Geography made Scotland a key location during this period of geopolitical tension. National Museums Scotland looks at the relics of this recent past
Gardens aren’t just lovesome things. In the writer’s gently rambling book on the subject, they are seedbeds of rebellion too
Before and after the Second World War, David Bomberg explored a vertiginous new style of landscape painting – and his student Frank Auerbach was clearly taking notes
Between the Bruges and Beaufort Triennials, contemporary art enthusiasts are spoiled for choice – and may see some unexpected sights
Most paintings of the Virgin Mary show her holding the divine infant, but a 14th-century panel by Cenni di Francesco reminds us of more earthy realities
A memoir by the friend and business partner of convicted fraudster Inigo Philbrick raises disturbing questions about the art world
The Fitzrovia Chapel is an atmospheric choice of venue for an exhibition with an occult edge
Life’s a beach on Long Island, which this summer hosts a wealth of modern and contemporary work
The famous puzzle turns 50 this year, but the exact date of its birthday is a mystery that brings into question the very nature of time itself
Plus: Documenta appoints new search committee for an artist director | Jacqueline de Jong (1939–2024)
This travelling Frans Hals exhibition makes its merry way to the Gemäldegalerie, where paintings by the master are placed alongside more recent works
This exhibition at the Pompidou-Metz provides a panoramic yet pinpoint-sharp overview of the history of photography
Some 200 works drawn from more than 70 collections worldwide tell the story of Japan’s evolution into a globally-connected world power during the Meiji era
Women artists in Paris and Frankfurt were integral to the development of European modernism, as an exhibition at the Städel Museum demonstrates
A tender portrait by Gauguin of his young son and a bronze lion by Rembrandt Bugatti are among the most significant works to have entered a public collection in the last month
The ‘Loft Law’ of 1982 protected artists living in industrial zones from rising rents and eviction. Joshua Charow’s photographs record the members of an endangered tribe
At the Eye Filmmuseum, the latest provocation by the Catalan artist and director features French libertines and turns us all into Peeping Toms
The Polish-born artist’s paintings and drawings may have an air of the doodle, but her politically radical work is thrillingly inventive
From Louis XIV to Catherine the Great, monarchs didn’t just commission ambitious projects, but also played a serious part in the design process
An uncertain political and economic outlook around the world means that art sales are down – but not quite out
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
Though its market is comparatively young, demand for the traditional arts of the Himalayas is steadily climbing
Pleasure is a point of principle at Studio Voltaire’s exhibition of works by the two artists
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?
