A surprising statement from Nicholas Serota leads Rakewell to reflect on the nature of 'value'
The famously irascible composer's collection is up for sale at Artcurial in Paris this month – and it's full of unexpected delights
With its focus on architects from Africa and its diasporas, the main exhibition curated by Lesley Lokko is a breath of fresh air
Locals and celebrities have banded together to offer a compelling range of perspectives on the industrial history of the Yorkshire town
Plus: five men sentenced for Dresden jewellery heist, Lisa Schiff reportedly shuts up shop after lawsuit, and the rest of the week’s top stories
The artist reflects on the fragility of the planet at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris
The Tate St Ives reveals how the experimental institution reimagined Moroccan art in the years after independence
The Statens Museum for Kunst considers 17th-century developments in science and philosophy inspired new styles of painting
The grunge goddess seems very comfortable in her celebrity skin these days, if a recent interview is anything to go by
With more than 150 exhibitions staged across the capital, Apollo's editors pick out the ones they don't want to miss
The artist has been painting the same Birmingham barbershop for 15 years – and the results are now on show at the Hepworth Wakefield
The Hunterian Museum has reconsidered the ethics of showing human remains without sacrificing its weird charm
Christina Makris goes in search of the work of the architect renowned for marrying traditional craftsmanship to modernist details
The Japanese ceramicist was awarded the top prize for her ingenious work at a ceremony in New York
Marco Ferreri’s ode to eating may be one of the most disgusting films about food ever made
The Harvard Art Museums shows that the medium is considerably less wishy-washy – and more modern – than it sometimes seems
The British Museum represents a century and more of imperial decline, civil uprisings and the birth of the modern republic in objects
How the Missouri-born dancer became a sensation in Parisian night clubs and a champion of civil rights in the United States
The British-Ghanaian artist’s work tackles histories of travel, migration and displacement
Sotheby’s and Christie’s are both hoping to capitalise on the artist’s luxury status next week
The actor best known for playing the saintly Melanie Hamilton in ‘Gone with the Wind’ was made of much sterner stuff in real life
Plus: the Centre Pompidou in Paris will close for five years, from 2025–2030, and Samuel Fosso wins the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
For too long, Britain’s lack of regard for the song contest has been rewarded by poor results. It’s time to make more of an effort.
These photographs of domestic scenes and everyday encounters are very familiar and very unsettling
