The 19th-century painter’s views of the Valley of Mexico are at once scientific documents and odes to a landscape in flux
As her largest museum show to date opens, the Scottish artist talks to Samuel Reilly about her tender paintings of women at work
Dimitris Pikionis’s work around the ancient monument is one of the most enduring contributions to 20th-century architecture – and one of the most self-effacing
The collections of high-profile individuals have long fetched high prices at auction, but their appeal can’t be taken for granted
The vast sculpture park in upstate New York is reopening after an ambitious expansion that is planting the seeds of its future success
The plan to redesign the Sainsbury Wing for the museum’s bicentenary soon morphed into a comprehensive rehang. How well does it succeed?
At Monk’s House, a 17th-century weatherboard house that the Woolfs bought in 1919, the author found the freedom to write some of her greatest works
Two exhibitions for the German painter’s 80th birthday show his great range, from maximalist masterpieces to surprisingly intimate works
Performance art, contemporary painting and delicately embroidered textiles are among the many pleasures to be found at this year’s fair
Sixty years after the film’s release, locals are still surprised by visitors re-enacting a few of their favourite things
In setting out to celebrate local produce, New Nordic Cuisine has influenced eating around the world
Tiffany lampshades and baboon-shaped benches, bas-reliefs by Anne Imhof and Ivorian masks can all be found at the Park Avenue Armory this month
Japan’s support of its artisans shows how highly it views its cultural heritage, but the same isn’t always true of the rest of the world
The sculptor’s impressionistic works – and the photographs he took of them – always highlight the humanity of his subjects
The invention of the telegraph in a fractured post-Revolutionary France collapsed time and space, changing visual culture for ever
The Liria Palace in Madrid is paying tribute to its late, great owner in the form of installations by Joana Vasconcelos
At the Morgan Library in New York, a selection of guides to foreign lands reveals a bustling Middle Ages full of fantastical visions
In his posters and illustrations the art nouveau artist fused Slavic motifs with Japanese influences to create a style that was truly cutting-edge
With its sensuous design and sleek fittings, the Bugatti 57C Vanvooren – like many of the manufacturer’s models – has become a style icon
The beloved New York museum is reopening its doors after a four-year refurbishment – and there’s more to delight the public than ever before
This chronicle of iconophagy – the act of consuming an image – is an enlightening if occasionally stodgy read
The Psycho director may have hated them, but for those who aren’t as easily shell-shocked, eggs can crack open a whole new world
The biggest art fair in the Middle East is highlighting projects from the Global South and offering alternatives to Western traditions of displaying art
An exhibition of the Dutch paintings the 1st Duke of Wellington purchased in Paris reveals another aspect of an extraordinary life
