The Royal Academy shines a light on the women artists who were central to the development of German Expressionism
An exhibition at Pallant House gallery explores how the South Downs have captured the imaginations of artists through the centuries
Selling a misattributed work was a ‘prank’, according to André Heller – which leads Rakewell to reflect on the real classics of the genre
The St Ives painter best known for his abstract works also created his own kind of figurative art
The artist’s drawings of women are a testament to his private proclivities. It’s no wonder he never put them on public display
Plus: Subhash Kapoor sentenced to ten years in prison, and the rest of the week’s top stories
The collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is set to be the first to break the $1bn barrier next week – though it is unlikely to be the last
The pioneer of Ethiopian modernism tells Apollo about his years in the USSR and his depictions of brightly-dressed women at market
This month’s highlights include the 18th-century Chinese jardinière that Horace Walpole famously used as a fish bowl
Lace-making is an exacting craft – and who gets to wear the results is an equally delicate matter
Curator Dany Chan takes a close look at an exquisite jade cup in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
This show in Liverpool contends that the influence of the football Casuals extended far beyond the stadiums
The Musée de Cluny in Paris explores how Toulouse became the home of a new style of sculpture and architecture
The Korean sculptor’s reconstructions of the places where he has lived get their first showing in Sydney
Modern artists used time-honoured tricks to create their mind-bending works, as this show at the Met reveals
They are symbols of great change, but Rakewell finds pleasing continuities in the new Charles III coins
Plus: Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), and a shake-up at the head of Art Basel
The photographer refers to all the women she photographs as icons, but it is in her home town of Belfast where her subjects truly come alive
Helen Saunders was briefly at the forefront of British modernism – before she was cancelled by Wyndham Lewis
A survey of paintings by M.K. Čiurlionis at the Dulwich makes plain why the artist is heralded in his home country as a visionary
Thomas Blaikie pens a paean to the new emperor’s clothes
The Indian artist enjoys company while she’s working and even occasionally posts an open invitation on Instagram, encouraging visitors to drop by
The French architect Renée Gailhoustet designed some of the most ingenious post-war schemes built in Paris – and still lives in one of them today
The Japanese ceramicist infused his approach to pottery with British traditions from his travels in the 1920s, before bringing this new style back to his native country
