May the actor’s upcoming role as the successful Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham be more promising than his previous skirmishes with the profession
By pairing contemporary ceramic works with historical objects, this show at LACMA explores how the artists of today are reinventing traditional forms
Plus: New York museums required to prominently acknowledge Nazi-looted works | the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. has confirmed the authorship of one of its Vermeers | and the Met has returned two sculptures to Nepal
Museum Folkwang celebrates its 100th anniversary with an impressive display of more than 250 Expressionist works
A display of more than 130 jade miniatures at Museum Rietberg in Zurich explores the evolution of the ancient Chinese art form
More than a century later, the English cartoonist’s ingenious drawings can still tickle the imaginations of modern audiences
As the acclaimed Scottish chef prepares to publish his first cookbook, he tells Apollo why the secret to good food is simply a table laden with good things
In ‘Enlightened Eclecticism’, Adriano Aymonino shows how the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland made over their stately homes to advance their social ambitions
The Dutch artist's studios are filled with artworks, miniature pieces of furniture and floral vases that she buys at flea markets in France
Plus: an arrest warrant is out for the antiquities dealer Georges Lofti, and the Tate has settled a discrimination case brought by three artists for a six-figure sum
Does Hauser & Wirth’s purchase of a favourite haunt of the YBAs spell the end of an altogether more riotous era?
The Japanese fashion designer revolutionised womenswear by creating comfortable clothes appreciated for their androgynous elegance and ease
Few of the 1.4 million visitors who flock to Edinburgh each August are coming for the visual arts festival, but its new director has plans to make that change
By turning social types into individuals, the photographer influenced many of his contemporaries and shaped how we see the 20th-century
Once overlooked by both artists and collectors, the urgency of landscape studies holds an obvious appeal for modern audiences
Recent initiatives are expanding on the traditional model of patronage through community engagement, cross-disciplinary collaboration and mentorship schemes
The second edition of the event concerns itself with ideas of belonging – and revels in the diversity of this part of north-west London
Two significant works by Renaissance masters to the National Gallery in London are among this month’s highlights
Plus: new appointments at the National Gallery of Ireland and RIBA, Design Miami Paris cancelled amid security fears, and Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan museum
The students at Imperial College London are objecting to the sculptor’s ‘phallic’ new sculpture, proving that an outsize reputation isn’t everything
The British sculptor's monumental, minimal forms drew influence from his wide-ranging collection of ethnographic artefacts
Bruno Vandermeulen and Danny Veys use 19th-century processes to bring a very modern sensibility to archaeological sites in Anatolia
The Mexican artist's studio is filled with books and tiny pieces of detritus that have fallen off her artworks or that she finds on her travels
Long before the invention of the visitor-response survey, the writer was curious about how works of art affected their viewers
