The rebels who thumbed their nose at the serious-minded efforts of East Coast artists are celebrated in this colourful show in Seattle
Hollywood films are full of characters who design buildings for a living, but how well do they reflect the realities of the profession?
The self-taught artist died tragically young at the age of 35, but there’s no denying the talent he demonstrated in his all-too-brief career
To mark 180 years since Charles Goodyear got his patent for vulcanised rubber approved, we look at four artworks that capture the appeal of automotives through the years
Drawings and watercolours of India belonging to a Scottish railway engineer take on new meaning if we look for what they don’t show
Identifying the inspirations for the Romanian sculptor’s enigmatic works remains quite the puzzle
A photo taken by the artist in 1979 arranges the documents of a family’s life in humorous – and radical – style
The leading exponent of German Romanticism was keenly concerned with the destructive effects of humans on a rapidly industrialising world
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The firm’s chief silver designer was also an avid collector of decorative arts from all over the world, many of which he donated to the Met
The artist never left the Netherlands, but these etchings show that the animals, architecture and clothing from faraway places certainly sparked his imagination
A collaboration between the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Hamburger Kunsthalle puts Blake’s myth-making in the context of his European contemporaries
The Getty Center presents an illuminated French manuscript that takes armchair travellers to foreign and often fantastical places
The fashion megabrand has used Drummond Castle in Scotland as the backdrop for a new campaign – but was it fully clued up about the site’s colourful history?
Keeping the national museums free to enter comes with significant hidden costs, but admission fees are not the answer
An uncanny family portrait by Lavinia Fontana and Sorolla’s striking copy of a Velásquez are among the most important works to have entered public collections last month
With cancelled sales and market uncertainty, Christie’s and Sotheby’s have been taking hammer blows in recent months – but it’s not just a London problem
As climate change continues to affect the world and the way we see it, here are four paintings of weather events, which serve as dramatic reminders of the power of nature and of human vulnerability
Matthew Smith’s striking use of colour, learnt from the Post-Impressionists, left a mark on the British artists who succeeded him
The artist has all she needs in her capacious studio in Sydney, where her artist partner, some audiobooks and a Mexican papier-mâché skeleton keep her company
Using nothing but a magnifying glass and the sun’s rays, the artist created sculptures that defy easy categorisation
A 1930s structure has been repurposed to house the collection of Nicolai Tangen. It’s certainly impressive, but how coherent is the work on show?
Museums often have a responsibility to reflect major events, but should be careful not to disregard seemingly smaller stories
Chantal Akerman and Valie Export have both deployed aggression as a means of artistic expression
