The film tries to imagine what being the painter was like – the results are as stressful, and appealing, as you might expect
The status of the Byzantine church turned mosque turned museum shows no sign of being settled – but perhaps it shouldn’t be
Ed Vaizey and Michael Hall debate whether politicians should relocate for good when the Palace of Westminster closes for repairs
The photographer’s formally composed, sometimes graphic work is still hard to pin down
The photographer’s survey of the British at home and abroad takes on a suitably surreal air at the National Portrait Gallery
The actor talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his ‘addiction’ to collecting art – from Tintin to Tracey Emin
In his unsparing portraits, Freud pursued his mission to describe things exactly as they are
John Richardson was lavish, louche and learned – and one of the great characters of New York
The world’s tallest statue now stands in Gujarat and even taller statues are planned in other states. What does this say about India today?
The rediscovery of classical art in Europe transformed depictions of the naked body
The museum founded by Leopold II has reopened after a five-year closure and rethought all its displays. Has it gone far enough?
The late couturier, photographer, art collector and ‘showman’ was a master of harnessing the power of the image
The French draughtsman’s fantasies seem as bizarre today as they did 200 years ago
Plus: Donald Trump’s wedding cake goes under the hammer, and Lars von Trier turns his films into diamonds
From ancient art to Old Masters, Koons’ engagement with history is only skin deep – and that’s the point
Demonic forces make their presence felt in this horror film set in the art world
From pre-Colombian ornaments to a McQueen bodysuit, the Met’s jewellery collection is a sight to behold
The Egyptian pyramids were originally covered in smooth white limestone – as a casing stone now in Scotland shows
Le Corbusier once told the Romanian-American cartoonist that he drew ‘like a king’
The artist’s portraits of his household are more spontaneous than his commercial work
Never Look Away is based on the life of the great German artist – but it doesn’t do justice to his work
As an exhibition at the Whitney proves, there’s far more to the Pop art superstar than Marilyn and soup cans
Lucas made her name as one of the more provocative YBAs. Two decades later, her work continues to surprise
The much-loved Armenian-Turkish photographer spent decades recording a disappearing city
