The baroque painter’s depictions of human suffering are extreme – but so was the violence of much early modern life
Gabrielle Schwarz talks to Zoe Whitley, curator of international art at Tate Modern, about different approaches to exhibition-making
Rembrandt’s Night Watch is set to be restored in front of visitors. Should we welcome the growing prevalence of public conservation?
The winners of this year’s Apollo Awards, celebrating great achievements of the art and museum worlds, were announced at a ceremony in London on Monday
Charles Saumarez Smith
Louvre Abu Dhabi
The Dodge Collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art
‘Charles I: King and Collector’
John Akomfrah
Benin City will soon have a permanent display of its court bronzes for the first time in over a century. What makes these artworks so extraordinary?
HENI Talks
The much-loved Armenian-Turkish photographer spent decades recording a disappearing city
A vast price is expected for this rare work by the Song-dynasty polymath Su Shi – billed as China’s Leonardo
Drawing on sources from Balzac to Disney, Rego’s pictures hint at narratives filled with mystery
For four years, exhibitions and events throughout the UK have explored the art of remembrance – with varying results
Major Native American and contemporary Austrian art collections are among this month’s top museum acquisitions
Plans for a rooftop bar at the Royal Festival Hall have thankfully been scrapped, but questions remain over the stewardship of the Southbank centre
On the 20th anniversary of the Washington Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art, their effectiveness is up for debate
Artists and auction houses alike contribute to the comic excesses of their world – but are they in on the joke?
The Canadian photographer talks about ‘The Anthropocene Project’ and trying to capture the spirit of a new geological epoch
Art news daily: 8 October
A Cubist collage and a portrait of Dylan Thomas are among the top works acquired by public collections recently
What not to miss in London – including an overview of Haiti’s modern art movement and new works by Kemang Wa Lehulere
An evening of performances and three shows of 20th-century women artists are among the events not to miss
