The novelist has taken aim at Grayson Perry in an interview – but does she have any idea what she's talking about?
Treasures from Castle Howard go to the Fitzwilliam Museum and Tate Britain, while US museums acquire some important modern and contemporary collections
Art News Daily : 30 August
Contemporary Chinese ink painting is the perfect middleground between the old and the new
Yale University Press in London is the world's leading art publisher. What does its recent restructuring say about the press – and about art publishing in general?
Tom Thomson's sketching trips in the wilderness changed the course of Canadian art, but also claimed his life
The work of Belgian painter Léon Spilliaert is intimately tied to his home town of Ostend
Art News Daily : 29 August
The first ever exhibition of Tsogo land pieces and a hairpin made from Zulu ivory are among the highlights at Parcours des Mondes
This is the first time the prison has been opened to the public – and it's an ambitious feat
Art News Daily : 26 August
A round-up of this week's top art market stories, including new attributions for drawings in Brian Sewell's collection and changes in Sotheby's shareholders
When an artist has to prove in court that a painting isn't his, it's time to start asking questions about how we authenticate art
Art News Daily : 25 August
It's been a month of pop/art collaborations, including Frank Ocean's foray into art publishing, and Madonna's tempting invitation to Art Basel Miami
How contemplating historic art can change the way people think about contemporary society – and about themselves
Art news daily : 24 August
Marina Abramovic is apologetic, a very loose definition of ’Persian’, and Berlin’s pedestrians scandalise Ai Weiwei
But Mexico's new museum will need to demonstrate greater curatorial independence if it's to flourish in the long-term
Art News Daily : 23 August
Public collections need eloquent and passionate defenders if they are to thrive in today's tough climate
Art news daily: 22 August
It's been 20 years since Taipei's National Palace Museum loaned works to the US – now's the chance to see their Chinese treasures
Sport is more popular than ever, but only a handful of contemporary artists take it seriously as a subject. It wasn't always this way...
