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Mane attraction – the star quality of Susan Sontag
For all her flaws – and love of the limelight – Sontag’s commitment to seriousness feels more necessary than ever
Controversial monument containing ashes from Holocaust victims installed in Berlin
Art news daily: 3 December
‘The dungeons are decorated with wreaths left by slaves’ descendants’
Four centuries after the first English slave ship arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, the president of Ghana is urging members of the African diaspora to discover their roots
From the high life to the Life of Christ – James Tissot’s path to piety
On his 50th birthday the society painter set off for the Holy Land, experiencing something of a conversion
The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mohamed Elshahed
The writer and researcher has written a comprehensive new history of modern architecture in Cairo
Van Dyck, the artist’s artist
An exhibition in Munich explores the less familiar aspects of the portraitist’s work, including the support he gave to his peers
Disciplinary action – ‘A History of Art History’ by Christopher S. Wood, reviewed
This wide-ranging and original study gives art historians much to think and argue about
Women looking at men looking at them – at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle
Paintings from the museum’s founding collection show the unsettling ways in which men have often represented women
What not to miss at the winter edition of London Art Week
Highlights of the artworks and exhibitions on show in Mayfair and St James’s this year
Pattern and Decoration – the movement that made a leitmotif of light motif
Embracing polka dot, patchwork and plenty of colour, P&D artists set out to challenge the norms of good taste
Going concerns? The Victorian market halls of Horace Jones
Once feted for infrastructure projects in London, the architect is now better known for designing Tower Bridge and Leadenhall and Smithfield markets
Belgian police intervene in ownership dispute over religious sculptures
Art news daily: 26 November
‘He kicked open the doors of Society just as Sixties London began to swing’ – a tribute to Terry O’Neill
The late photographer shot some of the most iconic figures of the 20th century, from Winston Churchill to David Bowie
‘His writing was always alive to the deep pleasures of great buildings’
Remembering the critical insights and generous instincts of the writer and architect Charles Jencks (1939–2019)
Could national museums in the UK do more to be truly national?
Are the largely London-based institutions funded by central government doing enough to share their collections and expertise with the rest of the country?
‘Sugar paste is very fine, finer than porcelain’ – the art of historical banquets
The food historian Ivan Day talks about the historical table settings he has recreated for an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum
The finer points of art appreciation – and some blunt speaking – in ‘The Crown’
The Queen and Prince Philip get some art advice from Anthony Blunt in season three of the lavish drama
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And the winner of this year’s Turner Prize is… the Turner Prize itself
Despite the mutterings of most critics, the decision to award the prize to all four nominees makes a lot of sense – and is good for contemporary art