Picasso, Lichtenstein, Emin and others have all designed plates, but treating them only as art objects ruins the fun
A new book by Steven Brindle lovingly catalogues the lavish interiors that could once be found in London’s grandest houses but are now lost
A leading dealer in Indian paintings and textiles, she also has an extensive collection of 20th-century haute couture – and the two seem to go together nicely
Edward Behrens explores the ingredients for achieving in the art world
The targeting of well-known artworks for shock value puts institutions in a bind. Should they engage with the protestors, or are they turning away from the issues being raised?
In his striking pastoral and biblical scenes, the 16th-century Venetian painter turned beasts into sensitive protagonists
The Canadian artist is best known for his large, tableau-like photographs. In a year of several international exhibitions, he talks Craig Burnett through the complex process of making them
A new history of collage around the world is at its best when revaluing the work of women, writes Samuel Reilly
In designing his eccentric inventions, the mid-century artist Thomas Wilfred created a whole new genre of art, the influence of which can still be felt today
From her early associations with the ‘Geometry of Fear’ school of sculpture, Frink went on to evoke any number of strong emotions
A collage series by Håkon Bleken in Nidaros Cathedral meditates on Christian imagery as well as the traumas of Norwegian history
Though its popularity abroad has waned, British art of the 1940s and ’50s is still highly sought after at home
Lucy Ellmann is troubled by an eerily realistic 19th-century painting of a cat behind bars
The museum holds the world’s largest collection of Japanese art outside Japan itself – and now has suitably meditative spaces to match
The replacement of Boswell’s department store with a luxury hotel is part of a beautification process that has gathered pace in recent years
The language we use to describe the sweet course at the end of a meal is more revealing than we think
Photography largely wiped out the trend for miniatures, but the genre still says much about how we relate to images today
Christian Boltanski’s installation at the Museo per la Memoria di Ustica is a stark tribute to the victims of an unsolved tragedy
More and more artists are partnering with online platforms to sell limited editions of their work – and it’s paying off handsomely, for now
An insider account by a former head of Sotheby’s in the UK recounts how London’s post-war art market took off in the 1950s and has kept on reinventing itself
As his 24-hour film The Clock returns to MoMA, Christian Marclay talks about working with sound and images – and bridging the divide between the two artistic worlds
The ideas and images of the artists who unleashed their unconscious on the world a century ago are now part of the fabric of everyday life
The architect’s pioneering modernist buildings have outlasted critics and changing trends, as a monumental new biography makes clear
For its 27th edition, the fair is setting up shop in the galleries of London’s auction houses and welcoming a number of new exhibitors
