The artist talks about working with words, the ‘woman thing’, and why she likes to feel useful
A literary centre in the village of Bellaghy, County Derry returns visitors to the roots of Heaney’s poetry
Over the centuries Notre-Dame de Paris has become much more than a place of worship – it is a symbol of a nation
Art news daily: 18 April
From Doug Aitken’s cheese fondue to Marina Abramović’s 'essence drink’, the recipes you need to eat like a blue-chip artist
Balthus’ strange, dream-like paintings deliberately set out to unsettle viewers
Art news daily: 17 April
We know what translation can do – but what does it look like? Eight centuries of multilingual activity is on show in Oxford
Art news daily: 16 April
Okwui Enwezor was not just an influential curator, but one of the most important public intellectuals of our time
The great Gothic cathedral has inspired innumerable artists and writers over the centuries
Art news daily : 15 April
The artist’s installations seem completely at home in the HangarBicocca
Art news daily: 15 April
Flaunted in public and pored over in private, the portraits of Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac Oliver encapsulate their age
Art news daily: 12 April
The Louvre is going to allow one couple a chance to conk out at the gallery. Seems like cultural catnaps are all the rage...
The film tries to imagine what being the painter was like – the results are as stressful, and appealing, as you might expect
Art news daily: 11 April
An ancient ceremonial site at Lake Titicaca offers a glimpse into the lives and faith of a pre-Inca people
Celebrated abroad, but little known at home, Caspar van Wittel more or less singlehandedly invented view painting
The city is taking pains to address all aspects – both good and bad – of the legendary design school’s history
Art news daily: 10 April
The status of performance may be on the up, but its place in the art market is still precarious