The West’s borrowings from Japanese modernism are well known – but an exhibition in Helsinki shows that the traffic moved both ways
Art news daily: 23 September
The cinematographer discusses his lighting design for the Dulwich Picture Gallery’s upcoming Rembrandt exhibition
The perceived role of museums in society has grown enormously in recent years – but how far does that reflect what they actually are?
The Mediterranean island still bears the mark of its most famous one-time resident
The French artist is still the guiding spirit of the Collection de l’Art Brut, the museum he founded in Lausanne
Art news daily: 20 September
The new permanent gallery presents all kinds of exquisite pieces with special family associations
A lost portrait of the 16th-century writer Pietro Aretino may have been at the Kunstmuseum Basel for the last hundred years
A sophisticated revamp means that Art Joburg is now a smaller, sleeker affair
The Science Museum’s new gallery makes subtle links between royal patronage, scientific progress and earthly conquest
Art news daily: 19 September
Why is Historic England supporting a developer’s plans when there’s a better proposal waiting in the wings?
Art news daily: 18 September
Thawing permafrost means the near-perfect preservation of ancient material in the Arctic will soon be a thing of the past
At last – a Courtauld University Challenge team to be reckoned with
Art news daily: 17 September
Exceptional Italian artworks should prove a big draw at the Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato in Florence
Art news daily: 16 September
Art news daily: 13 September
The all-American interior, of sorts, courtesy of the Smithsonian and a 3D printer
The fairy-tale doll’s house, now at Egeskov Castle in Denmark, still has the power to beguile with its miniature marvels and deceptions
An exhibition of drawings at the Louvre reflects the artist’s struggle between his warring inclinations
