The painter who defined the experience of modern New York never felt quite at home in the high-rise city
An exhibition at the Städel Museum shows that the baroque painter’s idealised figures are certainly an acquired taste
Tech companies have long tried to put a human face on their latest innovations, with varying degrees of success
The collection of the influential fashion journalist with a penchant for voluminous caftans is up for sale at Christie's in February
The Getty Center presents highlights from its magnificent collection of medieval manuscripts
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., celebrates the past masters of making art that goes over your head
Plus: archaeological artefacts returned to Italy from the United States, and Edinburgh landmark damaged by fire
In the 17th century, tips for carving could often be gleaned at the card table
Hettie Judah on what artists have got right (and also wrong) when it comes to depictions of girls
Works by the true masters of the Rinpa style are rare – which makes prices rather high
What not to miss at Asia Week New York, plus our pick of gallery shows coming up
Nadya Tolokonniva talks about the importance of continuing to protest – but she’s wary of becoming burnt out in the process
Kylie Jenner and Naomi Campbell turned heads with their faux-taxidermy-trimmed outfits – and recalled some more legendary setters of style
Hyperrealist sculptors today, and still-life painters of the past, have all tried to trick their viewers into accepting fiction as truth
The photographer who bore witness to the Spanish Civil War paid the ultimate price for her fearlessness
The New Delhi-based photographer’s intimate and playful portraits of contemporary life in India go on show at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Akhenaten’s sun-worshipping cult is the focus of this exhibition at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen
Cesar Mammadov draws inspiration from his home city of Baku and the landscapes he encounters on his travels
The imposing architecture of the Palazzo del Banco di Napoli makes a fitting stage for the artist’s gruesome scenes of greed and retribution
Laura Poitras’s documentary about the photographer is an inspiring account of her blurring of the lines between life, art and activism
Plus: three defendants confess to involvement in Green Vault jewel theft and House of Lords reports lambasts UK government’s treatment of the arts
Rakewell wonders what to make of the news that Quo Vadis’s doors are moving to the Groucho club
In her score-settling memoir, Roselyn Bachelot calls out ungrateful artists and time-serving bureaucrats
The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation is one of Germany’s most important cultural institutions, but why is its name such a relic from the past?