Working on paper allowed artists to capture life on the move and as it was lived
The British monarch was no patron of the arts, but the political upheaval of her reign inspired many writers and artists
At the Henry Moore Institute, artists and poets are hanging on to language for all they’ve got, finding meaning in the spaces between writing and objects
Ambitious arts programming has transformed the fortunes of the French city since it experienced tough times in the 1980s
The Spanish-born Surrealist had a strong sense of order and a desire to remake the universe
The artist has turned his attention to the same five sitters time and again across his 60-year career, to touching effect
In 2018, the British artist looked back with Martin Gayford on Pop art, politics and leaving London for a life in the country
Plus: director of Hungarian National Museum sacked, Odesa museum damaged by Russian missile strike, and the rest of the week’s top stories
Rakewell is delighted to discover that the former culture minister’s memoir contains more than one vague musing about the art of Downing Street
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York explores the artistic achievements of Africa in the Middle Ages through some 200 objects
The Palace of Versailles displays its impressive collection of paintings by the French painter
The Brooklyn Museum examines the medium’s relationship to subcultures and avant-garde practices
The German artist enjoyed a privileged position as the King’s Painter to Henry VIII
The multidisciplinary artist begins her work in bed each morning and spends her afternoons cycling to meetings, equipped with two large saddlebags
This impressive exhibition takes us through the very long history of a literary genre, but overlooks the part played by artists and illustrators
Artists of the period found inventive ways of responding to and confronting an atmosphere of fear and oppression
The artist’s smutty and satirical work wittily exposes the harsh realities of the recent past
New research and restoration offers fresh insights into the work of the Flemish masters
The new art, film and photography galleries at the Imperial War Museum contain many welcome surprises
The art fair is occupying a new venue this year with more exhibitors and large-scale projects that shine a light on art from Southeast Asia
This show at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis captures the inventiveness of Eastern European artists during the Cold War
Plus: The Frick Pittsburgh has postponed an exhibition of Islamic art, and the rest of the week’s top stories
Conservation of a painting by the artist has revealed an evil spirit – if only all art censorship were so mild
This exhibition at Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge delves into the work produced by the Chinese artist and the artistic communities that gathered around him
