From snapshots of Martin Luther King Jr. to a mural commemorating the Peterloo massacre, we look at four objects that speak of the long struggle for civil rights
The artist could be a touch wooden at times, but a survey in Dublin shows that his best work is full of theatrical flair
The flurry of exhibitions focusing on women artists is very welcome – as long as they avoid reinforcing tired old narratives
The K-Pop quartet attended a State Banquet for the South Korean president hosted by the new king – but perhaps its members might take up more permanent residence?
Jean-Étienne Liotard depicted the same scene first in pastel, then 23 years later in oils – and both versions can be savoured for a time at the National Gallery in London
The seedier side of city life has captured the imaginations of artists throughout the decades
This long overdue retrospective shows that there was very little Nicolas de Staël coudn’t do as a painter
After fleeing Nazi Germany for Venezuela, Gego made intricately-woven works from industrial materials
Barbra Streisand’s doorstopper of a memoir suggests that the real love of the star’s life is the painter Modigliani
The British monarch was no patron of the arts, but the political upheaval of her reign inspired many writers and artists
At the Henry Moore Institute, artists and poets are hanging on to language for all they’ve got, finding meaning in the spaces between writing and objects
Ambitious arts programming has transformed the fortunes of the French city since it experienced tough times in the 1980s
The artist has turned his attention to the same five sitters time and again across his 60-year career, to touching effect
The multidisciplinary artist begins her work in bed each morning and spends her afternoons cycling to meetings, equipped with two large saddlebags
Artists of the period found inventive ways of responding to and confronting an atmosphere of fear and oppression
The artist’s smutty and satirical work wittily exposes the harsh realities of the recent past
New research and restoration offers fresh insights into the work of the Flemish masters
The new art, film and photography galleries at the Imperial War Museum contain many welcome surprises
The art fair is occupying a new venue this year with more exhibitors and large-scale projects that shine a light on art from Southeast Asia
Conservation of a painting by the artist has revealed an evil spirit – if only all art censorship were so mild
A conversation portrait by Johann Zoffany and a marble sculpture by Giovanni Bandini are among the most significant works to enter public collections
Photographers have long used their medium to document pressing social issues and overlooked communities
The movement was slow to find favour in the north, but this gave Finnish artists time to take what they wanted from France
The Museum of London celebrates the designers who turned the capital into a fashion centre while also remembering the people who wore their clothes
