In her portraits of imaginary people, the artist conjures a world that feels joyfully real
Archie Brennan was a committed craftsman with a fondness for optical illusions and a strong idealistic streak
The German artist’s greatest work was himself – so marking his centenary makes for a curatorial conundrum
Installing a floor in the Colosseum will make the ruin less familiar – but may help us understand the original experience of the building
The one tool Julian Opie could least do without? His eyes, he says – although he’d be pretty lost without his computer too
As the last rulers of pre-Islamic Iran, the Sasanians crafted a grand courtly culture that would go on to influence kings from the Balkans to Bengal
A town in Japan has spent coronavirus relief funds on a giant squid sculpture – a fine addition to the tradition of squid art, says Rakewell
The mysterious affliction usually only assails art buffs in Florence – but with many museums finally set to reopen, will visitors start dropping like flies?
The artist, poet and musician Heather Phillipson may live and work in London – but her main studio, she says, is in her head
Hanging a plastic skeleton of Napoleon’s favourite horse above his tomb may not be as wildly inappropriate as it seems
The City of London has approved its own plans to demolish eight historic buildings in the Fleet Street conservation area – so what real protection exists for the city's heritage?
The Amazon series limps through its art history but is just about salvaged by its endearingly goofy hero
The former imperial capital is due for another reinvention – but in shaking up the urban plan, the Indian government faces accusations that it is merely rebuilding the city in its own image
The painter’s tender portraits of slum life are being celebrated across Scotland in her centenary year
Are virtual viewings and diminished sales here to stay, or will the city’s galleries and auction houses see high footfall return?
Heir to a railway fortune and an 8,000-acre estate in West Sussex, Edward James transformed his homes into total works of art – with a little help from Dalí and friends
Tintoretto’s daughter was a highly acclaimed artist in her own right, but there is frustratingly little to go on when it comes to identifying her paintings
A team of Basque chocolatiers has made a life-size replica of Picasso’s monochrome masterpiece
The Breuer Building makes a minimalist foil for the Frick’s permanent collection – but Eve M. Kahn is rather glad the move is only temporary
In his heyday John Hassall was known as ‘the Poster King’ and his eyecatching ads could be seen on hoardings all over Britain
The painter is currently commuting to a studio in his garden and has an encyclopaedia of palm trees close at hand
An interview with Antony Gormley – public servant, Romantic artist and utopian thinker
With their miniature artistry and enigmatic personal histories, these striking prints are often more enticing than the volumes they’re found in
Most of the fuss about NFTs has focused on what, if anything, buyers are getting – but how do digital artists feel about minting their art?
