As the prospect of restored state support becomes ever more distant, Britain’s museums are turning to US-style fundraising. But can this benefit more than just a handful of London institutions?
For contemporary artists such as Sasha Gordon and Nayland Blake the current moment screams unease
The painter abandoned his father’s corn business to pursue his artistic training – but it was his real agricultural knowledge that set him apart from his contemporaries
Plus: a Klimt painting has sold for $236.4m in New York; and the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., has deaccessioned ten works from its collection
Some 120 people from around the globe gathered to recognise the most impressive achievements in the art and museum world in the last 12 months
The band has teamed up with Pantone to unveil a brand new colour, which reminds Rakewell of other musicians who have toyed with tints
This show in Lyon gives locals and visitors a chance to see the white cliffs of Normandy through the eyes of some remarkable French painters
The neoclassicist was among the most illustrious painters of the 18th century, and is the subject of this major survey at the Prado
The de Young in San Francisco sheds light on how these reference tools for needle-workers became seen as objets d’art in their own right
This exhibition at Tate Britain makes clear how these two masters, born within a year of each other, transformed British painting in vastly different ways
Turner is regarded as a singular genius, but looking at his social and artistic milieu also reveals him as a product of his time
At MACAM, a combined hotel and art gallery, guests can wake up to the joys of Portuguese modernism
Vintage prints by the photographer are scarce, but one unearthed recently in a French archive sheds fresh light on her artistry
At London’s venerable members’ clubs, the art on the walls can be as big of a draw as what’s for lunch
Plus: Hauser & Wirth has been charged with selling luxury goods to Russia, and the sacked director of the Philadelphia Art Museum is suing for unfair dismissal
Ever since Beyoncé released ‘Lemonade’ there’s been an uptick in women taking baseball bats to cars – and Kim K. is the latest to get in on the act
The 94-year-old artist is still going strong with her abstract geometric paintings, and recent work is displayed with the classics in this major retrospective
This survey presents a remarkable range of portraits, landscapes and still lifes – and reminds us that the painter was also a talented graphic designer
Five paintings from across four decades are hung in MoMA’s Marron Family Atrium to highlight the grandness of the artist’s vision
The Gemäldegalerie is unveiling its restoration of one of the Venetian master’s great paintings and displaying it alongside work by his contemporaries
A French baroque masterpiece and a bronze dancer by Degas are among the most interesting works to enter public collections over the past month
An exhibition in London of the Danish painter’s work reveals her mastery of atmosphere and offers a glimpse into life in her rural community
To mark 185 years since the birth of Claude Monet, we look at four works that capture the beauty and wonder of horticultural spaces
The British Council has been crippled by conditions attached to an emergency Covid loan. What will happen to the art collection that is one of its best ambassadors?
