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Statues with limitations – the monumental art of Tavares Strachan
The Bahamian-born artist works in many different media, but his larger-than-life monuments to historic figures can feel oddly one-dimensional at times
The architects who have dreamt of impossible buildings
Aaron Betsky’s account of the wildest visions architecture has to offer is full of buildings that haunt the structures of the real world
‘I know exactly what I am looking for’ – Helen Hamlyn on collecting with purpose
The philanthropist’s pursuits range from collecting Asian art to restoring ruined buildings
Stitches in time – how a Jacobean doublet pads out our sense of the past
At Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire, the restoration of a rare piece of male dress allows us to appreciate 17th-century craftsmanship in more detail
Reviving medieval Italy in the middle of London
The Church of St James the Less was the first building designed by the great Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street. A much-needed restoration is allowing its Italianate interior to shine again
The Italian wines that look as good as they taste
A series of artist-designed bottles produced by an innovative Tuscan winery wouldn’t be out of place in a gallery
Gardening with the Bloomsbury Group
Outdoor activities offered Bloomsbury’s women welcome respite from their indoor pursuits
Russian dissident artist Aleksandra Skochilenko released in prisoner swap
UK government scraps Stonehenge tunnel, and American Museum of Natural History repatriates the remains of 124 individuals
France counts the cost of a feast for the British king
The eyewateringly expensive banquet President Macron held for Charles III belongs to a long history of conspicuous royal consumption
Suchitra Mattai: We are nomads, we are dreamers
Eschewing the metal or stone normally used for outdoor art, the artist presents woven works for Socrates Sculpture Park in New York
Arlene Shechet: Girl Group
At Storm King Art Center, ceramics the artist made during Covid-19 lockdowns form the basis of a new series of bright, bold metal sculptures
Bharti Kher: Alchemies
Figures of deities fused from several traditions and the artist’s personal cosmology are reimagined at a monumental scale at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Antony Gormley: Time Horizon
An army of lifesize figures are scattered across some 300 acres of the landscaped grounds at Houghton Hall in Norfolk
Exposing the colonial past – an interview with Sammy Baloji
Taking photographs as a starting point, the artist unearths the hidden connections between European colonialism and modern-day Africa
‘Burningly cerebral and slightly mad’ – André Masson at the Pompidou-Metz, reviewed
As a rare exhibition of his work demonstrates, the French Surrealist’s art took a series of very intense twists and turns
How Turner made heavy weather of a changing world
An exhibition of the artist’s depictions of fires, floods and natural disasters draws parallels between the extremities of an earlier age and the current climate crisis
The endless mystique of Franz Kafka
The term ‘Kafkaesque’ is in constant use and misuse, but, a century on from his death, are we any closer to understanding the man himself?
Mohammed Sami turns history inside out at Blenheim
The Baghdad-born artist’s gently subversive installations at Blenheim Palace make keen observations about the nature of war and of privilege, and who gets to be a hero
The joyous art of fancy Victorian ices
Modern creations may offer a riot of flavours but in form they’re no match for the fantastical shapes of the past
Jeremy Frey weaves new worlds
The seventh-generation basketry artist is bringing new dynamism to an ancient craft
UNESCO puts off placing Stonehenge on at-risk list
Plus: US officials recover $1.2m Picasso drawing and Venice’s tourist tax has raised much more than expected
We’ll almost have Paris – the Olympic opening ceremony, reviewed
The riverine procession of competing nations took the focus off the athletes, but the spectacle of Celine Dion belting out Edith Piaf from the Eiffel Tower was worth the four-hour wait
The luxury brands giving the Olympics a certain je ne sais quoi
The LVMH stable, from Louis Vuitton to Chaumet, is ensuring that Paris 2024 will get a gold medal for aesthetics, as sport gets increasingly stylish
Rave culture gets the museum treatment
From the flyer designs to the thumping music, a 1980s rave reconstructed in virtual reality feels almost like the real thing – with one crucial missing element
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