Will Balenciaga make Beliebers of us all?
The former teen idol turned fashion icon is in full Renaissance prince mode in Balenciaga’s latest campaign
The former teen idol turned fashion icon is in full Renaissance prince mode in Balenciaga’s latest campaign
With chaos in Lebanon and Beirut in crisis, the resilience of the city’s artists and heritage workers is something of a miracle
Most Parisians treat the Arc de Triomphe as a glorified roundabout – but by climbing it they'd see the city in a new light
The sculptor took Restoration England by storm with his virtuosic woodwork
When the painter finally moved to the capital, he was quick to make the most of the opportunities on offer
Tom Eckersley’s posters are rightfully regarded as masterpieces – partly because he worked with clients who were also first-rate
A pair of monumental landscapes painted in his later years offer an unusually personal glimpse of the artist himself
The discovery of an engraved bone in Germany offers yet more evidence that our distant cousins were creatively minded
Why do paintings and objects from the Tudor and Stuart periods have so much to say for themselves?
The British artist looked to nature to provide material for her surreal creations
The founder of Lettrism wasn’t the only avant-garde artist with a god complex, but he may have been the most messianic
One of the world’s greatest collections of medieval manuscripts now has state-of-the-art accommodation, writes Michael Prodger
Sitting on the steps is now forbidden – but for centuries, the monumental staircase has been one of Rome’s most theatrical attractions
The disappointing bronze figure raises the difficult question of what a well-dressed statue should wear these days
The early Olympic games of the modern era set out to celebrate both ‘muscle and mind’ – which meant that artists were in the mix for medals
François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne’s fantastical creations are making mischief at the Trianon estate this summer
The painter had a keen eye for crockery – and the best pieces from his collection got to star in his art
The galleries of Mayfair and St James’s are open again – with all manner of masterpieces on offer
Union drives have accelerated during the pandemic, but museum workers have been frustrated with management for years, write Dana Kopel and Maxwell L. Anderson
The former stock exchange building in Paris has been filled with blue-chip art from the French billionaire’s collection