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Fear not! Shia LaBeouf’s performance art is back!
Just when you thought Shia Labeouf had given up on being an artist, the actor has returned to the fray with a baffling performance in Australia
The 50-year rescue of Vasari’s flood-damaged masterpiece
Giorgio Vasari’s ‘Last Supper’ was severely damaged in the devastating Florence floods of 1966. Fifty years later, it’s back on display after one of the most complex conservation projects ever undertaken
Michelangelo Pistoletto goes from rags to riches at Blenheim Palace
The Italian artist uses humble materials to promote a high-minded utopian message. How does his work fare in such opulent surroundings?
The Rake’s progress: last week in gossip
The sorry tale of a Roman Christmas tree; the pinkest pink and Anish Kapoor; and George Osborne’s coffee table books of choice
Reinventing Impressionism for a new Australia
A show at the National Gallery considers how four artists used international Impressionism to forge a new national identity
‘There was always good and bad figurative art’
The figurative artists of the 1920s and ’30s should not be considered secondary to their abstract contemporaries – as numerous recent exhibitions have shown
Sidney Nolan’s heart of darkness
Australia continued to haunt Sidney Nolan’s imagination long after the painter made his home in Britain
Westminster Cathedral’s ceilings like the sky
The influence of glittering Byzantine churches can be found in the impressive mosaics of Westminster Cathedral – including a new work by Tom Phillips
Trouble ahead for New York’s museums
After years of expansion, funding is a major issue for the city’s museums. How will they fare if the Trump administration provokes fresh culture wars?
Does Brussels need the Pompidou?
The idea to bring the Pompidou to Brussels has been met with scepticism: will it just be a tourist attraction or will it enhance the city’s cultural scene?
What price for a Pontormo?
The government’s efforts to keep a rare Pontormo in the UK after it was sold unexpectedly by its owner have revealed cracks in the export bar process
Bruce McLean: the artist who doesn’t really believe in making art
Bruce McLean’s new paintings may seem like a departure from his earlier conceptual pieces – but not for the artist
The Old Masters stay fresh in London
The London Old Master sales may not have included any blockbuster paintings, but sales were strong for works fresh to the market
Sly Stallone’s Rocky future for the arts
Is action man Sylvester Stallone about to be made Chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts by President-elect Trump?
Uncovering Van Gogh’s infamous days in Arles
Was Van Gogh arrested in Arles on the night that he severed his own ear?
‘Humans hide their secrets too well…’ Magritte according to Magritte
A rich selection of essays, interviews and memoirs offer a unique glimpse into the life and works of René Magritte
One photographer’s spiritual struggle in Jerusalem
In 1853 Auguste Salzmann went to Jerusalem to photograph religious sites. The results, on show at the Metropolitan Museum, are an insight into his own faith
What lies behind the failed collaboration between Tehran and Berlin?
Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie has postponed a display of contemporary art from Tehran – what does this mean for cultural exchange in Iran?
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Wake up Jonathan Jones! British art is not just about Turner
British modernism is having a ‘moment’ and Jonathan Jones is displeased. Why is he so upset, and what does any of it have to do with Brexit?