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Jasper Johns, American dreamer
A monumental two-part survey in Philadelphia and New York proves that the artist has always forged his own path
Poussin’s dancers pass the test of time
Time is suspended in Nicolas Poussin’s paintings of dancers who revel in the viewer’s attention
The week in art news – Glasgow School of Art to be faithfully rebuilt after all
Centre Pompidou postpones renovations until after Paris Olympics, and the Ahmanson Foundation partners with the Huntington Library
Alan Titchmarsh, Renaissance man
Rakewell is delighted to learn that the superstar TV gardener is also something of an art aficionado
The Aztec origins of John Dee’s famous mirror are quite the mystery
The discovery that the astrologer’s ‘scrying glass’ is made of obsidian from Mexico points to the complex global webs surrounding many Tudor objects
All dressed up and nowhere to go – the art of sprucing up public statues
There’s more than one way to knock a figure off its pedestal, as a documentary about dressing up public monuments in Liverpool shows
Outer space – the final frontier for the art market?
Objects that leave Earth may reach astronomical prices on their return – but there are other reasons for sending art into space
Industrial revolutions – at the Museum of Making in Derby
The spirit of innovation and manufacture lives on in the Midlands city – as a redeveloped museum on the site of the old silk mill makes clear
In the studio with… Helen Cammock
The artist works between studios in Brighton and London – where her best visitor is her Bedlington-whippet puppy
Indian and Islamic art takes centre stage at Asian Art in London
From Mughal manuscripts to contemporary Sri Lankan painting – Emma Crichton-Miller selects her highlights from this year’s event
The week in art news – Germany and Nigeria sign draft agreement for return of Benin Bronzes
Plus: Atta Kwami (1956–2001) and Biden restores federal protections for Utah national monuments
The magical films of Georges Méliès make him a name to conjure with
The film-maker deserves pride of place in any history of early cinema – as the Cinèmathèque française’s new display confirms
Vienna flaunts its assets on OnlyFans
Nudes by Titian, Rubens and Schiele are now available to viewers on the adults-only subscription service
Britain’s oldest synagogue is safe for now – but developers still threaten its future
Bevis Marks has seen off the latest threat to its existence, but such a significant site deserves much better
Damascene conversion – the knotty religious history of the Umayyad Mosque
Built to rival the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, the great mosque in Damascus has always been claimed by rival faiths
The airborne art of Eugenio Dittborn
The Chilean artist’s practice of folding up his work and posting it to galleries began as a means of evading the censors
In the studio with… Tschabalala Self
The artist has a strict curfew when it comes to working late in her studio in New Haven – her absolute cut-off is 7pm
At home with the Stuarts – Palaces of Revolution by Simon Thurley, reviewed
A new study reminds us that royal palaces were places to live in as well as impressive displays of power
How Francis Bacon got by – with a lot of help from his friends
A new biography of the painter gives full credit to the cast of characters who supported him before he found success
The streetwise ways of the Museum of Homelessness
From street actions to art exhibitions, the organisation empowers homeless people to tell their own stories
Why Squid Game looks so strangely familiar
The hit series takes many of its visual cues from M.C. Escher – and a host of other films that have been inspired by the Dutch artist
The adventures of Reinhard Behrens and his rusty toy submarine
The painter has created a fictitious world called Naboland which he explores with the help of a rusty submersible
My cultural city – the contemporary buzz of Geneva, with Aviel Cahn
The general director of the Grand Théâtre de Genève picks out his highlights from a city that increasingly embraces contemporary culture
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‘He found the extraordinary everywhere’ – a tribute to Atta Kwami (1956–2021)
The Ghanaian artist’s vivid prints, paintings and architectural structures were inspired by inner-city life in Kumasi