Ornate timepieces designed by the Sun King’s favourite craftsman go on show at the Wallace Collection
The Dutch artist populated her floral still lifes with beetles, butterflies, classical sculptures and other unexpected details
The Mexican artist drew on Surrealist and cubist influences as well as on the ancient and contemporary art of his home country
The $6m acquisition at auction of a Maurizio Cattelan banana has been widely mocked, but perhaps the buyer’s intention to eat his purchase is a noble one
As the creator of the backdrops for some of the most beloved Hollywood films, George Gibson has a claim to being one of the most influential artists of his time
The late painter’s untamed depictions of the city are some of the most exciting works of art produced in Britain in the 20th century
‘Ethiopia at the Crossroads’ at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
‘The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art’ by Susan Owens
The Fondation Bemberg, Toulouse
‘The Mocking of Christ’ by Cimabue
Ittai Gradel
Jeffrey Gibson
The Royal Dresden Porcelain Collection
In designing his eccentric inventions, the mid-century artist Thomas Wilfred created a whole new genre of art, the influence of which can still be felt today
A massive bequest of Old Masters and a huge painting of a procession of giants are among the most important works to have entered museum collections recently
From her early associations with the ‘Geometry of Fear’ school of sculpture, Frink went on to evoke any number of strong emotions
The genre has often been seen as shallow, but the best examples display philosophical depth as well as technical flair
A collage series by Håkon Bleken in Nidaros Cathedral meditates on Christian imagery as well as the traumas of Norwegian history
Though its popularity abroad has waned, British art of the 1940s and ’50s is still highly sought after at home
The painter has curated a show of street scenes, by the likes of Balthus and Bacon, which suggests that the city is an isolated place
Young artists and designers turned the city into a hive of creativity in the late 19th century – and their spirit can still be felt today
Lucy Ellmann is troubled by an eerily realistic 19th-century painting of a cat behind bars
Hearing that the gallery is no longer hosting its usual bacchanal at Art Basel Miami Beach this year, Rakewell wonders whether White Cube has gone square
Plus: Italian police uncover a pan-European network of art forgers; and the British Museum receives a gift of Chinese ceramics worth £1bn
