The cherry has come a long way over the centuries – as medieval badges, Renaissance paintings, and a video by Beyoncé reveal
The dictator and his wife lived in luxury at their Spring Palace – with a golden bathroom and the only colour TV in Romania
Thomas Marks talks to the head of post-war and contemporary art at Bonhams about how the market is shaping up for 2018
The Alton Estate in London is at risk from proposals that will ruin the architecture and destroy social housing
Your chance to win 'Leonard Rosoman' by Tanya Harrod (Royal Academy of Arts)
Many of the methods invented by Roman glassmakers are still in use today
A new digital resource holds a trove of information and will make furniture history more widely accessible
The works of the Arte Povera artist playfully resist our expectations of what sculpture should be
The artist’s weird, witty sculptures refuse to let us fix their meaning
The word-objects of Jean (Hans) Arp are a reminder of how powerful hybrid forms can be
Thomas Marks talks to Jonathan Yeo about the artist’s first sculpture – created using Virtual Reality
These Siberian nomads were consummate survivors – and highly sophisticated craftsmen
The V&A has launched a new declaration on the reproduction of art and heritage in a digital age
Monika Sosnowska’s sculptures reflect on the architecture of post-war Eastern Europe
A fine, detailed biography convinces us to take another look at the oft-neglected British artist
Joseph Banks’ plant specimens from Captain Cook's first voyage are still of the greatest scientific importance
A new site-specific work at the Whitechapel reminds us of overlooked women artists
The Barbican survey's biographical focus detracts from the fervent energy of the paintings themselves
The Italian artist, minimalism's chosen forefather, was a key figure of the post-war avant-garde
A new biography of physician-collector Hans Sloane portrays a flawed yet fascinating man
Polly Apfelbaum talks about bodies – human and mythic – in her new show at Frith Street Gallery
The Wiener Werkstätte was a commercial flop, but its designs still embody the spirit of Viennese modernism
This month's acquisitions include a hoard of Soviet nonconformist art, a significant example of brutalist architecture, and a Danish masterpiece
Your chance to win ‘Käthe Kollwitz in Dresden’ (Paul Holberton; £30)
