The government has pledged £20m of investment in five regions – but cultural institutions are unlikely to be better off than before
Rarely exhibited objects from Saharan Africa, viewed alongside familiar European works, offer a fresh take on the Middle Ages
The fair in Brussels returns with a wide-ranging edition offering tribal art, modern Belgian painting and more
The claustrophobia in this British painter's work hints at a talent stifled by her better-known artist husband
The artist’s ‘Waterfall’ series is about the movement of water, the movement of paint – and the painter’s own moves around the canvas
It shouldn’t be news that women illustrated manuscripts in the Middle Ages, but there’s no denying the appeal of a recent discovery
With his ambitious new public project in Genk, the Belgian artist fuses art, activism and animal husbandry
Italian artists have been neglected in histories of the pan-European movement
Antinous, favourite of the emperor Hadrian, was commemorated all over the Roman world. He is a more troubling figure today
Pairing the Abstract Expressionist’s work with that of her longtime partner Jean-Paul Riopelle makes it clear she was the greater artist
This year’s edition of the fair presents modern British works inspired by the Sussex countryside alongside global contemporary art
An exhibition in Dallas places the spotlight on the life and art of Georgia O’Keeffe’s younger sister
The artist’s portraits of his household are more spontaneous than his commercial work
The renowned American potter believed simplicity, beauty, and affordability were of paramount importance
With no contracts or value exchanges, announced gifts can easily be revoked. But there are ways to firm up loose agreements
A Midwestern epic painting and minimalist marvels were among the top works to enter museum collections last month
Highlights include a celebration of Cosimo de’ Medici at the Uffizi and ceramics from Africa at the Design Museum in Munich
Grand narratives of progress are undermined in a surprisingly understated edition of the Chinese biennial
Gabrielle Schwarz talks to the critic and scholar Erika Balsom about her experience working between the worlds of art and cinema
Van Gogh, Whistler, Sargent and Manet were just some of the major artists who made pilgrimages to Haarlem to see Hals’s work
Painters at the Pahari courts found new ways to represent the Hindu gods in the 17th and 18th centuries
The British Library demonstrates that Anglo-Saxon culture looked to Europe and beyond
Drawing, video, sculpture and performance – no medium is out of bounds for the titan of American art
Some seem beguiled by VR technology but others are using it to confront our faith in digital progress
