For the Surrealist, alcohol provided both an escape from reality and a commercial opportunity
Modernists regarded the Scandinavian style as a mere throwback, but it was much more radical than it was given credit for
While Capability Brown achieved a natural look with great artifice in England, French landscape gardens were overtly experimental fantasies
Plus: Mary Heilmann (1940–2026); Alison Jacques gallery sued for breach of contract
As a new jellyfish museum opens in Florida, Rakewell makes the case for the spineless wonders as a class of non-sentient performance artists
In Barcelona, the artist makes clear what won her the Joan Miró Prize: colourful abstraction, formal experimentation and a keen appreciation of texture
The Art Institute of Chicago captures the sweep of the photographer’s career, from experiments with Man Ray in Paris to post-war portraits of artists via her years in Cairo
Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge celebrates the art of the floral still life, from Édouard Vuillard to Louise Bourgeois to Hurvin Anderson
Ten beguiling French and German sculptures at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich present nature bronze in tooth and claw
The photographer behind the popular ‘I Spy’ picture-riddle children’s books talks to Apollo about the method behind his mind-boggling optical illusions
Robert Rauschenberg’s former home and studio in New York is on the market – a cause for dismay in some quarters. But is selling up always selling out?
While collectors of classical African art are becoming selective, interest in the greatest works remains strong
For a brief period before the First World War, oblique angles and angular planes were all the rage in Prague
A domestic scene of comfort and ease by the American artist demonstrates her skill for conveying hidden depths
Plus: Italian police have recovered three stolen artworks by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse; and the San Diego Museum of Art has laid off 11 members of staff
The Kunstmuseum Basel unveils dozens of prints donated by the artist’s foundation, many of which are on public view for the first time
The Finnish modernist drew early comparisons to Schjerfbeck and Munch before carving out a melancholy style of her own
The Holburne Museum presents a different side of artists best known for revolutionising painting
In New York, the Met explores how Westerners understood, simplified and represented life east of Europe from the late 18th century to the turn of the 20th
Ever wanted to know what it’s like to run a successful gallery, wrangle apprentices while painting a fresco or curate your own museum? These are the board games for you
One of the greatest landscape gardens in the Paris region has been painstakingly revived – and the results would make an Ancien Régime aristocrat proud
A work made by the artist during a residency in Denmark is inspired by the victims of the slave trade between Ghana and the Danish West Indies
A new programme fronted by Steph McGovern claims to demystify the art world but gets the basics badly wrong
Feasting in medieval Europe was often a celebration of plenty, but it could just as easily be linked to damnation
