The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer
The Bard Graduate Center’s exhibition proves that there is a piece of French porcelain for every occasion, be it formal, witty, serious or slight
Ben Enwonwu is the star of Tate Modern’s landmark exhibition. Samuel Reilly looks at how the twists and turns of the artist’s career mirror those of his native country after it left British colonialism behind
It is a century since most of Sir John Soane’s structure was demolished to make way for Herbert Baker’s bigger but more boring vision
The practice of underwriting the sale of art works has made a major comeback since the financial crisis, but the risks of getting burned are as high as ever
Recently restored, the monumental paintings in the north wing of St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London show a more caring side of the satirical genius
The greatest Flemish sculptor of the baroque is finally receiving his dues, and in the perfect setting
Plus: Italian police seize 21 Dalí lithographs thought to be fakes; Sotheby’s sells its longtime New York HQ; and the architect Terry Farrell has died
A donation of 20-year-old chocolate to a York museum puts Rakewell in mind of other foodstuffs that are good enough for the display case
The Legion of Honor explores how the two Impressionists inspired and influenced each other in painting style and subject matter over 15 years
The artist’s colourful but ambivalent paintings of the artefacts of American consumerism go on display at the Courtauld
This show at Tate Modern gives a sense of the breadth of art made in Nigeria in the decades before and after independence
Copies and fake versions of medieval art were big business in the 19th century, as this show in Paris demonstrates
The V&A’s exhibition demonstrates the doomed queen’s remarkable ability to represent whatever we want her to represent
To coincide with World Space Week, we look at four art works that explore our relationship with the celestial realm
This month’s highlights include a Francis Bacon triptych that was once the most expensive artwork ever sold and a trove of Dada and Surrealist works
In his east London studio, the Scottish artist blocks out the neighbourhood chaos with noise-cancelling headphones and tennis commentary
The newly renovated Station Hall at the National Railway Museum in York tracks 200 years of train travel, from royal dining cars to railwaymen’s outfits
On the eve of a major US survey, the artist talks to Apollo about decorating statues and the ornamental side of the British Empire
Plus: Elmgreen & Dragset blur the line between watching and taking part, and the British Museum draws links between 17th-century portraitists
The new director of the London fair is counting on Old Masters to breathe fresh life into the event
Plus: Walter Sickert’s brush with ennui, and Nicolas Party’s tribute to Rodin and Claudel
Plus: the home truths of Zofia Rydet, and some radically slim pickings at Senate House Library
Plus: Hugh Hayden’s absurdist Americana, and Joan Jonas redraws the boundaries between art forms
