Artists and urban planners are finding creative ways to brighten up the concrete blocks and barriers that pepper today's urban spaces
Charitable efforts to end prostitution in 18th-century London took many forms, and left behind some remarkable objects
The design for Millicent Fawcett's statue breaks the mould, but Parliament Square is a problematic site
It's time for leading cultural figures to work with the state to reform Irish heritage protection
Sound art often seems like video art's poor relation in museums, but is its struggle for status starting to pay off?
Zeitz MOCAA, South Africa's new museum, is deliberately outward-looking
The procedures for protecting England’s historic buildings are now 70 years old. Is the system still fit for purpose?
The painters of New Spain have been misunderstood for centuries, but their work seems to be entering the mainstream at last
Two wax sculptures of art impresarios were ceremonially lit today in Florence's Piazza della Signoria
The Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze has upped its game under Fabrizio Moretti's leadership
The photographer takes us on an idiosyncratic tour of Oxford University and introduces us to some of the remarkable individuals behind the scenes
With the Istanbul Biennial comes a host of exciting satellite exhibitions around the city
The closure of an entire unit, specialising in the policing of a complex but valuable part of our national economy, must be wrong
What did the Pre-Raphaelite painters see when they looked at the Old Masters – and how did they use what they saw?
When treasures wash up on the banks of the River Thames, London’s mudlarkers are ready to find them
The artist's ongoing record of what was not there becomes more thought-provoking as time passes
'I started painting these triangles and turning them into pies. I thought, “My God! I’m done in! Nobody will ever take me seriously!”'
Could virtual tours of artworks change the way we experience art – and is this technological approach worth welcoming?
When Christie’s announced the closure of its South Kensington saleroom, it was inevitable that rival auction houses would start circling
Cassiano dal Pozzo's paper museum, consisting of thousands of drawings, attempted to encapsulate the knowledge of his time
Turkey has had a turbulent couple of years, but members of the country's artistic community remain optimistic
The museum has a glittering reputation, but ensuring its future success will require bold thinking and a significant overhaul
LAPADA returns to London, Brussels gears up for its inaugural Fine Art Fair, and Fine Art Asia opens its doors in Hong Kong
The paintings might be puzzles but they deserve to be better known
