Figures of deities fused from several traditions and the artist’s personal cosmology are reimagined at a monumental scale at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
An army of lifesize figures are scattered across some 300 acres of the landscaped grounds at Houghton Hall in Norfolk
Taking photographs as a starting point, the artist unearths the hidden connections between European colonialism and modern-day Africa
As a rare exhibition of his work demonstrates, the French Surrealist’s art took a series of very intense twists and turns
An exhibition of the artist’s depictions of fires, floods and natural disasters draws parallels between the extremities of an earlier age and the current climate crisis
The term ‘Kafkaesque’ is in constant use and misuse, but, a century on from his death, are we any closer to understanding the man himself?
The Baghdad-born artist’s gently subversive installations at Blenheim Palace make keen observations about the nature of war and of privilege, and who gets to be a hero
Modern creations may offer a riot of flavours but in form they’re no match for the fantastical shapes of the past
The seventh-generation basketry artist is bringing new dynamism to an ancient craft
Plus: US officials recover $1.2m Picasso drawing and Venice’s tourist tax has raised much more than expected
The riverine procession of competing nations took the focus off the athletes, but the spectacle of Celine Dion belting out Edith Piaf from the Eiffel Tower was worth the four-hour wait
The LVMH stable, from Louis Vuitton to Chaumet, is ensuring that Paris 2024 will get a gold medal for aesthetics, as sport gets increasingly stylish
From the flyer designs to the thumping music, a 1980s rave reconstructed in virtual reality feels almost like the real thing – with one crucial missing element
Forty years after the calling of the miner’s strike, Milton Rogovin’s photographs of Scottish miners shows how much the UK’s industrial landscape has changed
At Fruitmarket Gallery, the artist takes a defunct railway built by the British in Ghana in the 1920s as his starting point
As part of its bicentenary celebrations, the National Gallery in London has sent a painting by Vermeer to Edinburgh to keep another work by the artist company
The Scottish conceptual artist who is not afraid to make fun of the art world has an 80th birthday show at Modern One
Edward C. Moore played a crucial role in the firm’s 19th-century success and his own collecting inspired some of its most impressive creations.
The Mexican artist, known for his woven works that borrow from folk-art traditions, listens to Bach and Rosalía while working in his studio in Colonia Roma, Mexico City
Underground storage can be dark and sinister, but when it’s used for wine, it can become a place of deep pleasure
Norman Foster’s City Hall has been denied listed status a second time. But the more important question is: when will the capital be run from County Hall again?
As the Olympic Games arrive in Paris, two exhibitions shine a light on overlooked aspects of competitive sport
The story of Kazimir Malevich and Vladimir Tatlin’s competing artistic outlooks is told with verve in Sjeng Scheijen’s new book
Plus: UK government reintroduces Holocaust Memorial Bill; and video artist Bill Viola has died at the age of 73
