From casual cafes to fine dining – the eating options at a museum can tell us a great deal about how it sees itself
What effect do contemporary artists have on the environment – and should this affect what we think about their work?
While the paintings are astonishing, the notebooks and sketches really draw you in
Henry Cole had the art of the museum cafe down to a tee. Oh for his veal cutlets!
Was the Chancellor of the Exchequer channelling an infamous fictional spin-doctor when he agreed to be interviewed in a Westminster cafe?
The reunited fragments of a bowl in Bolton Museum can tell us a lot about the longstanding British enthusiasm for ancient Egypt
Art news daily: 24 January
From Fauvist paintings to fragments of the Berlin Wall – highlights of the 2020 edition of the fair
The Church of England may be one of the UK’s biggest landowners, but surprisingly little of its wealth is spent on the historic buildings in its care
Art news daily: 23 January
Will this painting of the Jazz Age chanteuse Marjorie Ferry seduce buyers and set a new auction record for the artist?
Tate Modern’s show of the artist’s experiments with technology suggests that TV was his favourite medium
Art news daily: 22 January
A complete version of the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays is up for sale. What is it that makes this book so desirable?
Art news daily: 21 January
One of the inventors of conceptual art, and a towering figure on the West Coast scene, he was also a dedicated mentor to his students
The Wallace Collection’s exhibition is very welcome, but could tell us more about the two-way traffic between Indian and Western artists
Art news daily: 20 January
MAMCO’s origins as a collection formed by independent collectors still makes itself felt in interesting ways
Inspired by everything from Tarantino films to chocolate biscuits, the artist’s exuberant, comic-strip canvases are utterly unmistakable
Art news daily: 17 January
Modern British art gets a strong showing this month, while Condo also returns to the capital
The painter-novelist was one of a kind – but his influence will continue to shape the imagination of Scotland
Art news daily: 16 January
