The painter who turned his eye upon the crowds of Paris
Louis-Léopold Boilly experienced his fair share of personal drama, but he had a rare gift for depicting the ins and outs of everyday existence
Louis-Léopold Boilly experienced his fair share of personal drama, but he had a rare gift for depicting the ins and outs of everyday existence
A more local, intimate Frieze returns to the Shed – and Apollo picks out four of the best shows at London Gallery Weekend
The sculptor’s boundless powers of invention are on full display in his hometown for this once-in-a-lifetime blockbuster
The American painter may be famed for a chaotic approach, but in reality he had complete command of his materials – and he owed his technique to a printmaker
The artist’s motivations for painting hooded Ku Klux Klan figures were as complicated and unsettling as our reactions as viewers might be
The nature of modern conflicts and the demands of today’s media has led to a shift in the images produced by photojournalists
This focused survey shows that artists after the war seemed more than ready to embrace the future
The painter’s contemporaries saw him as a successor to Sargent, but his depictions of Black and queer subjects may stand out more today
With cracks appearing in the relationships of institutions in Nigeria, Barnaby Phillips wonders where the returned Benin Bronzes are going to end up
Wentworth Woodhouse, the largest stately home in England, has at last been restored to something of its former glory
Maeve Gilmore thrived on the demands of domesticity – and her family is now on a mission to make her art much better known
Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium has just celebrated its third birthday but despite its shiny facade, the club still projects a message of continuity and tradition
The fashion designer has often looked to the art world for inspiration, but dressing the artist Simone Leigh for the Venice Biennale required an entirely new approach
The painter may be fond of his iPad, but his longstanding suspicion of the technologies that have tied artists to linear perspective is to the fore here
The French furniture that inspired the look of Disney’s best-loved films also came out of a studio system that required a good deal of collaboration
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In the late 19th century, Jewish families across Europe created homes that are monuments to the complexity of cosmopolitanism and integration
The painter of bejewelled, fantastical scenes has created his very own urban paradise filled with birdsong and the delicate fragrances of seasonal blooms
The most successful public statues are more than mere three-dimensional versions of photographs plonked on plinths
The Biennale’s artistic director is taking viewers on a surreal journey this year – with women artists at the heart of things