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And just like that, TEFAF enters the limelight
The European Fine Art Fair plays a prominent role in the ‘Sex and the City’ sequel’s latest season, but its workings have left Rakewell scratching his head
John Piper’s passion for tradition
In his designs for stained glass the artist found his perfect medium, taking a modern approach to an age-old form
Can art survive the AI juggernaut?
In this stylish polemic, the artist Hito Steyerl casts AI image-making as bland at best and exploitative at worst
Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery director resigns after pressure from Trump
Plus: Plus: French duo convicted of faking 18th-century furniture, and ZERO Group artist Günther Uecker has died at the age of 95
Contemporary art gets a glorious new home at Goodwood
The Duke of Richmond has been filling the grounds of his Sussex estate with sculpture, and the results are a breath of fresh air
Please remain seated for Père La Chaise
A French furniture-forger has been convicted for his role in a major scam, but there’s no denying that he has an excellent nickname
Four things to see: The expressive body
Painters have long distorted the human body to convey the anguish, confusion and melancholy that can lie beneath the skin
In the studio with… Helene Appel
The artist works in near silence on her hyperreal paintings in her Berlin studio, which she keeps as empty as possible
Vija Celmins
The Fondation Beyeler presents paintings, sculptures and hyper-realistic drawings by the Latvian American artist
Vermeer’s Love Letters
At the Frick, three enigmatic works by the Old Master depict women of status and their maids
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025
The public and Royal Academicians alike can submit work to the world’s longest-running open exhibition
Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting
A survey at the National Portrait Gallery in London explores the artist’s bracingly conceptual approach to painting
‘A revolutionary flame burned bright within him’: David Bindman (1940–2025)
The historian of 18th- and early 19th-century art combined a deep love of objects with an equally deep love of ideas
The prints that take us on a picturesque tour of Japan
Hiroshige’s playful prints conjure the landscapes of 19th-century Japan in jewel-like tones
How Kaari Upson turned her world upside down
In her inventive works, the late American artist sought to blur the boundaries between herself and her characters, both real and imagined
The Scottish painters who looked on the bright side
The four Scottish Colourists brought a much-needed verve to British art, although their avant-garde credentials can be overstated
The UAE’s art market is on the up
With a slew of new projects and major government investment, the Emirati art scene is having a moment. This time, it looks set to last
Surround-sound art finds a perfect home in Portugal
A former monastery is an apt setting for the eerie installations of Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
One of our Emmanuel Macrons is missing
French climate activists who stole the president’s waxwork from the Musée Grevin in Paris are no dummies when it comes to protest
Whitney Museum suspends Independent Study Program after cancelled Gaza event
Plus: UK cultural institutions defend corporate sponsors, Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery director still in post after Trump’s firing by social media
Elizabeth I’s favourite kitchen utensil
The Virgin Queen was not known for her cookery skills, so why was she often painted holding a sieve?
Edward Burra – Ithell Colquhoun
Tate Britain’s pairing of two very different painters reveals that the artists have more in common than is usually thought
Wolfgang Tillmans
The Pompidou’s last show before it closes for five years is a wide-ranging retrospective of the photographer’s work
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The idealised nude figure has an unshakeable place in art history, but artists have also turned their gaze to their own imperfect bodies