From Louis XIV to Catherine the Great, monarchs didn’t just commission ambitious projects, but also played a serious part in the design process
An uncertain political and economic outlook around the world means that art sales are down – but not quite out
The artist laureate of Los Angeles also draws on the everyday junk of Southern California to embellish the myth of a city nestled between the ocean and the desert
Though its market is comparatively young, demand for the traditional arts of the Himalayas is steadily climbing
Pleasure is a point of principle at Studio Voltaire’s exhibition of works by the two artists
Jeffrey Deitch’s pleasingly homely booth at Art Basel this year reflects the tastes of a new generation of buyers – but is the loss of connoisseurship a price worth paying?
An exhibition in Venice underscores the artist’s restless imagination and shapeshifting tendencies
Midway through a major refurbishment, the Institute is still managing to thrive at a challenging time for UK museums
There really is something for every kind of collector at Treasure House Fair and London Art Week this summer
An exhibition at the British Museum shows that the artist deliberately shaped his legacy by the drawings he chose to leave behind
Nancy E. Edwards of the Kimbell Art Museum explains how a magnificent tapestry by Bernard van Orley re-enacts the Battle of Pavia
Hollywood films are full of characters who design buildings for a living, but how well do they reflect the realities of the profession?
Identifying the inspirations for the Romanian sculptor’s enigmatic works remains quite the puzzle
A photo taken by the artist in 1979 arranges the documents of a family’s life in humorous – and radical – style
The leading exponent of German Romanticism was keenly concerned with the destructive effects of humans on a rapidly industrialising world
Keeping the national museums free to enter comes with significant hidden costs, but admission fees are not the answer
A 1930s structure has been repurposed to house the collection of Nicolai Tangen. It’s certainly impressive, but how coherent is the work on show?
Museums often have a responsibility to reflect major events, but should be careful not to disregard seemingly smaller stories
Chantal Akerman and Valie Export have both deployed aggression as a means of artistic expression
Collectors Lorena Pérez-Jácome and Javier Lumbreras are bringing new life to a 16th-century Jesuit school
Christopher Wood’s account of a turning point in early Renaissance art is typically demanding and always stimulating
Comparing the spreads on offer in scenes by Manet and Monet suggests that eating outdoors offered the artists a very particular kind of freedom
The porcelain marvels produced in the 18th century combine opulence with naturalism to heart-stopping effect
By exhibiting Two Figures in the Grass the artist succeeded in attracting the controversy he was almost certainly courting
