Why is the Egyptian government moving ancient monuments around the country?
The transfer of obelixes and sphinxes to Cairo is the latest episode in a long history of rulers using the ancient past for their own ends
The transfer of obelixes and sphinxes to Cairo is the latest episode in a long history of rulers using the ancient past for their own ends
Claims that the resting place of the legendary founder of Rome has been discovered cause Rakewell to raise an eyebrow
Art news daily: 28 February
For just one week the full set of surviving tapestries commissioned by Pope Leo X could be seen in their original setting
The French director’s film about an 18th-century painter and her muse is a visual feast
Highlights of the upcoming modern and contemporary fairs and gallery shows in the Big Apple
The creator of King Ubu and inventor of pataphysics was deeply attached to the art of the book
It’s time to appreciate the gracefulness of power stations before more of them disappear
The presence of the Fonds Hélène & Édouard Leclerc has raised the cultural profile of the small town in Brittany
The legendary photographer talks about his images of war abroad and poverty at home – and what now draws him to landscapes
With the new £20 note in circulation, there are now two billion more copies of the much-reproduced painting in existence
Joshua Chuang remembers working with Santu Mofokeng on a series of books presenting the South African photographer’s life’s work
Art news daily: 20 February
A new biography reasserts the significance of the self-described ‘artist plantsman’ among his modern British peers
The artist’s feminist photomontages fill the galleries, while the house is now punctuated with her interventions – and the scent of potpourri
Vivian Suter's paintings, on show at Camden Arts Centre, are marked by the elements of the rainforest where she works – as well as by her dogs' paws
An exhibition on the textile collections of women from the 19th century to the present day tells us as much about their own lives as about the objects themselves
The world’s most significant collection of silkworm cocoons, and many other marvels of sericulture, can be found in the capital of Georgia
Art news daily: 12 February
The students of Moordale High have been reimagined as a cast of painted saints and sinners