The secret of David Hockney’s tomato sandwich
In a short film by Ridley Scott, David Hockney opens up about his time at the Royal College of Art – and mischievous visits to the V&A
In a short film by Ridley Scott, David Hockney opens up about his time at the Royal College of Art – and mischievous visits to the V&A
From pre-Colombian ornaments to a McQueen bodysuit, the Met’s jewellery collection is a sight to behold
The Venetian painter was overshadowed by Titian in his day, but his subtle portraits have a very modern appeal
The Egyptian pyramids were originally covered in smooth white limestone – as a casing stone now in Scotland shows
The ceramic artist is showing her own work alongside historic pieces from all over the world
A year in celebration of the Spanish baroque painter in Seville has made a clear case for his talent and influence
The fair in Brussels returns with a wide-ranging edition offering tribal art, modern Belgian painting and more
The artist’s ‘Waterfall’ series is about the movement of water, the movement of paint – and the painter’s own moves around the canvas
Art news daily: 21 January
With his ambitious new public project in Genk, the Belgian artist fuses art, activism and animal husbandry
Gyllenhaal plays a contemporary art critic in a forthcoming art-world satire that was inspired by a trip to Dia: Beacon
Italian artists have been neglected in histories of the pan-European movement
Pairing the Abstract Expressionist’s work with that of her longtime partner Jean-Paul Riopelle makes it clear she was the greater artist
The artist’s portraits of his household are more spontaneous than his commercial work
With no contracts or value exchanges, announced gifts can easily be revoked. But there are ways to firm up loose agreements
Highlights include a celebration of Cosimo de’ Medici at the Uffizi and ceramics from Africa at the Design Museum in Munich
Grand narratives of progress are undermined in a surprisingly understated edition of the Chinese biennial
Plus: Salvador Dalí among the drug lords and how Jeremy Deller made his mother proud
Painters at the Pahari courts found new ways to represent the Hindu gods in the 17th and 18th centuries
The British Library demonstrates that Anglo-Saxon culture looked to Europe and beyond