The designer’s infatuation with the fine arts ran deep, as a series of exhibitions throughout the city’s museums makes clear
An East Anglian museum is turning its attention from the field to the table with provocative results
After six years of work, the city’s most singular museum is reopening. But while it is once again filled with wonders, there are also questions to be answered
Combining subtlety with swagger, Van Dyck’s portraits of courtiers offer a mischievous rival to the official written histories of his day
The scammer of the art world has now joined its ranks – but how does the work she has made in jail measure up to the great prison art of the past?
Bowler hats off to a new biography of the painter that chips away at the Belgian’s bourgeois veneer
The Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography is a testament to the local people’s long-standing determination to preserve their cultural heritage
The painter of fantastical jungle scenes can actually see the forest from her studio in the Dominican Republic – but she’s not afraid to use her imagination
This elegant Japanese tradition with earthy origins has long provided Japanese printmakers with rewardingly risqué material
Seeing the National Portrait Gallery’s treasures in a new setting allows us to appreciate the larger-life-than personalities behind the paintings in new ways
The sculptor used to make work made out of meat, but although she now uses marble she is still fascinated by processes of decay
The largest mosaic found in London in half a century offers a welcome glimpse into the home-decorating choices of aspirational Britons
The film star has spoken of the spiritual qualities of the photographs in his collection, but that hasn’t stopped him from putting them up for auction
The prehistoric monument may seem timeless, but enthusiasts have constantly reimagined the site to suit their own preoccupations
The author of beloved books such as the ‘Alfie’ series and ‘Dogger’ simply knew how children look and act
Rocks that resemble food may not be appetising exactly, but they can certainly be a feast for the eyes
A remarkable Renaissance roundel from Mantua and a painting by Lavinia Fontana are among this month’s highlights
Thomas Gray’s ‘Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard’ was the best-loved poem of the 18th century – and has proved a lure to illustrators ever since
The wall is an extraordinary piece of public art and grassroots activism that combines personal remembrance and political statement
By homing in on Holbein’s miniatures, this survey of the Renaissance master gives us a broad picture of the world he lived in
The artist rarely showed the drawings that made his revolutionary paintings possible, but the Met is finally putting them centre stage
While most art fairs have been postponed, the Spanish stalwart is celebrating its 40th birthday in style
The Tate has announced a new commission to respond to its racist mural but why would any artist accept?
The story of the scammer who passed herself off as an heiress should make for must-see television, but reality far outstrips Shonda Rhimes’s overly safe retelling
