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May Morris was a master of many crafts, but it’s her embroideries that steal the show at Dovecot Studios
The designer was born into the Arts and Crafts movement, but her achievements speak for themselves
The ace caff that now leaves a bad taste – at the V&A Café
Henry Cole had the art of the museum cafe down to a tee. Oh for his veal cutlets!
The Victorian collectors who loved art from ancient Egypt
The reunited fragments of a bowl in Bolton Museum can tell us a lot about the longstanding British enthusiasm for ancient Egypt
‘When you’re an artist, you don’t have to do what you’re told to do’ – an interview with Rose Wylie
Inspired by everything from Tarantino films to chocolate biscuits, the artist’s exuberant, comic-strip canvases are utterly unmistakable
Highlights of London Art Fair – and beyond
Modern British art gets a strong showing this month, while Condo also returns to the capital
‘He invented modern Glasgow’ – a tribute to Alasdair Gray (1934–2019)
The painter-novelist was one of a kind – but his influence will continue to shape the imagination of Scotland
Priam suspect – myths about ancient Troy collide with reality at the British Museum
The myth of the ancient city has fascinated artists through the ages – and invited archaeologists to dig deeper into the legend
Freedom of movement – the lively paintings of Jacqueline de Jong
The artist’s canvases are full of colour and motion and an energetic sense of play
Feast of burden – the uneasy paintings of Norbert Schwontkowski
The artist’s murkily atmospheric works convey a deep sense of anxiety with a wry touch
The art galleries branching out – with shows about trees
At the Fondation Cartier and soon at the Hayward Gallery, art really does grow on trees
Life was a cabaret – the Roaring Twenties in Cairo
Most traces of the city’s early 20th-century nightlife have now disappeared. Only the shells of former casinos and theatres hint at this bygone era
Haul of shame – the ‘trophy art’ taken from Germany by the Red Army
Their existence is no longer a secret, but the status of many of the works seized after the Second World War remains unclear
The sculptor who found favour with Lorenzo de’ Medici – Bertoldo di Giovanni at the Frick, reviewed
He is best known as the pupil of Donatello and teacher of Michelangelo, but the Florentine sculptor has more than enough accomplishments of his own
Casting an eye over the year ahead in photography
A new festival in Melbourne and a survey of Claudia Andujar in Paris are among the events to watch out for in 2020
The politics of pregnancy and the future of painting – contemporary art highlights in 2020
Highlights in the year ahead include a spate of shows around the theme of maternity and a survey of recent figurative painting
Giddy heights in the Gulf and Shanghai and rescue missions in the UK – the year ahead in architecture
What to watch in the world of architecture in 2020, from the race to become the world’s tallest building to increasingly urgent conservation battles
Books, biennials and trailblazing women – artists select their highlights of 2019
Artists including Lubaina Himid, Hew Locke and Ibrahim Mahama pick out their favourite shows and events of the past year
‘The most accomplished watercolourist of his day’
Fifty years after his death, William Russell Flint – once hugely popular, if critically spurned – deserves reevaluation
When Palladio came to Cheshire – in the 1980s
Henbury Hall is a fine example of neo-Palladian architecture. But what does it mean to recreate a historical style?
Eye of the beholder – how the Prophet Muhammad has been depicted through the centuries
Eye of the beholder – how the Prophet Muhammad has been depicted through the centuriesMuseums have avoided displaying images of the Prophet in recent years – but might this not do a disservice to the heritage of Islam?
What makes a museum ‘fire-proof’?
The Getty Center’s fire prevention system is a standard-bearer for museums and historic properties worldwide
Reign makers – Roy Strong’s guide to Elizabethan portraits, reviewed
This authoritative survey gives some of the most familiar works of English art a new lease of life
The Royal Academy goes gonzo
This week the institution elected the first female president in its 251-year history. Its Twitter account seems to be taking an *even* more radical direction
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