The 500th anniversary of the Venetian master’s birth prompts this celebration of his sprightly draughtsmanship
Many artists take themes such as migration, climate change, and human rights as their subjects, but what are they actually doing with them?
The baroque painter’s depictions of human suffering are extreme – but so was the violence of much early modern life
The artist is remembered as a pioneer of Minimalism, but his legacy as an experimental performer is equally powerful
As an exhibition at the Whitney proves, there’s far more to the Pop art superstar than Marilyn and soup cans
The exhibitions and events not to miss in Mayfair and St James’s this year
The marital portrait of George Villiers and Katherine Manners has no parallel in English or Flemish painting
Gabrielle Schwarz talks to Zoe Whitley, curator of international art at Tate Modern, about different approaches to exhibition-making
A major show at the Met presents the Romantic painter in many different modes
Win a copy of Hokusai Manga (Thames & Hudson)
The liveliness of the international art fair shows that the Nigerian arts scene is going from strength to strength
As he prepares for an exhibition at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, the artist talks about ‘composing’ with light and sound
Rembrandt’s Night Watch is set to be restored in front of visitors. Should we welcome the growing prevalence of public conservation?
As film and video art moves into the mainstream, curators have to find new ways to keep viewers hooked
The man who invented Snoopy and the Peanuts gang revolutionised cartoons – both aesthetically and emotionally
The museum’s gallery of historic plaster casts – newly restored – has long inspired conflicting responses
The winners of this year’s Apollo Awards, celebrating great achievements of the art and museum worlds, were announced at a ceremony in London on Monday
During the Jomon period the Japanese archipelago was home to one of the prehistoric world’s most innovative societies
The 18th-century Roman polymath was commissioned to create luxury goods by popes, royalty and tourists alike
Benin City will soon have a permanent display of its court bronzes for the first time in over a century. What makes these artworks so extraordinary?
Lucas made her name as one of the more provocative YBAs. Two decades later, her work continues to surprise
The work of this accomplished painter has long been hiding in plain sight
The much-loved Armenian-Turkish photographer spent decades recording a disappearing city
The Venetian pastellist Rosalba Carriera once described the work as ‘the most beautiful pastel ever seen’
