With Apollo’s food column to fill, Thomas Marks heads to the reimagined museum in East London to inspect its kitchens
The emperor of France longed to rival the emperors of ancient Rome, reorganising the great cities of Europe and creating a few of his own
The beleaguered health secretary probably enjoyed the culture brief more than his current role
Sport nowhere for most of last year – and now sport everywhere. But there is some passable sport art out there, we promise...
It’s the aquatic cousin to metal detecting – and an increasing number of devotees are casting off into rivers and canals in search of trash and treasure
Every 18 year old in France has been given €300 to spend on culture
There’s still no bustling tent this year, but the fair continues to offer a platform for the best of art and design from across the globe
These great tapestries have a turbulent history that has seen them held by Russia and in Canada – but now they’re back in the rooms where they first hung
During the pandemic the pioneering feminist painter has retreated to her studio in rural Pennsylvania, where she has truly embraced the quiet life
Museums might be better at bringing the contents of grand historic piles to life than the houses themselves
Travelling Scottish football fans don everything from fake ginger sideburns to traditional Hawaiian dress – but they also have a right royal tartan of their own
Plus: MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7bn to a host of charities, including more than 60 cultural organisations
The artist has partnered up with WeTransfer to create a digital version of the Abramovic Method, a series of exercises that will test your patience to its limit
The museum has agreed to give back two plaques in its collection that were taken illegally from Nigeria after 1960. Why now?
Clive Bell is now best known as Vanessa’s husband – but a new biography replenishes his role in promoting modernism in Britain
Collectors, curators and artists have been debating the category of American folk art since the early 20th century – as a display at the MFA Boston makes clear
The unlikeliest objects in the London-based artist’s studio? Either the sex toys or the taxidermy collection, she says
The artist talks to Martin Gayford about a life spent pushing the possibilities of collage, from his Sgt. Pepper cover to recent digital experiments
The ‘Rethinking Guernica’ website allows us to scrutinise Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece in greater detail than ever
The Italians have opted for a ‘Renaissance design’ – although the floral patterning looks more William Morris than Michelangelo
Plus: the Met returns two Benin Bronzes, Donald Judd’s office in Marfa severely damaged in fire, and more stories
The British artist’s scope and influence have long been neglected – but at the centenary of his birth, will a pair of exhibitions turn the tide?
The Swiss artist’s tableaux of tables capture the joys of dining in good company
2 Tone began as a ska-inspired record label, but swiftly became a look and a political stance – and a defining moment in British cultural history
