How Dutch meal still life paintings captured the great intellectual preoccupations of the 17th century
As events at the Met show, it’s all too easy to forget that trustees are as responsible as directors for the museums they run
The auction house's decision to close its South Kensington saleroom and scale back operations in Amsterdam smacks of corporate short-termism
The celebrated painter Howard Hodgkin has died in London aged 84
The photographer's images of disaster combine grisly detail with gifted composition, and implicate the viewer as much as the gathering crowds at the scene
Women artists have long been underrepresented on the world stage. On International Women's Day, we celebrate some notable recent attempts at change
Equality is central to Wolfgang Tillmans' outlook – and it's what grants his art such power
Christopher Le Brun PRA discusses the musical and mythological inspirations behind his work as an exhibition of his new paintings opens across two US venues
Alfred Basbous was inspired by European modernists, but also tapped into an ancient and timeless sculptural tradition
A nuanced and often surprising exhibition at the Estorick Collection explores British depictions of the Italian frontline towards the end of the First World War
Theaster Gates is best known for the regeneration project he initiated in the South Side of Chicago. Such social engagement is crucial to his work
A new exhibition charts the transformation of watercolour painting in the USA, from an overlooked sideshow to a major cultural movement
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An enlightening new exhibition explores the legacy of three Hanoverian princesses, who married into the British royal family and completely redefined its culture
This month's exhibition highlights include a major Rodin centenary exhibition and the National Gallery's pairing of Michelangelo and Sebastiano del Piombo
There are more art business courses than ever, but does the discipline need to define itself more clearly?
The UK's City of Culture is home to a selection of great public buildings - from a late gothic masterpiece, to a state of the art 'subquarium'
In 1954, the young David Hockney made a lithograph of his local chippie and gave it to the owners. It hung above the fryer for years
Historic England, English Heritage and the National Trust have so far failed to address the flaws in Highways England's plan to tunnel under the ancient site
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art has put together a modest but eye-opening display of works created and inspired by female Surrealists
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture offers a history lesson for all
Some of the 20th century’s greatest artists have worked in textiles – and most of them happen to have been women
What will the Star Wars-creator’s new museum in LA add to what the city's collecting institutions already offer?
Go and see Joel Sternfeld's strange and beautiful photographs of the USA at Beetles+Huxley while you still can
