A series of understated yet powerful works make clear that McQueen is as effective in the gallery as in the cinema
Caravaggio and Bernini are the headliners – but the Rijksmuseum’s show reveals the range of artists who adopted the baroque style
The transfer of obelixes and sphinxes to Cairo is the latest episode in a long history of rulers using the ancient past for their own ends
Curator Peter Carpreau talks about the masterpieces of Flemish art housed in the recently restored St Peter’s Church in Leuven
For just one week the full set of surviving tapestries commissioned by Pope Leo X could be seen in their original setting
There is no shortage of theories about why the Russian artist leaked a sex tape that made a French politician drop out of the mayoral race in Paris
The French director’s film about an 18th-century painter and her muse is a visual feast
Highlights of the upcoming modern and contemporary fairs and gallery shows in the Big Apple
A survey of black artists from the American South reveals how oppression and inequality couldn’t crush their creativity
The creator of King Ubu and inventor of pataphysics was deeply attached to the art of the book
It’s time to appreciate the gracefulness of power stations before more of them disappear
The presence of the Fonds Hélène & Édouard Leclerc has raised the cultural profile of the small town in Brittany
The decision to split the Turner Prize caused quite a stir – do such gestures undermine art prizes or open up new ways of judging contemporary art?
The legendary photographer talks about his images of war abroad and poverty at home – and what now draws him to landscapes
The auction house is hosting an exhibition and online auction for a charity that trains prisoners in craft work
Joshua Chuang remembers working with Santu Mofokeng on a series of books presenting the South African photographer’s life’s work
With ‘controlled blasting’ underway in a national monument area in Arizona, cultural sites and their attendant artefacts may be lost forever
An 18th-century observatory in Delhi has inspired many architects in the post-Independence era
The emergency money issued by many German towns during the First World War featured a range of designs – including witches, devils and donkeys
A new biography reasserts the significance of the self-described ‘artist plantsman’ among his modern British peers
A round-up of museums and archives that have released high resolution images into the public domain
The artist’s feminist photomontages fill the galleries, while the house is now punctuated with her interventions – and the scent of potpourri
Vivian Suter's paintings, on show at Camden Arts Centre, are marked by the elements of the rainforest where she works – as well as by her dogs' paws
Vivid illuminated manuscripts show how important the cult of the Virgin Mary was to the emperor Zar’a Ya‘eqob
