A wintry sporting scene acquired jointly by the Rijksmuseum and the Mauritshuis and a rediscovered Velázquez portrait for the Getty are among this month’s highlights
As AI continues to seep into the art world – from the market to the making – we should remember what makes it special in the first place: humans
The financial institution has turned its former HQ on the northern Spanish coast into a sprawling exhibition space for a collection that’s full of surprises
The Soho restaurant, which shares a building with Literary Review, has – pleasingly – refused to change with the times
Plus: Julio Le Parc lights up Tate Modern, and Amar Kanwar’s films illuminate Indian history
The artist’s bold work arrived with a bang, but the American Pop artist was also responding to earlier revolutions
Jacques Garcia was a boy when he caught a glimpse of the chateau of his dreams in Normandy. Having bought it years later, the interior designer has spent the last three decades making it fit for an Ancien Régime king
Plus: Winifred Gill at the Courtauld, Carmen Herrera at Lisson and an imaginary collector’s home brought to life at Charles Ede
Plus: Hernan Bas at Victoria Miro, baroque masterpieces from Kyiv at the V&A and 2,000 years of Korean art at the British Museum
Plus: Graham Little’s strange domestic scenes at Alison Jacques, Salman Toor's after-dark images at the Courtauld and Romanesque art in Mayfair
Plus: Robert Ryman’s studies in white, the early experiments of R.B. Kitaj and how Symbolism made its way into sculpture
Ancient fossils and skeletons are big business in the auction market, but there are plenty of ethical challenges to dig in to
Cultural heritage has long suffered neglect in a country battered by violence and deprivation. Since the Taliban took over, things have got even more complicated
At the Royal Kennel Club, a set of ancient Greek-style vases bearing scenes of dogs at work and play has set Rakewell’s tail wagging
At the Met, Lee Krasner is in the ascendant and every bit as innovative as her husband
Six decades of the artist’s experiments with white paint are the subject of this show at the Barbican
The Florentine Mannerist’s expressive, sensitive style is in full evidence at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome
The Musée Picasso in Paris brings together some 300 works that reveal the many talents of this singular artist
The Swedish fashion house looks to a sunken 17th-century flagship for its Spring/Summer 2027 womenswear collection – with surprisingly buoyant results
To mark 130 years since the death of the designer William Morris, we look at four works enriched by repeating patterns
Post-war museum staff had to keep pace with a world in which Britain’s standing was rapidly changing and their efforts were met with varying degrees of success
Plus: two archaeologists arrested in Iraq | American Institute of Architects condemns Trump's triumphal arch | Whitney staff to strike | chief paintings and sculpture curator Ann Temkin steps down at MoMA and other museum appointments
The paint-pourer wields his tools in a converted warehouse in Peckham and thumbs through a Brice Marden catalogue for inspiration
From Mary Cassatt in Paris to Sienese bronzes at the Frick, here’s our list of must-see museum shows in October
