Sterling efforts – what to make of the London art market’s resurgence?
Recent auction results suggest a return to pre-pandemic levels – but with turmoil engulfing Europe, this raises some difficult questions
Recent auction results suggest a return to pre-pandemic levels – but with turmoil engulfing Europe, this raises some difficult questions
The convivial event offers visitors the chance to roam the medieval streets of the Swiss capital in search of art ancient and modern
The museum has sensitively reimagined all its displays to breathe new life into its medieval masterpieces
As the city ‘arrives’ as a global art capital, how do the artists and curators who have been there for decades feel about the hype?
James John Audubon’s illustrations of birds endure to this day, even if many of the species he depicted didn’t make it
The pioneering textile artist gets her first UK survey at the Hepworth Wakefield
The Ghana-based collector is known for discovering talented artists – but there is a more important mission behind her collecting instincts
The Brazilian artist works with materials he retrieves from the streets – but his studio space must be kept clean as a shrine
The Petit Palais celebrates the Italian ‘Master of Swish’ and his depictions of Parisian high society
The William Morris Gallery looks at the legacy of this key player in the Caribbean Arts Movement
The designer’s infatuation with the fine arts ran deep, as a series of exhibitions throughout the city’s museums makes clear
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