Despite setting a host of new auction records, the first Rockefeller Collection sale was an underwhelming event
The Sudanese artist’s singular vision is equally inspired by African and European culture
How artists over the past century have tried to preserve, renew and reinvent the English countryside
The photographer’s austere images hint at natural disasters, nuclear horrors, and man-made monsters
The market for British prints between the wars is now strengthening after decades of neglect – but many works remain affordable
The Irish writer’s surprising dance-world connections, from a duet in a silent film to Michael Flatley’s Riverdance
Boundaries between the personal and the political are broken down in Emin’s new public artwork
What Renaissance ceramics tell us about the European print culture of the time
League tables of museum visitor numbers may generate a lot of media coverage – but do they distract institutions from other priorities?
Huma Bhabha discusses sci-fi, politics and her Roof Garden Commission for the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Art news daily: 20 April
Ayres has died at the age of 88 after a long, vibrant career as one of Britain’s leading abstract painters
Preserved in remarkable condition, this silk garment reflects the rich cultural milieu in which it was produced
The museum’s collection of more than a million artefacts is being redisplayed in a major refurbishment
The recreation of an exhibition of Brazilian modernism during the Second World War is a remarkable feat
Art news daily: 12 April
A major work of land art by Nancy Holt and Liotard’s largest extant work on pastel are among this month’s top acquisitions
The artist’s monumental drawings challenge the viewer to discover unexpected details in their pitch-black surfaces
A sculpture park in a hill fort and a mansion showing Indian crafts are just two signs of the region’s cultural renaissance
Art news daily: 9 April
The relationship between Italian art and politics reconsidered through restaged exhibitions from the Fascist era
Peyton Skipwith remembers two decades of friendship and correspondence with the British artist
Eva Rothschild talks about her work and influences – from minimalism to Ireland’s coastal landscapes
Once part of a pioneering schools loan programme, most of Hertfordshire County Council’s art collection looks set to be flogged off
