Collectors are snapping up elegant huanghuali chairs and beds of the Ming and Qing dynasties at record prices
The Prado explores how Italy’s southern capital became a hotbed for creativity
The Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin shows off its vast collection of works by the founder of the Berlin School of sculpture
The surrealist artist’s playful and uncanny works are given the spotlight at MoMA
The Hayward highlights other-worldly works by 23 contemporary ceramicists
Plus: more looted objects connected to art dealer Subhash Kapoor returned to India, and the rest of the week’s art news
She has been outlasted by a lettuce – but could the Iceberg Lady take comfort from a pear-shaped French king?
A magnificent portrait by the Impressionist leads the pack in the sale of Ann and Gordon Getty’s collection at Christie's this week
The four nominees for this year’s prize are presenting their biggest, brightest work but not all of it is saying very much
The paintings acquired by the earls of Pembroke over several generations now have the catalogue they deserve
The Malagasy artist is not nearly as minimal as his work might suggest – on an average day, his studio is filled with books, drawings, flowers and the smell of cigarettes
Artists from across North Africa and the Middle East are expressing themselves in a sprawling show at the Institut du Monde Arabe
Plus: climate protestors arrested at National Gallery, restitution loophole in the new Charities Act likely to be closed, Angus Trumble (1964–2022)
The animal-painter extraordinaire is celebrated at the Musée d'Orsay
This exhibition at the British Museum includes an enchanted basin believed to possess the power to relieve heartbreak
An exhibition at the Whitney explores the artist's life-long fascination with the city
Despite allowing a few celebrity sightings, the preview day of Frieze London felt more like the tube during rush hour than an exclusive experience for art collectors
Plans to transform London’s oldest working factory into a hotel have, happily, fallen through – but with the site back up for sale, its future is still uncertain
The sound artist and 'private ear' talks to Apollo about his new film commission in Bristol, set in a library that straddles the US-Canadian border
European countries have put short term regulations in place to help their museums conserve energy, but longer term strategies will be needed to secure their futures
Romuald Hazoumè’s latest ‘masques bidons’ focus on global figures whose ‘masks’ were stripped off by the revelations of the Panama and Pandora Papers – plus more shows not to miss this year
The Iranian artist takes time to settle into her space in the mornings and then becomes so immersed in her work that she forgets about lunch completely
An exhibition of Alice Neel’s portraits and abstract works by Victor Willing are among the shows we’re looking forward to seeing this year
Amy Sherald’s striking portraits and Craig Murray-Orr’s postcard-sized paintings are among the highlights to see this year
