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The groundbreaking squiggles of Saul Steinberg
Le Corbusier once told the Romanian-American cartoonist that he drew ‘like a king’
‘I’m looking at history and the human need to make things’ – an interview with Magdalene Odundo
The ceramic artist is showing her own work alongside historic pieces from all over the world
The untold story of museums and the art market
The Bowes Museum looks at how art dealers have shaped museum collections
Is the US trustee system good for museums?
Are volunteer board members a useful source of good will and money, or do they tie museums to the whims of the wealthy?
What if the Aztecs just had a very different attitude to war?
The recent discovery of a temple of the Aztec ‘Flayed Lord’ has revived myths about human sacrifice
It’s time to return Murillo to the canon of the greats
A year in celebration of the Spanish baroque painter in Seville has made a clear case for his talent and influence
Museums in the UK have been sold short by the new Cultural Development Fund
The government has pledged £20m of investment in five regions – but cultural institutions are unlikely to be better off than before
Assembling the fragments of Africa’s medieval past
Rarely exhibited objects from Saharan Africa, viewed alongside familiar European works, offer a fresh take on the Middle Ages
The best of BRAFA 2019
The fair in Brussels returns with a wide-ranging edition offering tribal art, modern Belgian painting and more
The unsettling domesticity of Jean Cooke
The claustrophobia in this British painter’s work hints at a talent stifled by her better-known artist husband
‘The paint makes its own image’ – an interview with Pat Steir
The artist’s ‘Waterfall’ series is about the movement of water, the movement of paint – and the painter’s own moves around the canvas
The nun with lapis lazuli in her teeth is a great story – but she wasn’t alone
It shouldn’t be news that women illustrated manuscripts in the Middle Ages, but there’s no denying the appeal of a recent discovery
The madcap menagerie of Koen Vanmechelen
With his ambitious new public project in Genk, the Belgian artist fuses art, activism and animal husbandry
Did Italian art ever really take a Romantic turn?
Italian artists have been neglected in histories of the pan-European movement
The most beautiful boy in the Roman empire
Antinous, favourite of the emperor Hadrian, was commemorated all over the Roman world. He is a more troubling figure today
‘Joan Mitchell is the real star here’
Pairing the Abstract Expressionist’s work with that of her longtime partner Jean-Paul Riopelle makes it clear she was the greater artist
What not to miss at London Art Fair 2019
This year’s edition of the fair presents modern British works inspired by the Sussex countryside alongside global contemporary art
Piecing together the untold story of Ida O’Keeffe
An exhibition in Dallas places the spotlight on the life and art of Georgia O’Keeffe’s younger sister
The freedom Gainsborough found in painting his family
The artist’s portraits of his household are more spontaneous than his commercial work
Warren MacKenzie’s commitment to craft
The renowned American potter believed simplicity, beauty, and affordability were of paramount importance
What can museums do to ensure collectors follow through on promised gifts?
With no contracts or value exchanges, announced gifts can easily be revoked. But there are ways to firm up loose agreements
Acquisitions of the month: December 2018
A Midwestern epic painting and minimalist marvels were among the top works to enter museum collections last month
Beyond the blockbusters – five more shows to catch in 2019
Highlights include a celebration of Cosimo de’ Medici at the Uffizi and ceramics from Africa at the Design Museum in Munich
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The age of spectacular finds at Pompeii is far from over
The Great Pompeii Project’s restoration of the site has led to a stream of exciting discoveries