What kind of art are Syrian artists making, if they are able to make art at all?
Mark Dion’s playful installations at the Whitechapel Gallery turn viewers into voyeurs
How 'conversation piece’ paintings summed up the social aspirations of a new social class
Both the Mendoza Review and David Cannadine’s recent ‘Why Collect?’ report are too limited in scope
At Richard Saltoun Gallery, the body is both subject and material for women artists exploring gender and sexuality
From historic monuments to contemporary commissions, art is everywhere in the urban environment
Privacy is just one of the advantages the arbitration process has over going to court
Appetite is a central theme in the exuberant paintings of Dale Lewis, at Edel Assanti in London
George Henry Longly discusses his exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo, which features eight Japanese armours
How Britain’s postal system has inspired artists, from its origins in the 16th century to today
How did the first viewers of ‘Hylas and the Nymphs’ interpret the painting?
Charting the 400-year evolution of Spain’s still life paintings, with 80 works by artists from Goya to Picasso
At the Ikon Gallery, two very different artists approach their subjects with remarkable empathy
This ambitious exhibition at London’s Science Museum marks 70 years of Indian independence
Recent debates over the art of Chuck Close, Balthus, and others remind us of the intertwined nature of ethics and aesthetics
The first solo show in the US dedicated to the trailblazing Brazilian artist explores what it means to be the painter of one’s country
The Centre Pompidou’s career survey of the French sculptor César reveals a body of work governed by the logic of its materials
Can T.S. Eliot’s poetic experiments be read alongside parallel developments in the visual arts? And how much has he influenced artists?
The artist once said that ‘it must be painful for a girl to see in a painting that she is on the way out’
Your chance to win ‘Zurbarán – Jacob and His Twelve Sons: Paintings from Auckland Castle’ (Frick Collection)
The Zabludowicz Collection’s new virtual reality exhibition space opens with a work that tests the limits and possibilities of the technology
The finest additions to public collections this month include a crop of modern European artworks, from Munch to Mondrian
From Rembrandts to Pollocks, the drawings collected by the late Eugene Thaw tell a remarkable tale
The 1000-year-old embroidery will have to move while its French home undergoes renovations, but should it be coming to the UK?
