The painter may be fond of his iPad, but his longstanding suspicion of the technologies that have tied artists to linear perspective is to the fore here
The French furniture that inspired the look of Disney’s best-loved films also came out of a studio system that required a good deal of collaboration
Plus: Jessica Bell Brown named head of contemporary art at Baltimore Museum of Art and Kim McAleese appointed director of Edinburgh Art Festival
After recent revelations about the inspirations behind ‘The Northman’, Rakewell regards its director Robert Eggers as a man of refined sensibilities
The discovery of a ritual offering of 160 starfish and a jaguar skeleton to the Aztec god of war has got archaeologists excited to uncover its meaning
Akseli Gallen-Kallela is best-known for his pretty lakeside views, but he also yearned for political independence and spiritual fulfilment
Plus: Charles Darwin’s stolen notebooks returned to Cambridge University | Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego reopens | Finland seizes art shipments from Russia worth €42m
Jeremy O. Harris' latest play unravels the twisted power dynamics between a wealthy white art collector and an emerging Black artist on a Hockney-inspired stage
Wolf Burchard pays tribute to the expertise and open-mindedness of the chairman of Masterpiece who was a pillar of the world of decorative arts
In the late 19th century, Jewish families across Europe created homes that are monuments to the complexity of cosmopolitanism and integration
Rakewell marvels at HBO's surprisingly true-to-life portrayal of the obsessive art collector in pursuit of a Jean Royère pepper shaker
The painter of bejewelled, fantastical scenes has created his very own urban paradise filled with birdsong and the delicate fragrances of seasonal blooms
The most successful public statues are more than mere three-dimensional versions of photographs plonked on plinths
James Birch recounts the improbable story of how, with help from the KGB, he put on a show of Bacon’s work in the Soviet Union
The Biennale’s artistic director is taking viewers on a surreal journey this year – with women artists at the heart of things
Underlying the Surrealist leader’s preoccupation with dreams and the unconscious was a very practical desire to change the world. Who’s to say he didn’t succeed?
The gold objects in this show may glitter, but some of their previous owners are cast in a far from flattering light
The painter who was at the heart of the New York avant-garde captured the many excitements of the modern age
Cagnaccio di San Pietro grew up in a Venetian fishing village – so it’s no surprise seafood stars in his still lifes
Museums and galleries are keener than ever to display their environmental credentials – but words and deeds don’t always seem to match up
Lengthy exhibition texts, catalogues and essays are everywhere nowadays – but do they help us to see the art for what it really is?
It isn't easy to define a made-in-Britain equivalent to the Paris Surrealists, but collectors are increasingly drawn to the uncanny side of British modernism
140 London Wall is an imperious piece of 1970s architecture – so why is it being replaced by a generic office block, at great environmental cost?
Recent auction results suggest a return to pre-pandemic levels – but with turmoil engulfing Europe, this raises some difficult questions
