‘Britain’s most visible artist’ – Barnett Freedman at Pallant House, reviewed
Freedman’s engaging designs were once impossible to avoid – and his lesser-known war paintings are a revelation
Freedman’s engaging designs were once impossible to avoid – and his lesser-known war paintings are a revelation
For his chapel commission in Houston, the painter engaged with religion on his own terms – and forged a new, modern relevance for sacred art
George Mayer-Marton was an accomplished, influential émigré artist – and his Crucifixion for the Church of the Holy Rosary in Oldham must be protected
Desmond Guinness fought against the odds, and often against public opinion, to save Irish Georgian houses – and the nation will be forever in his debt
MoMA reopens with a look at the career of this enigmatic critic, dealer, and champion of the avant-garde
The artist Sam Contis talks about mining a rich seam in the personal archive of Dorothea Lange, and the parallels between Lange’s work and her own photography
A meticulously researched graphic novel about the sculptor Edmonia Lewis is a suitably original tribute to the enterprising artist
On both sides of the Atlantic, museums are laying off staff in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Gareth Harris and Matt Stromberg consider whether bad decisions have made the situation worse
The American artist looks back at a career firmly dedicated to painting and the possibilities of figurative art
A rehang of Christchurch Art Gallery’s permanent collections emphasises non-European patterns of influence
The origin of the ‘Barbus Müller’ figures has puzzled many since these distinctive sculptures surfaced in the 1930s
Setting a brave example wasn't what Niru Ratnam had in mind when he forged ahead with plans to open his new business during the pandemic
While museums deliberate about returning objects that were taken from their places of origin without consent, it is easier for individuals to act
The importance of public statuary and portraiture for the Romans is no better demonstrated than in the way images of personae non gratae were destroyed, disfigured or re-carved
The Chilean-born artist talks about his ambivalent attitude towards photography and his utopian feelings about art
Before ‘Big Brother’, there was Biosphere 2 – an experiment in utopian living that left its participants low on food and short of breath
A century after the founding of the Leach Pottery in St Ives, the ‘father of British studio pottery’ remains an influential, if contested, figure
Taken on his road trips across America, the photographer’s images from the 1970s are in a class of their own
What is it like to look at paintings in the flesh after four months of not seeing any art – and hardly any people – at all?
Lockdown may have allowed the museum to fast-forward renovations, but it has also confirmed that the galleries are nothing without the public