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?
Plus: Eike Schmidt loses bid to become mayor of Florence; and US Supreme Court reverses a ruling that protected Sackler family from civil lawsuits
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?
The Palace of Versailles, which is hosting Olympic equestrian events this summer, canters through five centuries of equine art
Surrealism’s most famous exponent had a profound respect for the Old Masters, according to this exhibition at the MFA Boston
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
