The discovery of a noose at the National Museum of African American History and Culture is a grim justification of its existence
Art must be accessible, says Perry, but it must also make people feel included
Moscow’s Khrushchev-era apartment blocks are hardly good housing, but their residents are unlikely to get a better replacement
With its abstract qualities and unsettling symbolic significance, dust emerged as a key theme in 20th-century photography
Peter Zumthor's Kolumba is a poignant monument for a city devastated by wartime bombing
A new biography reveals an artist who, falling out of step with contemporary life, created an imaginative world of his own through art
The artist would move churches around, erase rooftops, and even bend the Grand Canal straight if it allowed for a more harmonious scene
Invader and Bansky have stirred up authorities in Spain and the UK this week
A Delacroix heads for Munich, and a number of major museums have significantly expanded their photography holdings
The scientific teaching models in George Loudon's collection are as beautiful as they are fascinating
What do sculpted animals in Mesopotamian art tell us about the relationship between gods and men?
The photographer met with Gandhi just hours before his assassination – and recorded an event that shook the world
Wim Delvoye discusses merde-making machines, mass production, pig tattoos and Europe's messy future
Innovation and potential are not merely the preserve of the younger generation – as these artists are proving
Frank Lloyd Wright is widely considered America's greatest architect – but his career was dominated by failure
A major archaeological discovery has put Algeria's history in the spotlight. What can its existing world heritage sites tell us about the country's past?
Thomas Marks talks to the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy about his new book on East London
It's been besieged, abandoned, and used as a training ground for terrorists - but the ancient city of Hatra still stands in the Iraqi desert
This spectacular French clock, designed by the best craftsman of the day, is the star of a show at the Wallace Collection
An artist has depicted Nigel Farage’s plane crash on a plate. UKIP says 'Meh'.
The possibilities of paint are inexhaustible, says the German artist Markus Lüpertz
The legendary S.S. Normandie was lost to fire in the 1940s, but relics from its luxury interior survive – including these verre églomisé panels
Art News Daily : 19 May
Wasn't this year's Venice Biennale exhibition supposed to do away with grand curatorial conceits?
