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The global art market braces for stormy weather
An uncertain political and economic outlook around the world means that art sales are down – but not quite out
On the road with Ed Ruscha
The artist laureate of Los Angeles also draws on the everyday junk of Southern California to embellish the myth of a city nestled between the ocean and the desert
Indigenous Himalayan art is reaching new heights
Though its market is comparatively young, demand for the traditional arts of the Himalayas is steadily climbing
The dealers who are turning art fairs into more domestic affairs
Jeffrey Deitch’s pleasingly homely booth at Art Basel this year reflects the tastes of a new generation of buyers – but is the loss of connoisseurship a price worth paying?
Bührle Collection’s provenance research found inadequate by highly critical report
Plus: Eike Schmidt loses bid to become mayor of Florence; and US Supreme Court reverses a ruling that protected Sackler family from civil lawsuits
Kendall Jenner is let loose in the Louvre
Was the reality star consciously emulating the Italian mannerists when she embarked on a night-time tour of France’s most hallowed museum sans footwear?
Horse in Majesty – At the Heart of a Civilisation
The Palace of Versailles, which is hosting Olympic equestrian events this summer, canters through five centuries of equine art
Dalí: Disruption and Devotion
Surrealism’s most famous exponent had a profound respect for the Old Masters, according to this exhibition at the MFA Boston
Barbie: The Exhibition
More than six decades of fantastic life in plastic, from dream houses to the dolls themselves, go on display at the Design Museum in London
A World of Care: Turner and the Environment
Turner’s depictions of the effects of industrialisation are relevant to the climate crisis today, argues a show at the artist’s house in London
The afterlives of the wives of Henry VIII
Being married to the monarch was a hazardous business, but all six queens have lived on in popular memory and the artistic imagination
The British artists who took a restless approach to still life
Still-life painting in Britain really took off in the 20th century when artists adopted a more experimental approach
Four things to see: Data
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of the conceptual artist On Kawara, we look at four artworks that derive their power and meaning from data
Chardin’s strawberries are ripe for reappraisal this summer
The artist’s ability to stop time is on full display in a painting that was recently acquired by the Louvre and is now touring France
The weird reflections of Jean Cocteau
An exhibition in Venice underscores the artist’s restless imagination and shapeshifting tendencies
When fashion resists interpretation
Peter Hujar and Paul Thek offer a lesson in the art of appreciation at Loewe’s menswear show in Paris
Birmingham’s Barber Institute is getting more cutting-edge
Midway through a major refurbishment, the Institute is still managing to thrive at a challenging time for UK museums
Diamonds, dinosaurs and drawings – just some of the fun at London’s summer fairs
There really is something for every kind of collector at Treasure House Fair and London Art Week this summer
Do any political parties have a vision for the arts?
Power is set to change hands next month in Downing Street, but whether that will be enough to fix Britain’s funding of the arts is another matter
The week in art news – Just Stop Oil protestors spray powder on Stonehenge
Plus: Matthew Teitelbaum, director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, is stepping down; and the art dealer Barbara Gladstone has died
Donald Sutherland’s brush with Gauguin
Obituaries of the actor are rightly lauding his work in M*A*S*H, Don’t Look Now and JFK, but fail to mark his indelible performance as one of the leading post-Impressionists
Francis Alÿs: Ricochets
The Mexico-based artist’s ongoing series focusing on children’s games from around the globe goes on show at the Barbican
Far and Away: Drawings from the Clement C. Moore Collection
The Morgan is celebrating its 100th birthday with an exhibition centred around its newly acquired collection of Dutch works on paper
Lust for life – the art of Beryl Cook and Tom of Finland
Pleasure is a point of principle at Studio Voltaire’s exhibition of works by the two artists