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The weird and whimsical worlds of Mika Rottenberg
The artist brings the contradictions and absurdities of global capitalism out into the open
‘I’m working with and against painting’ – an interview with Amy Sillman
The American painter discusses the comic impulse, landline phones, and her love/hate relationship with painting
The museums of Belgrade are well worth a visit – now that they’ve finally reopened
After years of closure, the National Museum in Belgrade and MoCAB are both open again
Will Macron’s culture pass have much impact?
In a new pilot scheme, every 18 year old in France will get €500 to spend on culture next year
The treasures of Horace Walpole come home to Strawberry Hill
Much of Walpole’s extensive collection is about to return to its original neo-gothic surroundings
Will blockchain transform the art market?
Numerous art-focused start-ups are offering services that use blockchain technology. Do they have what it takes to disrupt the art market?
The hidden gems of the Fitzwilliam Museum
The museum is showing off its collection of jewels and metalwork, from neo-gothic to art nouveau
Book competition
Your chance to win Miraculous Encounters: Pontormo from Drawing to Painting (Getty Publications)
‘No story of painting in St Ives is complete without W.S. Graham’
An exhibition on the art of the Scottish poet reveals the impact that his friendship with the St Ives artists had on his own work
Haute couture and holy robes at the Met
High fashion turns out to be no match for some lavish loans from the Vatican
Alice Kettle’s textiles stitch together the stories of refugees
An exhibition of the artist’s new large-scale textiles in Manchester bears witness to the migrant crisis
David Wojnarowicz’s art is as urgent now as it was in the 1980s
The playful, elegaic and militant qualities of the artist’s work make a powerful impression at the Whitney
Is it time to call an end to biennials?
Biennials are a mainstay of the contemporary art world, but their purpose seems increasingly unclear
How the V&A Dundee is rewriting the history of Scotland
The country’s first design museum is taking a cosmopolitan approach to presenting the national story
Highlights of LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair 2018
The works not to miss at the 10th edition of LAPADA’s annual fair
‘It is a strange little science-fiction period in the history of photography’ – Wim Wenders on his Polaroids
The film-maker discusses the unique quality of Polaroids – and why in the future no one will see the digital photographs being taken today
Emotional intelligence at the London Design Biennale
Projects from over 40 countries and cities examine the links between design and emotion
AI art is on the rise – but how do we measure its success?
Artworks produced using artificial intelligence have long confounded viewers
The drawings that capture Ireland’s crumbling castles
John Nankivell has specialised in recording decaying historic buildings, but his work also provides some reasons for hope
The Design Museum Zurich gets a stylish makeover
The refurbished museum is filled with fascinating objects from New Wave typography to a Swiss railway clock
The virtuosic tortoiseshell workers of 18th-century Naples
Objets d’art crafted from tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and mother-of-pearl are rare examples of the technique known as piqué
How Liberty looked to the past to imagine the future of fashion
More than a century’s worth of Liberty fabrics and designs make for an enjoyable survey of the brand’s history
Gutenberg’s printed Bible is a landmark in European culture
A facsimile edition of the Gutenberg Bible represents a huge scholarly achievement
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The oldest drawing in the world has been discovered – but is it art?
A 73,000-year-old fragment of stone marked with red lines raises questions about the nature of aesthetic experience