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Seeing past the shock value of Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs
The photographer’s formally composed, sometimes graphic work is still hard to pin down
That border wall, made out of cheese
The Make America Grate Again project isn’t the first time dairy has been used as an artistic medium
Is the era of superstar artists with scores of assistants coming to an end?
Recent layoffs by Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst suggest factory-style set-ups may be a thing of the past
Martin Parr takes on Brexit Britain
The photographer’s survey of the British at home and abroad takes on a suitably surreal air at the National Portrait Gallery
Dutch courage – Jan Sluijters, Holland’s little-known modernist
After flirting with Fauvism and other French modes in Paris, the painter brought home a dazzling palette – only to bottle it later on
The kaleidoscopic visions of Emma Kunz
The Swiss spiritualist used drawings to diagnose patients, but her works are now regarded as art
A tour of Kolkata’s thriving art scene
An exhibition devoted to Krishna Reddy and awards for emerging Indian artists are among recent highlights in the city
What not to miss at this year’s Salon du Dessin
A bucolic Dutch scene and a paper cut-out poppy are among the highlights of the fair in Paris
Shell company – how a family of naturalists captured marine life
Science, art and natural history are intertwined in the Lister family’s monumental Historiae Conchyliorum
Peter Crouch, connoisseur
It turns out that the former England striker has an impulsive streak when it comes to art and interiors
Grunge in the gallery – from Kurt Cobain to Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready has opened an exhibition in Seattle. He’s not the first grunge star to try their hand at the visual arts…
Sun, sea and sand – Sorolla’s dazzling visions of Spain
The Valencian painter is little known in the UK, but a survey at the National Gallery is set to change this
The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Russell Tovey
The actor talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his ‘addiction’ to collecting art – from Tintin to Tracey Emin
‘Sydney was perfect for Edmund, and Edmund perfect for Sydney’ – a tribute to Edmund Capon
Remembering the pioneering director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, who led the museum from 1978 to 2011
The sitting targets of Lucian Freud
In his unsparing portraits, Freud pursued his mission to describe things exactly as they are
The cult movie directors coming to a gallery near you
David Lynch and Harmony Korine are among the directors who have made the leap to canvas
Should the Houses of Parliament be turned into a museum?
Ed Vaizey and Michael Hall debate whether politicians should relocate for good when the Palace of Westminster closes for repairs