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Grunge in the gallery – from Kurt Cobain to Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready has opened an exhibition in Seattle. He’s not the first grunge star to try their hand at the visual arts…
Sun, sea and sand – Sorolla’s dazzling visions of Spain
The Valencian painter is little known in the UK, but a survey at the National Gallery is set to change this
‘Sydney was perfect for Edmund, and Edmund perfect for Sydney’ – a tribute to Edmund Capon
Remembering the pioneering director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, who led the museum from 1978 to 2011
The cult movie directors coming to a gallery near you
David Lynch and Harmony Korine are among the directors who have made the leap to canvas
Against boredom: a tribute to John Richardson
John Richardson was lavish, louche and learned – and one of the great characters of New York
A Maastricht mystery – the Master of Elsloo at the Bonnefantenmuseum
Lars Hendrikman talks about curating an exhibition of sculptures attributed to the unknown woodcarver
How Pierre Bonnard became carried away by colour
The more you look, the more mysterious the bright landscapes and paintings of his wife in the bath seem
Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light
Seaside scenes and other visions of Spain by the Valencian Impressionist
Beyond TEFAF – more to see in and around Maastricht
There’s plenty to see throughout the Low Countries this month – from Van Gogh and Hockney to the Dutch Caravaggisti
The rise of the monumental statue in modern-day India
The world’s tallest statue now stands in Gujarat and even taller statues are planned in other states. What does this say about India today?
The fine art of golf
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is launching a mini-golf course inspired by its collection
The best preserved Roman ruins in France now have a museum to match
The new Musée de la Romanité in Nîmes makes the most of the city’s classical past
What’s in store at the Armory Show 2019
A tribute to Robert Morris stands out among the displays of modern and contemporary art at this year’s fair
How the Africa Museum is facing up to Belgium’s colonial past
The museum founded by Leopold II has reopened after a five-year closure and rethought all its displays. Has it gone far enough?
Part of the fabric – draped cloth and diaphanous veils in Renaissance art
How Italian painters and sculptors made clothing conceal and reveal the human form
Whisky galore – and other bottles you can collect
Francis Bacon, Jeff Koons and Gerhard Richter are just a few of the artists who have taken to the bottle and designed labels for famous brands
In blindness, Sargy Mann found new ways to picture the world
After losing his sight, the British painter drew on touch, memory and imagination to continue his work
Forty years on – the Site Gallery celebrates a significant birthday
The Sheffield gallery’s show of works by Susan Hiller, Georgina Starr and Elizabeth Price takes a reflective turn
The Year of Rembrandt at the Rijksmuseum
The museum’s director, Taco Dibbits, is making the most of the most comprehensive collection of Rembrandts in the world
How relevant is Ruskin today?
The bicentenary of the great Victorian critic’s birth is an occasion to consider how well his ideas have stood the test of time
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Karl Lagerfeld’s greatest creation was himself
The late couturier, photographer, art collector and ‘showman’ was a master of harnessing the power of the image