian artist’s vivid prints, paintings and architectural structures were inspired by inner-city life in Kumasi
Bevis Marks has seen off the latest threat to its existence, but such a significant site deserves much better
Built to rival the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, the great mosque in Damascus has always been claimed by rival faiths
The Chilean artist’s practice of folding up his work and posting it to galleries began as a means of evading the censors
The artist has a strict curfew when it comes to working late in her studio in New Haven – her absolute cut-off is 7pm
A new study reminds us that royal palaces were places to live in as well as impressive displays of power
A new biography of the painter gives full credit to the cast of characters who supported him before he found success
From street actions to art exhibitions, the organisation empowers homeless people to tell their own stories
The painter’s brooding portraits and Wangari Mathenge’s colourful interiors are among the shows to see this year
Somerset House hosts the London edition of 1-54 and galleries across the capital make the most of the limelight
With fewer but larger stands at the fair, prepare for more in-depth and showstopping presentations in Regent’s Park
An ambitious show at the Ashmolean Museum looks past the familiar clichés to the real city and its artists
Although grounded in actual places and actual people, the artist’s subjects were always utterly transformed by his imagination, writes Tom Walker
The acclaimed textile artist, a maestro of colour and master manipulator of thread, explains why it’s more interesting to make mistakes