At the Steirischer Herbst festival in Graz, the spectre of nationalism and anxiety about borders haunted this year’s programme
The country is keen to rebrand by promoting its art and architecture – and the modernist buildings of its capital Tashkent are part of the plan
A 30m-long painting presents the Kiangxi Emperor touring southern China, says Clarissa von Spee of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Among the collector’s many objects is one of the most important holdings of antique textiles in private hands
The late Italian prime minister's 20,000-strong collection of choice artworks – including a topless rendition of the Mona Lisa – has failed to charm his heirs
Plus: The Cleveland Museum of Art is suing the Manhattan DA’s office and bomb threats have led to multiple evacuations of Versailles and the Louvre
A vineyard-meets-sculpture park in Franciacorta makes wine truly a multisensory affair
144 years after Thomas Edison’s light bulb changed the world forever, we take look at four illuminating works of art and objects
As museums face rising costs and lower grants, fundraising is more important than ever – but they have to be very careful where the money comes from
The British Library goes on a journey through many centuries of imagined lands
The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid brings together pioneering female artists
How the Neo-Romantic painter found freedom away from British shores
How the Italian city became a site of stylistic innovation
Disappointing results for a series of sales in London suggest the market may not be as healthy as Frieze made it seem
Wonders that were once prized by Renaissance princes still inspire plenty of awe
Once famous as the home of music publishers and recording studios, Denmark Street has adapted to a changing city but never lost its soul
After 17 years of construction, the Gallery of the Royal Collections in Madrid is open at last – and ready to tell a triumphalist tale
Nearly a century and a half after the painter’s trip to the Channel Islands, his paintings of Guernsey can now be compared to the actual views
Plus: France and German set up a joint fund to research colonial provenance and hoard of coins with links to the Glencoe massacre discovered in Scotland
While the artist led collectors down the garden path at Gagosian’s sell-out booth, more pleasing floral arrangements can be found at Frieze Masters
The Courtauld takes a tour of the famously serene city through artworks from its collection
The film-maker Neville d’Almeida recalls his friendship with Hélio Oiticica and how they broke down the barriers between work and play and between film and art
The Met museum shows how summer spent in a fishing village in France changed the course of French painting
