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The algorithms that are giving art curators a run for their money

A show at J/M Gallery compares art curating with the shadowy ways in which AI now shapes our online experience

15 Jan 2023

A short visual history of heirs and spares

A cursory look at some princely portraits might have encouraged Harry to head for the Californian hills even earlier

13 Jan 2023

Brazilian collector sues Detroit Institute of Art over allegedly stolen Van Gogh

Plus: the artist Michael Snow, the architect Renée Gailhoustet and the art historian Hans Belting have died this week

13 Jan 2023

Theodoor Rombouts: Virtuoso of Flemish Caravaggism

The Antwerp-born painter had a gift for marrying northern and southern traditions

13 Jan 2023

Spain and the Hispanic World

Works from the Hispanic Society in New York get their first outing in the United Kingdom

13 Jan 2023

Nineteenth-Century French Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art considers how the invention of new chalks and pastels encouraged artists to experiment

13 Jan 2023

Illustrating the World: Woodcuts in the Age of Dürer

A rare opportunity to view the complete set of woodcuts from Dürer’s ‘Great Passion’ in the UK

13 Jan 2023

‘Drawn from life: biography in British art history’ – a talk at London Art Fair

A panel discussion with Peter Parker (writer) and Florence Evans (art historian, curator and dealer). Chaired by Samuel Reilly

12 Jan 2023
Anthony Daley studio

In the studio with… Anthony Daley

The Jamaican-British artist has a penchant for picking up other people’s rubbish and falls in love with the collectors who come to see his work

10 Jan 2023
The Dionysos pediment from the Parthenon marbles at the British Museum.

British Museum confirms Parthenon marbles talks with Greece

Plus: John Akomfrah and Grayson Perry knighted, Louvre to limit visitor numbers, and the rest of the week’s top stories

6 Jan 2023

Every Ocean Hughes: Alive Side

The multimedia artist brings comedy to grave matters in a four-part presentation at the Whitney in New York

6 Jan 2023

Simone Forti

This exhibition in Los Angeles considers how Forti challenged the boundaries between visual art and dance

6 Jan 2023

Benjamin Williams Leader: A Homecoming

The Victorian painter’s idyllic landscapes return to the county that inspired them

6 Jan 2023

The Mystery of Mithras: Exploring the Heart of a Roman cult

The mysterious Roman religion is the focus of this exhibition at the Archäologisches Museum in Frankfurt

6 Jan 2023

Slow horses and flying starts – the glittering career of Gary Oldman

There’s no denying the actor’s talents, but Rakewell can’t help wishing he would finally direct that film about Eadweard Muybridge, ‘the father of motion pictures’

6 Jan 2023

Acquisitions of the Month: December 2022

A donation of 220 works by Philip Guston from the artist’s daughter and a portrait of one of Louis XV’s most controversial aides are among this month’s highlights

6 Jan 2023
The National Portrait Gallery’s forecourt proposal by Jamie Fobert Architects. © Forbes Massie

The museum openings not to miss in 2023

The new-look National Portrait Gallery in London and the International African American Museum in Charleston are among the highlights of the year ahead

3 Jan 2023
Flux Gourmet

The film-makers who deserve a fair hearing

While Peter Strickland’s most recent feature sends up sound artists, Georgina Starr’s short makes for a more challenging listen

3 Jan 2023

The royal christening gift that did sterling service

George II gave his god-daughter a decorative silver bowl that was later put to surprisingly practical use

3 Jan 2023
Ma gouvernante – My Nurse – Mein Kindermädchen by Meret Oppenheim

The mixed messages of Meret Oppenheim

The artist’s mastery of unusual materials gave her a real edge over her peers

3 Jan 2023

How to cut a statue down to size

Robert Bevan’s call to require a lot less from our public monuments has much to recommend it

3 Jan 2023
Wooded landscape with Herdsman Seated

The landscape that shaped Gainsborough’s view of the world

The painter’s house in Suffolk now tells a compelling story about his formative influence

3 Jan 2023
Venice vineyard

Making wine in Venice is a very exclusive affair

The wines of the Veneto need no introduction, but it’s worth getting to know the ones produced inside the city itself

3 Jan 2023
by Giorgio Vasari

The vanished collection of Giorgio Vasari

Giorgio Vasari’s famous collection of Renaissance drawings was dispersed after his death, and scholars have been trying track down its contents for centuries

3 Jan 2023