The Brazilian artist works with materials he retrieves from the streets – but his studio space must be kept clean as a shrine
The charity Queer Britain is opening the country's first space dedicated to LGBTQ+ culture, but will its programme entertain as well as educate?
Plus: Bonhams acquires Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen | Budi Tek (1957–2022) | Planning permission granted for Madison Square Garden Sphere in East London
Rakewell wonders what to make of the artists of Burning Man festival taking over Capability Brown’s idyllic landscape in Derbyshire
The Mexican artist offers a glimpse of his makeshift studio in a Venetian palazzo
The designer’s infatuation with the fine arts ran deep, as a series of exhibitions throughout the city’s museums makes clear
An East Anglian museum is turning its attention from the field to the table with provocative results
After six years of work, the city’s most singular museum is reopening. But while it is once again filled with wonders, there are also questions to be answered
Combining subtlety with swagger, Van Dyck’s portraits of courtiers offer a mischievous rival to the official written histories of his day
The scammer of the art world has now joined its ranks – but how does the work she has made in jail measure up to the great prison art of the past?
Plus: MoMA to review security protocols after recent stabbings and Francis Kéré wins Pritzker Architecture Prize
Bowler hats off to a new biography of the painter that chips away at the Belgian’s bourgeois veneer
The Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography is a testament to the local people’s long-standing determination to preserve their cultural heritage
The painter of fantastical jungle scenes can actually see the forest from her studio in the Dominican Republic – but she’s not afraid to use her imagination
This elegant Japanese tradition with earthy origins has long provided Japanese printmakers with rewardingly risqué material
Seeing the National Portrait Gallery’s treasures in a new setting allows us to appreciate the larger-life-than personalities behind the paintings in new ways
Robert Pattinson’s caped crusader has a fine line in leather boots – but, alas, none of his forebears’ flair for home decoration
The sculptor used to make work made out of meat, but although she now uses marble she is still fascinated by processes of decay
Devotional textiles from India and a rare edition of a work by Hiroshige are among the highlights of this year’s event
The largest mosaic found in London in half a century offers a welcome glimpse into the home-decorating choices of aspirational Britons
The painter employed trompe l'oeil like no artist before or since – and his box of tricks makes for a real treat at Ikon in Birmingham
The prehistoric monument may seem timeless, but enthusiasts have constantly reimagined the site to suit their own preoccupations
The author of beloved books such as the ‘Alfie’ series and ‘Dogger’ simply knew how children look and act
Rocks that resemble food may not be appetising exactly, but they can certainly be a feast for the eyes
